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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2018
Current Diet session to be extended until July 22
The nation's ruling parties agree to extend the ongoing ordinary Diet session until July 22 in an attempt to ensure the passage of key legislative measures.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2018
Japan looks to convene summit on North Korea denuclearization in September on sidelines of U.N. gathering
The government will try to organize a summit on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly meeting to discuss how to fund North Korea's complete denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018
Kotaro Kake denies meeting Abe to discuss school project amid cronyism claims
The head the school operator at the center of favoritism allegations denied meeting the prime minister regarding a project to open a veterinary school.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2018
China sounds out Japan and South Korea on holding second trilateral summit in December
China has sounded out Japan and South Korea on holding another trilateral summit in December in Beijing, hoping to further ramp up cooperation on denuclearizing North Korea, diplomatic sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2018
Few in Japan dare to hope for a nuke-free Korean Peninsula: survey
Nearly 80 percent of respondents in the latest Kyodo News poll are negative about the prospects for a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2018
Shares of small Japanese shipping firms jump on hopes of North Korea detente
Shares of small Japanese shippers jumped last week after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sparked hopes of new business ties with the reclusive country.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2018
Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono could meet North Korean counterpart at ASEAN forum in Singapore in August
The government is considering holding a meeting of foreign ministers with North Korea on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Singapore in early August, informed sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2018
Aid likely if North Korea gives up nukes: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday signaled that Japan would likely help shoulder the costs of North Korea's denuclearization under a potential international funding framework aimed at eliminating Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2018
Abe pitches idea of international funding framework on North Korean denuclearization
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues waving yen signs in the name of denuclearization, Pyongyang again shuts the door on the abduction issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2018
Abe directs Cabinet to take on child abuse after death of 5-year-old girl
The government on Friday said it will compile measures aimed at preventing child abuse following the recent death of a 5-year-old girl, who had written "forgive me" in a notebook to beg her parents to stop mistreating her.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2018
Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work
Kazuhiro Hasegawa has been driving a taxi in Tokyo for three years. It's a job he enjoys, despite 18-hour shifts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2018
Annual U.N. gathering in September eyed as 'plan B' for Abe-Kim summit: sources
An annual U.N. General Assembly gathering in late September may offer an opportunity for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold bilateral talks if Kim is invited to deliver a speech there, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2018
Japan and North Korea officials make contact at international conference in Mongolia
Japanese and North Korean officials made informal contact while attending an international conference in Ulaanbaatar, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushes back against claims of North Korean sanctions relief, says it depends on denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized that Kim Jong Un wouldn't receive sanctions relief until after his complete disarmament, pushing back against North Korean suggestions that penalties would soon start being relaxed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2018
Abe-Kim summit could take place in Russia in September
The abduction issue is likely to be high on the agenda as Tokyo starts to prepare for what would be the first Japan-North Korean summit since 2004.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 12, 2018
Trump sees shared path with North Korea's Kim after denuclearization summit
In a vaguely worded agreement, the two leaders inked what Trump said was a “comprehensive document” declaring that Kim's regime would work towards complete denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018
Abductees' relatives hope Trump-Kim summit will lead to return of loved ones
As they watched footage of the historic summit between leaders of the United States and North Korea on Tuesday, relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago expressed hope that the landmark meeting in Singapore will lead to the return of their loved ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2018
Is Tokyo's commitment to abduction issue a diplomatic stumbling block?
As the world waited for Trump and Kim to emerge from their summit, Japan looked for signs that the two had addressed its top priority: abductees.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018
Abe-led panel mandates anti-sexual harassment training for senior officials but shelves talks on law to penalize harassers
Tokyo on Tuesday decided to mandate senior officials undergo training aimed at preventing sexual harassment following a string of revelations of inappropriate behavior involving bureaucrats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2018
Abe and Mahathir agree to cooperate in addressing North Korea issues
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Tuesday with his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad to cooperate in addressing North Korea's nuclear and missile development as well as the abduction of Japanese citizens.

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