Japanese PM Abe resigns over worsening health
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s...
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Japan PM tells S. Korea’s Moon 2015 ‘comfort women’ deal final
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe restated Tokyo’s opposition to revising a 2015 agreement on “comfort women” in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on...
Japan’s Abe to push pacifist constitution reform after win
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, buoyed by a huge election win for lawmakers who favour revising Japan’s post-war, pacifist constitution, signalled a push towards his long-held goal...
Philippine’s Duterte tells Japan his China visit was just economics, blasts US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to China last week was about economics not security, and he...
Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe (Update 2)
By Kiyoshi Takenaka A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media...
Japan PM Abe’s new slogan stirs memories of wartime rhetoric
By Linda Sieg A new slogan adopted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and meant to show that all Japanese will benefit from economic growth is...
Japan govt pushes bills to expand military role despite protests
By Linda Sieg The Japanese government began a final push on Friday to enact contentious defence legislation that could let its troops fight overseas for...
Japan’s Abe: new video of Islamic State captive Goto “despicable”
By Elaine Lies and Takashi Umekawa Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday termed as “despicable” a new video appearing to show Islamic State captive...
The spirits of Mandela and Lincoln
By Timothy Spyrou IN THE dying month of this year and the fourth month of the new, mankind will pass two anniversaries with barely a...
Obama reaffirms commitment to Japan on tour of Asia allies
By Mark Felsenthal and Linda Sieg US President Barack Obama assured ally Japan on Thursday that Washington was committed to its defence, including of tiny isles at the heart of a row with China,...
