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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, walks with U.S. President Donald Trump for a news conference at the White House in Washington. Abe is heading to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday, April 17, 2018 for two days of talks, hoping to keep Japan’s interests on the table in a possible U.S.-North Korea summit as well as stem a slide in his voter support ratings. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Japan’s Abe to meet with Trump as scandals swirl at home

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Abe has announced plans to visit the U.S. from April 17-20, 2018, to discuss North Korea with President Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump meeting reflects Japan’s North Korea fears

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pence says U.S. to unveil ‘toughest’ sanctions on North Korea

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

The Japanese delegation for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics wave as they attend the send‐off ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese PM Abe to attend opening ceremony in Pyeongchang

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, right, shake hands in front of a Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle at Narashino Exercise Area in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Australia PM says Olympic unity won’t denuclearize N. Korea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, June 29, 2017, file photo Romanian Premier Mihai Tudose removes his glasses before a parliament vote on the new Romanian government in Bucharest, Romania. Romania's prime minister has resigned, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, after his party withdrew its support amid a power struggle with party chairman after Romania's ruling left-wing Social Democratic Party withdrew its support for Mihai Tudose after a meeting lasting more than five hours.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Japanese PM lands in Romania as leader he is to meet resigns

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, in Sofia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Abe is visiting Bulgaria as part of his East European tour. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgaria pledges opportunities for Japanese firms in Balkans

By VESELIN TOSHKOV - Associated Press

Japan’s Abe: N. Korea should change course, end nuke program

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With an appeal of "never again," Japanese visited Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima this year to mark the 72nd anniversary of the 1945 attack that killed 140,000 people. (Associated Press/File)

Japan debates constitution’s military passivism

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump salutes during a welcome ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Aiea, Hawaii. Trump begins a 5 country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippians. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump calls Japan ‘crucial ally’ as he kicks off Asia trip

By Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, answers a question from reporter during a TV interview on the ballot counting of the parliamentary lower house election at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. Japanese media projected shortly after polls closed that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition would win a clear majority in national elections.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Abe says his priorities are North Korea and aging Japan

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Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, appeared Sunday to have cemented his chances of winning another three-year term next year and becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister. (Associated Press)

Shinzo Abe wins Japan mandate before Donald Trump summit

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, cheers with the lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the launch of the party's election headquarters in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept 28, 2017. A surge of popularity for a freshly minted opposition party in Japan is making Prime Minister Abe’s decision to call a snap election look riskier than initially thought. Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament Thursday, setting the stage for an Oct. 22 vote. (Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News via AP)

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, faces new challenge as he calls snap election

By Mari Yamaguch and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Lawmakers give &quot;banzai,&quot; or three cheers, after the lower house of the parliament was dissolved in Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the lower house and called a snap election for next month as expected. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Japan PM Abe seeks mandate on N. Korea policies

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Prime Minister Abe announced Monday he will call a snap election for parliament's more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the chamber on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be held Oct. 22.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Q&A: Why Japan’s Prime Minister Abe is calling an election

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the ground breaking ceremony for high speed rail project in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India, Japan start work on high-speed train during Abe visit

By AJIT SOLANKI & NIRMALA GEORGE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, third from right, listens to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, fifth from left, during their meeting at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Moon, Abe call for stronger sanctions on NKorea

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FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center standing, reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo. Japan is debating whether to develop limited pre-emptive strike capability and buy cruise missiles - ideas that were anathema in the pacifist country before the North Korea missile threat. Abe, since taking office in 2012, has expanded Japan’s military role, allowing it to take on a greater task in international peacekeeping. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

NKorea missile fear sets pre-emptive strike debate in Japan

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, greets by her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, right, prior to a meeting at Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool)

The Latest: UK, Japan urge Chinese pressure on North Korea

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South Korean army's K-9 self-propelled howitzers move on the street in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch — likely the longest ever from the North — over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: China recommits to sanctions on North Korea

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