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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2015
China eyes new venue for end-of-war parade
China's planned military parade to mark the end of World War II is likely to be held at the site Japan attacked in 1937 to trigger the Second Sino-Japanese War, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the plan.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 11, 2015
Victims seek redress for 'unparalleled massacre' of Tokyo air raid
Why has one of the deadliest wartime events in history never been properly memorialized in Japan?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2015
Abe's new policy on foreign aid risks playing with fire
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is playing with fire in declaring that Japan may give non-lethal assistance to foreign military forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 10, 2015
Statement adviser to Abe: Acknowledge Japan waged 'war of aggression'
A noted political and diplomatic scholar widely considered to be a close adviser to Prime Minister Shinu00adzo Abe takes a surprising stance.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2015
'Red purge' during MacArthur era hurt unions now pushing on wages
As annual wage talks climax this month, one of the obstacles to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign for outsize pay raises has its roots in the 1940s: a stunted union movement.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2015
Abe, Merkel agree to play strong international role, including on Ukraine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Monday to play a more active role in maintaining stability and prosperity in the international community, including finding a peaceful solution for the Ukrainian crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2015
Abe's robot panel aims to give drone industry an edge
The Abe administration is looking to fast-track industry-friendly regulation to give Japan's drone sector an edge over the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 9, 2015
Tokyo firebombing survivor fears Japan starting down road to war again
Katsumoto Saotome was 12 the night he ran for his life through a sea of flames, jumping over smouldering railroad ties along a train track as U.S. B-29 bombers rained incendiary bombs down around him.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2015
Abe administration considering creating MI6-style spy agency
The Abe administration considers setting up an intelligence agency similar to Britain's MI6 as it moves to give the military a bigger role overseas.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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