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Shinzo Abe

Type: Person

Name: Shinzo Abe

Title: Former Prime Minister

Organization: Gove

Date of Birth: 1954-09-21

Place of Birth: Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Nationality: Japan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Shinzo Abe

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

Japan envoy’s N. Korea visit raises eyebrows

Tokyo officials give few details of content of discussionsUpdated : 2013-05-19 21:06An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended a visit to North Korea last Friday but did not give details of his talks with leaders in Pyongyang, as Seoul expressed ... [Published Korea Herald - 44 mins ago]

Entities: North Korea, Glyn Davies, Pyongyang, Japan

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Shinzo Abe

Support rate for Japan's Abe down to 70.9 pct

Support rate for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has edged down almost 2 percent to 70.9 percent, compared with 72.1 percent in the previous poll last month, according to a Kyodo News survey showed on Sunday. ... [Published CNTV - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Shinzo Abe

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea

TOKYO: An aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned home from a trip to North Korea yesterday but declined to shed any light on the reason for his mysterious visit.Isao Iijima, a senior adviser to Abe, was tight lipped when confronted by reporters ... [Published Borneo Post Online - 13 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, Pyongyang, Shinzo Abe, Japan

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 14 reports

Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited

Abe aide returns home from 4-day N. Korea visit

Posted by admin2 on May 18th, 2013 and filed under Asian Nations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.An adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived ... [Published US News Las Vegas - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, North Korea, Beijing Capital International Airport Company L..., Yoshihide Suga

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 7 reports

Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural' (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended in an interview Friday the right of Japan's leaders to visit a controversial shrine to war dead but hit back at critics who accuse him of revisionism.Amid the latest flare-up with China and South Korea ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 17 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Japan, Arlington National Cemetery

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 11 reports

Liberal Democratic Party (JP)

Abe aims third arrow

The latest tranche of Japan’s growth strategy will aim to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday.The government will set a target for domestic private-sector ... [Published Khaleej Times - May 17 2013]

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

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Japan Becomes Most Favored Nation

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors are more confident in a Japanese leader than any time since at least September 2010, with optimism about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies exceeding that for counterparts in the U.S., Europe and China. Matt Miller reports ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 17 2013]

Entities: Japan, Matt Miller, Bloomberg TV, Shinzo Abe

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 8 reports

Japan's 'secret' trip to North Korea disrupts united stance against Pyongyang

A small crack has appeared in the international show of unity against North Korea's development of nuclear weapons, following the "secret" visit to Pyongyang this week by a special adviser to Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe.Tokyo's decision to engage ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 17 2013]

Entities: North Korea, Pyongyang, Tokyo, Shinzo Abe

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Abe Pledges to Lift Capital Spending

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to spur long-stalled capital spending by the private sector and boost it by 10% within three years. ... [Published WSJ.com: What's News Asia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Consumers, exports buoy Japan growth

TOKYO — Japan’s economy expanded the most in a year last quarter as consumer spending and export gains outweighed weakest business investment amid a reflation campaign mounted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Gross domestic product (GDP) rose an annualised ... [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Japan, Gross Domestic Product

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Anand Sharma meets Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, who is on a two-day visit to Tokyo for a comprehensive review of bilateral economic engagement with Japan, today called upon Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.During the meeting, ... [Published TruthDive - May 17 2013]

Entities: Anand Sharma, Shinzo Abe, India, Japan

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Tokyo stocks close up 0.67% | 2013-05-17 11:49:25 AM

Tokyo stocks close up 0.67%Tokyo stocks advanced 0.67 percent Friday, recovering from earlier losses, on growing expectations of Japan's economic recovery on the back of its government's economic measures.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock ... [Published Nile International - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Shinzo Abe, Mizuho Securities Co Ltd, Stocks, Index

Quotes

"I hope I can promote negotiations and dialogue (with Pyongyang)," Abe told reporters in the city of Fukuoka. "i will continue pressuring north korea as long as the abduction issue remains unresolved."

Abe to promote talks with N. Korea over abduction issue [Published MAINICHI Daily News - 4 hours ago]

"there's room for cultivating demand in southeast asia and the european union for buri [yellowtail] and saba [mackerel]" Abe said

Abe unveils more growth tactics [Published Asiaone - 5 hours ago]

More Content

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Blogs

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The Bermuda Triangle of economics [Published St George West - 2 hours ago] Steen Jakobsen: The mystique of the Bermuda Triangle has caught the imagination and interest of generations. In much the same way it has also caught my attention and I feel that now there is a Bermuda Triangle of economics - a space where everything ...
The Bermuda Triangle Of Economics [Published Zero Hedge - 13 hours ago] Excerpted from Jacob Steen's Chronicle blog at Tradingfloor.com ,The mystique of the Bermuda Triangle has caught the imagination and interest of generations. In much the same way it has also caught my attention and I feel that now there is a Bermuda Triangle ...
The Bermuda Triangle Of Economics [Published Zero Hedge - 13 hours ago] Excerpted from Jacob Steen's Chronicle blog at Tradingfloor.com , The mystique of the Bermuda Triangle has caught the imagination and interest of generations. In much the same way it has also caught my attention and I feel that now there is a Bermuda ...
"Boldly They Rode And Well", Or Why Japan Is No... [Published Zero Hedge - 17 hours ago] Submitted by Daniel CloudBoldly They Rode And WellI believe that Shinzo Abe has made a very serious strategic miscalculation. I used to be confused in much the same way he now seems to be, but I was cured of my confusion by thinking about Chinese inf ...
"Boldly They Rode And Well", Or Why Japan Is No... [Published Zero Hedge - 17 hours ago] Submitted by Daniel Cloud Boldly They Rode And Well I believe that Shinzo Abe has made a very serious strategic miscalculation. I used to be confused in much the same way he now seems to be, but I was cured of my confusion by thinking about Chinese ...

Audio/Video

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Is Abe's gamble paying off in Japan? [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 16 2013]
Japan GDP Growth Is a Boost for Abenomics [Published WSJ.com Video - News - May 16 2013]
Cambodian Shoe-Factory Ceiling Kills Three Workers [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 16 2013]
VIDEO: Shinzo Abe's economic report card [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 16 2013]
VIDEO: Abenomics - the cure for deflation? [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 10 2013]

Press Releases

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Abenomics Must Succeed with Fiscal, Monetary an... [Published Financial Services - May 13 2013]
Joint statement by European Council President H... [Published European Council - Press - EN - Mar 24 2013]
Leading Diversity Symposium Devoted To United S... [Published CisionWire - English - Mar 14 2013]
Akie Abe, Japan's First Lady, Joins AUW as Patron [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Feb 19 2013]
Nikkei 225 Advances as Japan Praises Shinzo Abe... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Jan 16 2013]