Posts Tagged: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Tokyo Olympic Games Delayed to 2021, Easing Athletes’ Angst
Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year's Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world's last major imminent sporting...
Japan PM Asks Iran’s Rouhani to Stick to Nuclear Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday asked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to stick to commitments made in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal and said Japan...
Japan Visit by Rouhani Under Consideration, as Tokyo Seeks to Resolve US-Iran Nuclear Impasse
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an...
Report: Japan Plans to Send 270 Sailors to Middle East to Guard Ships
Japan is working on a plan to send about 270 seamen to the Middle East to guard ships supplying Japan under a law that allows...
Japan PM: Aiming to Do Everything Possible to Ease Middle East Tension
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he plans to do everything he can to ease tension in the Middle East and wants to talk with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines...
Iran’s Zarif to Japan PM: We Are Not Seeking Heightened Tensions
Iran is not seeking to increase tension but every country should be able to enjoy its rights under international law, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...
Iranian Leader Claims He Has No Intention to Make or Use Nuclear Weapons
Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Thursday by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
Rouhani: Japan Wants to Keep Buying Iranian Oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil, as tension...
Explainer: Why Is Japan’s Abe Going to Iran? What Can He Accomplish?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to visit Iran next week in an apparent mediation mission to ease tension between Iran and the United States. Following are some...
Ahead of Japan PM’s Trip to Iran, Israel’s Netanyahu Tells Abe Pressure on Tehran Regime Must Be Maintained
Ahead of a planned trip to Iran next week, Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe spoke by telephone on Friday with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu. According...
Japan Arranging for PM Abe Visit to Iran Soon
Japan is arranging for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Iran in the near future, Japan's government spokesman said on Thursday, although details of the...
Trump Presses Japan Over Trade Gap, Expects ‘Good Things’ From North Korea
US President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and said he...
Report: Japan PM Abe Mulling Visit to Iran as Early as Mid-June
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a visit to Iran as early as mid-June, NHK national television said on Friday, the first such trip in four...
Japan’s Abe to Cancel Iran Trip Over US Pressure on Tehran: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has given up on a plan to visit Iran this summer, Kyodo News said on Wednesday, as US President Donald...
