Abe hopes Trump meeting will bring Japan in from diplomatic cold
(The Guardian North Korea)

Japan´s PM wants assurance his country won´t be overlooked in any North Korea dealBesieged by cronyism scandals that have prompted speculation he will be out of office by early summer, Japan´s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will arrive in the US for talks with Donald Trump this week with a potential foreign policy headache to add to his domestic woes.With a historic summit between the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, less than two weeks away - followed by a possible summit between Kim and Donald Trump - Japan has found itself left out in the diplomatic cold. Related: Japan`s Shinzo Abe tipped to resign in June as cronyism scandals take toll Related: Japan boosts defence budget to record levels with eye on North Korea Continue reading...