Shinzo Abe

Japan, Germany want Russia to bring diplomatic solution to Ukraine situation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he has agreed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Mar 09, 2015 11:13 AM EDT

Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to face wartime past

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, referring to Germany's own experience, reminded Japan on Monday of ...

Mar 09, 2015 11:09 AM EDT

Japan eyes MI6-style spy agency as it seeks to shed pacifist past

Japan is looking into creating an overseas intelligence agency possibly modeled on Britain's MI6 spy...

Mar 06, 2015 08:45 AM EST

Japan, China to hold first security talks in four years

Japanese and Chinese officials will hold their first security talks in four years in Tokyo later thi...

Mar 05, 2015 09:31 AM EST

Small step by Tokyo district could be giant leap for LGBT equality

Same-sex couples in Japan are awaiting the results of a debate in a Tokyo local assembly that may gi...

Mar 03, 2015 09:32 AM EST

Two Japan ministers latest to deny illegal funding

Two Japanese ministers denied wrongdoing on Friday after media said they appeared to have received i...

Feb 28, 2015 04:49 AM EST

Japan Crown Prince urges WW2 past not be forgotten as memories fade

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito has made a call to remember Japan's wartime past and the horrors of W...

Feb 23, 2015 10:08 AM EST

Japan farm minister resigns amid questions over political funds

Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday amid questions over his political fundraising, stepping dow...

Feb 23, 2015 10:02 AM EST

Japan to provide $15.5 million in Middle East-Africa counter-terrorism aid

Japan will provide $15.5 million in aid to support counter-terrorism efforts in the Middle East and ...

Feb 17, 2015 12:59 AM EST

Japan PM ex-adviser praises apartheid in embarrassment for Abe

A former adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could e...

Feb 14, 2015 08:22 AM EST

With eye on Japan, China plans big military parades under Xi: sources

Chinese troops are rehearsing for a major parade in September where the People's Liberation Army (PL...

Feb 13, 2015 06:43 AM EST

Japanese reporter says barring him from Syria sets a bad precedent

A Japanese photo journalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip...

Feb 12, 2015 07:40 AM EST

Japan global PR message could misfire with focus on wartime past

A push by Japan to correct perceived bias in accounts of the country's wartime past is creating a ro...

Feb 10, 2015 04:26 AM EST

U.S. invites Japan, China leaders for state visits

The United States said on Friday it had invited Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese leader...

Feb 07, 2015 07:55 AM EST

Obama lays out security strategy, warns against 'overreach'

President Barack Obama released an updated national security strategy on Friday that committed the U...

Feb 06, 2015 06:28 PM EST

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