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CABINET

JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2017
With support rate in free fall, Abe eyes veterans for key posts in Cabinet reshuffle
Announcement is widely seen as part of a desperate bid to shore up plummeting approval rate amid a spate of scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2017
'Japan's Macron' Shinjiro Koizumi in the spotlight ahead of Cabinet shake-up
He's young, good-looking and the media call him "Japan's Macron," so it is little surprise that lawmakers say Shinjiro Koizumi may be offered a post when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his Cabinet next month in a bid to revive his public support, which is now sagging.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
Survey finds Abe's support rating fell to 26 percent ahead of Diet grilling on Kake Gakuen scandal
A poll conducted just days before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to be grilled in the Diet over a suspected scandal finds his support rating has dropped 10 points to 26 percent, the lowest since he took office in 2012
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2017
Low-key Kishida seen as rising prospect to replace Abe
Low-key Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida emerges as a potential prospect to replace brash Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2017
Abe seeks to avoid repeating history of first tenure demise a decade ago
Unpopular policies and a slew of scandals triggered a slide in public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that led to a heavy election defeat.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2017
A contrite Abe takes blame for support plunge
Taking a recent plunge in his Cabinet's support rate to heart, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admits that his government's recent handling of alleged favoritism scandals was at fault for stoking voter distrust.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2017
Officials deny remarks attributed to them in Kake papers
Two senior government officials deny making the smoking-gun remarks linked to them in the Kake Gakuen document leak, pitting the education ministry against Prime Minister Abe's Cabinet.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2017
Reconstruction minister axed
The resignation of the minister in charge of reconstruction from the March 2011 disasters over inappropriate remarks appears to be yet another sign of the loosening discipline among members of the Abe Cabinet.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2017
Abe Cabinet weathers school scandal as Democratic Party's chronic weaknesses provide little alternative
The high-profile scandal involving nationalist Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen has once again brought to the fore the ability of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is linked to the affair, to maintain high public approval ratings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2017
Relief over Tillerson at State Department replaced by unease
U.S. diplomats breathed a sigh of relief three months ago when Rex Tillerson was nominated as secretary of state, welcoming the oilman as a seasoned manager who would shield them from ideologues ready to gut America's foreign policy machinery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2016
Cabinet hopefuls kept guessing as they parade before Trump high above NYC
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with Cabinet hopefuls at his Manhattan office tower on Monday and later outlined plans for his first day in office, including withdrawing from a major trade accord and investigating abuses of work visa programs.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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