Japan's Abe will visit US from April 17 to 20 for talks with Trump

• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he plans to visit the United States between 17 to 20 April.
• During his talks with Trump, he plans to bring up the issue of past North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens, he said.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to US President Donald Trump during the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit the United States April 17-20 for talks with President Donald Trump, he said on Monday.

Abe said he would ask Trump to bring up the issue of past North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens, during the U.S. president's expected summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.