Is Abe's burger with Trump an attempt to curry favor with the U.S.?

This time Trump's visit to Japan, Abe will be "to his liking". According to Japanese media reports, Abe will go to the course after Trump's arrival, playing with Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama, allowing Trump to play his highly rated skills and deepen the rapport. Regarding the relationship between the Japanese and U.S. heads of state, the two are said to have instantly drawn closer by playing golf together in Florida, U.S., in February this year. A Japanese government source noted, "Getting Trump to relax and exchange heartfelt words with the prime minister is more important than anything else. Golf is an important agenda."

During Trump's visit to Japan, Abe will also make dealing with the North Korean issue a top priority issue and intensify pressure on North Korea across the board. He will also raise the matter of Japan, the United States, Australia and India hosting a four-nation strategic dialogue at the summit level to promote free trade from the South China Sea through the Indian Ocean straight to Africa as well as defense cooperation.

Additionally, at the summit meeting, the two men will agree on strengthening cooperation in the field of cutting-edge technology by envisioning the development of next-generation mobile communication systems and artificial intelligence (AI), and will work together to lead the "fourth industrial revolution".