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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a question-and-answer session at the parliament's lower house in Tokyo. Abe says North Korea should change its policies to help enrich its people. Abe told reporters Thursday, Jan, 4, 2018 that Japan would do its utmost, working with the U.S. and South Korea, to pressure Pyongyang to shift its course and end its missile tests and nuclear program. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
- Shizuo Kambayashi
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his speech during a news conference for the New Year in Ise, central Japan Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. North Korea should shift course and drop its nuclear program and missile tests to become a wealthier nation, Abe said Thursday. (Yoshiaki Sakamoto/Kyodo News via AP)
- Yoshiaki Sakamoto
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Ise, central Japan, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Abe says North Korea should change its policies to help enrich its people. Abe told reporters Thursday, Jan, 4, that Japan would do its utmost, working with the U.S. and South Korea, to pressure Pyongyang to shift its course and end its missile tests and nuclear program. (Yoshiaki Sakamoto/Kyodo News via AP)
- Yoshiaki Sakamoto