2:28 a.m. ET, May 27, 2019
"We'll be going to the moon:" Trump says Japan and US to work together on space missions
Japan and the US are planning to collaborate on space missions sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars, US President Donald Trump said after bilateral talks Monday.
"We'll be going to the moon. We'll be going to mars very soon," Trump said. "From a military standpoint, there is nothing more important right now than space," he added.
As well as joining forces on human space travel, Trump said the two countries wanted to improve their economic relationship, adding that they were working on a bilateral trade agreement.
He said they hoped to announce more on trade "very, very soon."
Trump said the trip had been a chance for him to strengthen his friendship with Abe. He also discussed the
sumo tournament he went to Sunday.
"I've always wanted to see a sumo tournament, and they are bigger and stronger than I ever thought," Trump said.