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Pence reassures Japan of U.S. resolve against North Korea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reassured Japan of American commitment to reining in North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions on Tuesday, after warning that U.S. strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed the strength of its resolve.
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Publish Date:18/April/2017 | 06:03

While Trump and Abe Bond, Their Deputies Talk Trade

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of his chemistry with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a two-day visit that featured hugs, hand-holding and five hours on the golf course.
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Publish Date:13/February/2017 | 05:31

Mattis reaffirms U.S. alliance with Japan 'for years to come'

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wrapped up a visit to Japan on Saturday reaffirming Washington's commitment to its defense treaty with Tokyo amid concerns about President Donald Trump's approach to the region and the alliance.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 05:17

Trump's Silence on Yen Is 'Amazing,' Former Japan FX Head Says

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump has repeatedly made waves with emphatic tweets and striking statements, but Japan’s former currency chief is more surprised about what the president-elect isn’t talking about: the yen.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 04:32

Japan's Abe pays respects at Hawaii memorials on eve of Pearl Harbor trip

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday stopped at several memorials in Hawaii, one day before he will visit the site of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a trip intended to show a strong alliance between his country and the United States.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 05:00

Japan PM to meet U.S. Trump around Jan. 27: report

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to meet Donald Trump about a week after he takes over as U.S. president on Jan. 20, Jiji news service reported on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:06/December/2016 | 11:12

For Japan’s Abe, Diplomacy Is Set to Trump Economics in 2017

EghtesadOnline: Shinzo Abe’s trip to Pearl Harbor later Monday, the first by a sitting Japanese prime minister in decades, presages a year filled with diplomatic and security challenges that are likely to keep economic reforms well down his list of priorities.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:54

Japan PM's Pearl Harbor visit won't be for apology: spokesman

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Pearl Harbor this month, the first by a Japanese leader, will not be to apologize for the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United States into World War Two, Abe's top aide said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:06/December/2016 | 10:45

Japan PM Abe to meet with Trump Thursday, seeks to build trust

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he wants to build a relationship of trust when he meets U.S. President-elect Donald Trump this week, stressing that the two-way alliance is the core of Tokyo's diplomacy and security.
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Publish Date:17/November/2016 | 15:35

Trump aims to ease Asian allies' qualms when he meets Japan's Abe

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is expected to use his first meeting with a foreign leader as U.S. president-elect this week to try to reassure Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Asian allies rattled by his campaign rhetoric, advisers to Trump said.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:24