Abe returns from G-8 summit in Germany

Abe returns from G-8 summit in Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, accompanied by his wife Akie, returned to Tokyo's Haneda airport June 9 after attending a three-day summit of the Group of Eight nations in Heiligendamm, Germany, and holding a series of bilateral talks with other world leaders.

G-8 wraps up summit reaffirming commitments to Africa

G-8 wraps up summit reaffirming commitments to Africa

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference after a three-day summit of the Group of Eight nations in Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 8.

Hu wants to visit Japan next year amid improving ties

Hu wants to visit Japan next year amid improving ties

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) hold talks in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 8. (Pool photo)

Hu wants to visit Japan next year amid improving ties

Hu wants to visit Japan next year amid improving ties

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shake hands ahead of their talks in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 8. (Pool photo)

G-8 leaders start 2nd day of summit

G-8 leaders start 2nd day of summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - (From L to R) Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President George Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and European Commission Presidnt Jose Manuel Barroso line up for photos in Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 7. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)