Japan PM to go on landmark Asia trip with NKorea looming
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Japan's new premier Shinzo Abe achieved a diplomatic breakthrough as China and South Korea agreed to resume summits, but a crisis over North Korea's nuclear program was set to overshadow his trip.
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Efforts to get North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons programs are expected to be high on the agenda when President Bush meets with other Asia-Pacific
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Japan and North Korea will hold talks next week to discuss the resumption of multilateral negotiations aimed at dismantling the communist nation&#39;s nuclear arms program, a Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said.
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With stubborn defiance, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is expected to visit a war shrine Tuesday on a sensitive anniversary, angering Asian neighbors one last time before stepping down.
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Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) Former President Lee Teng-hui is scheduled to depart for Japan Monday for a week-long sightseeing tour, informed sources said Sunday.
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Japan said on Monday it would issue a  visa as scheduled for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to  visit for sightseeing despite angry protests from China.
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Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea amid speculation that the communist nation could carry out a nuclear test as early as this weekend.
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While Pyongyang will likely delay six-nation talks on its nuclear programs, Japan&#39;s Foreign Ministry is preparing discussions with North Korea later this month in Beijing to finally get answers on 10 missing Japanese.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to sign a ground-breaking defense pact with Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday that both leaders have emphasized is not aimed at reining in China.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is about to start his visit to Japan, China and South Korea.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will have a summit meeting in Kagoshima, Japan, on Friday to discuss issues of mutual interest, Chong Wa Dae said Wednesday.
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Japan plans to raise the missile issue during talks with North Korea in Beijing, China this weekend. While the main agenda of the contact surrounds Pyongyang&#39;s abductions of Japanese citizens back in the 1970s
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will  make his first visit to China next week in a bid to strengthen  ties, but with a breakthrough in a natural resources dispute  unlikely he could face further trouble back home.
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On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is due in China, on a visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed for the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Tuesday pledging to take the initiative in the fight against global warming.
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due in Japan, where he is expected to seek support for the US nuclear deal.