The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday unveiled a set of campaign pledges for an upper house election this summer, giving more weight to foreign policy as the economy is showing signs of slowing down despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pro-growth policy.The LDP selected foreign policy and defense as the first of six pillars of the election platform, attaching great importance to strengthening the bilateral alliance between Japan and the United States after Abe hosted U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania in late May as the first state guests since Emperor Naruhito took the…READ FULL ARTICLE
