Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan from Friday to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government said Tuesday, as Tokyo steps up diplomacy to help defuse tensions in the Middle East.The two-day visit comes amid the U.S.-Iran standoff over a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Japan, which has traditionally friendly ties with Iran, has been seeking to promote dialogue between Tehran and Washington."We have been making strenuous diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East and stabilize the situation there in coordination with the United …READ FULL ARTICLE