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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2014
Tokyo compiled '93 'comfort women' apology on its own: South Korea
A South Korean Foreign Ministry official said Sunday that Tokyo acted on its own in acknowledging that the Imperial Japanese military coerced Asian and other women to work in brothels before and during World War II.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 15, 2014
Oh, the places we'll go in 2020 — unless, of course, we won't
In 2020 the Tokyo Olympics will be here! And all our troubles will be gone. Unless, of course, they won't. Because, sometimes, they don't.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2014
Noda says Abe buying into 'voodoo economics'
Sour grapes are in season in Tokyo as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's predecessor steps up and slams the incumbent's tax plans.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2014
Abe might be the world's best leader
An American finance professor who says he used to be a Shinzo Abe skeptic now calls Japan's prime minister the most effective national leader in the world right now.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2014
Machinery orders drop 9.1% in April after sales tax hike
Core private-sector machinery orders plunged a seasonally adjusted 9.1 percent in April compared with the previous month, with the first consumption tax hike in 17 years blurring the economic outlook, the government said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2014
Abe bulldozes over DPJ in self-defense debate
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once again underlined the necessity of reinterpreting the war-renouncing Constitution to allow Japan to engage in collective self-defense during a debate Wednesday, while the main opposition leader failed to capitalize on the opportunity to attack Abe and roll back his influence...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 11, 2014
Stand firm on 10% sales tax, Noda warns Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe risks triggering market turmoil should he fail to raise the consumption tax to 10 percent next year, his immediate predecessor warned.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2014
Abe vows to bolster 'earning power' of domestic companies
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is pledging to bolster the “earning power” of Japanese firms by cutting the corporate tax rate and promoting deregulation.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2014
Families may get benefits for having three or more children
The government has pledged to drastically expand the budget to address the low birthrate and keep Japan's population from falling below 100 million five decades from now, according to an outline of the new economic and fiscal policy blueprint.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 10, 2014
Abe treading on lions' tails
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tendency to stumble in building allied support whenever he makes an aggressive move appears most conspicious of late with his efforts to have Japan exercise its right to collective self-defense and to reform farm policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 10, 2014
Decision on collective defense may be deferred
Sources say the government might leave the divisive issue of legalizing the use of collective self-defense to “future debate” and stop talking about reinterpreting the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2014
India's new Prime Minster Modi to visit in July
New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan in July, India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
Olympics advisory panel mixed bag
The organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has set up an advisory council consisting of 170 people from various parts of society to make sure the games are an "all-Japan" effort.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2014
Japan to seek more foreign maids
Efforts are under way to bring more foreign housekeepers to Japan to encourage more Japanese women to enter the workforce.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2014
Officials push to scrap limits on SDF missions
The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, New Komeito, discuss whether to overhaul limits on the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 3, 2014
Abe, LDP agree to cut corporate tax rate from fiscal 2015
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel agreed Tuesday to cut Japan's corporate tax rate from fiscal 2015 on the condition that the government continues efforts to restore the country's precarious public finances.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2014
Abe says talk of N. Korea visit 'premature'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday it is premature to discuss whether he will visit North Korea, following Pyongyang's recent promise to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 3, 2014
Abe's Japan reform plan draft shows tough calls deferred
A draft plan to boost Japanese growth promises to overhaul corporate governance, promote technology and attract private investment, but it leaves many of the toughest questions unanswered as the country seeks to claw its way out of a crippling cycle of deflation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2014
Obama called for more SDF involvement in Africa
U.S. President Barack Obama asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their summit in Tokyo in April for the Self-Defense Forces to take a more active role in U.N.-led peacekeeping operations in Africa to help fight terrorism there, a U.S. government source said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2014
Abe to embark on European tour to attend G-7 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will begin a five-day trip to Belgium, Italy and the Vatican on Tuesday to attend a summit of the Group of Seven industrial nations, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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