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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2015
Internal affairs minister Takaichi, justice chief Iwaki visit Yasukuni
Cabinet ministers Sanae Takaichi and Mitsuhide Iwaki visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2015
Abe to board U.S. aircraft carrier
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet Sunday with U.S. military personnel aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, a government source said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2015
Abe sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine; visit unlikely
Prime Minister wary of stoking tension ahead of meetings with Chinese, South Korean leaders
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2015
In diplomatic flurry, Abe invites Xi; Park says she's ready to talk
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invited the Chinese leader to visit Japan and his South Korean counterpart said she is open to bilateral talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2015
Japan fund on $10 billion quest to discover the next Elon Musk
Toshiyuki Shiga is on a $10 billion quest to discover Japan’s top entrepreneurs, people who can found companies as globally competitive as Tesla Motors Co. and Apple Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2015
In first business dialogue, firms hit back at government call to invest their profits
In the first of a planned series of monthly meetings, the government on Friday urged business leaders to boost capital investment at a time when indications are the economy is teetering on recession.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2015
The Abe government versus the Emperor on history issues
Shinzo Abe and the Foreign Ministry have been mincing words when it comes to Japan's war responsibility, in stark contrast with Emperor Akihito's forthright statements of remorse and apology.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2015
Abe to skip Yasukuni Shrine during autumn festival: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its upcoming autumn festival, apparently fearing that doing so could derail efforts to hold bilateral summit talks with China and South Korea, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Putin unlikely to visit Japan by year-end due to territorial row
Japan and Russia are likely to shelve a planned visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin by year-end amid a lack of progress in territorial talks between the two countries, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Abe, China's Yang vow to promote dialogue
A top Chinese government official met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday, agreeing to promote a "mutually beneficial strategic relationship" between the two Asian titans despite the latest diplomatic row over the 1937 Nanking Massacre, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 14, 2015
Views from Tokyo: Have you felt Japan shifting to the right recently under Abe?
With the media reporting breathlessly that Japan is lurching to the right under the Shinzo Abe government, have people out and about in Tokyo sensed a rightward tilt?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2015
Abe orders reduced rates to cushion blow from 2017 tax hike
The prime minister instructs the new tax panel chief to introduce special reduced tax rates for certain products in time for the planned April 2017 consumption tax hike.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Abe plans tribute to postwar Japanese prisoners during Uzbekistan trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to honor postwar Japanese prisoners involved in building what is now a reputed theater in Uzbekistan during a visit to the country later this month, diplomatic sources from two nations said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015
Government to launch business dialogue in new investment push
The government decided Tuesday to launch a dialogue with business leaders, urging them to boost capital investment as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's priorities swing from security back to the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015
Retailers warn of dismal spending; sales tax hike seen stifling demand
Do not believe in official statistics, Japanese retailers seem to be saying, as they cut earnings forecasts and warn of lackluster consumer spending, a key growth engine for Japan at a time when exports and factory output are stalling.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2015
Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, to meet Abe, Yachi during visit this week
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi will meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his two-day visit to Japan starting Tuesday, both governments said separately Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2015
Top Chinese diplomat Yang to visit Japan this month; meeting with Abe eyed
China's top diplomat is likely to visit Japan later this month and possibly meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to lay the groundwork for an upcoming trilateral summit of Japan, China and South Korea, government sources said.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015
Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners
In a gesture to rural supporters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opens a new office to field concerns from fearful farmers and business owners about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Kato hopes to win over public with message child-rearing is rewarding
A new Japanese Cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that child-rearing is rewarding. Solutions to Japan's population slide have eluded policymakers...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Abe counts on Kato to reverse sliding birthrate, labor exodus in aging Japan
Prime Minister Abe is counting on his new minister in charge of population decline to inspire imitators. He's a father of four.
'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.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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