Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 1, 2018, during a ministerial meeting of 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 1, 2018, during a ministerial meeting of 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal. Photo: Kyodo
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William Pesek
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Updated: 7:20pm, 9 Jul, 2018

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 1, 2018, during a ministerial meeting of 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 1, 2018, during a ministerial meeting of 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal. Photo: Kyodo
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