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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019
Japan looks to put speculation to rest, says it has reached final agreement on trade deal with U.S.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi put an end to the conflicting media speculation Tuesday, declaring that all negotiations are over after an hourlong meeting with the U.S. trade chief.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2019
Abe to appoint more liberal LDP members to key posts in bid to spur talks on constitutional reform
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to place less conservative members of his ruling party in important posts related to amending the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2019
Abe rival Taro Yamamoto says Japan's sales tax hike is 'crazy' and should be abolished
Just as Japan braces itself for a hike in the sales tax to 10 percent on Oct. 1, one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's would-be rivals is calling for it to be abolished altogether.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
Abe will not hold meeting with Moon during visit to New York
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has no plans to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly starting Monday, sources familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2019
Japan ready to back its farmers and small firms after trade deal with U.S., new minister says
The government will provide additional support to farmers and small businesses as needed to quell concerns stemming from an expected Japan-U.S. trade deal, Japan's recently appointed economic revitalization minister said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2019
Who's leading the pack for post-Abe leadership
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lasts for another year or two, Toshimitsu Motegi will be best-postured to succeed him.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
Japanese government facing mounting criticism over initial response to Typhoon Faxai
The government is facing mounting criticism over its allegedly insufficient initial response to a recent powerful typhoon that left tens of thousands of households without electricity in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2019
Defense Minister Taro Kono says Japan not yet ready to point fingers over Saudi attack
New Defense Minister Taro Kono held back on Wednesday from saying that Iran was involved in last week's attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil plants, highlighting how Japan's position on rising tensions in the Middle East differs from that of the United States.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 18, 2019
Abe used Cabinet reshuffle to renew focus on North Korea abductions, but resolution remains out of reach
In last week's Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe replaced some of the key personnel responsible for handling the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals — again demonstrating his determination to resolve the decadeslong problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2019
Toyota and Aisin Seki invest $791 million in Texas as trade deal with U.S. nears
Toyota Motor Corp. and one of its top suppliers will invest a combined $791 million (¥85.59 billion) in Texas to build next-generation pickups as part of a drive to boost output in the U.S. and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2019
U.S. will promise not to hike tariffs on Japanese autos, report says
Japan and the United States are reportedly working toward a joint leaders' statement that would include a U.S. promise not to hike tariffs or introduce quotas on Japanese cars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2019
Abe's lesson in stability and pragmatism
Team Abe is not afraid to use power and has an agenda that is pro-growth and pro-business.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2019
What's next after Abe's Cabinet reshuffle?
What policy agenda his administration chooses to tackle as a priority going forward will test the prime minister and his new team.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2019
Abe shows his command over LDP in reshuffle
Abe demonstrated that he is clearly in the driver's seat, posturing his allies for advancement in the LDP ranks, keeping bandwagoners contained and edging out rivals altogether.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 12, 2019
Abe and his new Cabinet face significant obstacles toward reforming nation's social security systems
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, said he will boost efforts to reform the nation's social security systems — a top domestic priority for him as he enters the last two years of his final three-year term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2019
South Korea and Japan need to ease up on their spat, ex-defense chief Itsunori Onodera says
Japan and South Korea need time to cool down from a feud hurting security ties, former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said of the dispute that the Trump administration warns could damage its regional alliance network.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2019
Observers sift through Abe's reshuffle picks for his potential successors
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet for the seventh time Wednesday, trying again to boost popularity among voters by tapping fresh faces and further cement his power base by doling out prestigious Cabinet posts to ruling lawmakers — business as usual.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2019
Trump clips hawkish adviser Bolton's wings in firing expected to reverberate in Tokyo and Pyongyang
The U.S. president, citing strong policy disagreements, fires his national security adviser John Bolton — the White House's third national security chief in less than three years.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2019
With Cabinet reshuffle, Abe confirms intent to seek change to Constitution
With two years left to cement his legacy, Prime Minister Abe carries out a major Cabinet reshuffle that reaffirms his desire to pursue outstanding issues such as constitutional revision.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2019
Cabinet reshuffles provide a window into Japan's policy priorities
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday. When this action, combined with the reshuffle of Liberal Democratic Party executives, takes place, there is always huge media coverage on who will be appointed to what post and what it means for the administration.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.

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