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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 10, 2014
GOP takeover could mean trouble for Japan
Perhaps no one in Asia is happier than Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to see Republicans take over control of the U.S. Congress. In fact, Japan's plummeting currency and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal put Abe in a tough corner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2014
Abe, Putin agree to prepare for Japan visit next year
In a move that Tokyo hopes will ultimately lead to a breakthrough in a long-running territorial row, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin agree to begin preparations for the Russian president to visit Japan next year.
COMMENTARY / Japan / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 8, 2014
Right-wing witch hunt signals dark days in Japan
Many Japanese and long-time Japan observers have expressed dismay about the recrudescence of self-righteous nationalism under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has emboldened right-wing extremists now threatening democratic institutions and civil liberties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Will they, won't they? Abe-Xi summit hangs in the balance
Japanese and Chinese ministers hold eleventh-hour talks to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
LDP's Komura, Putin aide meet to pave way for Russian president's visit
Masahiko Komura, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has held talks with Sergey Naryshkin, a close aide to President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow to pave the way for the Russian leader's Japan visit, which was planned for this fall but has been postponed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2014
Tokyo admits 'differing views' on Senkakus, opening door to Abe-Xi meeting
The leaders of Japan and China appear to be set to hold their first summit-level talks since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to power nearly two years ago.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2014
China foils H.K. Senkaku protest targeting Abe in Beijing
Three Hong Kong and Macau activists who planned to lodge a protest with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Beijing over a string of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea that are the crux of territorial disputes between China, Taiwan and Japan were barred from entering the Chinese capital, a group member...
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2014
Abe skeptical about Obama's future influence on TPP talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is concerned about whether the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact talks will be finalized while U.S. President Barack Obama can wield influence, TPP minister Akira Amari indicated Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2014
Japan to adopt new strategy on dementia care: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday at an international conference on dementia care in Tokyo that Japan will work out a new national strategy to boost measures dealing with the age-linked illness in the rapidly graying country.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2014
In possible breakthrough, Abe and Xi likely to hold brief talks at APEC
Tokyo and Beijing are reportedly preparing for a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, but a real thaw remains unlikely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2014
An opportunity for Abe and Xi
One reason for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping's newfound flexibility toward each other may be domestic political shifts in both countries that have created a more equal balance between conservative, nationalist groups and more internationally oriented business interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2014
Abe, Xi likely to have some contact at APEC summit
As the leaders of both China and Japan prepare to attend a regional economic meeting, the event offers them an opportunity to meet and begin to repair deeply frayed relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2014
Abe Cabinet says deal with China preventing Yasukuni visit 'does not exist'
Japan has decided to hold firm on its stance that it has no agreement with China preventing the prime minister and two other senior leaders from visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2014
Aquino explains backing Japan's new self-defense policy
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday he is backing the Abe administration's reinterpretation of the Constitution to be able to exercise the right to collective self-defense because of the situation Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have encountered since last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2014
Wounded Abe grapples with tax jinx after BOJ easing move
Back in April when Shinzo Abe raised the consumption tax, he was betting he could break a jinx that has doomed prime ministers to losing their jobs.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Nov 1, 2014
The uncomfortable truth about 'comfort women'
Question: How did you view those people (that you infected with bubonic plague and dissected while still alive)? Didn't you have any feelings of pity?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014
North Korea promises abductee probe will be fair, comprehensive: Suga
This week's abduction talks in North Korea shed little light on the questions Japan wants answered, as Pyongyang offered no new information about what happened to Japanese it kidnapped, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014
Japan's 3/11 tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion money trap
Some ¥3.28 trillion in funding for roads, bridges and thousands of new homes in areas devastated by the tsunami in Tohoku 3½ years ago is still languishing unspent in the bank. That means Keiko Abe is heading into a fourth winter of subzero temperatures in a cramped, temporary dwelling that...
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2014
Funding scandals prompt veiled LDP threat to call snap election
Feeling the heat, Prime Minister Abe tells the opposition to stop revealing his Cabinet's fundraising violations and threatens to call a snap election over the 'obstruction.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 29, 2014
Kansai: Who would you like to see replace the scandal-hit female ministers who quit?
Views from Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefecture about who, in an ideal world, should have been given the jobs vacated by two female ministers on Oct. 20.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
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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