Abe tells U.N. Japan to pursue free trade, he hopes to meet North's Kim

Japan will push for free trade as a country that has enjoyed its benefits in the postwar years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday amid rising trade tension between the world's economic powers.In his address at the United Nations, Abe also expressed his determination to meet face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to end years of bilateral distrust and make a "new start." In a change from his address to the assembly a year ago, he did not mention the need to apply pressure on Pyongyang."In the three years to come, I will do my very best to strengthen the free trade system," Ab…READ FULL ARTICLE