FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul pose for cameras during the inauguration of Marmaray in Istanbul, Turkey. Abe departed Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 for Africa, keeping up a busy overseas travel schedule designed to boost Japan's global profile in the face of China's rise. (AP Photo/File)