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New Komeito Party

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Type: Organization

Name: New Komeito Party

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

New Komeito Party

Abe Begins Steps to Amend Peace Clause in Constitution

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun steps to amend the nation's constitution following his return from trips to Russia and the Middle East.He told reporters Sunday that sufficient talks will be held with the ruling coalition partner the New Komeito ... [Published Korea Broadcasting System - May 06 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, New Komeito Party, Referendum, Diet, Tokyo

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Japan marks 66th constitution day amid protest against law revising

TOKYO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan marked on Friday the 66th anniversary of the enforcement of its pacifist constitution amid large scale of protests against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempt to revise the country's supreme law.About 3,500 people gathered ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 03 2013]

Entities: Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Japan, protest

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Democratic Party of Japan (JP)

Opposition parties boycott Diet debate on electoral reform bill

TOKYO The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition New Komeito Party on Thursday began deliberations in the lower house on a bill to reform the electoral districts. However, the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and six other opposition ... [Published Japan Today - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Boycott, Democratic Party of Japan (JP), Diet

First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

Ueli Maurer

More foreign leaders congratulate Xi on election

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- More foreign leaders sent congratulatory messages Monday to Xi Jinping on his election as the new Chinese president.According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, leaders offering congratulations to Xi on Monday included Ugandan ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Mar 18 2013]

Entities: Mizuho Fukushima, Ueli Maurer, Elections

First reported Mar 17 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

Liberal Democratic Party (JP)

Japan's LDP vows to win summer's upper house election

TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday that his party would strive to win election of the Diet's upper house in summer so as to put an end to the current divided parliament, media r ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Mar 17 2013]

Entities: Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Elections, Shinzo Abe

First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 05 2013 - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

Glimmer of hope over island spat

In late January, Natsuo Yamaguchi, the leader of Japan’s New Komeito Party, a junior party in Japan’s coalition government, made a successful trip to Beijing. During the visit, he handed a letter penned by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Chinese ... [Published Taipei Times Online - Mar 04 2013]

Entities: Japan, Shinzo Abe, China

First reported Feb 23 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 1 reports

Johnson & Johnson

World Business Quick Take

TECHNOLOGYQuanta lays off employeesQuanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦) yesterday said it has laid off an unspecified number of employees at its Taoyuan factories as it streamlines some of its product lines, a statement filed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange showed. ... [Published Taipei Times Online - Feb 23 2013]

Entities: Johnson & Johnson, Shinzo Abe, Quanta

First reported Jan 29 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 2 reports

Japan-China summit necessary

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Tuesday that a summit between Japan and China is necessary to mend bilateral relations scratched by territorial dispute, local media reported.It might be "a need to re-establish the ... [Published People.com.cn - Jan 30 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, China, Natsuo Yamaguchi

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 29 2013 - 1 reports

Purpose of Japanese politicians' China tour

Key Words: China-Japan; Diaoyu IslandsRelated Reading: Edited and Translated by Yao Chun, From today to Jan. 31, at the invitation of China-Japan Friendship Association, former Japanese Prime Minister and honored adviser of China-Japan Friendship Association ... [Published People.com.cn - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: China, Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Tomiichi Murayama, Senkaku Islands, New Komeito Party

First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 1 reports

Japan sends envoy to China to mend ties

By CCTV reporter Zhang NiniBEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- New Komeito Party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi has started his 4-day visit to China. Yamaguchi arrived in Beijing with a letter from Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for CPC leader Xi Jinping ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jan 23 2013]

Entities: Natsuo Yamaguchi, China, Japan, Shinzo Abe

First reported Dec 17 2012 - Updated Dec 17 2012 - 2 reports

A Familiar Party Returns to Rule Japan, Promising a Fresh Start. Don’t Hold Your Breath.

They’re back. For nearly the entire post-World War II era, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has ruled Japan, its blend of export-led economics and lavish public-works spending spawning both the nation’s economic boom and then protracted financial contraction. ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Dec 17 2012]

Entities: Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Democratic Party of Japan (JP), Japan

First reported Dec 14 2012 - Updated Dec 15 2012 - 2 reports

A Nervous Japan Swings Right Ahead of Dec. 16 Polls. But Don’t Expect Real Change

First came the news earlier this month that Japan had slipped back into recession for the fourth time in 12 years. Then on Dec. 12, North Korea defiantly fired a missile that flew over Japan’s southernmost prefecture, Okinawa. Finally, a day later, the ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Dec 14 2012]

Entities: Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Democratic Party of Japan (JP)

Quotes

...Communist Party and Japan's Social Democratic Party, Shii Kazuo and Mizuho Fukushima, also joined in the march, holding a banner which reads "to maintain the shining of the Article 9 and not allow any amendment that could worsen the constitution."

Japan marks 66th constitution day amid protest against law revising [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 03 2013]

...It might be "a need to re-establish the relationship, starting with a summit" Abe said in a TV program and was quoted by Japan's Kyodo News Agency

Japan-China summit necessary [Published People.com.cn - Jan 30 2013]

Su Xiaohui, asst. research fellow of China Institute of Intl’ Studies, said, "After Shinzo Abe took office, we’ve seen a series of actions in his foreign policies. People were talking about "encircling China". I don’t believe it’s possible to encircle China, with the country’s growing influence and role in the Asia Pacific. We hope Japan could maintain restraint, show friendship, return to the right track and talk to China to solve issues. It’s not good for Japan to do anything that is provocative. "

Japan sends envoy to China to mend ties [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jan 23 2013]

...gets to call whether it’s to be war or peace in the East China Sea next year, in Europe it’s going to be all about how France blows up and when. "Gold would have value if for no other reason than that it enables a citizen to fashion his financial escape from the state."

Japan Swings Hard Right. [Published London Irvine Report - Dec 17 2012]

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Japan sends envoy to China to mend ties [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jan 23 2013]
Japan Makes Overture to China in Islands Dispute [Published Infoseekchina - Jan 22 2013]
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Shinzo Abe appointed new Japanese PM [Published Topnews.in - Dec 26 2012]

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Comparative Connections v.15 n.1 - Japan-China [Published CSIS: Publication Feed - May 15 2013] The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands controversy continued to occupy center stage in the Japan-China relationship. Trying to find political traction and advance a possible summit, Prime Minister Abe, at the end of January, sent Yamaguchi Natsuo, leader of his ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for February 19... [Published Greenpeace news - Feb 22 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors In a turnaround from statements made by the previous government, Toshimitsu Motegi, head of Japan’s ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for February 19... [Published The Greenpeace weblog - Feb 22 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors In a turnaround from statements made by the previous government, Toshimitsu Motegi, head of Japan’s ...
Philippines takes China maritime dispute to UN ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Feb 19 2013] Anti-China protests in the Phillipines in 2012. Reuters Photo: Reuters The Philippines plans to challenge China’s maritime claims before a United Nations-endorsed tribunal, a move that may raise tensions as the two nations vie for oil, gas and fish ...
Japan’s Defense Spending to Increase for First ... [Published Infoseekchina - Jan 29 2013] Source : Bloomberg News By Isabel Reynolds \|Photo: AFP Japan is set to increase its defense budget for the first time in 11 years and boost Coast Guard spending as it copes with rising tensions with China over islands claimed by both countries. ...