{ "error": "", "type": "text", "title": "Statement from President Trump on the Passing of Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone", "slug": "statement-from-president-trump-on-the-passing-of-former-prime-minister-yasuhiro-nakasone", "text": "
\"On behalf of the American people, Melania and I offer our deepest condolences to the people of Japan and to the loved ones of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. We were saddened to learn of his passing in Tokyo on Friday.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Nakasone was, in the words of President Ronald Reagan, \u201ca friend, a wise colleague, and the leader of America\u2019s most important partner and ally in the Pacific.\u201d The former Prime Minister\u2019s efforts to strengthen the United States-Japan alliance and his commitment to expanding democratic governance in Asia laid the foundation for the global partnership between the United States and Japan, which is a cornerstone of peace, prosperity, and freedom in the Indo-Pacific region and across the world.\"<\/p>", "quote": null, "citation": "