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SHINZO ABE

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2014
Confident LDP plays up victories as Diet session comes to a close
A confident Liberal Democratic Party trumpets its achievements as the 186th Diet session winds down as laying strong foundations for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security and political goals.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2014
Abe's 'third arrow' misses the mark
Economists pan the revamped 'third arrow' of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth plan for lacking critical details on how he will achieve the jumble of bold reforms proposed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2014
Abe's target for women managers won't be met, say Daiwa, Goldman
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Goldman Sachs Japan Co. said they will fall short of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of having women in 30 percent of management jobs by 2020, citing a lack of candidates.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 18, 2014
Japan's 'no immigration principle' looking as solid as ever
In contrast to Hidenori Sakanaka's unbridled optimism, I argue that Japan has little prospect of becoming a 'migrant nation' anytime soon.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2014
Abe team presents draft statement on collective self-defense
The Abe administration has tabled a draft statement that could allow Japan to effectively exercise the right to collective self-defense, but the ruling coalition remains divided.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 15, 2014
Oh, the places we'll go in 2020 — unless, of course, we won't
In 2020 the Tokyo Olympics will be here! And all our troubles will be gone. Unless, of course, they won't. Because, sometimes, they don't.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2014
Noda says Abe buying into 'voodoo economics'
Sour grapes are in season in Tokyo as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's predecessor steps up and slams the incumbent's tax plans.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2014
Abe might be the world's best leader
An American finance professor who says he used to be a Shinzo Abe skeptic now calls Japan's prime minister the most effective national leader in the world right now.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2014
Abe bulldozes over DPJ in self-defense debate
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once again underlined the necessity of reinterpreting the war-renouncing Constitution to allow Japan to engage in collective self-defense during a debate Wednesday, while the main opposition leader failed to capitalize on the opportunity to attack Abe and roll back his influence...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 11, 2014
Stand firm on 10% sales tax, Noda warns Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe risks triggering market turmoil should he fail to raise the consumption tax to 10 percent next year, his immediate predecessor warned.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 10, 2014
Abe treading on lions' tails
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tendency to stumble in building allied support whenever he makes an aggressive move appears most conspicious of late with his efforts to have Japan exercise its right to collective self-defense and to reform farm policy.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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