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Japan PM Abe denies involvement by him, wife in discount land sale

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonWednesdayremainedsteadfastthatheandhiswifewerenotinvolvedinadiscountland-saledealthathasseentheoppositioncallfortheresignationof

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Japan PM, wife and finance minister under fire over cronyism scandal

Japan’sfinanceministryonMondayacknowledgedthatdocumentsinasuspectedcronyismscandalhadbeendoctored,saidaseniorrulingpartyofficial,aspressuremountsonPrimeMinister

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Japan opposition turns up heat on Abe over cronyism scandal

JapaneseoppositionpartiesturneduptheheatonPrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonThursdayoveracronyismscandalthatthreatenstoerodehisinfluence,afterdocumentsreleasedbyaministry

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Bank of Japan to keep Kuroda at helm until 2023

TheBankofJapanistokeepHaruhikoKurodaatitshelmuntil2023undergovernmentplanstoretainhimasapillarofitspro-spendingpolicy,reportssaidSaturday.Thegovernmentwillpropo

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Moon dismisses Abe's call to resume military drills

RepublicofKorea(ROK)PresidentMoonJae-inhasdismissedJapanesePMShinzoAbe'scalltoresumetheUS-SouthKoreanmilitarydrills,YonhapnewsagencyreportedonSaturday.Abe'scall

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Moon-Abe summit seeks compromise on discrepancies

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Japan’s tourism boom could be the ‘reform’ its economy needs

IsJapandestinedtobeknownmorefortourbusesthanToyotas?Tourismis,infact,increasinglyakeydriverofAsia’sNo.2economy–andarguablythebestreasontobeoptimisticaboutAbenom

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Japan faces greatest danger since World War Two, says PM Abe

ThesecuritysituationfacingJapanisthemostdangeroussincetheSecondWorldWarbecauseofDPRK's"unacceptable"provocations,PrimeMinisterShinzoAbehassaidonJanuary4.TheJapa

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Japan's increased defense budget a security dilemma

TheJapanesegovernmentreleaseddetailsofarecorddefensebudgetforthefiscalyearof2018onDecember22,2017.The5.19trillionyen(46billionUSdollars)defensebudget,thelargest

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Shinzo Abe and Japanese politics 2017

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Nikkei’s 2017 rally papers over missing link: wage growth

Ifwecandiscerna“TrumpDoctrine”oneyearin,it’sthatasurgingstockmarketabsolvesallmannerofsins.AsRussiaprobesheatup,indictmentsflyandDonaldTrump’spoliciesirktheglob

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Japan's Abe vows to raise Sino-Japanese relationship to "new stage"

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonTuesdaythathewantedtoraisetheSino-Japaneserelationshiptoa"newstage,"localmediareported.AccordingtoJapan'sKyodoNews,Abesaiddu

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Japanese gov't approves plan to join new U.S.-led space station project

TheJapanesegovernmentonTuesdaygavethego-aheadtojoinaU.S-ledplantobuildanewspacestationinthemoon'sorbit.TheJapanesegovernmenthopestheambitiousplanwillprovideoppo

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Japan's Abe calls for debate on constitutional amendment

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeexpressedhishopeonFridaythatdebatecouldbeadvancedonthethornyissueofamendingJapan'spacifistconstitutionwhilepledgingtotacklethenati

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Xi: Mutual trust key to improving China-Japan ties

‍ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidthekeytoimprovingChina-JapantiesliesinmutualtrustandurgedJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetotakemorepracticalactionstoimproverelation

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Trump in Asia│For Abe, Trump’s reassurance stays elusive

ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiWashington,Nov.7(APD)--Ifnothingelse,thepastninemonthsofDonaldTrump’syoungyetchaoticpresidencyhastaughtmanypeople-includingmyself-thatTrumpis

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Is PM Abe’s ‘good will’ good enough for China?

ShinzoAbe,leaderoftheLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP),wasreelectedasJapan'sprimeministeronWednesdayfollowingtherulingparty'ssweepingvictoryintheOctober22lowerhouseel