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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Shinzo Abe ‘determined to meet Kim Jong-un myself face to face’

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Prime Minister Abe says the biggest problem between his country and South Korea is a loss of trust resulting from the wartime labor dispute, which Japan initially linked to the export control measures against South Korea but stayed away after Seoul accused Tokyo of weaponizing trade as retaliation.(Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan PM says WWII labor row is biggest issue with S. Korea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe speaks following Sunday's elections results, at the party's headquarter in Tokyo Monday, July 22, 2019. Abe's ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan's upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, but it lost ground and fell short of the super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions, according to vote counts by public television and other media. (Yohei Kanesashi/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Abe pushes charter change despite election results

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a TV interview at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, July 21, 2019. Exit polls have showed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is certain to keep the majority of 124 seats contested in Sunday's upper house election, and could go even closer to the super-majority, the key line needed to propose a constitutional revision if joined by supporters from smaller parties. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

The Latest: Abe falls short of seats to change constitution

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Voters walk to cast their ballots in the upper house elections at a polling station in Tokyo Sunday, July 21, 2019. Voting started Sunday morning for the upper house elections where Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is seen to retain majority, according to local media report. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Abe’s coalition still short of votes to change constitution

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KAORI HITOMI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 9, 2019, file photo, notices campaigning for a boycott of Japanese-made products are displayed at a store in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans believe Japan still hasn't fully acknowledged responsibility for atrocities committed during its 1910-45 colonial occupation of Korea. Thousands of South Koreans have signed petitions posted on the presidential office's website that call for boycotting Japanese products and travel to Japan. The signs read: &quot;We don't sell Japanese products.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Tensions over history, North keep Japan, South Korea at odds

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during the party's leader debate Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan says curbs on exports to SKorea due to broken pledge

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, leans over to talk to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a G-20 summit event on women's empowerment in Osaka, Japan, in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Ivanka Trump is in the middle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Abe, Putin announce initiatives to expand ties

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, are escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their working lunch on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Japan welcomes Xi as sign of improving ties

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Abe has pledged to seek a consensus on free trade and other contentious issues at this week's summit of the Group of 20 countries in Osaka. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s Abe wants G-20 to unite on trade, Middle East

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this June 13, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge render aid to the crew of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers suspected to have been attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. military on Friday, June 14, 2019, released a video it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Waite, U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Arab League chief tells Iranians to ‘be careful’

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim, right, shakes hands with his visiting Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi, after a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

The Latest: Merkel urges ‘peaceful solutions’ in Gulf crisis

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In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, attend a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Abe's trip to Tehran on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The visit comes as Iran appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers that America earlier abandoned. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Japan premier hopes to ease US-Iran tensions in Tehran visit

By JON GAMBRELL and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, gives a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 9, 2019. Maas visited the UAE as part of a Mideast tour before heading to Iran to discuss heightened regional tensions between Tehran and the U.S. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Japan PM to visit Iran in effort to mediate tension with US

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attend a welcoming prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence Friday, May 31, 2019, in Tokyo. Duterte is in Japan to participate in the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Duterte wary over US-China trade war, wants it resolved soon

By HARUKA NUGA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Empress Masako during an Imperial Palace welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Flattery in Japan in rearview, Trump returns to DC snarls

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and LAURIE KELLMAN AND JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo Monday, May 27, 2019. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump says North Korean missile launches could be bid for attention

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Japan's Emperor Naruhito during a State Banquet at the Imperial Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump heads back to US after 4-day Japan visit

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