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This flying car prototype in China may get off the ground before the Japanese version. Photo: AFP

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Japan’s flying car project may not get off the ground

by William Pesek August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, center, holds a morale-boosting rally after a speech announcing his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 26, 2018. The LDP election to decide the next PM will be held on Sept 20. Photo: AFP/ The Yomiuri Shimbu

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Is third term a charm for Japan’s Abe?

by William Pesek August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his candidacy for the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on August 26. Photo: AFP

Japan, Northeast Asia

Shinzo Abe seeks fresh term

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

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Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?

by Dilip Hiro August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the EU-Japan Summit in Brussels on July 06, 2017. Photo: AFP/Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Shadow of Brexit hangs over UK-Japan economic relations

by Bastian Harth August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin inspects military exercises in the Pacific Ocean near Sakhalin island on July 16, 2013. Photo: AFP/Ria-Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky

European Union, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Russia, World War II and Northeast Asia

by Robert E. McCoy August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

أكثر من نصف جرائم القتل في اليابان في 2016 تمت على يد أفراد من العائلة.
الصورة: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

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Concern rises in ‘Land of the Blazing Sun’ as Olympics loom

by John Duerden August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Boats carrying bonfires float along the Motoyasu-gawa River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in honor of the souls of those lost in the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The ceremony took place on Aug. 5, 2018, the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the bombing. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Could Tokyo ever go critical and make nuclear weapons?

by Robert E. McCoy August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Sakie Yokota, left, the mother of Megumi Yokota - a girl abducted by North Korea in 1977, and Teruaki Masumoto speak to the media after meeting top officials in Tokyo in August 2017. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Pyongyang ‘ready to discuss abductions’ with Japan

by Robert E. McCoy August 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been reaching out to Israel. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Japan has important role In Middle East but must clarify it

by Abraham Cooper and Ted Gover July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

All eyes will be on Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next week. Photo: AFP

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank of Japan likely to keep stimulus tap in ‘on’ position

by William Pesek July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be happy with the revised economic data. Photo: AFP/ Geoff Robins

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Japan-EU trade deal not gold standard, but still worth billions

by William Pesek July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A street devastated by floods and landslides in Mabi, Okayama prefecture. Photo: AFP / Martin Bureau

Egypt, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Rains pour through cracks in Japan’s infrastructure spending

by William Pesek July 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump on June 12, 2018 at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

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For Kim, age and longevity matter as he plays to outlast Trump

by Peter J. Brown July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Rescuers conduct a search for missing people in Kumano Town in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 9, 2018. The record rainfall has caused widespread flooding and landslides in the central and western part of Japan. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

More than 100 dead as monsoon downpours devastate Japan

by Andrew Salmon and wires July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on September 19, 2017, at a meeting in New York as world leaders gathered for the UN General Assembly. Photo: AFP/ Iranian Presidency handout

AT Finance, China, France, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

US zero tolerance for Iranian oil imports a blow to Japan

by Todd Crowell July 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, left, PM Shinzo Abe, right, and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a budget meet in Tokyo in February. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank of Japan embarrasses itself blaming Amazon for its woes

by William Pesek June 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A general view of Pyongyang showing the Juche tower and city skyline on June 11. Photo: AFP/ Ed Jones

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Trump holds the clock on North Korea while Putin plans his moves

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean troops carry out drills on the Seoul-controlled rocky islands, known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan, on October 25, 2013. Photo: AFP/South Korean Navy

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As South Korea, US, halt military drills, Seoul takes aim at Tokyo

by Andrew Salmon June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Another Japanese recession? Brace for heavy weather ahead

by William Pesek June 16, 2018February 18, 2020

5530296 14.06.2018 June 14, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong-nam, left, during a meeting. Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik

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Russia inserts itself into North Korea game

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) sign documents at a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP via KCNA/KNS

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Asia widely welcomes Kim-Trump detente

by Nile Bowie June 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has found it nearly impossible to revive the economy. Maybe he needs to try a different approach. Photo: Reuters

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Reality bites Bank of Japan, G-7

by William Pesek June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Anti-US airbase demonstrators protest the US Airbase relocation to Henoko in front of the Japanese Parliament in Tokyo, Japan on June 19, 2016. Photo: Nurphoto via AFP/Alessandro Di Ciommo

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‘Faux pacifists’ imperil Japan while empowering China

by Kerry K Gershaneck June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, seated left, is seen with former Fed chair Janet Yellen and ECB President Mario Draghi, seated right, plus other central bankers and finance ministers at a G7 meeting in Japan. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Businesses griping, but central banks are ahead of the curve

by William Pesek June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping has an opportunity to take a key role in the global fight against US trade tariffs. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Can Xi Jinping build a ‘Great Firewall’ against tariffs?

by William Pesek June 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Italy's economy, like its Leaning Tower, needs some adjustments. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

The Eurozone’s Japan moment

by William Pesek June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's de facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, leaves his hotel in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

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Trump confirms North Korea-US summit in Singapore is back on

by Andrew Salmon May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under fire on a number of fronts. Photo: Reuters/Kimimasa Mayama

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Abe politically feeble as shadows extend over defense policy

by Peter J. Brown May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a meeting with Russian and French businessmen during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Dmitry Lovetsky

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Western leaders back in Russia as tensions appear to ease

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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