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AKIE ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
The curious case of Akie Abe's English
Social media went atwitter over reports that Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, might have pretended not to speak English to avoid talking with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Trump questions whether Japan's first lady can speak English
U.S. President Donald Trump is a man of controversy and nobody would be surprised if he caused another one.
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Moritomo Gakuen to lose nursery license, Osaka mayor says
Moritomo Gakuen will now lose its nursery school license because it can't secure enough qualified child care specialists to staff its Osaka city-based nursery school, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Friday.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 29, 2017
Donald Trump's 'first 100 days' is down for the count
In American newspapers, wire services, cable TV and blogs, U.S. President Donald Trump is beset by a host of recurring brickbats, from complaints over his refusal to make public his income tax returns and alleged Russian connections, to his reputation as a male chauvinist and propensity to cite conspiracy...
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2017
Mystery deepens over Moritomo land deal as recording with Finance Ministry emerges
The shadowy Moritomo Gakuen scandal takes a new twist after a recording of the land negotiations between its former chief and the Finance Ministry emerges.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 15, 2017
The real Moritomo Gakuen story is clear as mud
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." — Mark Twain
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Full clips of Akie Abe's Moritomo speeches posted to Akieleaks website
Full-length video clips from what appear to be speeches given by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife at a scandal-tainted kindergarten in Osaka have been anonymously posted online.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2017
Abe rejects calls for wife to testify in Diet on Moritomo land scandal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rejected more calls from the opposition Monday for his wife, Akie, to testify before the Diet over whether she offered a ¥1 million donation to Osaka-based private school operator Moritomo Gakuen, saying it was unnecessary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2017
Abe denies involvement in school land deal as emails shine light on links to wife
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies the influence-peddling allegations made by the head of a nationalist school firm and uses his wife's email messages to make his case.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2017
In sworn testimony, Kagoike says he got ¥1 million in envelope during Akie Abe's visit
The head of Moritomo Gakuen tells the Diet in sworn testimony he got a u00a51 million donation from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to fund his nationalist elementary school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2017
Once seen as invincible, Abe beset by scandal on two fronts as questions swirl
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces calls to resign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Mar 18, 2017
Moritomo scandal delivers an education in Japanese politics
"Our subjects ever united in loyalty and filial piety have from generation to generation illustrated the beauty thereof. This is the glory of the fundamental character of Our Empire, and herein also lies the source of Our education."
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2017
Abe denies claims of Moritomo donation, says he 'has no personal' ties to embattled principal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied he and his wife made a donation to the beleaguered principal of an Osaka-based school operator to help him build a nationalist elementary school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2017
Akie Abe's connection with Moritomo Gakuen scandal puts role of Japan's first lady under spotlight
Is the wife of a prime minister a public official who should be subject to legislative rules and bureaucratic regulations on her activities, or a private citizen who shouldn't be held accountable over the political impact of her activities?
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 11, 2017
The first missteps for Japan's first lady
On Feb. 27, Democratic Party lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto submitted questions to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party about the activities of Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in regard to her relationship with Moritomo Gakuen, a controversial corporate body that wants to build an elementary...
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2017
A shady deal over state-owned land
The government should address questions raised by the steeply discounted sale of public land to an Osaka-based school operator.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2017
Abe moves to distance himself from Osaka school after praising principal's ideology
Speaking in the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins denying his links to an ultranationalist kindergarten after previously describing its principal in glowing terms.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
School-age suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
In Tokyo, Pentagon chief provides assurances that Japan-U.S. alliance remains robust
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (left) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks Sunday.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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