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Japan PM’s “Third Arrow” reforms seen short of overhaul

August 24, 2021 at 9:44 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Anyone expecting a broad overhaul of Japan's economy that would remove barriers to competition will likely be disappointed when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launches his "Third Arrow"...

Japan PM’s “stealth” constitution plan raises civil rights fears

August 24, 2021 at 8:55 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe makes no secret of wanting to revise Japan's constitution, which was drafted by the United States after World War Two, to formalize the country's right...

Japan PM’s ‘stealth’ constitution plan raises civil rights fears

August 24, 2021 at 8:53 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe makes no secret of wanting to revise Japan's constitution, which was drafted by the United States after World War Two, to formalize the country's right...

Analysis: History casts doubt on bold Japan economic reform

August 24, 2021 at 1:36 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - If past is precedent, optimists hoping Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will defy vested interests to take bold action to open the country to more competition as...

Two years after Fukushima, Japan’s nuclear lobby bounces back

August 24, 2021 at 12:35 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The crowds of anti-nuclear protesters have dwindled since Japan's "Summer of Discontent" last year, and a new government is keen to revive the country's atomic energy industry,...

Japan DPJ’s Maehara: opposes too radical a reflationist for BOJ head

August 23, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest opposition Democratic Party, which could be key in choosing a new central bank governor, opposes appointing a proponent of extreme steps to reflate the economy...

Japan’s Abe to showcase alliance, get Obama to back Abenomics

August 22, 2019 at 9:05 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be seeking to put a strong U.S.-Japan alliance on full display in the face of potential threats from a nuclear North...

Japan’s Abe seeks to show off alliance, get Obama nod on Abenomics

August 22, 2019 at 8:58 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be seeking to put a strong U.S.-Japan alliance on full display in the face of potential threats from a nuclear North...

Analysis: Japan’s Abe looks to prove this time, he has the right stuff

August 23, 2021 at 11:32 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Five years after staring into a political and personal abyss, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is out to prove that the man who threw in the towel...

Analysis: Japan’s Abe looks to prove this time, he has the right stuff

June 20, 2019 at 10:55 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Five years after staring into a political and personal abyss, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is out to prove that the man who threw in the towel...

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