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In speech to Congress, Abe lays out more assertive role for Japan

2015-05-03 21:04:55 | article
The Washington Post,April 29


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Vice President Biden, left, and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) are seated behind Abe. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed a new chapter in Japan’s “alliance of hope” with the United States on Wednesday as he sketched out his vision for a more robust role for his nation in the security and prosperity of Asia.

In a historic address to a joint meeting of Congress, Abe paid respects to shared history 70 years after the end of World War II, but he emphasized that it was time for Japan to turn the page and modernize its relationship. Tokyo, he told U.S. lawmakers, is “resolved to take yet more responsibility for the peace and stability in the world.”

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