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SHINZO ABE

Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 13, 2013
In Abe's future, a nationalist rewrite of the past?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has kept a diplomatically low profile, particularly over historical issues, focusing instead on economic and other domestic matters ahead of the July Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2013
Road map for Fukushima evacuees due in summer: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he has plans to unveil a road map this summer on promoting infrastructure-building to allow nuclear evacuees in Fukushima Prefecture to return as early as possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2013
Futenma replacement to stay in Okinawa: Abe
Despite the outcry in Okinawa, replacing U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma with a new base outside the prefecture will be difficult given Japan's worsening security environment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2013
Abe's success with BOJ picks likely to boost LDP prospects for July poll
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is riding a popularity wave unseen by six immediate predecessors, including himself in his first short-lived stint, as he pushes his Bank of Japan nominees through a divided Diet, raising the odds of the ruling party winning a July election.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2013
Approach trade talks cautiously
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should carefully consider whether Japan's interests will be served in the negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2013
Abe vows to speed up reconstruction from 3/11 disasters
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed Monday his resolve to accelerate reconstruction work on the second anniversary of the March 2011 megaquake and tsunami disaster.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2013
Abe plans summit with Saudi king
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit Saudi Arabia for a summit with King Abdullah as part of his Middle East tour during the Golden Week holidays, diplomatic sources said.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2013
Abe plan for sovereignty day fete irks Okinawans
The prime minister's declaration of a ceremony to commemorate the 1952 end of the Allied Occupation and restoration of Japan's sovereignty strikes a sore nerve in Okinawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2013
Ceremony to mark '52 return to sovereignty
An official ceremony commemorating the 61st anniversary of the date the San Francisco Peace Treaty, officially ending World War II, came into force will be held on April 28, government officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2013
As Abe leans toward TPP, car, insurance sacrifices possible
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe determined to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact, the focus has now shifted to how much deregulation Tokyo would have to sacrifice to Washington in the automobile and insurance sectors in exchange for the protection of Japan's politically...
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2013
Obama to Abe: China raised tensions over Senkakus
U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he understands China has raised tensions over the Senkaku Islands during their summit talks in Washington last month, sources close to the bilateral relationship said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 2, 2013
Mr. Abe's plan for Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday delivered his second policy speech during the current Diet session. He started his speech with the phrase "a strong Japan." He seems to have strong attachment to the word "strong." At the outset of his speech, he said a strong Japan is "for us, not somebody else"...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2013
BOJ easing options limited
The Bank of Japan's options to reinforce its monetary easing grip will probably be limited even if Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, a strong advocate of aggressive easing, takes the BOJ helm in March.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2013
Abe plays it safe in Diet speech
Delivering a key policy speech to the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says no country should resort to force to 'change the status quo' regarding territorial disputes, in an apparent warning to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2013
Currency veteran offers BOJ credibility on reflation
The Bank of Japan may pack a bigger punch under Haruhiko Kuroda, an opponent of deflation who ran the nation's currency policy and then built an international reputation leading the Asian Development Bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2013
Top currency official eyed for ADB presidency
The administration is considering Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Takehiko Nakao, the nation's top currency official, as a candidate to lead the Asian Development Bank under the assumption that current ADB head Haruhiko Kuroda becomes the next Bank of Japan governor, Finance Minister...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2013
Park to usher in new era of friendship, or side with China?
Park Geun Hye was inaugurated Monday as South Korea's first female president, ushering in what many in Japan hope will be a new era in improved bilateral relations, which were strained by her predecessor, Lee Myung Bak.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2013
Abe 'snubbed' by Obama on Senkaku issue: Chinese state media
China's official media said Sunday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday, failed to secure explicit words of support for Japan amid its dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2013
Regional woes cloud Abe's success in U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to Washington was interpreted by some political analysts as confirmation that his second stint at the government helm has gotten off to a strong start.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2013
Hague pledge fails to appease U.S. lobbyists
U.S. groups lobbying for the return of children abducted by a parent across international borders react with skepticism to Japan's plan to ratify the Hague Convention.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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