FOCUS: Abe's Skill as U.S.-Iran Mediator to Be Tested

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Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--As leader of a country that is a close ally of the United States and also has a long friendship with Iran, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to face a test on

Kono Presses Iran to Cimmitted to Nuke Deal

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Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Thursday met with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, pressing the Middle East country to remain committed to the 2015

Japan to Consider Hormuz Blockade Responses: Kono

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Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan will consider ways to respond to Iran potentially closing off the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf amid U.S.-Iran tensions, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Tue

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