Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

What it means for Bangladesh

The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to Japan from May 25-28, 2016, upon an invitation from the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe...
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Death by overwork on rise in Japan

Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.
4 April 2016, 12:18 PM

Japan marks fifth tsunami anniversary

Japan is marking the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left more than 18,000 dead or missing.
11 March 2016, 06:48 AM

The land of the rising sun rises again?

In a move that saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's nationalist government facing the stiffest resistance from pacifists and opposition parliamentarians alike, the Japanese Diet (Parliament) last week voted into law a bill that will allow Japan to deploy its military in combat roles beyond its territorial boundaries for the first time in seven decades.
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Japan security debate marred by scuffles in upper house

Scuffles break out in Japan's upper house ahead of a vote on a controversial move by the government to expand the role of the armed forces.
17 September 2015, 05:03 AM

Tokyo's policy of pacifism coming under threat

Shinzo Abe much heralded economic policy, dubbed as “Abenomics” by his enthusiastic supporters, had been able to lift the Nikkei to an all-time high in the last one-and-half decades. However, purses of the majority of the Japanese people still remain very tight.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM