Shinzo Abe

Abe visits memorial to 'Japanese Schindler'

Kaunas - Muslimchronicle

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a memorial to a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 European Jews from the Holocaust by issuing visas from war-torn Lithuania, in defiance of Tokyo. Abe visited the two-storey building, now a museum, that housed the consulate where Chiune Sugihara worked in the Baltic state's second city Kaunas. "The courageous humanitarian act of Mr Sugihara is highlyRead more

Japan emperor abdication date set for April 30, 2019: PM Abe

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, 2019, the country's prime minister announced Friday, the first retirement in more than two centuries in the imperial family believed to be the world's oldest. "We decided that the implementation (of a special law allowing the emperor to abdicate) should be on April 30, 2019," Shinzo Abe told reporters after meetingRead more

5 takeaways from Trump in Japan

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

The world may be facing its most dangerous nuclear crisis since the end of the Cold War but US President Donald Trump's trip to Japan will be remembered for the lighter moments as much as for the high-level diplomacy. Here are five such moments: - Koi-mander in chief - The setting was the idyllic surroundings of the imperial palace inRead more

Trump warns time for 'patience' on N. Korea is over

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

The time for "strategic patience" with North Korea is over, US President Donald Trump warned Monday, after winning Japan's backing for his policy of considering all options to rein in the rogue state. Trump described the North's nuclear programme as "a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability" on the second day of his Asia tour dominatedRead more

Japan's scandal-hit Kobe Steel yanks profit forecast

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Japan's crisis-hit Kobe Steel on Monday yanked its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year, saying it could not yet determine how much a snowballing fake data scandal would damage its business. The company also cancelled a planned dividend as it withdrew its projection for a 35 billion yen ($308 million) net profit in the year to March 2018.Read more

NATO chief calls N. Korea 'global threat' during Japan visit

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a "global threat" Monday and said he backed tighter sanctions against it during a visit to Japan, which has been targeted by Pyongyang's provocations. Stoltenberg is in Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other senior officials including defence minister Itsunori Onodera later in the day. "We are as concerned as youRead more

Tokyo's record run continues as most Asia markets rise

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Tokyo's Nikkei led another broad advance across Asian markets on Tuesday, with the Nikkei chalking up its 16th straight gain to extend an impressive record streak. The Japanese market pushed to fresh 21-year highs on the back of a weaker yen and hopes that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weekend election landslide victory will usher in further measures to boost theRead more

Japan's Abe wins votes but not hearts: analysts

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Shinzo Abe may have seized a "super-majority" in Japan's parliament but he has failed to win the hearts and minds of voters suspicious of his nationalist instincts and who do not share his fixation on changing the country's pacifist constitution. Having trounced a disorganised opposition to secure two-thirds of seats, Abe has the parliamentary numbers to start a process thatRead more

Abe targets N. Korea after storming to 'super-majority' vote win

Japan - Muslimchronicle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to work with the US, China and Russia to contain North Korea's nuclear threat with "strong, resolute diplomacy", as he "humbly" accepted his landslide victory in a snap election. Fresh from clinching a two-thirds "super-majority" that enables the nationalist premier to realise his dream of revising Japan's pacifist constitution, Abe vowed to forgeRead more

Abe cruises to 'super-majority' win in Japan vote

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to a resounding victory in a snap election Sunday and immediately vowed to "deal firmly" with threats from North Korea that dominated the campaign. Abe's ruling conservative coalition was on track to win more than 310 seats in the 465-seat parliament, according to a projection from public broadcaster NHK, handing the premier a two-thirdsRead more