japan still has a $70 billion trade surplusyou have wilbur roe commerce secretary, with the und states larger than mexico only , second to china in terms of the u.s. deficits. are you confident that you can get a constructive trading relationship with the united states given the importance that president trump has attached to what he calls fair trade and to eliminating or at least reducing some of the trade deficits that the u.s. has? pm abe: translator: no. between japan and the united states, i believe economic cooperation can be developed and expanded. we will be able to build a win/win relationship. i am convinced of this. between president trump and i, myself, before the inauguration, that was last year and after the inauguration on the 10th of february, we have had a summit meeting. and on those occasions, i have explained to him on the current status of japan u.s. trade on the automotive industry. for example, in the past, there was a criticism in the past . there was the so-called u.s. japan trade friction, but right now japanese companies have built factories in the united sta