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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 28, 2020
Abe vows COVID-19 vaccinations for all Japan citizens by mid-2021
In view of the coming flu season, test kits will be provided at a volume that will allow for an average of 200,000 tests to be conducted every day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2020
Abe to serve out term as ruling party leader, aide says
The 65-year-old prime minister has visited Keio University Hospital twice in the past two weeks, telling reporters that he was undergoing tests to maintain his health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020
Abenomics finally finds its moment of genius
Muscular fiscal stimulus, large-scale monetary easing and a helping hand for businesses have become the global standard in the COVID-19 era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020
Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record
Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2020
What will be Abe's legacy as the longest-serving prime minister?
For someone who has held the top office so long, his accomplishments don't amount to a lot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2020
Japan and U.S. agree to boost defense cooperation in outer space
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond was the first high-ranking foreign official to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since late February.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2020
In a second Trump term, Tokyo would need to bolster ties elsewhere
The U.S. president has repeatedly voiced disdain for the existing alliance system, calling allied countries freeloaders that should pay more of its costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2020
Abe to hold first news conference since June 18 in bid to dispel health rumors
Abe is expected to provide an explanation about the measures his government has been taking in response to the pandemic, as well as an update on his health condition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020
What do we know about Abe's health?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time in days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020
How possible successors stack up if Abe resigns
The prime minister visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns grew over his ability to continue in his post.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2020
For Abe, latest milestone is a moment of trepidation
Shinzo Abe, already Japan's longest-serving prime minister, is set to pass another milestone on Monday, when he surpasses a half-century-old record set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato for the longest consecutive tenure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2020
Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet falls to 36% in Kyodo poll
The news comes as speculation over the prime minister's health grows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2020
Abe faces hurdles to ambitions despite latest milestone
With criticism over his coronavirus response and questions about his health, Abe faces questions about what he might still be able to accomplish before his term ends.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 22, 2020
'The Iconoclast' tackles Shinzo Abe’s political legacy
Tobias Harris' sweeping new biography serves as a definitive work on Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2020
Abe to return to work after three-day break marked by hospital visit
Speculation about the 65-year-old's health condition has grown after he spent about 7u00bd hours at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2020
Abe hospital visit raises speculation about his health
Sources close to the prime minister brushed off concerns that his health had deteriorated amid criticism of his administration's response to the virus crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
Japan marks 75th surrender anniversary in solemn ceremony thinned by pandemic
A minute of silence was observed to remember the estimated 3 million Japanese who perished in World War II, as the emperor and prime minister paid their respects.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2020
Japan’s opposition DPP party to split as merger talks hit impasse
The Democratic Party for the People had been in talks to join forces with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2020
’History on trial’: Why Japan's wartime labor dispute is more than another tit-for-tat with South Korea
Japan has once again found itself entangled in a recurring skirmish with South Korea over wartime labor — a seemingly intractable row with no end in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2020
Japan subsidies to cut China reliance set to boost Southeast Asia
'Even before coronavirus and the U.S.-China trade war struck, there was a shift away from production in China,” said a Japan External Trade Organization official.
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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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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