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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2014
Wiser Abe Cabinet logs record 500 days in office
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Friday marked the 500th day since its inception in December 2012, extending its record as the longest-serving lineup in the postwar era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2014
Abe strengthens ties with NATO
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, concerned about China's military spending and the Senkakus dispute, forges a new partnership agreement with NATO.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2014
Japan meets most conditions for 'vital' EU trade talks: documents
The European Union is to tell Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday that Brussels is broadly satisfied with Japan's progress in negotiations toward an ambitious free trade deal, likely allowing talks to continue, according to EU documents.
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2014
Japan to work with France on future fast-breeder atomic reactor
Japan will join a French research effort to develop a new nuclear reactor that promoters say will use fuel more efficiently and produce less atomic waste.
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2014
Constitution Day feted, fought over
Japan's pacifist Constitution is at a crossroads as the 67th anniversary of its taking effect is celebrated around the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2014
Does pacifism need an update?
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe increasingly bent on altering the pacifist Constitution, backers and foes of his revisionist agenda held gatherings on Constitution Day on Saturday to make their voices heard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2014
Sealing TPP deal by May iffy despite Japan-U.S. 'milestone'
Tokyo and Washington are close to forging a two-way trade deal, but that doesn't mean a breakthrough on the broader TPP will be imminent in May.

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