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You are here: Home / Archives for Fumio Kishida

5 women named to Japan’s Cabinet, tying past high

September 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister picked five women for his Cabinet on Wednesday, matching the past record and sending the strongest message yet about his determination to change deep-seated views on gender and revive the economy by getting women on board as workers and leaders.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abe Cabinet, Eriko Yamatani, Fumio Kishida, Germany, Global Gender Gap Report, Haruko Arimura, Iceland, Kazuko Watanabe, Midori Matsushima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Sanae Takaichi, Satomi Moroda, Taro Aso, Tokyo, United States, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19, Yuko Obuchi, japan

Despite tensions, N. Korea lets tourists, athletes through borders

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite North Korea’s warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it literally trotted out athletes from around the world on Sunday, April 14 — suggesting its concerns of an imminent […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Air Koryo, Andrea Lee, Beijing, Chang Chia-che, China, Fumio Kishida, Kim Il Sung Stadium, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Sandra Cook, South Korea, United States, Uri Tours, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, japan

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