Shinzo Abe

Japanese prime minister bashes Kim Jong Un

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped up his rhetoric against North Korea in a speech to the United Nations, saying Kim Jong Un was getting away with worse behaviour than any dictator since the end of the Cold War.Abe called for pressure on the regime, rather than talks, and again backed US President Donald Trump’s vow to keep all options on the table for dealing with Pyongyang.

21 September 2017
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Japan deploys missile defence to northern island

Japan will Tuesday deploy an additional missile defence system on its northern island of Hokkaido, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP, days after North Korea launched a missile over the island."We are deploying a PAC-3 system at about noon" to a base of the nation's Ground Self-Defence Force in the southern tip of Hokkaido, said Kensaku Mizuseki.According to local officials, Japan has already deployed the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defence system to another part o

19 September 2017
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Japanese yen falls as havens retreat

The yen declined as havens retreated after the worst-case scenarios for North Korea and hurricanes in the US didn’t eventuate, while stocks inched higher in Asia following a record-breaking Wall Street session.Futures on the S&P 500 Index advanced with equities in Australia and South Korea. Japan markets are closed for a holiday on Monday.

18 September 2017
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Malaysia urges restraint over missile launch

Malaysia urges the North Korea to desist from conducting further missile launches on top of halting its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme.In a statement, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korean and demands its leader to comply fully with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions in the interest of maintaining international peace and security.“Such action by the North Korean will only further aggravate the

30 August 2017
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Japan responds to North Korean missile

Kim Jong Un might have done Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a little favour.The North Korean leader’s move to fire a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island on Tuesday put the spotlight on Abe, whose popularity has slumped after a series of scandals.

30 August 2017
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