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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2016
Chinese groups seen forging ties with Okinawa independence activists
Chinese universities and think tanks are forming ties with Okinawa independence groups in a bid to divide public opinion in Japan, a Japanese government agency said in an annual report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2014
Chinese public has no appetite for Senkakus fight: poll
A majority of Chinese citizens believe the United Nations, not the battlefield, is the proper venue for settling their country's maritime disputes with Japan, according to a first-of-its-kind opinion poll released last week.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2014
Abe looks to ease arms export ban for states in strife
In a major policy shift, the Abe administration plans to ease Japan's restrictions on weapons exports by retaining the option to deliver to nations in international conflicts.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2014
Two-thirds of public against easing weapons export curbs: poll
Two-thirds of the public opposes loosening Japan's controls on arms exports but just over a quarter don't, the latest opinion poll says.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2014
Over half oppose Japan engaging in collective self-defense: survey
More than half of the public opposes Japan exercising the right to collective self-defense, the latest survey says.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 9, 2013
Secrets law bruises Abe's ratings
The Cabinet's sharp drop in the opinion polls shows that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might have expended too much of his political capital on enacting the state secrets law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2013
50% against hiking sales tax in April: poll
The public is nearly evenly divided over whether the sales tax should rise next April, but not over Prime Minister Abe's remarks about the Fukushima water crisis.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
Abe Cabinet approval rate drops to 56%
The approval rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has fallen to 56.2 percent from 68.0 percent in June, suggesting low expectations for the administration's economic policies.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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