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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule August 24-30, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)07:13 Depart from private residence07:25 Arrive at office07:32 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seko Hiroshige08:45 End meeting...
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Abe supporters, Abe successors
Doubts about Shinzo Abe’s health and ability to serve as president of the LDP emerged in late June. According to an article in the August 27th issue of the Shukan Bunshun, Abe’s ulcerative colitis...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule August 31-September 6, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015AM08:00 At private residence (no morning visitors)09:31 Depart from private residence 09:44 Arrive at office09:53 Meet with resident Ambassador to U.S. Sasae Kenichiro and...
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Monday in Washington, September 14, 2015
STRAIT TALK: TAIWAN'S 2016 ELECTIONS AND THE UNITED STATES. 9/14, 8:30am-3:00pm, Breakfast, Lunch. Sponsors: Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS; Brookings, Center for East Asia Policy Studies,...
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The week of liberations
The 70th anniversaries of the end of World War II took place last week. Starting with the general surrender of Imperial Japan on September 2, other surrenders were accepted throughout the Pacific. The...
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Inflated grades on Abe's Womenomics
by Richard Katz, Editor, The Oriental Economist Reportand APP memberThe September 9th Financial Times rated several aspects of the third arrow of Abenomics, based on interviews with assorted experts by...
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Japan's education plan to meet societal needs
On June 8th, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) sent a notice to all 86 public universities in Japan (23pages), ordering departments focused on the humanities...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule February 23-March 1, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)08:12 Depart from private residence08:26 Arrive at office08:52...
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Monday in Washington, September 21, 2015
Dates you need to know this week:9/23 – Yom Kippur.9/23 - 9:15 am. Pope Francis meets with President Obama. White House.9/24 - 9:20 am. Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress.9/25 - 8:30...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule March 2-8, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)09:38 Depart from private residence09:54 Arrive at office10:15 Meet...
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The suicide politics of Futenma relocation
Prospects on the MCAS Futenma IssueBy Ms. Yukie Yoshikawa, Adjunct Fellow, Edwin O. Resichauer Center, School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University and APP memberFirst...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule March 9-15, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015AM12:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no visitors)08:00 At private residence (no morning visitors)09:25 Depart from private residence09:42 Arrive at office10:45 Meet...
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Japanese University Humanities and Social Sciences Programs Under Attack
click to orderSome suspect that the real targets of announced government reform are university departments that nurture appreciation for liberal democratic valuesBy Jeff Kingston is Director of Asian...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule March 16-22, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)07:58 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo08:11 Arrive at office08:12 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seko...
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Monday in Washington, September 28, 2015
MYANMAR IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC POLICY CONTEXT. 9/28-29, Lunch, Dinner. Sponsors: U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, East-West Center in Washington. Speakers: Derek Mitchell, Ambassador, Embassy of U.S.,...
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Japanese education ideology
Takahashi ShiroIdeology is important to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his Administration. Nearly 90% of Abe's cabinet participate in highly ideological groups focused on recapturing the traditional...
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The Japan Conference
Growing influence of Japan Conference reflects resentment at Tokyo’s postwar settlement with WashingtonBY DAVID MCNEILL, writes for The Independent, The Economist and other publications. He is...
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Lowering higher education
Japan's Education Minister Hakubun ShimomuraUniversities fending off attacks on the liberal artsBy Jeff Kingston director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan and APP memberSPECIAL TO THE JAPAN...
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Historical Trauma
University of MontanaSYMPOSIUMNOVEMBER 4–5, 2015UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULACo-organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust...
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