Abe nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize at U.S. request: officials

Japanese government officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after a request from Washington last year, a move that could spark controversy at home and abroad.The government sent a letter of recommendation to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the wake of the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit, as revealed by Trump on Friday, the officials said.During a parliamentary committee session Monday, Abe stated, "I'm not saying that it's not true."But he said, the U.S. president "decisively responded to North Korea's nuc…READ FULL ARTICLE