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In Joint Conference, Trump And Abe Laud Alliance As 'Cornerstone Of Peace'

3:32pm February 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The U.S. president and Japanese prime minister used their news conference to celebrate the allies' bilateral cooperation. The joint address marked an intermission in their multiday diplomatic talks.

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with Donald Trump in November.

In Talks With Trump, Japan's Shinzo Abe Will Seek To Smooth Economic Tensions

4:39pm February 09, 2017

by Elise Hu

After President Trump's taunts about Toyota and Japanese currency, Japan's prime minister arrives for talks in which he's expected to propose billions in infrastructure investment in the U.S.

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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office on Saturday. It was one of five calls with foreign leaders Trump had scheduled for the day.

Trump Speaks With Putin In Busy Day Of Calls With Foreign Leaders

5:02pm January 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The talk with the Russian president is just one of five that Trump has scheduled Saturday. By the end of the day, Trump will have also spoken with leaders from Japan, Germany, France and Australia.

Bubbles float over visitors during a New Year's Eve celebration event a Tokyo hotel. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave a speech at Pearl Harbor about the power of reconciliation in the waning days of 2016.

World Leaders Welcome New Year With Messages Of Reconciliation — Or Not

2:36pm December 31, 2016

by Maggie Penman

Statements from world leaders in the final days of 2016 range from the reflective to the inflammatory to the unusual.

Local television news displays Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on Monday, as he announced he will become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Will Become First Japanese Leader To Visit Pearl Harbor

7:36am December 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

President Obama and Abe will visit the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor together later this month. The historic trip will happen weeks after the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Duterte made a pitch for enhanced economic ties with Japan.

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Rodrigo Duterte Says He Wants All Foreign Troops Out Of Philippines

9:34am October 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

U.S. troops are in place at several Philippine military camps under an agreement made before Duterte became president. "We will survive without the assistance of America," he said Wednesday in Japan.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plays with children as he inspects a day care center in Yokohama in 2013. More than 20,000 Japanese children are on wait lists for day care.

Will More Day Care Help Boost Japan's Sluggish Economy?

2:16pm January 05, 2016

by Elise Hu

Greater access to child care is central to Japan's "womenomics" policy. The hope is that more day care will mean more women remain in the workforce after they become mothers.

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Will More Day Care Help Boost Japan's Sluggish Economy?

4:57am January 05, 2016

by Elise Hu

Greater access to child care is central to Japan's "womenomics" policy. The hope is that more day care will mean more women remain in the workforce after they become mothers.

Demonstrators rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial security bills in front of the National Diet in Tokyo in September. The bills, which passed, will allow Japan to send its troops overseas for the first time since World War II.

Japan Can Now Send Its Military Abroad, But Will It?

2:59pm October 16, 2015

by Elise Hu

For the first time since World War II, Japan's military can fight beyond its borders. The move sparked weeks of protests even though the likelihood of involvement in a foreign war appears quite small.

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A young woman holds a placard protesting against controversial military reform bills outside Japan's parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. Lawmakers passed two measures to expand the role of Japan's military for the first time since World War II.

Japan's Parliament Approves Landmark Laws To Expand Military's Role

3:25pm September 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

After days of intense debate, the controversial security bills were approved allowing the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed overseas for the first time since World War II.