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EMPEROR AKIHITO TO STEP DOWN IN APRIL 2019
Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a day later, on May 1, 2019, beginning a new era... READ MORE›
ON NORTH KOREA, WHAT'S JAPAN'S MILITARY ROLE?
Trump in Asia On North Korea, what's Japan's military role?... READ MORE›
COUNTRY OF 'SAMURAI WARRIORS' NOT SHOOTING DOWN NORTH KOREA MISSILES PUZZLED TRUMP
The first missile launched over Japan in August was widely considered to be a challenge for Trump... READ MORE›
THE MIXED LEGACY OF 'ABENOMICS' IN JAPAN
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping for a landslide win in snap elections this Sunday... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE REELECTED AS PM IN SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION
Abe, as Japan's 98th prime minister, will hold talks with Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, and inaugurate a new cabinet later in the day... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE CLAIMS LANDSLIDE WITH TOUGH NORTH KOREA POLICY
Japan's Shinzo Abe claims victory with tough North Korea policy... READ MORE›
POPULAR TOKYO GOVERNOR DECIDES AGAINST RUNNING IN JAPANESE ELECTION, A BOON FOR ABE
The hastily formed Party of Hope, which incorporates some lawmakers from the flailing opposition Democratic Party, now appears leaderless, without an obvious candidate for prime minister... READ MORE›
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JAPAN PM ABE IN 'IS HOSTAGES' VOW
Daily express unforgivable japanese pm vows to save islamic state hostages after video threat 1 hr ago... READ MORE›
'OUR AIRLINE CREWS WON'T BEAT YOU,' JAPAN'S DEPUTY PM TELLS U.S. AUDIENCE
Our social fabric has not been torn apart, Taro Aso said in a speech at Columbia University on Wednesday evening... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER'S POLL NUMBERS ARE SO LOW THEY MAKE TRUMP'S LOOK GOOD
Protesters denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside parliament as Abe attends a special parliamentary committee meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS THE DOOR TO DEBATE ON FEMALE SUCCESSION TO THE CHRYSANTHEMUM THRONE
While he is not the first Japanese monarch to abdicate, the current imperial household law, passed in 1947, does not permit a living succession... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE STOPS SHORT OF NEW APOLOGY IN WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH
Even so, we Japanese, across generations, must squarely face history... READ MORE›
JAPAN PM ABE'S 'HOLY GRAIL' OF REVISING PACIFIST CONSTITUTION INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE
Abe's proposal to clarify the military's ambiguous status by revising the constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 would be hugely symbolic in Japan... READ MORE›
JAPAN CABINET APPROVES EMPEROR AKIHITO ABDICATION BILL
But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication, thus requiring politicians to craft legislation to make it possible... READ MORE›
MEDIA FIRE BACK AT LDP FOR TARGETING REVENUE OF NEWSPAPERS CRITICAL OF SECURITY BILLS
Yoshikazu Shiohira, editor-in-chief of the Ryukyu Shimpo, blasted Hyakuta's comments as an attack not only against Okinawan newspapers, but against the mass media as a whole... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE CALLS SNAP ELECTION AND DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT
Usually a Ponzi scheme doesn't work in the private economy, but the government always has the next generation of taxpayers to rely on, he said... READ MORE›
PENCE PUSHES JAPAN TO START TRADE TALKS, TELLS SOUTH KOREA TO BRACE FOR REVIEW OF CURRENT DEAL
Although the tone was friendly after the meeting, Japan and the United States appear to have decidedly different ideas about where their trading relationship should go... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE TO INCLUDE WORD 'APOLOGY' IN SECOND WORLD WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will include the words apology and aggression in his much-anticipated war anniversary statement later this week according to reports... READ MORE›
STRUGGLING DP ELECTS MAEHARA AS NEXT PRESIDENT
We need to change the situation where the Liberal Democratic Party is the only viable party voters can choose, Maehara told the party's convention Friday... READ MORE›
ABE ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPS RIFT OVER CHINA'S NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK
Officials in the Abe administration give conflicting views over whether Japan should participate in Chinas new infrastructure investment bank and risk its ties with Washington... READ MORE›
VICTIMS OF DHAKA MASSACRE REPATRIATED; JAPAN TO STEP UP ACTION AGAINST TERRORISM
He pledged to implement anti-terrorism measures in Japan... READ MORE›
MISSING UK SCHOOLGIRLS NOW IN SYRIA
I don't want the Liberal Democratic Party to go any further to the right, said Mr... READ MORE›
JAPAN SAYS NOT BOUND BY DEADLINE TO JOIN AIIB, AND NOT YET DECIDED
Japan says not bound by deadline to join AIIB, and not yet decided... READ MORE›
ABE 'REGRETS' LDP MEMBERS' REMARKS CALLING FOR PRESSURE ON NEWS MEDIA
Meanwhile, Hyakuta, who is in hot water for calling for destroying two Okinawan newspapers during the Thursday event, hardened his stance over the weekend... READ MORE›
ABE TO EXPRESS 'DEEP REMORSE' OVER WWII IN ANNIVERSARY STATEMENT
A 60th anniversary statement issued by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi contained such phrases as well... READ MORE›
JAPAN SEEKS HELP FROM JORDAN TO FREE ISIL HOSTAGE
Asked if the latest demand, which brings Jordan into the picture, makes the situation more complex, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga avoided a straight answer... READ MORE›
FUKUDA URGES FORUM TO FOCUS ON BRIGHT SIDE OF CHINA RELATIONS
They also said 78.3 percent of the over 1,500 people polled in China have a negative impression of Japan, down from 86.8 percent the previous year... READ MORE›
'I AM WORRIED THAT IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CARRY OUT MY DUTIES,' EMPEROR AKIHITO SAYS
Akihito has recently been cutting back on official duties, with his heir, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, taking his place... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S DIET DEBATES BILL TO LEGALIZE CASINOS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is looking to get the legislation passed before the session ends Dec. 14, despite opposition on ethical grounds... READ MORE›
AHEAD OF TRUMP INAUGURATION, JAPAN'S SHINZO ABE VOWS TO 'FORTIFY' WASHINGTON-TOKYO ALLIANCE WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo, Jan. 20, 2017... READ MORE›
ABE FEARS FALLOUT FROM CONSPIRACY LAW'S PASSAGE IN TOKYO ASSEMBLY ELECTION
The metropolitan assembly election will be a tough battle, Abe said at an LDP meeting in Tokyo Friday... READ MORE›
JAPAN CONSIDERS FURTHER HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES HIT BY BREXIT
Japan is likely to include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain's shock vote to leave the European... READ MORE›
ABE MATCHES NAKASONE FOR FOURTH PLACE ON POSTWAR PRIME MINISTER LONGEVITY LIST
There is no limit on how long prime ministers can serve, but by convention they must remain the leaders of their parties... READ MORE›
JAPAN CABINET APPROVES BILL ALLOWING EMPEROR'S ABDICATION
But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication, thus requiring politicians to craft legislation to make it possible... READ MORE›
LAWMAKER INOKI SEEKS TO VISIT NORTH KOREA BUT LDP MEMBER SAYS DIET SHOULD NOT OK TRIP
Professional wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki plans to visit North Korea for four days from Friday, an official of the House of Councilors secretariat said Tuesday... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS PROTEST ABE'S NEW SECURITY BILLS
About 25,000 protesters surrounded Japan's Diet building to express strong opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to ram through a series of security-related bills... READ MORE›
AMID PROTESTS JAPAN PASSES DEFENSE BILL
The approvals after a vote sought by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc paved the way for a lower house vote probably on Thursday... READ MORE›