TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will this month make his first overseas trip since winning office to Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, aiming to strengthen ties with the growing Asian economies as relations with China stay tense.
Abe had hoped to go to Washington first in order to strengthen Japan's alliance with the United States, but his visit was postponed due to President Barack Obama's tight schedule, Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday.
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