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          North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area on April 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe warned a parliamentary panel that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas toward Japan. Wong Maye-E/AP Photo

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          Saudi’s King Salman in Japan — in pictures

          WorldMarch 14, 2017
          King Salman, centre, arrives at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo. The Saudi king is on a month-long Asian tour to advance Riyadh’s economic and business interests. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo

          Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrives in Japan

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          Abe: ‘Diversity a pillar for growth’

          GovernmentFebruary 12, 2017
          US president Barack Obama stands behind Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, left, as he speaks on Kilo Pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the Second World War Valor in the Pacific National Monument, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Carolyn Kaster / AP

          Japanese Prime Minister Abe and US President Obama hail reconciliation at Pearl Harbor

          WorldDecember 28, 2016
          Russian president Vladimir Putin, left, is greeted by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, centre, and his wife, Akie, upon his arrival at a hot springs resort for a meeting in Nagato, Japan on December 15, 2016. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP

          Leaders of Russia and Japan hold hot spring meeting on WWII island row

          WorldDecember 15, 2016
          Russian president Vladimir Putin and his dog named Yume, which was presented to Mr Putin by Japan’s northern Akita Prefecture in July 2012, welcome Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe upon Mr Abe’s arrival in 2014. Kyodo / Reuters

          Russia snubs Japan’s dog offer ahead of Putin visit

          WorldDecember 11, 2016
          Children dressed in their countries’ national dress at the launch of the I Love UAE initiative, hosted under the patronage of Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The campaign leads up to the 45th UAE National Day. Christopher Pike / The National

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          GovernmentOctober 09, 2016
          Shinzo Abe’s fiscal stimulus not impressive enough for sceptics

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          BusinessAugust 16, 2016
          Kagan McLeod for The National

          Newsmaker: Emperor Akihito of Japan

          August 11, 2016

          World Bank again downgrades forecast for ‘fragile’ 2016 global economy

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          A view of the site where a new national stadium for Japan was planned to be built for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / August 27, 2015

          Japan scrambling to rearrange 2019 Rugby World Cup deck

          SportAugust 27, 2015

          Yen outlook shows promise

          BusinessMarch 25, 2015

          Merkel says honesty, generosity key in postwar reconciliation

          WorldMarch 09, 2015
          A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane flies over the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China. AFP

          In Asia, diplomatic relations remain hostage to history

          OpinionMarch 01, 2015
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