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YOSHIHIDE SUGA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions
In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2017
Kake Gakuen probe to be relaunched without third party oversight, Suga implies
The government will release the results of the reopened Kake Gakuen probe “as quickly as possible,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2017
U.N. chief backed 'comfort women' deal when he met Abe in Italy, Tokyo insists
The government's top spokesman has repeated Japan's assertion that U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Japan-South Korea deal pertaining to Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels when the U.N. chief met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Italy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2017
Japan's defense-only posture to 'basically' remain unchanged under proposed constitutional change, Suga says
Japan's security policies, including its defensive posture, would 'basically remain the same' if the Constitution is revised as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed last week, claims Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Ministers back use of prewar imperial rescript as teaching material
Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday voiced their approval for using the prewar Imperial Rescript on Education as a teaching material, drawing criticism that the government is trying to bring back antiquated values.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2017
North Korean missile splashdown closest so far to Japan's mainland, government says
One of the missiles fired into the Sea of Japan on Monday landed about 200 km north of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017
Abe says latest North Korean missile launch represents 'new level of threat'
North Korea demonstrated its growing military capabilities with the launch of four ballistic missiles Monday, three of which fell into the Sea of Japan, in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterized as "a new level of threat."
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2017
Education ministry investigated over revolving-door lobbying
A panel investigates claims that senior education ministry bureaucrats pressured a university to give a retired colleague a job.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
After Trump remark, Suga calls Japanese firms in U.S. 'good corporate citizens'
Accumulated direct investment by Japanese firms has totaled $411 billion, and about 840,000 people have been employed, the top government spokesman said.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral summit with China, South Korea unlikely by year-end, Japan's top government spokesman says
A planned trilateral summit in Tokyo between Japan, China and South Korea is unlikely to be held by the end of this year, the top government spokesman said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
Abe's Pearl Harbor visit for remembrance, not apology: Suga
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's historic visit to Pearl Harbor later this month is for the purpose of remembering the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago, not for apologizing for Japan's actions, the government's top spokesman said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2016
Government to fund safety measures at top-level Nagasaki germ lab
The government said Thursday it was prepared to provide a host of safety measures in return for Nagasaki authorities backing plans for a new biosafety laboratory in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2016
Japan knocks Shanghai 'comfort women' memorial
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga expressed disappointment Monday at the unveiling of a memorial in Shanghai symbolizing women forced to work in wartime brothels for the Japanese military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2016
Japan seeks return of large parcel of U.S. military land in Okinawa by year-end: Suga
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the top government spokesman, said Saturday that the government is seeking the return of a portion of a large U.S. military training area in Okinawa Prefecture by year-end.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2016
Suga, Inada admit to filling out blank expense receipts
Two key members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet have admitted to filling out blank receipts as part of their expense claims, raising questions about their ethics and the efficacy of a political funds control law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2016
Government to ask Tokyo to clarify 2020 Games cost-cutting plan
The central government plans to ask the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to further explain a report it prepared suggesting bold changes to preparations for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 23, 2016
Fresh warning against excessive yen rises issued
Authorities are ready to act against excessive yen rises, the government's top spokesman said Friday, issuing a fresh warning to markets against recent yen gains that could hurt the country's export-reliant economy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 13, 2016
Decorated wrestler Icho to receive People's Honor Award
The government said Tuesday it will bestow the People's Honor Award on Kaori Icho who became the first female wrestler to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals at last month's Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016
Abe eyes Cabinet shake-up as he accelerates economic policies
The prime minister will reshuffle his Cabinet on Aug. 3, a day after he unveils new economic measures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2016
Aso, Suga expected to keep jobs in Cabinet reshuffle
Finance Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga are expected to remain in their posts when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carries out a Cabinet reshuffle on Aug. 3.

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