Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, speaks to the media before his departure for Singapore at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Friday, May 30, 2014. China's moves to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea are giving fresh impetus to Japanese plans to play a bigger role in regional security, adding to the growing strains between the two Asian rivals. Abe is likely to stress Japan's commitment to regional stability in a speech to Asia-Pacific defense ministers in Singapore on Friday night.(AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY
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