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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Abe, Trump agree to step up pressure on North Korea as it heads down 'dangerous path'
The leaders of Japan and the United States agreed in telephone talks Monday on the need to heap more pressure on nuclear-armed North Korea as it heads down what the White House termed a "dangerous path."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2017
Trump to speak with Abe and Xi as North Korea nuclear issue looms large
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to hold phone talks with his Japanese and Chinese peers in an effort to deal with provocative North Korea.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 1, 2017
The 80th anniversary of Japan's invasion of China
Japan's actions at Marco Polo Bridge, and its subsequent campaign to conquer China, unleashed a maelstrom that casts a long shadow over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to turn the page on this history.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2017
Inada apologizes for and retracts LDP election plug but refuses to resign
Defense chief Tomomi Inada ducks requests to explain the public “misunderstanding” she fears her clearly worded but unethical lobbying for the LDP may have caused.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Opposition parties renew demand that Abe open Diet to answer for scandals
The defense minister's gaffe along with Abe's lack of response to earlier calls to convene a Diet session prompts opposition parties to demand answers.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2017
The LDP's rush to revise the Constitution
Abe is pushing for constitutional revision while he has the political strength, instead of trying to build a consensus with other forces through convincing arguments.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2017
Watch what you do and say: Broader ramifications of the new conspiracy law cause concern
"Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order ... and the like." — U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Douglas, 1970
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 24, 2017
Sticky bonds of the media and government
Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a report critical of the Japanese government. The author, David Kaye, expressed concern over the way the media is pressured by the authorities to support their policies. The government objected to the report, saying it has never tried to sway...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2017
Probe Abe's ties with the media, Maekawa urges
The former education ministry official vouching for the documents behind the Kake Gakuen scandal urges closer scrutiny of Prime Minister Abe's media ties.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2017
Glaring gaps in the Kake Gakuen probe
Discrepancies between what the education ministry documents state and the explanatiions offered by officials suggest a further probe is merited
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2017
Opposition parties compel Abe to reopen Diet for Kake probe, invoking Article 53
Invoked Article 53 obliges Abe convene an extraordinary Diet session to deliberate on the brewing scandal, but still leaves room for the Cabinet to delay.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2017
LDP lawmakers take to the kitchen to promote female workplace empowerment
From veterans to rookies, male lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party sliced tomatoes, grilled salmon and fried chicken as they exemplified ways in which husbands can share in household duties during a political event on Wednesday promoting female participation in the workplace.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2017
Article 9 revision justifying SDF under review by LDP
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off deliberations among rank-and-file lawmakers Wednesday over a revision proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Jetstar Japan fined for failing to provide adequate cabin crew breaks
The logo of Jetstar Airways on an aircraft parked outside a maintenance hangar in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 27.
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.

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