Honeymoon couple. The countrys president is calling it a heinous crime. Japans Prime Minister is facing a number of challenges as he gets down to business for the new year. Shinzo abe touched on some of the work ahead in his first News Conference of 2014. Hes calling for dialogue with china and south korea to improve relations. Abes faced criticism after his visit last month to Yasukuni Shrine in tokyo. The shrine honors japans war dead, including military and political leaders, convicted of war crimes after world war ii. Translator because there are challenges, and problems, i believe we should be open to dialogue with no preconditions. I would like to explain directly to the leaders of other countries my true intentions in visiting Yasukuni Shrine. For my part, the door to dialogue is always open. Abe says he will continue to try to revitalize the economy. He says his goal is to take offensive moves to boost business across the country, and end years of deflation. He hopes improved e