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16 Oct 2015, 12:21 pm
Japan Takeshi Onaga, the governor of Okinawa, revoked permission for construction to continue on a local U.S. military installation—the latest setback in PM Shinzo Abe’s push to relocate USMC Air Station Futenma from Ginowan to Henoko Bay. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 10:20 am
The Wall Street Journal tells us that Trump plans to use Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the White House today to reassure America’s Asia-Pacific allies that his administration views U.S. alliances in the region as a “cornerstone” of security for the United States and the world. [read post]
31 Aug 2016, 12:39 pm
The Times writes that the government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is requesting its fifth straight annual increase in military spending, in a budget proposal that is sure to spark another domestic debate over whether Japan should maintain its historical pacifism in the face of mounting regional security challenges. [read post]
2 Oct 2015, 6:48 am
Xi’s speech also contained several barbs directed at Japan—likely motivated by PM Shinzo Abe’s efforts to circumvent Article 9 of the island nation’s pacifist constitution to allow Japan’s troops to fight overseas. [read post]
12 Jun 2019, 5:29 am
Together with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he gave an address aboard the Kaga to a group of 500 personnel from the U.S. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 8:14 am
Japan As the Times recaps, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won final passage of legislation that will bypass Japan’s pacifist constitution and allow for an overseas combat role for its military (subject to expected challenges in the courts). [read post]
28 Oct 2017, 1:26 pm
” Japan/Philippines Philippine President Duterte will arrive in Japan on Oct. 29 for a three-day visit, including talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 10:46 am
Japan-Australia Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Japan this week, and met his counterpart Shinzo Abe to discuss a visiting forces agreement. [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 11:05 am
The Wall Street Journal reports that Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to use all diplomatic means available to secure the hostages’ release and that Japanese officials have stated that the nonmilitary aid Japan provides in the region is “not aimed at killing Muslims. [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 10:19 am
” The Japan Times writes that Chinese coast guard vessels returned to the disputed Senkaku Islands for the first time since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. [read post]
16 Jul 2015, 11:48 am
The battle over the Iran deal begins. [read post]
27 Dec 2014, 7:22 am
The second is the fact that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will continue to move towards a reinterpretation of Collective Self Defense, allowing Japan to take a more active defense role in the region, and permitting the revision of the US-Japan Bilateral Defense Guidelines in early 2015. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 8:30 am
China has dispatched surveillance planes to its air defense zone in the East China Sea, in response to remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 11:52 am
The Wall Street Journal shares that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has carried a decisive electoral victory, giving his party a comfortable majority to pass nearly all legislation. [read post]
28 Mar 2015, 1:00 pm
Look for several more indications this spring and summer that Shinzo Abe’s government is prioritizing the maritime mission, despite the fact that topline numbers won’t budge. [read post]
25 Jan 2007, 4:06 pm
More taboo-breaking -- the pacifist nation has apparently retired its post-WWII stance as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this month upgraded the nation's Defense Agency to full cabinet status giving the military a new profile beyond "self-defense. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 4:26 am
Japanese prosecutors have indicted a man suspected of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year. [read post]
8 Aug 2018, 3:22 am
To address some of the above issues, on June 29, 2018, Japan passed the legislation commonly referred to as the “Work Style Reform Law” (hatarakikata kaikaku hou) (the “Law”), which had been marked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as one of this year’s keystone legislations. [read post]
30 May 2007, 3:30 pm
An economic panel for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed last week to increase the number of foreign students as a method to bring in skilled labor from overseas. [read post]
8 Feb 2015, 12:00 pm
At present time, there are no obvious signs that either Xi Jinping or Shinzo Abe intends to deviate from existing policy when it comes to the Senkakus, and this rigidity can be explained by domestic politics as much as anything else. [read post]
