TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to boost ties with Donald Trump’s new administration, ahead of the US president-elect’s inauguration later in the day.

“In the past, present and from now on, the Japan-US alliance has been the cornerstone of our diplomacy and security policy,” Abe said in a speech to mark the beginning of a new parliamentary session.

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