国际英语资讯:Japans Abe to cancel trip to Middle East amid rising tensions
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oman">Oman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="garner">garner</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispatch">dispatch</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> (<span word="MSDF">MSDF</span>) <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reprisal">reprisal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airstrike">airstrike</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispatch">dispatch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MSDF">MSDF</span> <span word="destroyer">destroyer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Yoshihide">Yoshihide</span> <span word="Suga">Suga</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispatch">dispatch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MSDF">MSDF</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="constitutionally">constitutionally</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purportedly">purportedly</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> "<span word="information">information</span>-<span word="gathering">gathering</span>" <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>-<span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p>
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