There are many who cannot return to their beloved homes because of the accident at the nuclear power plant," Abe said at a memorial ceremony attended by officials and survivors in Tokyo.
Mr Abe, who also met Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, promised“all possible assistance” to support the country's new commitment to reform, which Mr Thein Sein initiated in 2011.
Apparently in a nod to such concerns, Mr. Abe appeared to pull back from a comment last week denying that the women had been forced at all to work in brothels.
In Parliament recently, Mr. Abe implied that the people could pass judgment on him in the next election, but that is an erroneous view of constitutionalism.
Immigration is unpopular with the Japanese public; insiders note that Mr Abe may say such things in Switzerland, but has not given public voice to them in Japan.
According to analysts, Abe has consistently justified his re-interpretation of Article 9 of the constitution- which renounces the right to war- in two ways.
Japan's relations with China have been improving in recent years, and Abe visited China in October vowing to take their relationship in a“new historic direction.”.
Abe has said he wants to overhaul the broadcast law to put traditional television channels on equal footing with online media, which are not restricted by Article 4.
Abe visits the shrine every year after the New Year's holiday, and has even been known to postpone meetings so that he could attend a ceremony held at the shrine.
Abe stressed importance of the sea lane that connects Asia and Africa, and stated that Japan would endorse freedom of navigation and the rule of law for African development and security.
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