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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2013
Obama briefs Abe on Xi summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama talked on the phone Thursday morning about the last week's unofficial U.S.-China summit in California, a government official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2013
Nuclear advocacy lands Abe in hot water with wife
Prime Minister Abe may be pushing to sell Japan's atomic plants abroad, but his wife, Akie, says her 'heart aches' to see him being pronuclear.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2013
Japan may announce humanitarian aid for Syrian rebels at G-8 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could announce Tokyo's intention to provide humanitarian assistance to Syrian rebels at next week's Group of Eight summit in Britain, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2013
Hollande calls on Japan to recover self-confidence of old
Japan and France should regain confidence in their capacities and assets in spite of mounting competition from emerging economies and recent economic crises, French President Francois Hollande said Saturday in a speech in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2013
Abe, Hollande reach deal to push nuclear technology
French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agree to deepen cooperation on developing and exporting nuclear power plant technologies, and to strengthen security ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2013
Abe plan lifts renewables at utilities' expense
Shinzo Abe's pledge to spur ¥30 trillion of investment in Japan's electricity industry opens the way for a surge in clean energy projects at the expense of traditional utilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 4, 2013
A term for Abe's ilk? Well, nonliberal
Foreign media and overseas Japan experts largely use 19th- and 20th-century labels to describe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and current Japanese politics led by his Liberal Democratic Party — "right-wing," "hawkish," "conservative" and "nationalist."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2013
Abe pledges ¥100 billion to stabilize Sahel
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to provide ¥100 billion in humanitarian and development assistance over five years to help stabilize Africa's conflict-torn Sahel region.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2013
Abe to Africa: Use aid as you see fit
The fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development opens with a look back over the forum's past 20 years and discussions about its future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2013
Abe offer at TICAD: ¥3.2 trillion in aid
The fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is set to kick off with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to pledge up to ¥3.2 trillion in total aid over the next five years.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2013
Priorities in Myanmar
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Myanmar President Thein Sein on a visit to Myanmar on May 26 and pledged ¥91 billion in fresh aid to Myanmar — ¥51 billion in loans and ¥40 billion in grants — and waived another ¥190 billion in debt to facilitate the country's democratization efforts.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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