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Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan’s nomination is part of a strategic plan.

Global Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs the US to confront North Korea, revitalize Japan’s economy and boost his standing at home. And he knows flattery is the way to this president’s heart.

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Japan has plutonium, rockets and rivals. Will it ever build a nuke?

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a news conference after Japan’s lower house election, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 22, 2017.

Japan’s Abe promises to ‘deal firmly’ with North Korea after resounding election victory

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Abe’s Chinese calligraphy wins plaudits in China

Global Politics

How A Shrinking American Military Impacts Japan

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Korean American activist Phyllis Kim at the Glendale, California, memorial for "comfort women."

A California statue stirs passions in South Korea and ire in Japan

Global Politics

The Korean American community is standing by a new statue honoring thousands of “comfort women,” or sex slaves, used by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Japanese conservatives say the statue has to go. And both sides are taking the issue to the White House.

The Yasukuni Shrine

Why is the Yasukuni Shrine so controversial?

Conflict & Justice

China and South Korea have protested strongly to Japan, after the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited the Yasukuni shrine to Japan’s war dead. But why is the Shrine so controversial?

Ghosts Rumored to Haunt the Japan Prime Minister’s Official Residence

Arts, Culture & Media

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s five-month delay in moving into his official residence has renewed rumors that the building, which has a history of assassinations and violence, is plagued by ghosts. Anchor Marco Werman talks with author Roland Kelts.

Japan Premier’s Comment Inflames Tensions With China

Arts, Culture & Media

China reacted angrily Friday to a comment by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was quoted as saying that Beijing has a “deeply ingrained” need to spar with Japan and its other Asian neighbors.

In Parliamentary Elections, Japan Chooses a Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party

Global Politics

In Japan, the main opposition party, the conservative LDP, won the parliamentary elections.

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