Shinzo Abe
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Japan outraged as IS video purportedly shows hostage Goto beheaded
World | Feb 01, 2015, 07:45 AM ISTTokyo: Japan condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday an online video that purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.The video posted on militant websites late Saturday Middle East
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe calls latest hostage deadline 'despicable'
World | Jan 28, 2015, 08:24 AM ISTTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed outrage and demanded Wednesday that Islamic State extremists release a Japanese journalist, as secret talks in Jordan sought the release of the Japanese and a Jordanian pilot also
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Shinzo Abe 'speechless' after video claims IS hostage dead
World | Jan 25, 2015, 07:40 AM ISTTokyo: Japan's prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless” after an online video purported to show one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed and promised to save the
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Japan, US condemn unverified video claiming IS hostage dead
World | Jan 25, 2015, 07:02 AM ISTTokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angrily demanded Sunday that the extremist Islamic State group release a Japanese journalist it is holding hostage after a new online video purported to show that another hostage had been
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Japan readies for deadline set by Islamic State for hostages
World | Jan 23, 2015, 11:32 AM ISTTokyo: The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their execution loomed Friday, without any signs of progress on securing their release.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened
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Mother of IS-held Japanese hostage calls for release of son
World | Jan 23, 2015, 10:27 AM ISTTokyo: Junko Ishido, mother of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, called Friday morning for the release of her son, Kenji Goto, hours before the 72-hour deadline given by the IS.Ishido
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Japan says looking at all possible ways to free hostages
World | Jan 22, 2015, 10:49 AM ISTTokyo: Japan said Thursday it was considering all possible ways to gain the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group, as two people with contacts there offered to try to negotiate.The Islamic
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Japan weighs ransom in Islamic State threat to kill hostages
World | Jan 21, 2015, 07:26 AM ISTCairo: The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing over the two
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IS threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages, demands $200 million ransom
World | Jan 20, 2015, 08:09 PM ISTCairo: An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours.The video, identified as being
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Japan Cabinet okays record military budget with eye on China
World | Jan 14, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTTokyo: Japan's Cabinet approved the country's largest ever defense budget on Wednesday, including plans to buy surveillance aircraft, drones and F-35 fighter jets to help counter China's rising assertiveness in the region.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's
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Abe takes office for 3rd term as Japan's leader
World | Dec 24, 2014, 05:59 PM ISTTokyo: Shinzo Abe took office Wednesday for a third term as Japan's prime minister, appointing a former military officer as his defense minister but keeping the other members of his previous Cabinet.Parliament re-elected Abe after
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PM Modi congratulates Shinzo Abe on his victory in elections
National | Dec 15, 2014, 10:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today morning congratulated his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on his emphatic victory in the Lower House elections."Congratulations @AbeShinzo on your victory in the elections. Japan will scale newer heights
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Japan runs short of butter as dairy farms dwindle
World | Dec 12, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTTokyo: When Japanese pose for pictures, instead of saying “Cheese!” some say “Butter!” These days, butter is more likely cause for frowning, since it is rationing that comes to mind.As the Christmas Eve cake rush
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Japan's Abe expected to delay tax, call snap poll
World | Nov 18, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTTokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015 and call a snap election as he struggles to fend off Japan's slide back into recession.Abe hopes to shore
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PM Modi In Australia (Day 1): Business tops agenda as Narendra Modi meets David Cameron, Shinzo Abe
World | Nov 14, 2014, 11:37 PM ISTBrisbane: Ahead of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first bilateral meetings with European Union president Herman Van Rompuy and British Prime Minister David Cameron where economic cooperation topped the agenda
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Japan PM Abe to host dinner for Narendra Modi in Brisbane today
National | Nov 14, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is slated to host dinner for his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Brisbane, where the two leaders will be attending the G20 summit.The move is seen as a
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Japan mulls snap election next month: Reports
World | Nov 12, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTTokyo: Japan could face snap elections next month, two years ahead of schedule, if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moves to pump his public support by delaying another unpopular tax hike as the economic recovery slackens,
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Xi pushes China's FTA vision as APEC leaders meet
World | Nov 11, 2014, 02:57 PM ISTBeijing: President Xi Jinping today pushed China's free trade vision for the Asia Pacific region and asked APEC to “break open closed doors” as leaders of the grouping held talks on forging consensus over opening
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Japanese PM to host dinner for Modi in Brisbane
India | Nov 10, 2014, 11:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reflecting the “warm rapport” they share, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a dinner hosted by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for him on November 14 in Brisbane, where they will be attending
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Xi, Abe hold breakthrough meeting to end spat
World | Nov 10, 2014, 01:31 PM ISTBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met for the first time since the two leaders took office, a diplomatic breakthrough after years of strained relationship over territorial disputes and wartime