Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he gives his policy speech during an opening session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Abe whose

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he gives his policy speech during an opening session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Abe whose government faces stiff challenges in reviving the economy and managing an escalating dispute with China over an island chain in the East China Sea said "Let us have strong determination to regain a powerful economy." Abe also said, "We will take every measure to promote and manage and we will give our best efforts to guard the remote islands at the borders." (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) less