Shinzo Abe
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Trump to speak with Xi, Abe as North Korea, steel issues loom
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, calls that come as frustration builds in the White House…
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Japanese PM, FM felicitate Rouhani’s victory
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in separate messages on Sunday congratulated victory of Hassan Rouhani in the 12th presidential elections…
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Abe Divides Japan With Plan to Change Pacifist Constitution
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s sudden rush to change the pacifist constitution that has defined Japan’s security policy since World War II risks eroding his popularity before an…
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Japan, Philippines Urge U.S., North Korea to Avoid War Brink
EghtesadOnline: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte joined China in pleading with the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. to tone down their nuclear brinksmanship, even as he agreed with Japanese…
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Trump Speaks to Abe, Xi on North Korea Amid U.S.-Japan Drills
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump discussed North Korea in phone calls with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the U.S. and Japan began joint naval drills…
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Japan PM urges North Korea to refrain from more provocative actions
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged North Korea on Monday to refrain from taking further provocative actions, comply with U.N. resolutions and abandon its nuclear missile…
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Abe praises Trump's security commitment after call on Syria, North Korea
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised the "strong commitment" of President Donald Trump to global and allied security after his second call with the U.S. leader…
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Merkel, Abe Call for Swift EU-Japan Deal to Stem Trade Barriers
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a concerted effort to defend free trade, saying global markets can be both open and fair.
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Airbnb Nears Approval in Room-Starved Japan With Tighter Rules
EghtesadOnline: Airbnb Inc. is finally getting the green light to do business in Japan after years of operating in grey areas of the law.
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Abe Has a Shot at Becoming Japan's Longest-Serving Leader
EghtesadOnline: Shinzo Abe has a shot at becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Japan’s history.
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Asia Goes Back to the Future on Trade to Manage in Trump Times
EghtesadOnline: Everything old is new again when it comes to trade deals. There’s been a flurry of interest in reverting to one-on-one talks with the U.S. after President Donald Trump ditched…
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Trump-Abe Rapport Won’t Stop Yen From Passing 100, JPMorgan Says
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s success in avoiding any clash over exchange rates with U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit meeting hasn’t resolved underlying conflict,…
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While Trump and Abe Bond, Their Deputies Talk Trade
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of his chemistry with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a two-day visit that featured hugs, hand-holding and five hours on the golf course.
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Abe, Trump Show Unity in Condemning North Korean Missile Test
EghtesadOnline: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into nearby seas on Sunday, drawing a joint rebuke from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump says U.S. committed to Japan security, in change from campaign rhetoric
EghtesadOnline: With a hug and a handshake, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a new chapter in U.S.-Japan relations on Friday with Trump abruptly setting aside…
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U.S., Japan first ladies: both unconventional yet poles apart
EghtesadOnline: When Japanese first lady Akie Abe made her rounds in Washington on Friday, noticeably absent was the high-level chaperone of previous visits - America's first lady.
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Trump Vows ‘Level Playing Field’ for U.S., Japan, China Currency
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the currencies of the U.S., China and Japan would soon be on "a level playing field," a day after a phone call with China’s president,…
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Dollar touches 10-day high before Trump-Abe meeting
EghtesadOnline: The dollar hit its highest level in 10 days against the yen ahead of a meeting of the U.S. and Japanese leaders on Friday, putting it on course for its best week against a basket…
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The Trump-Abe Summit Will Be on Currency Traders' Radar
EghtesadOnline: The last time dollar-yen traders were this focused on a U.S.-Japan summit might have been when Bill Clinton and Kiichi Miyazawa haggled over trade issues at a sushi dinner.
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Japan Inc believes Abe, Trump don't want to see excessive yen weakness: Reuters poll
EghtesadOnline: Japanese companies believe that neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe want to see the yen weaken significantly, a Reuters poll showed, a development…
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Japan PM aims to strengthen U.S. alliance under President Trump
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking in parliament hours before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, said on Friday he wanted to further strengthen the Japan-U.S.…
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Abe Popularity Hits Three-Year High After Pearl Harbor Trip
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s public approval rating has risen to a three-year high following his visit to Pearl Harbor, according to a survey by the Nikkei newspaper and…
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Abe Answers Obama’s Hiroshima Visit With Pearl Harbor Trip
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, the first Japanese leader in decades to tour the site of the surprise attack that drew the U.S. into World…
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Japan's Abe pays respects at Hawaii memorials on eve of Pearl Harbor trip
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday stopped at several memorials in Hawaii, one day before he will visit the site of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a trip intended…
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PM Abe to send message Japan won't repeat war atrocities
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wants to send a message to the world during his visit to Pearl Harbor that Japan will never repeat the atrocities of past wars.
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For Japan’s Abe, Diplomacy Is Set to Trump Economics in 2017
EghtesadOnline: Shinzo Abe’s trip to Pearl Harbor later Monday, the first by a sitting Japanese prime minister in decades, presages a year filled with diplomatic and security challenges that…
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Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a hot spring resort on Thursday seeking progress on a territorial row that has prevented their…
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Japan PM to meet U.S. Trump around Jan. 27: report
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to meet Donald Trump about a week after he takes over as U.S. president on Jan. 20, Jiji news service reported on Tuesday.
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Japan PM's Pearl Harbor visit won't be for apology: spokesman
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Pearl Harbor this month, the first by a Japanese leader, will not be to apologize for the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United…
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Confusion over Trump's first talks with foreign leader
EghtesadOnline: One day before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese officials said they had not finalized when…