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Yen Strengthens Again, in Challenge for Abe
TOKYO — Less than one month after the yen weakened to more than 100 to the dollar, celebrated as a milestone for this export-loving economy, the Japanese currency briefly slipped back Tuesday to the...
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Abe Describes Strategy to Free Up Japan’s Economy
TOKYO — In a bid to give second wind to his drive to kick-start Japan’s economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out a wide-ranging growth strategy on Wednesday that he said would beat deflation,...
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Abe’s New Steps in Japan Draw Less Enthusiasm
TOKYO — The fervor is fading. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday rolled out the next phase of his aggressive strategy to kick-start Japan’s economy, with plans to encourage foreign investment,...
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Election Win by Ruling Party Signals Change in Japan
By securing control of both houses of Parliament for up to three years, the win offers Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an outspoken nationalist who promises to revitalize Japan’s stagnant economy and...
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Japanese Government to Help Stabilize Nuclear Plant After Leaks
Calling recent revelations of new contamination flowing into the Pacific Ocean an “urgent issue,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the national government had to use its resources to help the plant’s...
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Japan Stepping In to Help Clean Up Atomic Plant
As the scope of the latest crisis became clearer on Wednesday, Japan’s popular prime minister, Shinzo Abe, ordered his government to intervene in the cleanup of the plant — taking a more direct role...
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Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis
The latest disclosures add to a long list of recent accidents, leaks and breakdowns that have underscored grave vulnerabilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site more than two years...
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Tokyo’s Governor Resigns Amid Scandal
Since the scandal broke last month, the governor, Naoki Inose, had denied that the money was for political purposes, saying it was a personal loan. However, inconsistencies in his explanations, often...
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Deal to Move Okinawa Base Wins Approval
The agreement would bolster efforts by the Pentagon to rebalance American military forces across the Asia-Pacific region and by the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to raise his country’s...
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Editorial: Another Step Forward on Okinawa
The United States has had troops on Okinawa since it occupied the island after World War II. Since 2006, the two governments have entered into two agreements to reduce the burden on Okinawa by...
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