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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2016
U.N. sanctions against North toughest yet, but critics say still not enough
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the toughest sanctions against North Korea in two decades following its nuclear test and missile launch.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2016
Abe setting up panel to debate extra budget before G-7 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will convene an advisory panel to consider an extra budget for the coming fiscal year, sources said days after the Group of 20 nations urged more fiscal spending to support the ailing global economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2016
Lower House approves record ¥96.7 trillion budget
The Lower House passes a record budget, marking a turning point in Diet deliberations in which the ruling and opposition camps will switch attention to the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 29, 2016
Japan to provide Egypt with ¥2 trillion business project, take in 2,500 students
Japan has pledged to continue supporting Egypt’s democratic process five years after revolution swept the country and ousted Hosni Mubarak.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2016
DPJ, Ishin seal merger, will create new opposition party in March
The Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To formally agree to form a new opposition party to take on the conservative Liberal Democratic Party this summer.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 25, 2016
Supreme Court, Abe battle over judicial independence
The Supreme Court is locked in a war with the Abe administration over the independence of the judicial branch.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2016
Abe eschews further delays, vows to cut 10 Lower House seats in line with census
The prime minister pledges to slash 10 seats in the Diet's House of Representatives sooner than his LDP party has proposed.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2016
Polls show Abe is riding out storm of bad news
The opposition camp is failing to gain any traction with the public by lashing out at Abenomics or the scandals that have beset the Abe administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2016
Man who landed drone on roof of Japanese prime minister's office gets suspended sentence
The Tokyo District Court handed down a suspended sentence Tuesday to the man who landed a drone on the rooftop of the Prime Minister's Office last April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2016
Hedge fund says Abenomics-fueled era of easy gains is over
Stats Investment Management Co., whose hedge fund posted a positive return in each of the past 10 years, said the era of easy gains in the Japanese stock market fueled by Abenomics is over.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2016
Abe pledges $78 million in humanitarian aid to visiting Abbas
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday offered $78 million in fresh humanitarian assistance to visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, renewing his vow to support the Middle East peace process amid yet another period of tension.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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