Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule December 15-21, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014AM12:04 End meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide and Special Advisor to President of the LDP Hagiuda Koichi12:37 Depart from LDP Party Headquarters12:47 Arrive...
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On Tuesday, April 28th and Wednesday, April 29th from 9:00am to Noon there will be demonstrations on the West side of the Capitol Building on the grassy middle area, know as Area 1 hoping to catch the...
View ArticleShinzo Abe’s Ill-Timed Speech
The young Edward Jackfert (VW Public Broadcasting)Addressing the U.S. Congress on Hirohito’s birthday is an insult to Pacific War veterans The Diplomat, April 27, 2015By Edward Jackfert, 93, a POW of...
View ArticleNegotiating Reconciliation with Japan
Bataan Death March By Ben SteeleNegotiating Reconciliation with JapanAmerican POWs of Japan Friday, May 1, 20152:30 PM – 2:00 PMBernstein-Offit Building, Room 5001717 Massachusetts Ave. NWWashington,...
View Article"Shocking and Shameful" Says Congressman Honda's
CONGRESSMAN MIKE HONDA’S STATEMENT ON JAPANESE PRIME MINSTER ABE’S SPEECH TO CONGRESSWashington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA17) today made the following statement about Japanese Prime Minister...
View ArticleThe Okinawa Threat to U.S.-Japan Defense Ties
dugongThe onus is on U.S. military personnel to build stronger ties with localsWall Street Journal, April 28, 2015By YUKIE YOSHIKAWAMs. Yoshikawa is an adjunct fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan’s Schedule December 22-28, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)09:32 Depart from private residence09:46 Arrive at office09:58...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan’s Schedule December 29, 2014-January 4, 2015
Monday, December 29, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)09:41 Depart from official residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo09:54 Arrive at hotel Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi, Tokyo10:00 Exercise at...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, May 4, 2015
TTIP AND BEYOND: ACHIEVING EUROPE’S STRATEGIC TRADE GOALS. 5/4, 9:00-10:15am. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Anna Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade; Scott Miller, CSIS Senior Advisor.click...
View ArticleBlame George Kennan for Abe's Bad History
George KennanBy James Gibney Editorial writer at BloombergView and APP memberFirst published on Bloomberg View April 29, 2015Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s hawkish policies, historical...
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China’s Fear of Women With PamphletsEDITORIAL, The New York Times, MARCH 27, 2015China’s growing crackdown on political dissent is stirring global protests and demands for the release of five women’s...
View ArticlePrime Minister Abe’s Understanding of Human Trafficking
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was interviewed by Washington Post Editorial Page writer David Ignatius in late March. The Prime Minister's press aide emphasized to Mr. Ignatius that it was...
View ArticleAbe's Monetary Policy--Listen with Skepticism
The Lincoln Log: Abe’s Monetary Policyby Edward J. Lincoln4/23/2015This weekend Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will arrive in Washington. In the following week, a bevy of LDP Diet members will also...
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THE FUTURE OF IRAQ: A CONVERSATION WITH SUNNI LEADERS. 5/11, 9:00-10:30am. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers: Rafe al-Issawi, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister; Atheel...
View ArticleAbe Administration moves to intimidate scholars
John Harvard mournsAcademics fail Abe administration on historyBy Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University JapanFirst appeared in The JAPAN TIMES, May 9, 2015On May 5, in an open...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan’s Schedule January 5-11, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no visitors)08:32 Depart from private residence08:55 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station09:00...
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CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING OF SHALE GAS AND TIGHT OIL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. 5/18-5/19. Sponsor: National Academy of Sciences. Speakers: Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future; Bruce MacKay,...
View ArticleJapanese Catholics express alarm at Abe Government
Japanese Martyrs February 5, 1597In February of this year, Catholic leaders in Japan released their statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is surprisingly blunt in expressing...
View ArticleDialogue the key to resolving comfort women history wars
By Professor Mary M. McCarthy, Drake University and APP memberFirst published in EastAsiaForum 19 May 2015On 29 April 2015, Shinzo Abe became the first Japanese prime minister to speak before a joint...
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