January 22, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely discuss how Japan can work with China to meet Asia's infrastructure needs in a policy speech in Parliament today.

His speech to open this year's Parliament session also looks set to cover the government's labour reform plans to tackle issues such as karoshi, or death by overwork, public broadcaster NHK has reported. These are among the top issues on Mr Abe's agenda for the year.

In September, Mr Abe faces an internal party vote that will determine if he will carry on as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president for a third three-year term. The leader of the ruling political party has, in most cases, assumed the role of prime minister.

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