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The Foreign Desk - Shinzō Abe’s plans for Japan
25 July 2020
The Olympics were supposed to have started on 24 July. The Games should have been an opportunity for Shinzō Abe to present Japan as the major world power he believes it should be. What vision does Japan’s longest-serving…
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 62: Abe Burmeister
25 August 2017
Abe Burmeister is co-founder of the New York-based clothing brand Outlier. Abe was once a freelance graphic designer looking for a better pair of pants. When he couldn’t find any he decided to make them himself. He and his…
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 84: Why has Shinzo Abe called a snap election now?
27 September 2017
It wasn’t a surprise (observers had been predicting it for weeks) but, at a time when Japan is far from stable, our Asia bureau chief Fiona Wilson asks – why now?
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 107: Will Shinzo Abe become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister?
21 March 2018
A few months ago it was as though nothing would stop Shinzo Abe from becoming Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, a title he would gain in November 2019. But now there’s a scandal on the front pages and pressure is…
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Japan and China: can the countries turn over a new leaf?
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The Bulletin with UBS, episode 11
21 December 2014
We look to Japan to assess the impact - both economically and politically – of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s success in recent snap elections.
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The Late Edition - Friday 28 August
28 August 2020
Shinzō Abe resigns as Japanese PM, Trump’s convention speech and looking ahead to the October issue.
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 35: Should Japan have a seat on the UN Security Council?
28 September 2016
Prime minister Shinzo Abe knows that in order for Japan’s voice to be heard he has to be as direct as possible. Last week, before he made his address to the UN, Abe wrote an op-ed making the case for Japan to be given a…
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The Late Edition - Tuesday 25 August
25 August 2020
We review the opening night of the Republican National Convention. Plus: concerns over Shinzo Abe’s health and why music is currently absent from Scotland’s restaurants.