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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2017
Abe conditionally relents on request to attend Diet session on alleged Kake cronyism
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has conditionally agreed to an opposition demand for him to attend an ad hoc Diet committee session to address allegations of favoritism, the Liberal Democratic Party said.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2017
Rengo seeks to amend bill axing white-collar overtime
The country's largest labor union body urged authorities Thursday to add tougher overwork prevention measures when the government moves forward with plans to introduce a merit-based pay system for highly skilled jobs.
Japan Times
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 Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2017
Japan, Denmark agree to strengthen cooperation in Arctic development
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen agreed Monday in Copenhagen that their countries will step up cooperation in developing the Arctic region.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2017
Ex-Moritomo Gakuen chief Kagoike to face prosecution over subsidies: sources
Prosecutors plan to build a case against the former chief of the scandal-hit nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen on suspicion of unlawfully receiving subsidies from the state and local governments, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Abe and Finnish president agree to coordinate on dealings with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto have affirmed that they will work together on their respective diplomatic relations with Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Maekawa details Kake scandal allegations in special Diet hearing
A former top education ministry bureaucrat says again that top officials in the government must have manipulated key decision-making processes to help out a school run by a close confidant of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa snares third term in close race; LDP-backed candidate crushed
Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa, 41, was declared the winner of Sunday's mayoral election by just 2,000 votes Monday morning, a narrow difference that election officials say was caused by voter confusion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Abe to reshuffle Cabinet, LDP execs in early August
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will reshuffle his Cabinet and key Liberal Democratic Party posts in early August.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2017
Trump prods Abe to shrink U.S.-Japan trade imbalance
In talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump urges Japan to further open its market to American exports as part of efforts to cut the trade imbalance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Abe’s hotel spa and gym visits inflame media speculation
Are Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weekly "workouts" masking something more ominous?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 8, 2017
Tokyo poll offers Abe an opportunity to take a long, hard look in the mirror
We have witnessed Abe's peak and he is now a diminished leader, with the aura of invincibility he projected since December 2012 now gone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2017
Abe, Xi hold talks at G-20 summit as North Korea threat looms
Hampered by years of strained diplomacy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Germany to address the military threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Japan to host first G-20 summit in 2019, source says
Japan will host its first Group of 20 summit in 2019, a G-20 source said Saturday as the leaders of the advanced and emerging economies wrapped up a conference focused on trade and climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2017
South Korea, Japan unlikely to let 'comfort women' row undermine security ties
South Korea and Japan are expected to take a two-track approach to diplomacy to prevent the “comfort women” dispute from weakening their stance against North Korea.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2017
Even U.S. first lady couldn't keep Trump, Putin on time: Tillerson
Even U.S. first lady Melania Trump was powerless to keep Friday's first face-to-face meeting of the U.S. and Russian presidents from running nearly twice as long as planned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Abe, Putin to step up talks on joint economic activities on disputed Russian-held isles
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to hold talks in August about jointly developing the disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Japan, U.S., South Korea vow 'maximum pressure' on North Korea
Japan, the United States and South Korea vowed to apply "maximum pressure" on North Korea to force it to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to a joint statement issued Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
Abe mulling Cabinet reshuffle in early August: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rumored to be planning a Cabinet reshuffle next month but is expected to retain his key ministers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2017
Japan and EU seal FTA after four years of talks
Abe and EU leaders announce free trade deal set to form a market that will account for nearly one-third of the global economy.

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