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Tag: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Posted inJapan

US watches warily as Abe’s health woes signal change

by Daniel Sneider August 29, 2020August 31, 2020

The longest serving prime minister in modern Japanese history may be on his way out of office, driven by a personal health problem and by a poorly managed response to a larger health and economic crisis. Back in the corridors of power of Japan’s principal ally – the United States – is anyone really concerned […]

Posted inNortheast Asia

Japan, but not Tokyo, eases out of quarantine

by Andrew Salmon and Agencies May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
Posted inJapan

‘Abenomasks’ inspire plague year levity in Japan

by AT Contributor April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Posted inJapan

Abe critics think school closing meant to distract

by Jake Adelstein February 28, 2020March 3, 2020
Posted inJapan

Tokyo faces an Olympic Games conundrum

by William Pesek February 21, 2020February 21, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Bank of Japan morphs into a hedge fund

by William Pesek April 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s slide puts BOJ boss on the spot

by William Pesek March 15, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump at the White House with Fed chairman Jerome Powell Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inUnited States, World

Trump’s battle with the Fed makes for a rough 2019

by William Pesek February 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

US approves sale of AEGIS Weapons System to Japan

by Bertil Lintner January 31, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters
Posted inUnited Kingdom, World

Brexit alarm bells ring in the UK and Asia

by Jonathan Gorvett January 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

No end to World War II in sight in the Kuril Islands

by Gionanni Pigni January 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel.  Photo: AFP/Punit Paranjpe
Posted inAT Finance, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Trouble brewing at central banks at worst moment

by William Pesek November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

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