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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2013
Abe's play for secrecy law
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is striving to protect state secrets by stiffening the penalties for leakers in a new law touted as a pillar of his envisioned security framework.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 26, 2013
Get Koizumi: Nuclear village goes on offensive
This is a first for Japan: A political figure who not only undergoes a change of mind in public, but tries to make a difference after giving up the political power to do so.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2013
Farmers to focus on fighting fat in face of tariff cuts
From rice for controlling blood glucose levels to soybeans that reduce fatty acids, the government is seeking new ways to make money from agriculture as pressure mounts to cut the tariffs that farmers rely on to make a living.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2013
CPI snaps out of four years of falling; 'Abenomics' lauded
The consumer price index snapped four years of declines in September, signaling progress in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to stamp out deflation and drive a sustained economic revival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2013
Talks on body to deal with security begin
The Diet started deliberations Friday on a bill to establish a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council, an entity designed to enhance the government's ability to deal with national security and manage crises.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2013
Territorial talks with Russia
Japan needs to develop a long-term strategy for maximizing its leverage with Russia as negotiations on resolving the Northern Territories sovereignty issue appear set to resume.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2013
Abe to rule new special zone panel
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to establish and head a new government panel to promote deregulation by launching special economic zones, part of his economic growth strategy, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2013
Thatcher-esque disparities a reality under Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe evokes the late Margaret Thatcher as he repeats 'there is no alternative' to his platform of economic change. One of the byproducts: prospects for a Thatcher-type division of wealth.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2013
Abe weighing big picture on Yasukuni trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide "from a broad perspective" whether to visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by the end of the year, the government's top spokesman said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2013
Aide: Abe may visit Yasukuni this year
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will probably visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by year's end, an aide in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party claims.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2013
Japan to shoot down foreign drones that invade its airspace
The Defense Ministry has drafted plans for the Self-Defense Forces to shoot down foreign drones that intrude into Japan's airspace.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 20, 2013
Political winds buffet NHK
An NHK insider warns that the quality of Japan's public broadcasting system is threatened by a poor personnel appointment for which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pulling the strings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2013
Abe skirts Yasukuni snare
On visiting war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe balances fragile ties with China and South Korea with pleasing his conservative support base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2013
Abe's younger brother, a senior vice foreign minister, visits Yasukuni Shrine
Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visited controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday for its annual autumn festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2013
Fukushima 2020: Will Japan be able to keep the nuclear situation under control?
Thirty seconds into what may ultimately be regarded as one of the defining speeches of his career, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slowly raised his hands chest high, then spread them out sideways in a gesture of confidence.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2013
China summons Japan's ambassador over Yasukuni visits
The Chinese government summoned Japan's ambassador Friday to issue a protest after a minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet and about 160 lawmakers visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Japan P.M. sends offering to war-linked shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dedicated a "masakaki" decorated wooden stick offering used in Shinto rituals to Yasukuni Shrine, but did not visit the war-related shrine for the major autumn ceremony that began Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Exchange student who gave life hailed
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye praised exchange student Lee Su-hyon, who died 12 years ago Thursday attempting to save a Japanese man who had fallen off a Tokyo train platform onto the tracks.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Abe may visit India in January to meet Singh
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India early next year, possibly on Jan. 25 and 26, for talks with Indian leader Manmohan Singh on boosting bilateral economic and security ties, a government source said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2013
Abe claims Fukushima radioactive water woes are 'under control'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the impact from accumulating radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has been 'under control.'
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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