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Japan's Abe airs Abenomics 2.0 plan for $5 trillion economy

By Elaine Kurtenbach | September 24, 2015 - 6:50am

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, fresh from a bruising battle over unpopular military legislation, announced on Thursday an updated plan for reviving the world's third-largest economy, setting a GDP target...

World

Japan's farm minister resigns amid political funds questions

By Elaine Kurtenbach | February 24, 2015 - 1:26am

Japan's agriculture minister stepped down yesterday following questions over political funding contributions, the latest in a series of such resignations.

World

Majority says Japan's Middle East aid should be non-military: poll

February 8, 2015 - 12:00pm

A latest poll result showed that 57.9 percent of respondents in Japan think the country's aid for the Middle East countries should be limited to non-military, local media reported.

World

Abe takes office for 3rd term as Japan's leader

By Mari Yamaguchi | December 25, 2014 - 4:09am

Shinzo Abe took office yesterday for a third term as Japan's prime minister, appointing a former military officer as his defense minister but keeping the other members of his previous Cabinet.

World

Japan's ruling party heads for election landslide

By Ken Moritsugu | December 15, 2014 - 4:45am

Japan's ruling coalition was headed for a resounding victory in lower house elections yesterday, firming up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hold on power as he prepares to push forward on several politically difficult...

World

What Japan's recession means for country, world

November 18, 2014 - 3:11am

In a surprise, Japan said its economy, the world's 3rd-biggest following the US and China, contracted 1.6 percent at an annual pace in the July-September quarter as consumer and corporate spending failed to regain...

World

Chinese VP meets with Japanese governor delegation

October 29, 2014 - 7:05am

China's vice president met yesterday with a delegation of governors from Japan amid strained bilateral ties, a rare high-level meeting that points to Japan's hopes of a summit between the two countries' leaders at...

World

Pacifist no more? Experts discuss Japan's military

By Mari Yamaguchi and Miki Toda | July 4, 2014 - 8:23am

In one of modern Japan's biggest changes to security policy, its government decided this week to reinterpret Article 9 of its constitution to allow greater use of military force to defend other countries. The move...

World

China tells Phl, Japan: Let's move towards same direction

June 26, 2014 - 9:26am

After President Benigno Aquino III expressed his support for a larger Japanese military role, China said the Philippines and...

Headlines

Philippine leader backs larger Japan military role

June 25, 2014 - 3:44am

The leader of the Philippines on yesterday endorsed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ongoing push to expand Japan's military role.

World