Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Japan’s premier Shinzo Abe at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi.
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In pictures: Japan PM Shinzo Abe meets King Salman in Riyadh
Japan’s Abe also met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the ancient site of AlUla.
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Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe heads to Iran on a mediation mission
Tehran is locked in a bitter standoff with the US after president Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal last year
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In pictures: Strongest typhoon Jebi hits Japan
Typhoon Jebi, with winds of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour, swept a tanker anchored in Osaka Bay into a bridge and partially flooded Kansai International Airport on an island in the bay. More than 1.2 million people had been advised to leave their homes as Jebi approached the Kansai area – Japan’s industrial heartland. Around 16,000 people spent the night in shelters.
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Emirates cancels flights as typhoon batters Japan
Dubai airline says all flights in and out of Osaka Kansai International Airport have been cancelled until Thursday
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Heavy rain and landslides hit Japan – in pictures
Rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches Tuesday in the increasingly unlikely hope of finding survivors after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed 141 lives in one of Japan’s worst weather-related disasters for decades. With the toll mounting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a four-country foreign trip, and he was expected to visit the disaster-hit region later this week.
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Japan PM cancels Saudi trip as rain toll hits 100
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now expected to visit some of the areas worst affected by the flash flooding and landslides
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In pictures: Japanese Prime Minister visits Jordan
His Majesty King Abdullah II and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in talks held on Tuesday, agreed to upgrade Jordanian-Japanese ties to a strategic partnership in political and economic fields.
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Japan, UAE agree to expand cooperation during Abe’s visit
Tokyo and Abu Dhabi also sign an investment protection agreement, capping off a two-day visit
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Japan’s Abe in the UAE to boost political and economic ties
UAE is the second largest oil supplier to Japan, accounting for almost a quarter of its crude oil needs last year
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Japan PM to begin Middle East tour in UAE
Japan-UAE non-oil trade is worth $14.57 billion
Abu Dhabi
Japanese PM mulling over UAE visit
Local media reports that PM Shinzo Abe’s visit will focus on extending the rights of Japanese firms operating Abu Dhabi’s offshore oil fields