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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2015
DPJ, Ishin no To discuss common ground, possible joint campaign for Upper House election
The nation's two largest opposition parties agreed Friday to start discussing common ground with a view to fighting the Upper House election next summer with a united front.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2015
Abe aims arrows at new targets with three fresh goals for 'Abenomics,' 20% rise in GDP
The three new economic policy goals include: promotion of economic growth, child-rearing assistance and social security measures to increase nursing facilities for the elderly.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 24, 2015
Abe will need all his Zen calm to press on with Abenomics
After his first stint as prime minister ended in frustration and ill health in 2007, Shinzo Abe headed to a Buddhist temple and took up Zen meditation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2015
Okinawa governor says people's human rights neglected in U.S. base saga
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga doubled down Thursday on his pledge to halt construction of a new U.S. military base in his prefecture, claiming people's human rights were being neglected by Tokyo and Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2015
Abe's Twitter account aims to thank Indian leader, mistakenly sends to California entrepreneur
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Twitter account received birthday felicitations from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but mistakenly responded to a similarly named individual in the U.S.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2015
Policy hurdles remain despite passage of new security laws
Ignoring protests from furious voters and opposition lawmakers, the ruling camp led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has enacted two divisive security laws, marking a significant departure from Japan's postwar pacifism.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2015
Japanese voice frustration, resignation over security shake-up
Members of the public interviewed in and around Tokyo on Saturday expressed disappointment and resignation following the Diet's enactment of the security bills in the early hours.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Japan's defense shift is hailed, but weaknesses will remain: experts
Passage of security bills satisfies the U.S. desire for Japan to be more of a regional military player, will strengthen defense cooperation with other countries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2015
On the security bills, let me keep out of it
Though writing about the security bill, I will not mention my own opinion. I am, in fact, opposed to the oxymoronic approach called “collective self-defense,” but I will not tell you so.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Diet enacts security laws, marking Japan's departure from pacifism
Following boisterous confrontations in the Diet and more than three days of public protest, the Upper House finally enacted two divisive security laws early Saturday that will mark a significant departure from Japan's postwar pacifism.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2015
Ruling bloc on verge of enacting security laws
The battle over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's publicly divisive security bills enters its final phase as the Upper House shrugs off the opposition's latest tricks and prepares to vote.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2015
Security policy set the wrong way
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has rammed his security legislation through the Diet, public opposition be damned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2015
Thousands gather outside Diet in heavy rain for last chance to protest security bills
Thursday's heavy rain failed to douse the rage of thousands of demonstrators who gathered in front of the Diet building in Tokyo to protest the controversial security legislation that is expected to pass by week's end.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Opposition parties' delaying tactics throw Diet into chaos
In an Upper House meeting rife with heckling and wrestling, two disputed security bills are bulldozed through committee, paving the way for enactment by the ruling bloc.
EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2015
Security questions go unanswered
Many of the questions and doubts about the legislation that remained from the Lower House deliberations were also never answered in the Upper House.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2015
Japan's defense reform tarnished by low public support, unconvincing sales pitch
The ruling bloc's effort to pass a pair of controversial security bills has failed in an important respect: to win public support.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2015
Protesters rally as contentious security bills near passage
Crowds of protesters rallied on Wednesday as the Diet moved closer to passing bills for a defense policy change that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, despite opposition by many ordinary voters.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 15, 2015
BOJ forgoes additional easing, betting economy will turn around
The Bank of Japan refrains from boosting stimulus even though the economy shrank in the last quarter.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2015
Security bills won't allow for Hormuz minesweeping, Abe says
The administration does not view minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz as one of the possible actions that the Self-Defense Forces would carry out if the national security bills are enacted, according to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2015
Ishiba's proposed anti-Abe LDP faction shapes up
Shigeru Ishiba met with several followers Thursday for preparatory talks on launching his own faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party by the end of this month.
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.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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