 Japan's prime minister-designate Shinzo Abe confirmed on Tuesday he will meet US President Barack Obama during his first official visit abroad in January.
Japan's prime minister-designate Shinzo Abe confirmed on Tuesday he will meet US President Barack Obama during his first official visit abroad in January.
 Japan moved to the right and unsettled the region, observers said, after the country's conservative opposition swept to victory in national polls on Sunday.
Japan moved to the right and unsettled the region, observers said, after the country's conservative opposition swept to victory in national polls on Sunday.
Disappointed Japanese voters delivered a knockout blow to the Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday, just as they did to the Liberal Democratic Party in 2009.
 There was "no room for talks" on territorial disputes with China, Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister said after his party won the election.
There was "no room for talks" on territorial disputes with China, Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister said after his party won the election.
 Ties with China important for Japan: Abe
Ties with China important for Japan: Abe
 Special: Japan Election
Special: Japan Election  Diaoyu Islands Dispute
Diaoyu Islands Dispute
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won by a landslide in Sunday's general election as it solo secured 294 seats.
The LDP of Japan won the election, but tension with China will continue if party chief Shinzo Abe follows his hawkish campaign rhetoric, experts said.
 Noda quits from DPJ's presidency
Noda quits from DPJ's presidency LDP, Komeito agree to form coalition
LDP, Komeito agree to form coalition 
 Special: Japan Election
Special: Japan Election  Comment: China to make good on neighbors
Comment: China to make good on neighbors
 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday conceded his party was defeated in the general election and said he was stepping down as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday conceded his party was defeated in the general election and said he was stepping down as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
 Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a majority in the general election held on Sunday.
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a majority in the general election held on Sunday.  Noda quits from DPJ's presidency
 Noda quits from DPJ's presidency  LDP, Komeito agree to form coalition
 LDP, Komeito agree to form coalition  The world wants to see a new Japan
 The world wants to see a new Japan   LDP to improve relations with China
 LDP to improve relations with China  Abe 'must change' to build ties
 Abe 'must change' to build ties
Whichever party wins Japan's parliamentary elections held on Sunday should devise its foreign policy with a long-term and pragmatic prospective so that the country can repair its strained ties with neighbors and play a constructive role in the region.
 Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe.
Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe.
 A 94-year-old man who cashed in his funeral savings to use as an election deposit was out canvassing for votes on Friday.
A 94-year-old man who cashed in his funeral savings to use as an election deposit was out canvassing for votes on Friday.
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party is on track for a stunning victory in Sunday's election, returning to power with hawkish former prime minister Shinzo Abe at the helm.
 
 
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