May 10, 2013
Infuriated at being denied a say in an “unforgivable” personnel shuffle, the Abe administration plans to replace the president of government-owned Japan Post Holdings Co., sources said May 9.
May 09, 2013
WASHINGTON--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s views of history that appear to deny Japan’s wartime aggression could end up harming U.S. interests, a report released here said.
May 09, 2013
WASHINGTON--The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says that the Obama administration has discussed declassifying key data on U.S. missile defense in order to provide it to Russia.
May 08, 2013
WASHINGTON--South Korean President Park Geun-hye on May 7 told U.S. President Barack Obama that Japan needs to have a correct perception of history in a rare reference to relations with its Asian neighbor, a third country, during a bilateral summit.
May 08, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 7 criticized the rising voices of hate-mongers around the nation, saying their vitriolic words are dishonoring Japan.
May 05, 2013
NAHA--Even after nearly 60 years, Hozumi Maehara vividly remembers how he was cruelly interrogated by a U.S. military intelligence agent--with all his clothes stripped away.
May 04, 2013
ANKARA—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 3 wrapped up a four-nation tour highlighted by achievements in economic diplomacy, particularly in nuclear power and medical services.
May 04, 2013
GREATER NOIDA, India—A meeting between the finance ministers of Japan and South Korea here has been called off, the second such cancellation of top level talks within a span of about two weeks.
May 04, 2013
ANKARA—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologized to his Turkish counterpart on May 3 for Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose’s slur against Islamic countries in the campaign to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
May 04, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey--Japan has learned from the Fukushima disaster and will offer technology with the highest safety standards while building Turkey's second nuclear plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on May 3.
May 03, 2013
The Supreme Court will make maximum efforts to expedite decisions on the vote value disparity between the most populous and least populous constituencies in the Dec. 16 Lower House election.
May 03, 2013
COLOMBO--Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso's visit to Sri Lanka yielded promises of stronger ties between the two countries, bringing Japan a step closer to its goal of building a coalition against China.
May 03, 2013
The resurgence of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister born to a star-studded political lineage, is owed largely to a man from a humble background who was once vilified in the ruling party.
May 02, 2013
Despite strong public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his Liberal Democratic Party faces stiff voter opposition on its proposed changes to the Constitution.
May 02, 2013
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia--Japan’s ruling party will promise to ease requirements for constitutional revisions during the Upper House election campaign in July, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, despite acknowledging the plan has not received wide support.
May 01, 2013
BEIJING--The United States should be just as concerned as other countries about a rise in Japanese nationalism, China's ambassador to Washington said, hinting that the United States should not offer Japan encouragement in its dispute with China over a group of islets.
May 01, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to split the disputed Northern Territories equally between Japan and Russia has left Prime Minister Shinzo Abe puzzled.
May 01, 2013
WASHINGTON--Japan has gone on a diplomatic offensive to counter China's growing military presence in the Asia-Pacific region at a time when relations between the two Asian powers are at their lowest ebb in years.
May 01, 2013
China's environment minister will skip an upcoming three-way meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, becoming the latest official to stay away from a high-level meeting involving Japan amid heightening diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
May 01, 2013
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz have agreed to strengthen ties between the two countries in a range of areas, including security, energy and the economy.