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G7 STATEMENT

JAPAN / History
Aug 7, 2015
Abe to seek Cabinet approval, release war-end statement on Aug. 14
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he will seek Cabinet endorsement of his war-end anniversary statement on Aug. 14 ahead of its release that same day.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2015
Nation's political culture stands at major crossroads
Will Japan be dragged down by egocentric anti-intellectualism and suspension of judgment, or will a new civic culture turn the nation into a more mature democracy?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2015
Murayama warns of 'crisis' over security bills
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday "a sense of crisis" drove him to join protesters outside the Diet who were rallying against legislation that would overhaul the country's security policies.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2015
Panel to advise 'aggression' be included in Abe's war anniversary statement
A government advisory panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is leaning toward proposing that the war anniversary statement he will issue this summer describe World War II as an act of 'aggression.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 18, 2015
Abe's historic opportunity to reset regional relations
On Aug. 15, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will give a much-anticipated speech commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. This presents a golden opportunity to hit the reset button on regional relations and to generate momentum toward overcoming history driven tensions that plague East Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 11, 2015
The politics and pitfalls of war memory and apology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of history issues during this 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat came under critical scrutiny at the recent Japanese Studies Association of Australia conference hosted by La Trobe University in Melbourne.
JAPAN / History
Jul 11, 2015
Abe to express 'deep remorse' over WWII in anniversary statement
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to express "deep remorse" over World War II in a statement he will issue this summer to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, sources close to him said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015
Abe may not seek Cabinet approval for war anniversary statement
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may not seek Cabinet approval for his upcoming statement to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, a government source said Monday.
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 Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2015
Abe war anniversary statement will improve China ties, LDP official says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is expected to improve relations with China, according to a ruling party official known for his efforts to revive Asian ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
Murayama, Kono assail revisionism, urge Abe to uphold their apologies in entirety
Two former leaders who issued historic apologies for the nation's past lambast revisionist attempts to rewrite history, urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stand by the statements they delivered when they were in office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2015
Keidanren wants Abe to consider China, South Korea in WWII anniversary statement
The head of Japan's biggest business lobby has called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to compile a statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in consideration of the relationship with China and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 21, 2015
Japan-U.S. alliance remains as a bulwark against China
The more belligerent Beijing behaves, the more important the Japan-U.S. alliance becomes.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2015
Japan wants statement from summit with EU to address China's sea claims
Japan has proposed that the statement to be issued after its summit with the European Union in late May should include a call for keeping China's maritime ambitions in check, and the EU is soliciting opinions from its 28 member states about the request, a diplomatic source said.
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2015
187 scholars urge Abe to address Japan's wartime history
An international group of scholars of Japanese and East Asian studies have called on Tokyo to accurately address the country's history of colonial rule and wartime actions.
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2015
Abe seeks war anniversary statement showing future of Japan
Speaking to Japanese reporters during his U.S. tour, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will deliver a statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II this summer that will show the future direction of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2015
At summit, Abe expresses 'deep remorse' for WWII but stops short of apologizing
The prime minister's comments came ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the summit sidelines, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the Asian rivals.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2015
South Korean ambassador says three terms crucial to Abe's WWII statement
South Korea's ambassador to Japan said Wednesday his country is closely watching whether the upcoming statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to mark 70 years since the end of World War II contains key terms such as "remorse" and "colonial rule."
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2015
Message should be repeated
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe truly endorses the thinking behind his predecessors' war-anniversary statements, he should not hesitate to repeat their words.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2015
Abe signals WWII anniversary statement may omit apologies
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends his strongest signal yet that Japan's previous war apologies won't be repeated in his 70th anniversary speech marking the end of the war.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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