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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2016
In Japan, world's gloomiest millennials see a future of struggle
Youthful optimism can be hard to find in Japan, where millennials rank as the gloomiest of those in the world's biggest economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Abe's 'made-in-Japan' gift for Trump produced by China-owned firm
The gold-colored golf driver was manufactured by Tokyo-based Honma Golf Co., which went bankrupt in 2005 is now owned by a Chinese company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2016
Japan leaves unapproved asylum seekers and kids born in-country with dire choices
Visa please fall on deaf ears as justice ministry insists on executing deportation orders.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 23, 2016
Three steps to making Japan — and its pedestrians — safer
Prime Minister Abe, allow me to suggest three things you could begin implementing right now that would hugely increase the safety of people in Japan, guaranteed.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016
Trump victory unlikely to stifle Abe's free trade crusade
With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pledging to kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pro-growth Abenomics campaign is on the ropes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016
Trump to dump TPP on first day in office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will withdraw his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact on the day he takes office, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016
Japan, Argentina vow to speed up talks on investment pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Argentina President Mauricio Macri agreed Monday to speed up negotiations for a bilateral investment accord as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2016
Abe pins dimming hopes for Japan-Russia WWII treaty on 'trust' between leaders
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that signing a Japan-Russia peace treaty, delayed for decades by the row over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, will require a "relationship of trust" between himself and President Vladimir Putin.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2016
Abe to seek bigger fiscal policy role in '17 budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is pushing for a greater role for fiscal policy next year, according to draft guidelines for the 2017 budget seen by Bloomberg.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Japan, Vietnam reaffirm pledge to coordinate in South China Sea row with China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang have affirmed their commitment to peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea in line with international law, as Japan prepares to provide Hanoi with patrol ships to strengthen its maritime law enforcement capabilities.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Abe seeks to improve ties with China ahead of 45th anniversary of normalization
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping have agreed to improve relations ahead of the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2016
Abe tells APEC Tokyo will continue pushing free trade for sake of global growth
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that free trade is a source of global economic growth and Tokyo intends to keep promoting the policy, a Japanese government spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Abe, Putin hold preliminary isle talks in Lima
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds intensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Peru as he pursues a breakthrough in their summit in Japan next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Russia-friendly Trump likely to give Abe leeway on Putin negotiations
U.S. approval is vital if Tokyo intends to bargain with sanctions-hit Moscow, and Donald Trump will be more likely to oblige than Barack Obama.
EDITORIALS
Nov 20, 2016
Reopening Diet Constitution panels
Changes to the Constitution should be made only if it's necessary, not just because Shinzo Abe has the needed votes in the Diet to call a referendum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2016
TPP chiefs agree to forge ahead with trade pact despite Trump's opposition
The leaders of the 12 states in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agree to continue efforts to activate the trade deal despite a U-turn in support expected from the U.S.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Japan to grant Colombia ¥1 billion for mine clearance, recovery from civil war
Japan will provide Colombia ¥1 billion ($9 million) in grant aid to help remove land mines left by the country's decades-long civil war, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a summit Saturday in Peru.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2016
China sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Trump
Whether President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea will be a key indicator to how political ties unfold with China, sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing said.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Japan, Peru vow to cooperate on seeking new North Korea U.N. sanctions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski agreed Friday to cooperate in adopting a new U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to its fifth and largest nuclear test in September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Japan, Russia to ease visa rules, push tourism under cooperation plan
Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other's citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, government officials said Friday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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