Anti-Trump protests across US

Protests against newly elected US President Donald Trump have broken out in cities across the US, including marches in Oakland, Los Angeles, Portland and New York City.

At the University of California, Los Angeles, there are reports of hundreds of students gathering:

In Oakland in northern California, protesters have started a small fire:
There are also reports of rallies and demonstrations in downtown Portland, in Davis, California and at Columbia University in New York.

More international reaction: Japan, a key US ally, said it would work closely with Donald Trump to ensure stability in the Asia-Pacific region, reports the Guardian’s Justin McCurry in Tokyo.

‘There is no change to the fact that the Japan-US alliance is the cornerstone of Japanese diplomacy, and Japan will cooperate closely with the US for peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world,’ the chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, told reporters shortly before Trump was confirmed as president-elect.

Katsuyuki Kawai, an aide to the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he was planning to fly to Washington to meet Trump officials as early as next week.

Officials in Tokyo denied that Abe had decided to send Kawai to the US because Japan had failed to prepare for a Trump victory.

‘We have been preparing to respond to any situation, because our stance is that our alliance with the US remains the cornerstone of our diplomacy, whoever becomes the next president,’ Suga said.

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, has just tweeted: ‘My congratulations to Donald Trump on his victory. We will keep working to reinforce the relationship that binds us with the US, an indispensable partner.’

Source: The Guardian