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TOMOMI INADA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2016
Inada meets Carter during Washington visit
New Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's finds common ground with her U.S. counterpart during her first visit to Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2016
Inada to visit Okinawa amid ongoing tensions over U.S. bases
Tomomi Inada is set to make her first visit to Okinawa as defense minister on Saturday amid escalating tensions between Tokyo and Naha over the contentious issue of U.S. military bases on the island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2016
SDF get green light to train for new peacekeeping roles
The Self-Defense Forces are given the green light to train for new duties added under security legislation introduced last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2016
Forgoing visit, Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe avoids visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine and instead dispatches a proxy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
Overseas trip to forestall annual visit to Yasukuni by new defense chief Inada
Despite much speculation, new defense chief Tomomi Inada probably won't visit problematic Yasukuni Shrine on Japan's surrender anniversary and will instead catch a flight to Djibouti.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
China slams Japan's defense minister for ducking Nanking Massacre questions
China on Friday accused Japan's new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 4, 2016
Japan's new defense chief dodges questions on Yasukuni, reverses position on nuclear weapons
Newly appointed Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Thursday refused to clarify her position on sensitive historical issues, insisting she is "not in a position" to express her views on Japan's wars against China and the Allied powers in the 1930s and '40s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2016
Abe's defense minister pick sparks concern over relations with South Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's choice for the key post of defense minister, Tomomi Inada, is a politician known for her strong nationalistic views.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2016
With Cabinet shake-up, Abe lays groundwork for future of LDP
The reshuffle signals the start of a political race to determine a critical question: Who will take the reins of power after Abe?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
As LDP set for election victory, policy chief Inada calls for changing pacifist Constitution
The Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief on Sunday called for changing the nation's pacifist Constitution after the ruling coalition won a landslide victory in the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2015
Abe's WWII remarks likely to reflect view that 'comfort women' rights were violated
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will likely reflect his view that the human rights of "comfort women" were violated, according to the policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2014
New Cabinet ministers' pasts coming back to haunt Abe
One week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet with an eye to the future, the past is coming back to haunt him: Revelations of controversial past statements and actions by his newly appointed ministers are drawing criticism abroad.

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