thejapantimes, 14 days ago to random

The only Japanese prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe during his second term, which began in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/legacy-of-abenomics/ #commentary #shinzoabe #abenomics #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 15 days ago to Japan

Thousands protested when Japan passed a controversial state secrets law 10 years ago. Now, as parliament debates a new security bill, no such backlash can be seen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/politics/economic-security-legislation/ #japan #politics #economicsecurity #securitylaws #sanaetakaichi #diet #fumiokishida #shinzoabe #cdp #russia #ukraine

m10, 1 month ago to random Polish

Wdowa po Abe będzie na inauguracji Lai

Tokio często wykorzystuje emerytowanych polityków lub dowódców wojskowych – w tym wypadku wdowę po najdłużej urzędującym premierze od zakończenia II wojny światowej – do wysyłania sygnałów politycznych.

https://wp.me/p3fv0T-gis #Japonia #Chiny #ChRL #Tajwan #wizyta #zaprzysiężenia #AkieAbe #ShinzoAbe

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deserves applause for his successful summit in Washington, in fact he is the beneficiary of a long evolution in Japanese policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/16/japan/kishida-us-summit/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #us #fumiokishida #joebiden #shinzoabe #defense

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering punishing scandal-tainted members of his LDP by recommending that they leave the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-members-punishment/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #yasutoshinishimura #hiroshigeseko

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori may be probed by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party over what role, if any, he played in the decision by the party's largest faction to continue an unlawful kickback scheme. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/japan/politics/former-pm-mori-probe/ #japan #politics #yoshiromori #fumiokishida #shinzoabe #ldp #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japanese officials are preparing to deploy Shinzo Abe's ex-interpreter to the U.S. — ready to bolster engagement with the Republican campaign ahead of the Nov. 5 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/politics/japan-bureaucrat-trump-prepare/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #sunaotakao #foreignministry

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

The Japanese government has adopted a bill to impose penalties for explanations on the internet of how to manufacture guns and inciting unlawful possession of firearms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/01/japan/bill-adopted-to-punish-encouraging-gun-ownership/ #japan #guns #cabinet #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Japan need not worry about a major shakeup in its alliance with the United States if former President Donald Trump is returned to the White House in November, a former senior official in his administration has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/28/japan/politics/donald-trump-alexander-gray-japan/ #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #joebiden #shinzoabe #china #2024uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

After only two years and four months in office, Fumio Kishida has become one of Japan's longest-serving prime ministers in recent history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/14/japan/politics/kishida-10th-longest-serving-prime-minister/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #zenkosuzuki #shinzoabe #ldp

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Prosecutors are unlikely to build a criminal case against key members of the largest faction of the LDP in connection with a political fundraising scandal rocking the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/14/japan/crime-legal/prosecutors-abe-faction-bigwigs/?utm_content=bufferd413e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #fumiokishida

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to establish rules to enhance the transparency of factions within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party following a political fundraising scandal involving its largest policy group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/04/japan/politics/kishida-vows-rules-faction-transparency/?utm_content=buffer78ff1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #politicalfunds #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Japan grapples with a once in a generation political crisis as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ties to navigate the funds scandal fallout. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/27/japan/woman-japan-politics/?utm_content=buffer90354&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #yokokamikawa #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #fumiokishida

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Koichi Hagiuda, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s former policy chief, has become the latest veteran lawmaker to be questioned on a voluntary basis over a political funds scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/26/japan/politics/ldp-funds-scandal-hagiuda/?utm_content=buffer09137&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #koichihagiuda #fumiokishida #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

The Abe faction as we know it will likely cease to exist, but the Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, its formal name, is likely to live on under a different name and new leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/26/japan/abe-faction-doomed/?utm_content=bufferf056b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Multiple secretaries of lawmakers belonging to the Abe faction said during voluntary questioning that the omissions of reports regarding kickbacks were based on the faction's instructions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/japan/abe-faction-failed-to-withdraw-kickbacks/?utm_content=buffer06a89&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #ldp #politicalfunds #hirokazumatsuno #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

A faction of the LDP headed by former Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai is believed to have also compiled a list of kickbacks given to its members after they sold fundraising tickets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/24/japan/politics/nikai-faction-suspected-of-logging-kickbacks/?utm_content=buffer77bb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #toshihironikai #corruption #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #elections

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

The largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is suspected of having misappropriated revenue from fundraising parties to support Upper House election campaigns for years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/24/japan/crime-legal/japan-ldp-faction-misusing-funds/?utm_content=bufferff1d3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #ldp #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #shinzoabe #elections #corruption

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

The police plan to restrict the act of inciting unlawful possession of guns, such as explaining how to make them on the internet, following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by a homemade gun in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/21/japan/japanese-police-restrict-online-posts-making-guns/?utm_content=buffer74812&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #guns #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #npa

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

A political funding scandal involving the Liberal Democratic Party's factions deepened Friday as reports emerged that the largest faction is being probed for the mismanagement of tens of millions of yen in fundraising money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/politics/abe-faction-fund-scandal/?utm_content=buffer4c046&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #hirokazumatsuno #yasutoshinishimura #junjisuzuki #ichiromiyashita #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Japan faces potential geopolitical risks with the reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/22/japan/japan-trump-election/?utm_content=bufferde0ff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #southkorea #donaldtrump #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

As Kishida's popularity plummets, Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a bold move to take his job, eventually. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/15/japan/sanae-takaichi-prime-minister-ambitions/?utm_content=buffer22293&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #cabinet #lowerhouse #diet

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

The Unification Church said it is ready to set aside up to ¥10 billion in funds for future damages claims from former followers and their family members if the court revokes its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-10-billion-fund/?utm_content=buffer89215&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #religion #tomihirotanaka #shinzoabeassassination #shinzoabe

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random

Arata Oshima’s documentary about the official send-off for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a portrait of a nation adrift. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/14/film/abe-state-funeral-documentary/?utm_content=buffere354b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #shinzoabe #shinzoabeassassination #arataoshima

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by opposition lawmakers and others who claimed that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet neglected their constitutional obligation to call a parliamentary session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/13/japan/shinzo-abe-supreme-court-diet-ruling/?utm_content=buffer2dac1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #japanesecourts #shinzoabe #cabinet #lowerhouse #diet