Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his chief spokesperson declined to say if Abe had nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, though they praised Trump for dealings with North.. News24 - Published Also reported by •Japan Today •Seattle Times
Donald Trump's administration asked Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize after he and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un met for a historic summit, according to a.. New Zealand Herald - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refrains from commenting on whether he nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Rough cut - no reporter narration.
Thousands of people marched in Tokyo to denounce a landmark shift in security policy by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ease constitutional constraints that have kept the military from fighting..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Japanse Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as the leaders brace for the impact of Britain's departure from the European Union. Ciara Lee reports.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel share a responsibility to work towards global peace and prosperity, with both hoping for a prompt,..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reviews honour guards with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not in picture) ahead of a meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan February 4, 2019. Toshifumi..
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan wants a stable, democratic and prompt solution to the Venezuela situation shortly after France said it recognized national assembly..
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Tensions over a disputed island chain known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China continue to hurt relations between Asia's..
French President Emmanuel Macron told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he is worried about his friend, Carlos Ghosn.
Ghosn was the CEO of Nissa-Renault.
He is in jail in Japan, on charges he..
Business activity in the euro zone barely expanded in January and Japan's manufacturing growth stalled as export orders fell. As David Pollard reports, the first PMI readings of 2019 make depressing..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended cooperation between governments at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland amid rising rising criticism that the..
An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, which takes place against a backdrop of deepening gloom over the global economic and political..
Brexit might not happen if Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal is voted down by the British parliament next week, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he hoped Britain and the European Union would avoid a no-deal Brexit and that his government fully endorsed the draft agreement pushed by Prime..
Theresa May has been struggling recently to gain any support for her Brexit deal but thankfully for her, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stepped up in support. Abe shares that it is the "wish of..
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he hoped Britain and the European Union would avoid a no-deal Brexit and that his government fully endorsed the draft agreement pushed by Prime..
Japan’s Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the world did not want to see a disorderly Brexit and that he fully supported British Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal deal from the European Union..
British Prime Minister Theresa May takes Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a tour of Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London ahead of trade talks. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
According to a report by Reuters, on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he intends to push towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stalled for decades by a..
According to a report by CNN, on Thursday, two death-row inmates were hanged in Japan, bringing the number of executions in the country this year to 15, the highest annual total in a decade. 60..
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Japan’s military forces will soon be free to fight abroad for the first time since the second world war, with prime..
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of his second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump said Friday that the leader of Japan had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to.. Seattle Times - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Thursday to take a “step-by-step” approach in resolving a territorial dispute with Russia left over from World War II. Abe told a rally of.. Seattle Times - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologized for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining.. SeattlePI.com - Published
TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Japan say they will try to minimize the global economic impact from Britain’s upcoming departure from the European Union, and are pledging to maintain free.. Seattle Times - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday he will further expand his country’s already improving ties with China but said Japan still needs to bolster its defense capability as.. Seattle Times - Published
Many world leaders skipped this year's World Economic Forum, but those who were there — including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel — voiced their concerns.. CBS News - Published
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan appealed to President Trump to keep him in the loop as the United States seeks a disarmament deal with North Korea. NYTimes.com - Published
Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer of major brewer Suntory Holdings Ltd and an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, spoke to Reuters on Tuesday on the sidelines of the World Economic.. FXstreet.com - Published
· The world's elite converge on Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting.
· This year's theme is "Globalization 4.0" — promoting more inclusive societies and.. Business Insider - Published
LONDON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country and “the whole world” want Britain to avoid leaving the European Union without a deal to ensure trade continues smoothly. While.. Seattle Times - Published
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting the Dutch port city of Rotterdam for talks with his Dutch counterpart as part of preparations to host the leaders of the.. Seattle Times - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said there is need to strengthen the economy this year.
Moreover, the government is set to increase the consumption tax from the current rate of 8.. FXstreet.com - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister confirmed in his New Year’s news conference that the era name for the new emperor’s reign will be disclosed April 1. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday.. Seattle Times - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 5.26 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget as the country seeks to bolster its arms capability by increasingly buying advanced U.S. weapons... Seattle Times - Published
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is out on the wires informing markets that government's tax revenue in the financial year 2019/20 is expected to hit a record high of JPY 62.5 trillion.
Japan is.. FXstreet.com - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has adopted new defense guidelines that include plans for its first aircraft carrier and increases in defense spending and arms capability in coming years, citing the need to.. Seattle Times - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made better corporate governance a pillar of his economic-revival program, but a nonprofit watchdog’s latest regional rankings show the country sliding to.. Wall Street Journal - Published
US President Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are now holding a joint press conference at the G20 summit.
*Key quotes (via Reuters)*
· Trump: There are some goods signs on China.. FXstreet.com - Published
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a quick trip Saturday to the region northeast of Tokyo that was devastated by a 2011 earthquake and.. Seattle Times - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a shrine in Darwin commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II. FOXNews.com - Published Also reported by •Seattle Times
A journalist close to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has defended her view that Korean women who were sent to Japanese wartime military brothels were not sex slaves, and accused a liberal-leaning.. FOXNews.com - Published Also reported by •Seattle Times
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signaled readiness to discuss a Soviet-era proposal on settling a decades-old territorial dispute. Putin.. Seattle Times - Published
· Japan's No. 2 cybersecurity official has let slip — in parliament — that he has never used a computer.
· Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government’s cybersecurity.. Business Insider - Published
· President Donald Trump berated UK Prime Minister Theresa May over the phone on Friday, according to a report.
· The aggressive call came while Trump was traveling to Paris for a tense weekend.. Business Insider - Published