For Trump’s Japan trip, Abe piles on the flattery. But to what end?
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Not every foreign leader gets invited into the White House for a slice of birthday cake. But Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is about as close to a family friend as anyone - who really wants to make a trade deal with President Donald Trump - can get.