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YOSHIHIDE SUGA

JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2013
Ties said on mend despite summit lack
Kyodo
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 1, 2013
Japan envoys among U.S. 'spy targets'
Tokyo will 'strongly demand' an explanation from Washington about reports that Japanese diplomats in the U.S. were 'targets' of American spying, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2013
Abe confidante secretly visited China to reboot ties
A special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secretly visited Beijing earlier this week in an apparent effort to improve strained relations with China, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga admitted Thursday at a news conference.
JAPAN
May 19, 2013
Suga clams up as source spins Iijima trip to North
During his surprise visit to Pyongyang, Isao Iijima, a special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, explained to officials there that Tokyo continues to seek "comprehensive solutions" to the North's abductions of Japanese and to its nuclear arms and missile threats, a source said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2013
Two more JGC workers in Algeria confirmed dead
Two more Japanese workers are confirmed dead after the hostage crisis in Algeria, bringing the total number of Japanese casualties to nine.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2013
Abe strikes control pose as Japan scrambles for information
With the whereabouts of 10 of the 17 Japanese taken hostage at a gas complex in Algeria still unknown, the government desperately tries to gather more information.

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