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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on 15 and 16 December.

Japanese troops attacked and killed more than 2,400 people at the US Naval base in Hawaii in December 1941.

Follows Obama's visit to Hiroshima, the site of the US nuclear bomb attack on Japan in 1945.

PM Shinzo Abe has said he wants to discuss the issue candidly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Abe also invited Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Japan to attend a trilateral summit with South Korea.

Twitter users have questioned whether Kushner and wife Ivanka Trump should have been present in the meetings.

Chinese paper says India will get closer to Japan but will not enter into a 'brotherhood relationship'.

Japan is said to be of the view that a victory for Donald Trump would lead to policy changes in Asia-Pacific.

Japan earlier agreed to provide multi-role response vessels and mid-sized coastguard ships to the Philippines.

Japan's government's says the UK's exit from the EU will 'a major disturbance to the world economy'.

Putin says he will talk to Japan's Shinzo Abe about finding a solution where neither of the parties would feel defeated or a loser.

Budget proposals include significant upgrade to existing missile defence systems and purchase of new hardware.

Recycling precious metals from its e-waste could produce enough for all gold, silver and bronze medals.

Watch Shinzo Abe travel by warp pipe from Tokyo to Brazil's Maracana stadium.

GDP unchanged in April to June compared to previous three months, missing forecasts for 0.2% increase.

During both ceremonies, Shinzo Abe pledged his determination to work toward a world free of nuclear arms.

South Korea reiterates the need for Thaad deployment after Pyongyang's latest acts.

The markets have also been boosted by new highs on Wall Street.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party expected to perform well at the polls.

Obama has become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima 71 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city by US military.

US President Barack Obama is set to become first sitting US President to visit Hiroshima on 27 May.

Abe says Japanese businesses see UK as a 'gateway' to Europe and investors could be turned off.

French military shipbuilder DCNS Group beats Japan and Germany in hard-fought deal.

The aircraft is considered part of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to strengthen military.

At least 18 dead and dozens missing in Kumamoto prefecture after 7.3-magnitude tremor.

Japanese government deploys 1,600 soldiers to help with rescue operations after magnitude-6.5 quake.

Tokyo's action is expected to rile China which claims surrounding islands, called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China.

Robert Mugabe called on Japanese companies to up their investments in Zimbabwe amid severe drought.

Zimbabwean leader is on 5-day state visit to Japan as Abe looks to check China's growing influence in Africa.

Mugabe looks to boost investment and economic cooperation with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.