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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2018
Abe plans to visit China in October if re-elected in LDP leadership race
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit China, possibly in October, to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid efforts to improve bilateral ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2018
Abe scraps plan to be first Japanese leader to visit Iran since 1978 as Trump gets tough on Tehran
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped his plan to visit Iran this summer, government sources said Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly tough line against Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2018
Abe will travel to Europe and Middle East next week, ink free trade pact with EU
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will embark on a tour of Europe and the Middle East from July 11, during which a signing ceremony for a free trade pact between Japan and the European Union will be held.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
United Nations Command stepped up use of U.S. bases in Japan last year amid North Korean weapons tests
The United Nations Command gave Japan 27 notifications of plans to use U.S. bases in the country in 2017, compared with 15 the previous year, Japanese and U.S. government sources have said.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jul 2, 2018
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu receives People's Honor Award
Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu was bestowed with the People's Honor Award on Monday, becoming the youngest individual recipient of the prize.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2018
Japan to buy advanced U.S. radar for missile-defense system
Tokyo's upgrade could help ease trade friction with Washington and provide cutting-edge protection against the arsenals of North Korea and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2018
North Korea needs cash. Japan has it. Can a deal be made?
Tokyo could use its economic clout to insert itself to forefront of nuclear talks, observers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 30, 2018
Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die
Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
Japan bothered by ramifications of U.S. halt to Korean war games
Despite assurances from the Pentagon chief, Tokyo is pressuring Washington because peace on the Korean Peninsula might benefit China and alter U.S. troop levels in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2018
Diet enacts key labor reform that opposition slams as 'karōshi promotion' bill
The bill ushers in a legally binding overtime cap and exempts skilled white-collar employees from work-time regulations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2018
Pompeo likely to visit Japan in early July following visit to North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan in early July for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following his trip to North Korea, a Japanese government source said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Abe says question time has outlived its usefulness
The one-on-one question time of the prime minister by opposition party leaders — introduced in 2000 to reinvigorate parliamentary debates — has outlived its usefulness and no longer functions in the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe argued Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
North Korea says it will ignore Japan until Tokyo scraps military drills, other measures
North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost military readiness, the isolated nation's state media has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
Abe's approval rating rebounds, raising chances of becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister
The prime minister's support rate rose 10 points to outstrip his disapproval rating for the first time since February, improving his chances of weathering a series of scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2018
Despite hype, Japan's envoys skeptical an Abe-Kim summit would be productive
Despite growing media hype, key Japanese bureaucrats and politicians warn against expecting any big breakthroughs if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018
Okinawa governor renews call to reduce bases as prefecture marks 73rd anniversary of bloody ground battle
The governor uses the Battle of Okinawa anniversary and America's ongoing detente with North Korea to renew his call for shrinking the U.S. military's footprint in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018
Japan's nuke experts ready to help defang North Korea
Japan is apparently pitching its experience decommissioning a small facility in the village of Tokai as a reason to get into the North's secretive Nyongbyon facility, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2018
LDP eyes Sept. 20 for leadership race as embattled Abe seeks re-election
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is arranging to hold its presidential race on Sept. 20, with party president and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to win a third term to become Japan's longest-serving leader, party lawmakers said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Students return to school where 9-year-old girl died in Osaka earthquake
The school where a 9-year-old girl died after a powerful earthquake jolted Osaka this week reopened Thursday as staff members, students and local residents continued to grieve.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Japan lowers minimum voting age for constitutional referendums to 18
The minimum voting age in national referendums to amend the Constitution was lowered to 18 from 20 on Thursday as part of a series of moves to encourage civic participation by young people.
'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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