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SHINZO ABE

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 28, 2014
A trip around the Yushukan, Japan's font of discord
Often overlooked in discussions about Yasukuni is the divisive role played by the Yushukan, the war museum built within the shrine grounds to promote the 'Yasukuni doctrine.'
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2014
Japan, Trinidad and Tobago eye stronger ties
Japan and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to bolster cooperation in areas ranging from the economy to disaster prevention as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the resource-rich Caribbean country Sunday on the second leg of his Latin America trip.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
Japan, Colombia to cooperate on natural resource development
Japanese and Colombian leaders are expected to agree Tuesday that the countries will cooperate in promoting Japanese investment in developing the Latin American country's natural resources, a Japanese delegation source said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2014
Japan, Brazil to repeat refrain on rule of law
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff are expected to stress in a joint statement this week that they share basic values including respecting the rule of law, a Japanese delegation source said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 26, 2014
Japan's brand is floundering under Abe
Attending the Association of Asian Studies conference in Singapore last week, I realized that Japan's global image is not what it might be. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan is back, but doubts are spreading about the version of Japan he is promoting. It appears that Abe's energetic regional diplomacy...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 26, 2014
'Eigonomics'
Middle-aged woman (watching Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak in the Diet on television): Apparently he's very good at speaking English.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2014
Abe bolsters Mexico ties as Latin American tour begins
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe clinches energy and infrastructure deals with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto as he kicks off a five-nation tour of Latin America.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2014
Timing eyed for Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to replace more than half of his 18 ministers in the first week of September in what would be his first Cabinet reshuffle since taking office in December 2012, senior government officials said.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 25, 2014
With poll numbers falling, Abe turns to suffering local economies
As his polling numbers dive, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turns his attention and bluster to the nation's rural economies, vowing to work his 'Abenomics' magic outside Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2014
Cabinet OKs guidelines for fiscal 2015 budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Friday approved guidelines for compiling the fiscal 2015 budget and said it aimed to improve the economy and restore Japan's fiscal health — the worst among the major industrialized countries.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
UNDP hails Abe's drive for women
Efforts to raise Japan's dismal female presence in the workforce should generate significant economic gains, the head of the U.N. Development Program says.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
Japan to help Brazil accelerate drug safety assessment
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to tell Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil on Aug. 1 that Japan will provide expertise to speed up its ability to assess the safety of new drugs, a government source said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2014
Collective self-defense smokescreen
It is deplorable that Prime Minister Shinzo continues to avoid discussing the inherent dangers to Japan with regard to his Cabinet's recent reinterpretation of 'collective self-defense.'
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2014
Abe to push for stronger economic ties on Latin American trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be looking to strengthen economic ties with five Latin American nations, including Mexico and Brazil, during an overseas swing that starts Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2014
Senior Japan, China diplomats hold secret meeting amid frayed ties
A senior Japanese official secretly visited China this month to explore the possibility of arranging a meeting between the countries' leaders, according to unnamed sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2014
Ozawa sees risk of militarism with Abe
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe loosened the limits of the pacifist Constitution to drop a ban on the Self-Defense Forces fighting overseas, many experts said it was a step toward becoming a "normal country" able to do more in its own defense.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2014
Japanese lawmakers say war-renouncing Constitution deserves Nobel Peace Prize
A group of lawmakers callfor the Nobel Committee to award Article 9 of the Constitution this year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying it would greatly encourage Japanese people as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to expand the nation's military capacity.
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JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Jul 20, 2014
Osaka zone a litmus test of foreign worker policy
As prefectural officials begin talks with Tokyo on a deregulated economic area, local skepticism remains high over the content, necessity of the proposal.
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JAPAN
Jul 20, 2014
Aging Yokotas pine for daughter's return from North Korea as abductee talks begin
Shigeru and Sakie Yokota may have their best chance yet of being reunited with their daughter, Megumi, 37 years after she was abducted by North Korean agents at age 13.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 19, 2014
The murky call on a hardball interview with Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga
The tabloid press plays fast and loose with the truth, so anyone who gobbled up last week's NHK story in the weekly Friday should have added a dash of salt. An unnamed employee told Friday that the prime minister's office demanded the public broadcaster apologize for questions asked in its interview...
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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