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African students learn indoor farming in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Granpa Co. employee teaches students from Africa about indoor farming at its vegetable factory in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2014. The Japanese government has started the Master's Degree and Internship Program of the African Business Education Initiative for Youth (ABE Initiative).

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Japan, Australia reaffirm cooperation on Pacific trade pact

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Nov. 12, 2014, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. They reaffirmed their commitment to completing a Pacific free trade initiative early and boosting cooperation for defense equipment including submarines.

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TPP leaders fail to set fresh time frame

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and TPP minister Akira Amari attend the meeting on the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative in Beijing, China, on Nov. 10, 2014. The leaders involved in the TPP talks did not fix a fresh time frame for the deal after it became unrealistic to strike a deal by the end of the year as originally proposed by Washington. (Pool photo)

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Abe unveils climate change initiative to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech to Asian political and business leaders at a banquet at a Tokyo hotel on May 24. Abe unveiled a Japanese initiative featuring the goal of halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 to fight climate change and the creation of a new post-Kyoto Protocol framework.

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China Premier Urges Japan to Join "Silk Road" Infrastructure Project

TOKYO, Japan, -May 10: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday urged Japan to join China's "Silk Road" infrastructure project, saying its participation would likely contribute to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus policy. "Our working-level cooperation will evolve. Our One Belt, One Road　initiative will be coordinated with Japan's growth strategy," Li said in a speech in Tokyo at a reception celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of a bilateral friendship treaty. At a summit between Abe and Li on Wednesday, Japan and China agreed to launch a public-private sector council to consider specific projects of cooperation related to Beijing's "One Belt, One Road" cross-border infrastructure initiative. China has sought to expand its infrastructure networks in Asia,

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Abe unveils climate change initiative to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech to Asian political and business leaders at a banquet at a Tokyo hotel on May 24. Abe unveiled a Japanese initiative featuring the goal of halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 to fight climate change and the creation of a new post-Kyoto Protocol framework. (Kyodo)

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"Mission Innovation" launched at U.N. climate change summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L front) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye (R front) attend a ceremony to launch "Mission Innovation" during a U.N. climate change summit in Le Bourget, outside Paris on Nov. 30, 2015. Twenty countries taking part in the initiative pledged to double their investments in clean-energy research and development over five years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Mission Innovation" launched at U.N. climate change summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) talks with South Korean President Park Geun Hye during a ceremony to launch "Mission Innovation" in a U.N. climate change summit in Le Bourget, outside Paris on Nov. 30, 2015. Twenty countries taking part in the initiative pledged to double their investments in clean-energy research and development over five years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe pledges gov't action on decommissioning Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shops on Oct. 19, 2015, in a temporary mall in the northeastern town of Naraha, where an evacuation order issued after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex nuclear disaster was lifted in early September. During his visit to Fukushima Prefecture, Abe pledged that the central government will take the initiative in decommissioning the crippled plant. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe pledges gov't action on decommissioning Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shops on Oct. 19, 2015, in a temporary mall in the northeastern town of Naraha, where an evacuation order issued after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex nuclear disaster was lifted in early September. During his visit to Fukushima Prefecture, Abe pledged that the central government will take the initiative in decommissioning the crippled plant. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to turn farming from defensive to offensive sector

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) addresses the inaugural meeting at the government's headquarters on domestic measures for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative on Oct. 9, 2015, in Tokyo. He vowed to implement measures to beef up the country's agricultural sector in the wake of the landmark free trade accord involving Japan, the United States and 10 other Pacific Rim countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks to set up head office for TPP countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2015, a day after the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Abe said he will set up a task force to deal with potentially negative impacts from further market liberalization particularly in the sensitive farm sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks to set up head office for TPP countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2015, a day after the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Abe said he will set up a task force to deal with potentially negative impacts from further market liberalization particularly in the sensitive farm sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks to set up head office for TPP countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2015, a day after the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Abe said he will set up a task force to deal with potentially negative impacts from further market liberalization particularly in the sensitive farm sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks to set up head office for TPP countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2015, a day after the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Abe said he will set up a task force to deal with potentially negative impacts from further market liberalization particularly in the sensitive farm sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks to set up head office for TPP countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2015, a day after the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Abe said he will set up a task force to deal with potentially negative impacts from further market liberalization particularly in the sensitive farm sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-led Pacific free trade deal concluded

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2015, after 12 Pacific Rim countries concluded a sweeping free trade deal in Atlanta. Abe said the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative "is a great achievement for the future of not only Japan but the Asia-Pacific region." (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. agree to try to conclude Pacific trade talks this week

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shake hands prior to their talks in New York on Sept. 29, 2015. Abe and Biden agreed that the two countries will cooperate to conclude talks on a Pacific free trade initiative this week, both governments said. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. agree to try to conclude Pacific trade talks this week

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pose for a photo prior to their talks in New York on Sept. 29, 2015. Abe and Biden agreed that the two countries will cooperate to conclude talks on a Pacific free trade initiative this week, both governments said. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to create new ministerial post to tackle key issues

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2015, to mark the end of the Diet session through Sept. 27. Abe said a new ministerial post will be created for an initiative to better cope with pressing social issues such as a declining population and an aging society. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People stage anti-Abe protest in Tokyo

People hold up signs saying "No to the Abe administration" in a gathering at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on July 24, 2015. They expressed opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies on a wide range of issues such as national security bills, the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative and the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People stage anti-Abe protest in Tokyo

People hold up signs saying "No to the Abe administration" in a gathering at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on July 24, 2015. They expressed opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies on a wide range of issues such as national security bills, the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative and the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan ministers discuss TPP ahead of Hawaii meetings

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and members of his Cabinet meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Twelve Pacific Rim countries, including Japan and the United States, will hold a four-day ministerial meeting from July 28 on Maui island in Hawaii, preceded by a chief negotiators' gathering from July 24, on setting up the world's largest regional free trade zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan has developed based on deep remorse: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a symposium in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Prior to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe said Japan, based on deep remorse over the war, has been on a pacifist path and is willing to take the initiative in creating and realizing a new global vision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan has developed based on deep remorse: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a symposium in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Prior to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe said Japan, based on deep remorse over the war, has been on a pacifist path and is willing to take the initiative in creating and realizing a new global vision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume talks ahead of TPP ministerial session

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Abe said the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative are "reaching the finish-line tape," as Japan and the United States resumed bilateral talks the same day ahead of a crucial ministerial meeting in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume talks ahead of TPP ministerial session

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Abe said the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative are "reaching the finish-line tape," as Japan and the United States resumed bilateral talks the same day ahead of a crucial ministerial meeting in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Despite TPA, bumpy road still ahead for Pacific trade agenda

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Akira Amari (C), minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, and transport minister Akihiro Ota attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on June 26, 2015. Hopes are high that a TPP deal may finally be reached with the recent passage in the U.S. Congress of a crucial trade bill, but negotiation sources warn that the ambitious initiative is still hanging in the balance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Congress finally passes key bill for Pacific free trade pact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 25, 2015, after the U.S. Congress passed a key trade bill in a step expected to help speed up negotiations toward the conclusion of a free trade initiative with Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries. Abe called it "major progress." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot Revolution Initiative Council established

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a ceremony commemorating the establishment of the Robot Revolution Initiative Council held in Tokyo on May 15, 2015. The council involving the industry, academia and government was established to realize robot revolution in practical fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief Donohue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Thomas Donohue (L) in Washington on April 29, 2015. They talked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative and Japan's Abenomics economic policies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief Donohue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Thomas Donohue (L) in Washington on April 29, 2015. They talked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative and Japan's Abenomics economic policies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan has developed based on deep remorse: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a symposium in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Prior to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe said Japan, based on deep remorse over the war, has been on a pacifist path and is willing to take the initiative in creating and realizing a new global vision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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African students learn indoor farming in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Granpa Co. employee teaches students from Africa about indoor farming at its vegetable factory in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2014. The Japanese government has started the Master's Degree and Internship Program of the African Business Education Initiative for Youth (ABE Initiative). (Kyodo)

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (front), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (R), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (L), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki, a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Abe talks ties with China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the audience of a meeting involving Japanese and Chinese business leaders in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2017. Abe said Japan is ready to cooperate with China over its infrastructure development project called the "One Belt, One Road initiative." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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RCEP trade talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a leaders' meeting of a proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement in Manila on Nov. 14, 2017. The leaders agreed to make more efforts to strike a deal over the initiative in 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe offers conditional cooperation with China's Silk Road initiative

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a forum in Tokyo on June 5, 2017, that Japan is ready to cooperate with China's "One Belt, One Road" cross-continental infrastructure development scheme under certain conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe offers conditional cooperation with China's Silk Road initiative

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a forum in Tokyo on June 5, 2017, that Japan is ready to cooperate with China's "One Belt, One Road" cross-continental infrastructure development scheme under certain conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo