He adds that Trump hasn't attacked Japan on the topic of currencies since their first meeting.
be is expected to be re-elected head of the conservative LDP easily, and only one challenger, former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba
In a telephone call with Trump, Abe said a dialogue of North Korea with the US will lead to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula
Shinzo Abe's resounding victory augurs well for India
LDP win to push reform of Japan's Constitution
His flagship project, dubbed "Abenomics", is pitched as a three-pronged strategy to lift Japan's economy out of almost three "lost decades"
Abe said he would make use of revenue from a planned consumption-tax hike set to take effect in October 2019
Japanese PM did not give a date for the election but it will reportedly held on October 22
Abe has drawn criticism that he is using the election to distract voters from two cronyism scandals
After Chinese auto giant chooses Gujarat as its manufacturing base for India, a slew of investments from Japan is also expected soon. Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit in September for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train, Gujarat has planned its second Japanese Industrial Park in the state. Japan is providing $12 billion in soft loan for the Rs 1 lakh crore bullet train project. To come up at Sanand, the park will be spread across an area of over 1000 hectares. The existing Japanese industrial park at Mandal is spread across an area of 100 hectares. Government sources indicated that Rs 1,500 crore investment for Mandal-Becharaji Japan Industrial Park-I is already been committed. Besides, over Rs 20,000 crore worth of investment is expected to come in at the second industrial park coming up near Sanand. According to M K Das, Principal Secretary, Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, the state government would be .
This was done to restore public trust in the scandal-hit govt
This signals trouble ahead for Abe who has suffered from slumping support due of favouritism scandal
Abe called upon international community, in particular China, to show solidarity
US jobs and bolster Japan's military will persuade Trump to turn down the heat on trade and currency
Abe said in a news conference that he would travel to the American naval base with Barack Obama
Abe, who will be in Hawaii on December 26 and 27, will visit the site of the surprise Japanese attack
Trump has talked about yanking thousands of troops from the Asia region unless Tokyo and Seoul pay more of their hosting costs
The summit is happening in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou
The tensions have prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending wartime hostilities
He said that it was a grave threat to Japan's security environment