Japan’s next PM faces challenge of new US leader and tension with China

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Among the challenges awaiting Japan’s next prime minister, few will be as weighty as managing relations with its sole treaty ally the US and navigating fraying ties with China, the biggest trading partner for Tokyo.

A visit by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Yasukuni in December 2013 prompted a rare public expression of discord when then US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy expressed “disappointment” over the visit.

Friction may surface if the new premier visits the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a memorial for the nation’s war dead that is regarded by South Korea and some other nations as a symbol of past militarism.

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Author / Journalist: Alastair Gale / Bloomberg

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: PhilippinesAustraliaCanadaChinaJapanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaNew ZealandTaiwanUnited States

Topics: Minister Election Candidates Korea Prime Tokyo Other Japanese Koizumi China Japan

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Published On: 2024-09-26 @ 12:46:08 (1 days ago)

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