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Abe visits memorial to 'Japanese Schindler'

Kaunas - Al Maghrib Today

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a memorial to a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 European Jews from the Holocaust by issuing visas from war-torn Lithuania, in defiance of Tokyo. Abe visited the two-storey building, now a museum, that housed the consulate where Chiune Sugihara worked in the Baltic state's second city Kaunas. "The courageous humanitarian act ofRead more

Japan’s households open their wallets spurring inflation hopes

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

Japan’s households spent more than expected in November while consumer inflation ticked up and the jobless rate hit a fresh 24-year low, offering the central bank some hope an economic recovery will drive up inflation to its 2 percent target. But the increase in prices was due mostly to a boost from rising fuel costs that is seen fading inRead more

Tokyo 2020 unveils budget cuts

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

Tokyo 2020 organisers Friday unveiled a "significant" cut in their budget for hosting the games, as the city comes under pressure to keep a lid on spiralling costs. The overall games budget now stands at a total of 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said in a statement. This represented a cut of $1.4 billion compared to the previous versionRead more

Don't sleepwalk into war over N. Korea, warns UN boss

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres Thursday warned the world against "sleepwalking into war" over North Korea, as he called for diplomatic efforts to banish nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. Speaking on a visit to Japan, Secretary-General Guterres said: "The worst possible thing that could happen would be for us all to sleepwalk into a war that might have veryRead more

'No concerns' over Tokyo Olympic preparations: IOC

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

Tokyo organisers have shown they will complete all their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday at the conclusion of a three-day visit. Coordination commission chairman John Coates insisted he had "no concerns" over Tokyo's preparations after local organisers recently unveiled their first new permanent venue. "We received reports on the progress of venue constructionRead more

North Korea test fires ICBM in fresh challenge to Trump

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

North Korea test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, in a major challenge to US President Donald Trump after he slapped fresh sanctions on Pyongyangand declared it a state sponsor of terrorism. It was the nuclear-armed North's first ballistic test in more than two months and an initial Pentagon assessment said the ICBM flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) beforeRead more

Japan MPs re-elect Abe after election landslide

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

Japan's parliament on Wednesday formally re-elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister after his party's crushing election victory, setting the 63-year-old on track to become the country's longest-serving premier. MPs voted by a huge majority to re-install Abe, after his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) swept to a two-thirds "super majority" on October 22. During the campaign Abe had stressed theRead more

Tokyo's record run continues as most Asia markets rise

Hong Kong - Al Maghrib Today

Tokyo's Nikkei led another broad advance across Asian markets on Tuesday, with the Nikkei chalking up its 16th straight gain to extend an impressive record streak. The Japanese market pushed to fresh 21-year highs on the back of a weaker yen and hopes that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weekend election landslide victory will usher in further measures to boost theRead more

Japan's Abe wins votes but not hearts: analysts

Tokyo - Al Maghrib Today

Shinzo Abe has seized a "super-majority" in Japan's parliament but failed to win the hearts and minds of voters suspicious of his nationalist instincts and unenthused by his drive to change the country's pacifist constitution. Abe now has the parliamentary numbers to start a process that would bolster the role of the military -- an ambition he has long cherished.Read more