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YASUKUNI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2014
Drift rightward has been building for years
Fashion model Junko Amo made headlines on Aug. 15, 2002, when she initiated a visit to controversial Yasukuni Shrine with a group of some 180 people she met via 2channel, Japan's biggest Internet forum.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2014
Obama to shore up ties with Asia trip
U.S. President Barack Obama will make a trip to Asia, including Japan and South Korea, in late April in a bid to promote his administration's commitment to the region, the White House said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 10, 2014
Abe should visit Nanjing instead of Yasukuni
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a war apology with sincere contrition and humility in Nanjing, it might ease his goal of shifting Japan toward a 'normal' country in foreign policy and defense.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2014
Japan, South Korea compete over Obama's upcoming visit
Japan has faced difficulty coordinating with the United States to invite President Barack Obama as a state guest in late April, as South Korea has also made a call on Washington for him to visit, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 3, 2014
Yasukuni: It's open to interpretation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine in December stirred outrage at home and abroad because he was perceived as promoting his revisionist views on wartime history and violating the constitutional separation of state and religion.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2014
Biden tried to talk Abe out of Yasukuni visit
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to visit Yasukuni Shrine just two weeks before his pilgrimage to the war-linked memorial sparked a furor.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 25, 2014
Spinmeister Abe: crisis-mongering and distractions
The news media tends to hyperventilate because this generates a buzz that attracts attention.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2014
Abe's way of thinking merits scrutiny before Tokyo's poll
Rational questions raised by Morihiro Hosokawa and Junichiro Koizumi ahead of the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election could exert a big influence on the direction of the Abe administration.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2014
Putin avoids criticizing Abe in interview with Chinese TV
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a recent interview with state-run China Central Television, stopped short of criticizing Japan over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit last month to Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine — a trip that infuriated Beijing and Seoul.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2014
China has no-clash policy in place for Japan
China's top leaders officially agreed last year to prevent a military clash with Japan and any interference from the United States regarding the bitter sovereignty dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, sources close to them said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 18, 2014
Lexicon for today's Japan: Reading between the lies
Plowing through the news, one is often struck by the proliferation of acronyms, jargon, new names and terms. It can be a baffling experience, so I thought I would provide some explanations, keywords, synonyms, associative notions and interpretations to aid comprehension — even at risk of differing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2014
Abe aide takes aim at U.S. over response to Yasukuni visit
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JAPAN
Jan 14, 2014
GOP lawmaker prods Kishi on South Korea relations
Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi discussed the contentious visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his older brother, to Yasukuni Shrine with Republican Rep. Steve Chabot on Monday, the U.S. lawmaker said.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2014
Kishida urges China talks, assures on apologies
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida called again Tuesday for China to agree to a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2014
Do more to assure region, Singapore tells Japan
Japan must do more to assure neighbors of its intentions as it strengthens its military, Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen says.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2014
Abe should end Yasukuni visits
Ever since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine last month, a former British ambassador to Japan has been trying to guess what Abe's motives for such an act could have been.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2014
Take pride in mending dark past, U.S. scholar tells Japan
Gerald Curtis advises Japan to “take pride in admitting what you're not proud of” instead of hunkering down on the history issue.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2014
Abe Yasukuni trip aim not lost on U.S. leaders
A group of ruling party members is alleging that U.S. government officials and lawmakers they met with in Washington understood the aim of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to war-related Yasukuni Shrine, a move roundly lambasted throughout Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2014
LDP drops past campaign pledge to 'never wage a war'
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party removes a pledge that Japan will 'never wage a war' from the final draft of its campaign platform for this year.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2014
China U.N. envoy decries Yasukuni visit, Abe's motives
China's top envoy to the U.N. criticizes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to Yasukuni Shrine, questioning the conservative leader's motives and warning the international community to 'remain vigilant.'
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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.
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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.
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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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