Ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, speaks as Party of Hope leader Yuriko Koike, listens during their debate for the Oct. 22 lower house election in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Abe said Sunday
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, speaks as Party of Hope leader Yuriko Koike, listens during their debate for the Oct. 22 lower house election in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Abe said Sunday that his government fully supports the U.S. stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, with all options on the table. In a televised debate Sunday among leaders of major political parties, Abe said North Korea had failed to deliver on past promises to give up its pursuit of nuclear technology made during “six-party” talks with Japan, China, the U.S., Russia and South Korea. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)