
Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, and Abe spoke about their economic ties, communications with Russia and de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Shinzo Abe;
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