Shinzo Abe
Jpanaese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drinks water as he listens to a question of an opposition lawmaker at the Upper House's audit committee session at the National Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2013. Abe vowed to seek talks with Pyongyang in a bid to settle the nagging issue of North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers last week.
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I am of a view that we can make a similar argument about Yasukuni, which enshrines the souls of those who lost their lives in the service of their country
I will sweep away any impediments to domestic investment, whatever they may beMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Japan pulls back on denials of WWII sex slavery
Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II.A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced by a postwar international military tribunal containing testimony Read more »
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Asia stocks mixed, Japan's Nikkei up as yen falls
benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials refrained from directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's government for trying to force down the yen. Other Asian stock markets were mixed.Currency policy was centerstage at the Read more »
Around the web
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Report: Japan, India set to resume nuclear cooperation talks
for nuclear plant exports, sources told Kyodo News. The two sides may agree to resume their talks when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a summit meeting with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh May 29 in Tokyo, the report said. The nuclear cooperation talks, 5/20/13 from United Press International Read more »
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Japanese PM to visit Myanmar
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, an official announcement said here Tuesday without specifying the date of his visit. According to Japanese media, Abe is to arrive in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a three-day visit. He will be 5/20/13 from SINA English Read more »
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Gwynne Dyer: Why Shinzo Abe takes such high risks to turn Japan's economy around
Abe wants to stimulate the economy and keep his cabinet quiet about the Second World War. Shinzo Abe, now six months into his second try at being prime minister of Japan, is a puzzling man. In his first, spectacularly unsuccessful go in 2006–07, he was a crude 5/20/13 from The Georgia Straight Blog Read more »
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Japan upgrades outlook with signs PM's policies are showing results
yesterday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive policies are beginning to reignite growth. The world's third-biggest economy is gradually recovering, according to 5/20/13 from The Star Malaysia Read more »
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Japan's leaders are fanning the flames of war-time enmity
sensitivities of East Asian history require that Japan be ever-mindful of its militaristic past. Yet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government appears intent on doing otherwise. In recent weeks, the leader and other senior members of his cabinet have seemingly 5/20/13 from SCMP Read more »
