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For Shinzo Abe's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 3, 2022
Realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific
Less than a month before he was assassinated, Japanu2019s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, set to paper his vision for the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan must end
For 40 years, the United States has made a point of not saying whether it would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. Circumstances have changed and so must that strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2019
Goals for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has four major agenda items in store for the Group of 20's upcoming summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2015
Toward an alliance of hope
Japan's agenda under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is simple and straightforward: reform at home and proactive contributions to global peace based on the principle of international cooperation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2015
When women can thrive, so will Japan and the world
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is "determined to make Japan a country where opportunities for women abound, and glass ceilings are a thing of the past."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2014
Doing more to ensure peace in Asia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opines that a framework under which Asian governments publicly disclose their military budgets needs to be established if we are to build trust and avoid a regional arms race.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2014
Securing the rule of law at sea
To resolve conflicting territorial claims in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls upon governments in the region to return to the spirit and provisions of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2014
The second opening of Japan
To make a proactive contribution to peace, Japan will bear its share of responsibility for assuring the security that supports global prosperity and stability, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2014
New dawn breaking over Japan
Writing from Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says it is not twilight, but a new dawn, that is breaking over Japan, thanks to his administration's overcoming the notion that certain reforms could never be carried out.
Japan Times
WORLD / TICAD V SPECIAL
Jun 1, 2013
Africa and Japan: A true win-win duo
TICAD meets again, for the fifth time, in Yokohama. Coinciding with the Golden Jubilee for the African Union, dozens of heads of state from across the continent will bring their passion, zeal and renewed confidence over here to tell us in unison that Africa is now leading global economic growth. Official Developmental Assistance still matters, yet it does more as a catalyst for attracting private investment. The public-private partnership is the key to facilitating private investment and achieving a private-led growth in the continent.

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