Shinzo Abe

Trump, Abe discuss North Korea launch: White House

Washington - Emirates Voice

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held emergency talks Tuesday, weighing their response to a provocative North Korean missile test. Trump White House aide Dan Scavino posted an image on Twitter of Trump speaking to Abe, saying the conversation was "regarding North Korea's launch of a intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan." Read more

Japan to freeze assets of 35 N. Korean groups, individuals

Tokyo - Emirates Voice

Japan will freeze the assets of North Korean groups and individuals as a new sanction, Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said Monday in a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump. "We will decide tomorrow to freeze the assets of 35 organisations and individuals" as an additional sanction to resolve the issues of abductions and Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development,Read more

The programme is "a threat to the civilised world and international peace

Tokyo - AFP

US President Donald Trump on Monday described North Korea's nuclear missile programme as a "threat" to the world on a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis. The programme is "a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability," Trump told reporters after a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeRead more

N. Korea nuclear programme a 'threat' to the world

Tokyo - AFP

Trump on N. Korea: 'Era of strategic patience is over'

Tokyo - AFP

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the time for patience with North Korea was over, on the second day of a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis. "The era of strategic patience is over," Trump declared alongside his host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeRead more

Abe said We will decide to freeze the assets N. Korean groups

Tokyo - AFP

Japan to freeze assets of 35 N. Korean groups, individuals

Tokyo - AFP

Japan backs US policy of 'all options' on N. Korea

Tokyo - AFP

Japan supports US President Donald Trump's policy that all options are on the table in dealing with North Korea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday in a joint press conference. "We always support President Trump's policy that all options are on the table," in reining in North Korea over its provocative actions involving its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, AbeRead more

Abe targets N. Korea after storming to 'super-majority' vote win

Tokyo - Emirates Voice

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide "super-majority" in snap Japanese elections, near complete projections showed Monday, with the hardline nationalist immediately pledging to "deal firmly" with North Korea. Abe's conservative coalition is on track to win at least 312 seats with only a handful left to call, according to public broadcaster NHK, giving him a coveted two-thirds majorityRead more

Abe's coalition to win two-thirds majority in Japan vote

Tokyo - Emirates Voice

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition will retain a two-thirds "super-majority" in national elections on Sunday, according to public broadcaster NHK. Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito will jointly secure at least 310 of 465 seats in the vote, according to NHK figures based on available election returns as well as its own exitRead more