TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two because of a schedule conflict, the nation’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference Japan’s ambassador to Russia will attend the ceremony instead.Japan has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for visit but it was put off last year because of the Ukraine crisis.Suga also said the rescheduling of Putin’s visit has not been decided.Abe, eyeing Russia’s energy resources, had made improving ties a …read more
Source: AsiaOne
