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ISHIBA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2014
Ishiba backs down, hints he will accept Cabinet post if offered
LDP lieutenant Shigeru Ishiba drops his opposition to entering the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, playing down speculation he intends to run again for LDP president.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2014
Abe, Ishiba to discuss Cabinet, LDP executive changes Friday
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet with Shigeru Ishiba to discuss what position the current Liberal Democratic Party secretary-general should get in next Wednesday's reshuffle of the Cabinet and LDP executive lineup, party officials said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2014
Abe looking to appoint Ishiba to new Cabinet post next week: report
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is looking to appoint Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba to a newly created ministerial post for regional revitalization in his reshuffled Cabinet to be announced Wednesday, the Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
LDP No. 2 Ishiba to turn down Cabinet post in Abe reshuffle: senior party official
Shigeru Ishiba, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is ready to reject Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's offer of a Cabinet position.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2014
LDP's No. 2 man likely to accept new defense legislation post: sources
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2014
Abe eyes Ishiba for new Cabinet post on defense legislation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to replace Shiu00adgeu00adru Ishiu00adba as the No. 2 man in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and has sounded him out about assuming a newly created Cabinet post for defense legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2014
Timing eyed for Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to replace more than half of his 18 ministers in the first week of September in what would be his first Cabinet reshuffle since taking office in December 2012, senior government officials said.
JAPAN / Politics
May 17, 2014
SDF could join U.N. forces, Ishiba says
The LDP's No. 2 official says Japan could engage in U.N.-led collective security operations, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier ruling out such a move.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2014
Biden, Ishiba see eye to eye
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and a top official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations and make efforts toward signing a Pacific free trade pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2014
Ishiba urges more collective-defense allies
Japan might seek other military allies aside from the United States, the Liberal Democratic Party's No. 2 suggests in Washington of its bid to legalize collective defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2014
First Cabinet reshuffle likely in August
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe considers reshuffling the Cabinet in August or later, rather than in late June when the Diet will close for the summer.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2014
LDP gropes for clarity on collective defense rewrite
The Liberal Democratic Party is moving ahead fast in talks to lift the nation's self-imposed restrictions on collective self-defense as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues his quest for a more proactive role in the Japan-U.S. alliance.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2014
SDF may acquire global reach: Ishiba
Japan could exercise the right of collective self-defense "on the other side of the globe" if national security required it, said Shigeru Ishiba, the Liberal Democratic Party's No. 2 official.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2014
Ishiba: Asia needs body like NATO
Japan should aim to create a multilateral security alliance in Asia similar to NATO to help counterbalance China's ongoing military buildup, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2014
LDP dangles cash in Nago poll
In a last-ditch attempt to win votes for the pro-base candidate in Sunday's Nago mayoral election, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba has promised voters Tokyo will set up a ¥50 billion fund to be used to revitalize the local economy.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Dec 21, 2013
Protecting nature to protect ourselves
This month's column takes an intrepid look at efforts to expand protected areas in Japan and worldwide, areas that are essential to conserve biological diversity and mitigate natural disasters.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 21, 2013
Terrorists unite: All you have to lose is your freedom
Everyone had been wondering when the real Shinzo Abe would bare the dark recesses of his political soul. There had been some glimpses, but with Abenomics in a swoon amid growing skepticism about its sustainability, Japan's prime minister finally ripped off his mask as he rammed secrecy legislation through...
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2013
Ishiba's ominous words
Statements by LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba underscore the danger that the new state secrets law could pose to Japanese democracy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2013
Reporters who divulge secrets could face new law's wrath: Ishiba
Two days before the contentious state secrets law getting the official nod, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba waded into the fray Wednesday by saying journalists could be punished for reporting state-designated classified information, only to backpedal slightly.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2013
Ishiba validates secrecy bill fears
In his recent criticism of public demonstrations near the Diet building by those opposed to the secrecy bill, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba validated concerns that the bill could be used to silence citizens who express certain political opinions or demands.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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