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Merkel meets Abe, voices skepticism over U.S. climate initiative+ (News & Information)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:04:12 GMT

(Kyodo) _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks here on Sunday with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and expressed skepticism over a U.S. initiative to halt the growth of……Read more

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Japan calls for tech solutions to climate change (SouthAsiaNews.com)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:45:14 GMT

Hanover (Germany), April 21 (DPA) Climate change is the biggest task facing humanity, and technology has a huge role in solving the problem, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday on opening the Germany's Hanover Fair alongside Chancellor Angel Merkel. Abe, speaking as the special envoy of the Japanese government, said Japan was at the [...]

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Japan stresses tech solutions to climate change at Hanover Fair (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:38:11 GMT

Climate change is the biggest task facing humanity, and technology has a huge role in solving the problem, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday on opening the Germany's Hanover Fair.

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Main events scheduled for Saturday, April 19+ (News & Information)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:12:11 GMT

(Kyodo) _ — Seiyu Ltd. to be delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange. — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Hannover, Germany, as envoy of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda….Read more

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Japan ex-premier to open Hanover Fair - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:17:09 GMT

Hanover, Germany - A former Japanese premier, Shinzo Abe, is to jointly open this month's Hanover Fair in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel, marking Japan's status this year at the heavy-industry expo as partner nation, officials said Friday. G...

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KY Slang (Japundit)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:00:12 GMT

When Shinzo Abe was criticized in the media (which was often) he was often described as: kuuki ga yomenai, or being unable to read the air. In other words, he was missing that sense of what was needed in a social situation, an essential trait for Japanese. Did an elderly person need to use the [...]

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Yakuza's 12-year term for torching Abe sites stands (Japan Times)

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:29:25 GMT

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) The Fukuoka High Court on Wednesday upheld a 12-year prison term for a senior mobster for attacking the home of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other related places in his... Read more ...

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Every cloud has a silver lining (Japundit)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:00:45 GMT

Ah, how I’ve missed him. But former Foreign Minister Taro Aso was back in the news yesterday. Mr Aso has been away from the limelight for a while, after getting shunted aside during the Prime Ministerial changeover from Shinzo Abe to Yasuo Fukuda last autumn. But you knew he couldn't stay quiet for long. He usually has [...]

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Aso: Japanese Food Producers Should Thank China (Japan Probe)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:40:12 GMT

Taro Aso, the man who almost became Prime Minister after Shinzo Abe’s resignation last year, has attracted media attention with comments he made about the latest Chinese import scandal: “I’ve been saying that Japanese agricultural products are expensive but taste good and are clean and safe,” Aso said. “To be blunt, the agricultural cooperatives should thank [...]

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Some good ideas, but can he do it? (Japan Times)

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:22:21 GMT

In his second policy speech before the Diet, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda made clear that his administration has abandoned the basic policy line of his predecessor, Mr. Shinzo Abe, who called for a... Read more ...

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Former PM Abe: Resigned Because of Diarrhea? (TOKYOMANGO)

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:17:04 GMT

It's official—former prime minister Shinzo Abe told the press that the main reason he resigned from his post last last year was because he had really bad diarrhea. Abe has a condition called ulcerative colitis. It actually sounds really awful...

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Why Did Prime Minister Abe Shinzo Resign? Crippling Diarrhea. (Japan Probe)

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:08:47 GMT

Shinzo Abe would like the world to know that he did not resign last year because of failed policies or election losses. The real reason reason for his resignation was crippling diarrhea that forced him to go to the toilet 30 times a day: Abe said he has been struck by ulcerative colitis, a bowel [...]

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Diarrhoea killed Abe's career (News.com.au)

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:41:00 GMT

JAPAN'S former PM Shinzo Abe has abandoned his country's rule of saving face at all costs by describing how severe ongoing diarrhoea forced him to quit.

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Illness, not policies, ended my time in office: Abe (Japan Times)

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:10:12 GMT

The abrupt and, at the time, inexplicable resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September stunned the nation, prompting criticism that he was an irresponsible and immature politician who... Read more ...

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Fukuda keeps thaw with China on track (Japan Times)

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:48:19 GMT

JINAN, China — Shinzo Abe's trip to China as prime minister in October 2006 was dubbed "the ice-breaking trip" to mend diplomatic relations damaged by predecessor Junichiro Koizumi. Then came Premier... Read more ...

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Education proposals lack coherence (Japan Times)

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:24:58 GMT

The Education Resuscitation Council, which was set up under the leadership of then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has submitted its third report to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The report includes a... Read more ...

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Fukuda's China visit to boost ties between Japan, China (People Daily)

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:57:53 GMT

The past 14 months, since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "ice-breaking" visit to China, have witnessed a turn from long-chilled to warmer ties between China and Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit to Chin ...

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Drain of public trust in 2007 (Japan Times)

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:34:59 GMT

In the past year, Japan has been rocked by political turmoil — especially the devastating defeat of the ruling coalition in the July 29 Upper House election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's abrupt... Read more ...

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Abe's pet plan to create NSC-style body canned (Japan Times)

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:33:17 GMT

The government has scrapped plans to establish a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council, an idea championed by Shinzo Abe to increase the prime minister's authority, Chief Cabinet... Read more ...

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Japan drops ex-premier's security agenda (NDTV)

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:58:27 GMT

Japan on Monday gave up a plan to create its version of the US National Security Council, an agenda championed by former leader Shinzo Abe to increase

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