Don't know why the great love for Abe here. His family has been deep state since the war (CIA saved his class A criminal grandfather who later became PM of Japan).
That said, Abe is still pushing ahead with TPP and would like to see Trump change his mind on it.
LOL GEOTUS treated Macron like his long lost love, too. And then bitch slapped when over Iran and trade.
Lots of trade issues with Japan after the Korean issue is resolved.
Your statement about Abe being "our guy" did not sound like speculation. Happy you cleared that up. Do some research on Abe's family.
The Japanese bureaucracy is deep state. Take note of 2009 election of Hatoyama who won on a Trump-like populist agenda. Obama, US and JP media, and JP bureaucracy forced him to resign. It will be interesting to see if WW Q plan includes Japan's deep state.