The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he believes Donald Trump is a “reliable leader” in whom he can have “great confidence”, after he became the first foreign leader to meet the US President-elect face-to-face. Mr. Trump has welcomed Mr. Abe to Trump Tower in Manhattan shortly before 5pm on Thursday, for a hastily planned encounter that lasted approximately an hour and a half. When speaking to reporters afterwards, Mr. Abe has declined to reveal “details or specifics” of their convers