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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Trump expected to visit Japan in early November as part of Asian trip
It has not been decided whether U.S. President Donald Trump will come to Japan before or after the APEC meeting in Vietnam, which is scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Japan seeks to upgrade security talks with India amid China muscle-flexing: sources
Tokyo is arranging with New Delhi an upgrade in security talks involving vice foreign and defense ministers to a ministerial-level dialogue in light of China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region and the Indian Ocean, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2017
North Korean nuclear crisis tests Japan's mettle, has experts debating how to respond
Another war on the Korean Peninsula — this time a nuclear one — is beginning to look more possible than ever before, stirring anxiety in Japan and prompting debate over how it should respond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 9, 2017
Abe's extremism undermines Japan's interests
Alas, Japan's extremists have still not given up trying to find honor in the nation's 1945 wartime defeat and and the ideology that led to it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2017
Abe weighed meeting with Kim in Pyongyang to lift sagging approval ratings
To shore up his dismal polling numbers, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apparently considered flying to Pyongyang to speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2017
For Abe, North Korea a welcome distraction from isle row at 19th summit with Putin
Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin diverged in their approaches to reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions at their summit Thursday, it wasn't all bad news for the Japanese leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017
Abe and Putin call North Korea nuke test 'grave' regional threat
On the sidelines of a forum in the Russia, Abe and Putin condemn North Korea's nuclear test but remain at odds over the path toward its denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017
Abe, Moon agree to push for stronger pressure on North Korea through new sanctions
A coordinated effort will be critical in applying pressure of a u2018different dimension' on Pyongyang, Abe says to Moon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Japan, Mongolia agree on response to North Korea threat, stronger bilateral economic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga agreed Wednesday to cooperate in dealing with North Korea's rising nuclear and missiles threat as well as economic matters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Sep 6, 2017
The other eclipse: Nazism recasts its shadow in Japan and the U.S.
It seems Nazis are the new black. It took two days for U.S. President Donald Trump to belatedly denounce American neo-Nazis and other white supremacists. In Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, voicing admiration for German Nazis ("paleo-Nazis"?), suggested that Adolf Hitler, "who killed millions of...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Abe and Putin likely to sign off on economic projects on disputed isles
In their talks at a forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok, the leaders are expected to sign off on joint projects in areas such as aquaculture, farming and tourism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Japan, India defense chiefs agree on need to raise pressure on North Korea
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his Indian counterpart, Arun Jaitley, confirmed Tuesday the necessity of increasing pressure on North Korea in cooperation with the international community, amid Pyongyang's advancing nuclear arms and missile development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Abe and Merkel agree over phone to work toward tougher North Korea sanctions
The Japanese and German leaders agreed Tuesday to work together to seek a new and tougher U.N. sanction resolution against North Korea following its powerful nuclear test over the weekend, a Japanese government official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2017
North Korea crisis to dominate Abe-Putin summit, pushing isles row aside
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on Thursday, with a territorial row usually at the center of such talks likely sidelined by tensions over North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2017
Cabinet's flat support rating surpassed by disapproval rating in latest poll
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet is essentially holding level at 44.5 percent while again being surpassed by the disapproval rating, a new poll shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 2, 2017
No one else wants Okinawa's U.S. bases
On Aug. 15, the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese surrender, there was a symposium in Tokyo about changing the Constitution. One of the panelists, documentarian Tatsuya Mori, pointed out that earlier that day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had given remarks at an annual memorial event, and at no point did...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2017
Two reactors at Tepco's giant Niigata plant close to being restarted
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will soon start talks on clearing two reactors at Tokyo Electric's giant Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear plant as safe for restarts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2017
Lawmaker Antonio Inoki to visit North Korea again this week: source
Diet lawmaker Antonio Inoki, a frequent visitor to North Korea, is expected to recommend dialogue over pressure for solving political disputes when he visits Pyongyang this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2017
In Tokyo, British Prime Minister stresses solidarity on defense, Brexit
Abe and May vow to jointly deal with the North Korean military threat and to maintain smooth trade relations as Britain prepares to exit the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 31, 2017
Time for Abe to put some eggs in the China basket
As Shinzo Abe's government bets it all on Donald Trump's America, there's new evidence that Xi Jinping's China holds far more promise.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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