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U S CABINET

JAPAN
Feb 13, 2015
SDF dispatches by phone likely on path to approval
The Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling bloc is expected to agree that the Cabinet should be allowed to approve Self-Defense Forces deployments by phone to speed up responses to "gray zone" national security incidents, a senior source in the administration said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2015
Composite index suggests economy is improving
Japan's key composite index rose in December following a fall the previous month, the government said on Friday, suggesting the country's economy may have overcome the negative impact of the 3-percentage-point consumption tax hike to 8 percent last April.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2015
Government handling of hostage crisis supported by 60%: Kyodo poll
The government's handling of the ongoing Japanese hostage crisis was supported by 60.6 percent in a Kyodo News poll conducted Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2015
Ireland's Tim Cook moment: Potential future prime minister admits being gay
Ireland's health minister, tipped as a future prime minister, came out as the first openly gay Cabinet member in a Catholic country that until the 1990s banned homosexuality.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2015
The future of Netanyahu and the Jewish state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared politically unassailable until the abrupt resignation of two Cabinet ministers and the inconclusive war in Gaza.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2015
Machinery orders logged weak 1.3% gain in November
Core machinery orders edged up 1.3 percent from a month earlier to ¥788.0 billion in November, the government said Thursday, a weak figure that suggests companies are reluctant to boost investment as the yen sinks and import costs rise, and one that caused it to downgrade its outlook.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2015
Revitalizing rural parts of Japan
There seems to be a basic discrepancy between the Abe administration's direction in its employment policy and what its regional revitalization program is aiming for.
EDITORIALS
Dec 29, 2014
Pesky political fund problems
The return of Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc to a two-thirds majority in the Lower House has all but sidelined a spate of political fund problems that hit Cabinet members before the snap election. But it has not erased them.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2014
Japanese government, LDP to draw up permanent law on dispatch of Self-Defense Forces overseas
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to draw up a permanent law governing the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel overseas.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2014
New Abe Cabinet gets to work, promises faster security changes
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tweaked Cabinet starts working on economic props and thorny defense legislation as it looks to accelerate his nationalist agenda.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Abe vows to stay the course in third term as prime minister
Shinzo Abe vowed Wednesday to continue pursuing his economic, diplomatic and security policies after Diet members re-elected him to a third term as prime minister.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Shinzo Abe begins new term as prime minister, launches Cabinet
The Cabinet remains unchanged except Gen Nakatani, a former first lieutenant in the Ground Self-Defense Force, replaces scandal-hit Akinori Eto as defense minister and minister in charge of security legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Experienced defense hand Nakatani joins Cabinet
Gen Nakatani, picked Wednesday as defense minister, is a former Self-Defense Forces officer well-versed in defense and security policy, and an advocate of expanding the range of roles Japan can play in security overseas.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reappointed to role, new Cabinet expected
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected to the post in the Diet on Wednesday and was set to launch his new Cabinet later in the day.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Defense Minister Eto to decline post in new Cabinet: sources
Defense Minister Akinori Eto will decline an offer to retain his position in the post-election Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, sources at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday, adding former defense chief Gen Nakatani is seen as a likely replacement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2014
Abbott drops defense minister during Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews will replace David Johnston as defense minister as he announced his first changes to the Cabinet. Josh Frydenberg becomes assistant treasurer, replacing Arthur Sinodinos, who stepped down last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2014
Government maintains upbeat assessment of Japanese economy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration on Tuesday upheld its relatively bullish view of the economy despite the recent surprise release of data showing Japan had fallen into recession following the April 1 consumption tax hike.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2014
Abe denies plan to delay tax hike, dissolve Lower House
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claims he has no plans to dissolve the Lower House, brushing aside speculation that he may gamble on a snap election if he decides against raising the consumption tax again next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2014
New environment minister admits discrepancies in funding reports
Adding to the rash of scandals suddenly plaguing the Abe Cabinet, another new minister admits there are accounting discrepancies in the political funding reports of one of his support groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2014
Government downgrades economic assessment second straight month
The government on Tuesday downgraded its assessment of the economy for the second straight month, as the consumption tax hike in April continued to hit consumer spending and industrial production.
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.
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.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
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.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
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.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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