Japan's Abe eyes SE Asia, not US, for foreign trip
- Published: 8 Jan 2013 at 20.45
- Online news: Asia
New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make Southeast Asia his first foreign destination, reports said Tuesday, despite an earlier pledge to go to Washington before anywhere else.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech to Japan's business leaders in Tokyo on January 7, 2013. Abe is set to make Southeast Asia his first foreign destination, according to the Asahi and Yomiuri newspapers, despite an earlier pledge to go to Washington before anywhere else.
The second-time premier is expected to visit Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam later this month, after "scheduling difficulties" put the brakes on a trip to the US, the major dailies Asahi and Yomiuri reported, without citing sources.
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