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Japan to take steps against coronavirus worth 15.3 billion yen - Abe

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 13 07:00 PM

Japan will take emergency steps against the spread of the new coronavirus worth 15.3 billion yen (P7 billion), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Read more »

Japan to work with WHO to mitigate coronavirus impact on Olympics

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 03 08:45 PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan will coordinate closely with the World Health Organization to prevent the recent outbreak of a new coronavirus from impacting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Read more »

Japan will evacuate nationals from China virus city: Abe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 04:01 AM

Japan will evacuate all its nationals from China's quarantined city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly virus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday. Read more »

Japan's Abe 'deeply worried' by Middle East tensions

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 06 04:59 PM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has tried to carve out a role mediating between Washington and Tehran, said Monday he was "deeply worried" by tensions in the Middle East.   Read more »

Japan-US trade deal to enter into force on Wednesday, Jan. 1

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 31 01:17 PM

A trade deal between Japan and the United States is set to enter into force on Wednesday granting greater market access to US agricultural products while giving Japanese automakers respite from the threat of additional tariffs.   Read more »

Japan unveils $120 billion stimulus package

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 06:30 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled $120 billion in stimulus measures on Thursday, to help the world's third largest economy overcome the aftermath of recent natural disasters. Read more »

North Korea criticizes Japan PM, warns of ‘real ballistic missile’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 05:08 PM

The colorful condemnation comes two days after the isolated state tested what it called a "super-large multiple launch rocket system", with South Korea reporting that two projectiles came down in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.  Read more »

Japan's Abe sets record as longest-serving PM as allegations of misdeeds persist

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 07:32 AM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became Japan's longest-serving premier on Wednesday - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws.   Read more »

Abe's mission unaccomplished: pushing to revise Japan's pacifist charter

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 12:31 PM

Shinzo Abe surged back to power 7 years ago, pledging to bolster Japan's defenses in response to a growing threat from China and aiming to amend the pacifist constitution. He has kept his first promise. The second remains elusive. Read more »

N.Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him an 'idiot'

Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 09:25 PM

"Abe is an idiot and villain as he is making a fuss as if a nuclear bomb was dropped on the land of Japan, taking issue with the DPRK's test-fire of super-large multiple rocket launchers," the North's KCNA state news agency said, citing a statement by Song Il Ho, its ambassador for ties with Japan. Read more »

Japan's trade minister resigns over money, gifts scandal

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 26 09:41 PM

Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara resigned Friday, little more than a month after taking the post, amid allegations that his office offered money and gifts to supporters in violation of the country's election law. Read more »

Some world leaders tell Duterte watch his health, 'avoid riding big motorbikes'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 03:30 PM

Some world leaders who gathered in Japan for the enthronement of its new emperor, extended their well wishes to President Rodrigo Duterte, who had to leave Tokyo earlier due to “unbearable” back pain, Malacañang said Friday.  Read more »

Japan rescuers still scrambling as typhoon toll tops 70

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 08:05 PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was no plan to slow rescue operations, with around 110,000 police, coast guard, firefighters and military troops involved. Read more »

Japan rescuers still scrambling as typhoon toll nears 70

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 15 05:41 PM

Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday night, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks. Read more »

Japan firms see 'Abenomics' sputtering, tax hike hurting economy-poll

Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 08:35 AM

Japanese companies overwhelmingly think the nation's longest postwar expansion is peaking, with two-thirds expecting a tax hike imposed this month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hurt the economy, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Read more »

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 06:51 PM

A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan's constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also opposition parliamentarians who say enacting a simple law would clear the way. Read more »

US, Japan sign limited trade deal, leaving autos for future talks

David Lawder and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 01:35 PM

The US and Japan signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on US farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher US car duties. Read more »

Japan's ruling bloc set for upper house majority, may get 2/3 - NHK exit poll

Linda Sieg and Chang-Ran Kim, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 22 12:26 AM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a solid majority in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, but it was uncertain whether the coalition and other allies could seal the two-thirds majority needed to keep alive his dream of revising the pacifist constitution, exit polls and media projections showed. Read more »

Abe's ruling bloc on course to win majority in Japan election: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 12:26 AM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is on course to grab a solid majority in Japan's upper house elections this month and cement his premiership, local media reported on Saturday. Read more »

Japan's Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 12:31 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to reduce its dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Japan will help the kingdom with a sweeping reform plan. Read more »