Shinzo Abe

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Japan, US Conduct Joint Naval Drill Off Korean Peninsula

A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula...

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Trump’s Embattled Son-In-Law

Donald Trump's shock White House win transformed his soft-spoken 36-year-old son-in-law into one of the world's most...

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North Korea Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile, US and South Korea Say

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said. South...

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Macron Explains His Tense Handshake With Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that there was indeed a deeper significance to the prolonged handshake he...

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Trump Handshake ‘not Innocent’ – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said his clenched handshake with Donald Trump was “not innocent” and was a...

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Trump’s ‘home Run’ Tour Leaves Allies Bewildered

Donald Trump's first trip overseas was supposed to be about building bridges and clarifying his administration's...

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Trump Says N. Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’

US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he...

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Trump Says North Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’

US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he...

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Child’s Play As Kids To Choose Tokyo 2020 Mascots

Despite several high-profile gaffes in their 2020 Olympic preparations, Tokyo 2020 organisers reckon choosing the Games...

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Exports Propel Japan To Third Straight Trade Surplus

Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including to the...

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Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals

Japan is setting the stage for its first imperial abdication in two centuries after the government on Friday approved a...

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Japan Cabinet Approves Emperor Akihito Abdication Bill

The Japanese government has approved a one-off bill that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...

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Japan Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Emperor’s Abdication

The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...

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S.Korea, Japan Seek To Lower Tensions Over ‘comfort Women’

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to lower...

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Japan Princess’s Betrothal Highlights Male Royal Succession Woes

Emperor Akihito's granddaughter's upcoming engagement to her college sweetheart, a commoner, will cost the princess her...

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Japan’s Economy Posts Longest Expansion In A Decade

Japan has posted its longest economic expansion in over a decade, government data showed Thursday, chalking up a win...

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England In ‘Pool of Death’ For 2019 Rugby World Cup

England were hit with a horror World Cup draw alongside France and Argentina on Wednesday in a devilishly tricky...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North

South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in...

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Abe Announces Plan To Revise Japan’s Pacifist Charter

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war pacifist...