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Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2016
Death by overwork on rise among Japan's vulnerable workers
As the number of compensation claims related to death from 'karoshi' or overwork soars, more and more younger and female employees are being affected by the phenomenon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2016
Japan to have record 1 million foreign workers this year
Foreign residents employed in Japan are expected to top 1 million for the first time as the nation grows more reliant on overseas workers to meet labor demands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Xi, Abe skip chance to chat at nuclear summit amid growing tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit in Washington, highlighting the state of relations between Asia's two biggest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016
Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years, may worsen
Business sentiment at big manufacturers deteriorates to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2016
Abe, Park agree to implement 'comfort women' deal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye agree to go forward with their agreement reached last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2016
Abe sought 'off record' advice on German fiscal policy, Krugman reveals in Twitter post
U.S. economist Paul Krugman baffles the government by revealing an off-the-record conversation with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016
Ministry of Finance the loser in battle for dominance under Abe
The ministry awakens to a new reality after three years of government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2016
Suga declines comment on remarks Krugman quoted Abe as saying about Germany
The Japanese government declined on Thursday to confirm or comment on off-the-record remarks by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Nobel-winning U.S. economist Paul Krugman has made public online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Abe, IAEA chief pledge enhanced cooperation on nuclear security
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to enhance cooperation on various nuclear security issues including North Korea's nuclear programs, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2016
Nuclear issues involving North Korea, Japan on table at Washington summit
The North's nuclear weapons program is thought to top a list of topics that world leaders, including Japan's prime minister, will discuss in Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2016
Japan-China tensions simmer as Xi, Abe remain cool on talks in U.S.
Chinese and Japanese leaders have a chance this week to sit down in Washington and discuss ways to stop simmering tensions from once again damaging business ties between Asia's two largest economies. They may pass on the opportunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Security laws usher in new era for pacifist Japan
Marking a historic change in Japan's pacifist diplomacy, two divisive security laws take effect that allow Tokyo to engage in collective self-defense based on the reinterpreted Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Budget clears Upper House as focus shifts to possible tax hike delay, double election
The Upper House easily passes the hefty fiscal 2016 budget as the opposition focuses on whether Prime Minister Abe will again delay the consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2016
Abe offers ¥600 million grant to Zimbabwe in bid to counter Chinese economic offensive
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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2016
'Womenomics' has to wait in line as tenure obstructs Abe's goal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sought to have women hold 30 percent of supervisory positions in all fields by the time Tokyo hosts the Olympics in 2020. But as of now, his own government is at least 15 years behind schedule.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2016
Democratic Party launches with vow to halt ruling coalition
At its inauguration ceremony, Japan's newest and largest opposition party vows to dethrone Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2016
Nearly two-thirds of public against 2017 tax hike: survey
Nearly two in three people, or 64.6 percent, are opposed to the government's plan to further raise the consumption tax in April next year, according to a new opinion poll by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 26, 2016
'Teflon Abe' gets high marks despite unpopular policies
Is Japan a democracy?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2016
Russia considering building naval base in area including disputed isles
Russia is considering building a naval base on islands off northern Japan, an area that includes territory at the center of a long-running spat between Tokyo and Moscow, the TASS news agency reported Friday, quoting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2016
Government, media equally to blame in debate on free speech, say journalists
Veteran Japanese journalists have stepped up their criticism of communications minister Sanae Takaichi over her comments that the government can suspend broadcasters' operations if they air what it considers politically-biased programs.

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