But,drummer Abe Cunningham says Cheng's influence can be felt throughout the whole album.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

Lincoln was a quiet man. Abe Lincoln was a quiet and melancholy man.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

Abe Pollin began his career working for his family's building business.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Abe says new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has taken one important step to help alleviate the problem.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth-highest rate of poverty among developed countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The country now only offers loans. Abe says the government must act quickly because she says the problem will only get worse, in the next few years.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Abe says studies conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD ) point to rising poverty in Japan before the global economic crises in 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

But Abe wants the government to expand its financial help even more.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

It's just that we have to open our eyes and see." Abe attributes the increase in child poverty to the country's changing demographics, struggling economy and high social security premiums.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25