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RM 166174485

安倍前首相の公選法違反「不起訴は不当」　「桜」前夜祭で検察審

安倍晋三前首相（66）の後援会が主催した「桜を見る会」前夜祭の収支を政治資金収支報告書に記載しなかったとして政治資金規正法違反（不記載）と公職選挙法違反（寄付の禁止）容疑などで告発され、不起訴（容疑不十分）処分となった安倍前首相について、東京第1検察審査会は「公選法の不起訴は不当」と議決した。

日付：2021年7月30日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 151590261

安倍前首相「道義的責任を痛感」　桜前夜祭不起訴処分受け記者会見

安倍晋三前首相（66）の後援会が主催した「桜を見る会」の前夜祭を巡る政治資金規正法違反事件に関連し、不起訴処分となった安倍氏は24日、衆院議員会館で記者会見した。安倍氏は「会計処理については私が知らない中で行われていたとはいえ、道義的責任を痛感しています。深く深く反省し、国民におわび申し上げます」と陳謝した。

日付：2020年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 146627588

菅首相「改革の精神を受け継ぐ」　中曽根元首相合同葬　安倍前首相ら640人参列

2019年11月29日に101歳で亡くなった中曽根康弘元首相の内閣・自民党合同葬が17日、東京・高輪のグランドプリンスホテル新高輪で営まれた。菅義偉首相や加藤勝信官房長官ら菅内閣の閣僚のほか、二階俊博幹事長ら党幹部、安倍晋三前首相ら歴代の党総裁など計約640人が参列した。菅首相は弔辞で、「改革の精神を受け継ぎ、国政に全力を傾けることをお誓い申し上げる」と語った。

日付：2020年10月17日

人物：安倍 晋三, 小泉 純一郎, 中曽根 康弘, 菅 義偉

RM 144295587

菅義偉官房長官が377票で自民党新総裁に　岸田氏が2位

安倍晋三首相の後継を決める自民党総裁選は14日、両院議員総会で国会議員らによる投票が行われ、菅義偉官房長官（71）が第26代総裁に選出された。

日付：2020年9月14日

人物：安倍 晋三, 菅 義偉

RM 143194020

安倍首相が辞意表明　「職を辞することとした」　潰瘍性大腸炎が再発

安倍晋三首相は28日、首相官邸で記者会見し、「8月上旬に（持病の）潰瘍性大腸炎の再発が確認された。病気の治療を抱え、体力が万全でない中、大切な政治判断を誤ること、結果を出せないことがあってはならない。総理大臣の職を辞することとした」と述べ、辞意を表明した。

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 143145742

Japanese PM Abe announces resignation over health issues

STORY: Japanese PM Abe announces resignation over health issues DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2020 LENGTH: 0:01:02 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLSIT various of AbeSOUNDBITE(Japanese/English): SHINZO ABE, Japanese Prime Minister STORYLINE Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a press conference on Friday that he will step down from his post due to health concerns. SOUNDBITE(Japanese/English): SHINZO ABE, Japanese Prime Minister "Despite of the support, even though I have one year to go in my tenure and with other challenges that have not been addressed yet. And amid the coronavirus outbreak, I decided to step down as the prime minister." However, Abe said that he would continue his political career and would run in the next election. The prime minister, 65, said his health condition worsened and he began feeling fatigued in July. He said that he lost confidence in his ability to serve the Japanese people. The PM said that he needed to be treated for a flare-up of his intestinal disease that led his first one-year stint to end abruptly in 2007, adding that he would receive new treatment but required prolonged care. Abe will remain in office until his successor is chosen, he said, but stopped short of naming his preferred successor. The Liberal Democratic Party will decide next week on how to hold a leadership election, with parliamentarians and representatives of local chapters likely casting ballots, according to local media reports. Abe said the downtrend in COVID-19 cases prompted him to resign. The PM said at a government meeting on Friday that Japan would aim to secure COVID-19 vaccinations for all citizens by the first half of 2021. He also announced a set of measures against the novel coronavirus including increasing the country's virus testing capacity ahead of the flu season. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 143194019

（フルバージョン）「健康上の問題についてお話したい」　安倍首相の辞任表明会見

安倍晋三首相は28日午後5時から首相官邸で記者会見し、健康状態を理由に辞任する意向を表明した。

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 143293378

Japanese PM resigns over health issues

Date:AUGUST 28, 2020 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, said on Friday (August 28) he was resigning because of poor health, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy during which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences. "I cannot make any mistakes in terms of important decision-making. The support of the public - I need to respond to this with confidence. I cannot do this and I made a decision to not continue my job as the Prime Minister," he told a news conference. Abe has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years and two recent hospital visits within a week had fanned questions on whether he could stay in the job until the end of his term as ruling party leader, and hence, premier, in September 2021. "I really strugged to make this decision. I see the downward trend in (coronavirus) infections in July and also towards the winter, the necessary measures have been put together. Therefore under the new leadership the challenge should be addressed and this is the only timing in which the leadership change should happen," he said. The resignation will trigger a leadership race in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) - most likely in two or three weeks - and the winner must be formally elected in parliament. The new party leader will hold the post for the rest of Abe's term. Whoever wins the party poll is likely to keep Abe's reflationary "Abenomics" policies as Japan struggles with the impact of the novel coronavirus, but may have trouble emulating the political longevity that may be Abe's biggest legacy. On Monday (August 24), Abe surpassed a record for longest consecutive tenure as premier set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato half a century ago. (Production: Masako Iijima) (Caption:5005AS-JAPAN-POLITICS_ABE_RESIGNATION)

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 143293703

安倍晋三首相、健康上の理由により辞意表明

Date:AUGUST 28, 2020 EDITORS NOTE, PLEASE SEE EDIT 5005 JAPAN-POLITICS/ABE-RESIGNATION FOR SOUNDBITES ON ABE'S RESIGNATION Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday (August 28), ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences. Abe has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years and two recent hospital visits within a week had fanned questions on whether he could stay in the job until the end of his term as ruling party leader, and hence, premier, in September 2021. He said he wanted to avoid a political vacuum as the country copes with the novel coronavirus which has postponed the Olympics and Paralympics by a year. The resignation will trigger a leadership race in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) - most likely in two or three weeks - and the winner must be formally elected in parliament. The new party leader will hold the post for the rest of Abe's term. It is the second time Abe has resigned as prime minister because of poor health. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Hideto Sakai, Akiko Okamoto, Masako Iijima) (Caption:5018SP-JAPAN-POLITICS_ABE) (original title: Japan PM resigns due to worsening health)

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 143307998

安倍首相、辞任の意向固める

安倍晋三首相は28日、辞任する意向を固めた。政府・与党関係者が明らかにした。新型コロナウイルス対策などによる疲労の蓄積が側近から指摘される中、首相は17日に続いて24日も東京・信濃町の慶応大病院を訪れ、体調不安が指摘されていた。28日午後5時から、首相官邸で約2カ月半ぶりの記者会見に臨む予定。

日付：2020年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 142933959

安倍首相が慶応病院入り　2週連続　首相周辺「受診は前回の続き」

安倍晋三首相は24日午前、東京・信濃町の慶応大病院を再び訪問した。首相は夏休み中の17日、同病院に「日帰り検診」で約7時間半滞在しており、2週連続での訪問となる。首相周辺は「先週の受診時に医師から1週間後にまた来るよう言われており、前回の続きだ」と説明している。

日付：2020年8月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 142573631

慶応大病院から出る安倍首相

安倍晋三首相は17日午前、東京・信濃町の慶応大病院に入った。首相周辺は「夏季休暇を利用した日帰り検診を受けている」と説明。同日夕方、首相は病院を出て私邸に戻った。

日付：2020年8月17日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 142573628

天皇陛下、「深い反省の上に立ち」不戦の決意を表明　全国戦没者追悼式

75回目の終戦記念日を迎えた15日、政府主催の全国戦没者追悼式が東京都千代田区の日本武道館で開かれた。戦没者遺族ら参列予定者は約530人。日中戦争と第二次世界大戦で犠牲になった約310万人を悼んだ。

日付：2020年8月15日

人物：雅子 さま, 徳仁 天皇, 安倍 晋三

RM 142464877

Japan marks 75th anniversary of WWII surrender with emperor expressing "deep remorse" over wartime acts

Japan on Saturday commemorated the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing his "deep remorse" over Japan's wartime actions at an annual mourning ceremony in Tokyo. The emperor and empress, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a limited number of people attended the ceremony which was scaled back due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Naruhito, the country's first emperor born after the war, expressed "deep remorse" as he did last year, in a rare public appearance amid the pandemic with his wife Empress Masako. "Looking back on the long period of postwar peace, reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse, I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated," Emperor Naruhito said in his address at the annual memorial service. "We will never forget that the peace and prosperity we are enjoying today are built on the ultimate sacrifices of the war dead," Abe said in his address, vowing not to repeat the tragedy of the war. Abe, who is eager to revise the postwar pacifist Constitution, did not refer to Japan's wartime aggression. The ceremony was held in Nippon Budokan, with around 540 people attending, less than 10 percent of the number in 2019 and the lowest on record since the government started holding the event in 1963, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Members of Abe's Cabinet on Saturday visited Yasukuni shrine, a symbol of Japan's past militarism, while Abe himself sent a ritual offering. Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was the first Cabinet member since 2016 to visit the shrine on the Aug. 15 anniversary. His visit was followed by three other Cabinet members. Yasukuni Shrine honors 14 Class-A convicted war criminals among 2.5 million Japanese war dead from World War II. Visits and ritual offerings made in person or by proxy to the infamous shrine by Japanese leaders and officials have consistently sparked strong criticism and hurt the feelings of people of China, South Korea and other countries brutalized by Japan during the war. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. There were numerous more heinous incidents carried out by the Japanese army, that until this day, have received far less coverage in educational textbooks, or in globally televised memorial services. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2020年8月15日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 142536197

Japan: Ceremony to mark 75th anniversary of surrender in WWII (2)

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a national ceremony to mark the anniversary 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. "We are now facing a new calamity,which is the spread of new coronavirus infections," says Emperor Naruhito. +COMPLETES VIDI1WI8GWEN + IMAGES of ceremony AND SOUNDBITES from Emperor Naruhito & Shinzo Abe - Naruhito,Emperor of Japan - Naruhito,Emperor of Japan - Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister of Japan

日付：2020年8月15日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 142240531

Japan's Hiroshima marks 75th atomic bombing anniversary

Hiroshima, a Japanese city hit by a U.S. atomic bomb at the end of World War II, marked the 75th anniversary of the bombing at a ceremony held on Thursday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of attendees reduced from the originally more than 10,000 to about 800. Yet, representatives from 85 countries and regions attended the memorial ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero, paying respect to the dead and praying for peace. At 8:15 local time, the moment when the atomic bomb fell 75 years ago, the bell of peace rang and all participants stood up in silence. Kazumi Matsui, mayor of Hiroshima, delivered a Peace Declaration commemorating the 75 years since the atomic bombing. He said that mankind is currently facing the threat of COVID-19, and people should learn from the tragic in the past and overcome difficulties together. In his speech, he also urged the Japanese government to sign and ratify the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a speech at the ceremony, stressing that the government will continue to adhere to its non-nuclear weapons policy. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered a video speech at the ceremony. Guterres said that this year's event was held in the shadow of COVID-19. The pandemic has posed a wide-ranging impact on everyone's lives, and has also exposed many vulnerabilities in the world, including the nuclear threat that still exists, according to Guterres. Japan is the only country that has experienced atomic bombings in war. A uranium-core atomic bomb named "Little Boy," dropped onto Hiroshima in western Japan by a U.S. bomber, exploded above the city at 08:15 local time on Aug 6, 1945, killing about 140,000 people by the end of the same year. Mizuho Fukushima, a member of the House of Councilors, said that Japan should face up to the true history of World War II while commemorating the victims. "First of all, we must let everyone know Japan's responsibilities for the war, so as to seriously reflect on the past, and correct the current political situation. We should join hands with the people of all countries for the future, and pray for peace with the people of all countries including China, and I hope we can cooperate with everyone," she said. Ordinary attendees also expressed their desire for peace and mutual respect across the world. "We want no war, and we hope that humans will not fight each other. I wish we will all safeguard life, and respect one another," said an attendee. Nagasaki was also hit by an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, prompting Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. (Original Title: Japan's Hiroshima marks 75th atomic bombing anniversary)

日付：2020年8月6日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 127876169

首相「法相任命、責任を痛感」　河井夫妻逮捕　国会閉会会見で“おわび”

安倍晋三首相（自民党総裁）は18日、通常国会閉会を受け、首相官邸で記者会見した。2019年参院選を巡り、河井克行前法相（57）と妻の案里参院議員（46）が公職選挙法違反（買収）容疑で逮捕されたことについて「我が党所属だった現職国会議員が逮捕されたことは大変遺憾だ。かつて法相に任命した者として、その責任を痛感している」と述べた上で「国民の皆様に深くおわび申し上げる」と陳謝した。

日付：2020年6月18日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 127877125

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe expresses his "deepest apologies" after ex-minister's arrest

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses his "deepest apologies" to the Japanese people after prosecutors on Thursday arrested a former justice minister a close ally of his and his lawmaker wife over allegations of vote-buying. During a press conference,he also explained the advantages of the country's first coronavirus-tracing app. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japan's Prime Minister - Shinzo Abe,Premier ministre du Japon

日付：2020年6月18日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126635949

首相、全国の緊急事態宣言解除を発表　「世界的に厳しい基準をクリアした」

政府は25日、北海道、東京、神奈川、埼玉、千葉の5都道県で継続されていた新型コロナウイルスに関する緊急事態宣言を解除した。安倍晋三首相は記者会見で「世界的にも極めて厳しいレベルの解除基準を全国的にクリアした」と述べた。

日付：2020年5月25日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126611349

Japan's Abe lifts COVID-19 state of emergency completely

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as the spread of COVID-19 in these areas is now under control, thus entirely ending the emergency in all of the country's 47 prefectures. Abe told reporters the state of emergency that has been in place since April in the capital of Tokyo and its three prefectural neighbors Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa as well as the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, is ending ahead of schedule. The state of emergency was due to run until May 31. "I have decided to end the state of emergency across the nation," said Abe. "In just over a month and a half, we almost brought (the infection) situation under control." Abe first declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures on April 7, and it was expanded to cover the entire nation on April 16. The state of emergency was originally scheduled to end on May 6, and the government later extended it through May 31. As of Monday night, the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan have reached 16,623, while the death toll from the pneumonia-causing virus currently stands 856. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2020年5月25日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126321811

緊急事態宣言は39県で解除されたが東京など延期された_Japan lifts COVID-19 emergency for 39 of 47 prefectures ahead of planned deadline

The Japanese government on Thursday decided to lift a nationwide state of emergency for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures where the coronavirus has been less prevalent, with the move coming ahead of the planned deadline of May 31. "Japan will lift a state of emergency for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures ahead of its planned expiration at the end of the month, as the spread of the novel coronavirus in these areas has been kept in check," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced. The areas remaining under the state of emergency comprise urban areas such as Tokyo and the wider Tokyo metropolitan area and Osaka prefecture among others that have been harder-hit by the pneumonia-carrying virus, with the government keen to see daily infections fall further and ease the strain on the nation's medical system. Economic Revitalization Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who also serves as Japan's minister in charge of the COVID-19 response, in terms of the 39 prefecture where restrictions will begin to be lifted, said that cases of the virus have been falling and medical systems in those regions are not under threat of buckling. "We believe it's appropriate to lift the state of emergency for the prefectures," Nishimura told an advisory panel, which includes infectious disease experts, whose views have been sought by the government as to whether restrictions could be eased in some predictions. The panel's views were based on relevant and the most recent data regarding the rate and nature of the virus' spread and how well medical facilities have and could deal with the crisis henceforth. As for prefectures remaining under the state of emergency, the advisory panel has proposed the infection rate should drop below 0.5 new cases per 100,000 people in the past week before the emergency state could be lifted. For Tokyo, the epicenter of the pandemic in Japan, the number of people infected with the virus from a population of around 14 million would have to be less than 70 in one week, the advisory panel has recommended. Citizens where the state of emergency has been lifted will still be asked by the government to continue to avoid crowded places and close contact with people, as well as not travel between prefectures where the state of emergency has been lifted and those where it remains in place. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2020年5月15日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126304885

Japan lifts virus emergency for most regions

Japan's prime minister lifts a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus for the majority of the country but kept it in place for top cities Tokyo and Osaka. After fears the virus could explode in Japan,new infections have come down sharply,enabling the government to end the measure in 39 out of 47 prefectures before it was due to expire on May 31. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister of Japan

日付：2020年5月14日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126308857

安倍首相会見　「緊急事態」39県解除表明／検察庁法改正案「黒川氏人事、全く決めていない」　

安倍晋三首相は14日、首相官邸で記者会見を開き、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けて全国に拡大した「緊急事態宣言」を、39県で解除する方針を表明した。改正新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく緊急事態宣言の対象地域の解除は初めて。また、検事総長や検事長らの定年延長を可能にする検察庁法改正案について、一般職の国家公務員と同様の制度を導入するものだとして、改正が必要との認識を示した。

日付：2020年5月14日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125976873

Japanese PM extends virus state of emergency until May 31

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extends the national state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May,warning it is too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister of Japan

日付：2020年5月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126045436

安倍首相、緊急事態宣言延長で「おわび申し上げたい」

安倍晋三首相は4日、首相官邸で記者会見し、「当初予定していた1カ月で緊急事態宣言を終えることができなかったことについては国民のみなさんにおわび申し上げたい」と陳謝した。

日付：2020年5月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125514197

10万円一律支給を正式表明　安倍首相「国民との一体感が何より大切」

安倍晋三首相は17日、首相官邸で記者会見し、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴い、改正新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく「緊急事態宣言」の対象地域を全国に拡大したことを踏まえ、全国民に1人当たり一律10万円を支給すると正式に表明した。

日付：2020年4月17日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125537805

Japan offers cash payment to all residents as virus hits economy

Japan will offer a cash stimulus payment of 100,000 yen ($930 USD) to every resident,Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces on Friday,as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world's third largest economy. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japanese Prime Minister

日付：2020年4月17日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 126046141

Macron meets G7 leaders on COVID-19 via video link

Date:APRIL 16, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron met with fellow G7 leaders via video link to discuss the response to the coronavirus crisis on Thursday (April 16). British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, recovering from the disease himself, was represented on the call by Foreign Minister Dominic Raab and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe expressed delight at his recovery. The Group of Seven nations include the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Canada, Japan and Germany, and all seven of them have been hit hard by the virus. (Production: Thierry Chiarello and Johnny Cotton) (Caption:4197WD-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_G7_MACRON)

日付：2020年4月16日

人物：安倍 晋三, エマニュエル・マクロン

RM 125346998

緊急事態宣言発令から1週間

安倍晋三首相が新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく「緊急事態宣言」を発令して１週間がたった。

日付：2020年4月14日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125627179

Olympic organisers aiming for July 23 2021 start, but aware it is dependent on controlling the coronavirus first

Date:APRIL 10, 2020 Tokyo Olympics organisers are focusing on their new Games start date in 2021, they stressed on Friday (April 10) -- even if the coronavirus outbreak complicates preparations for the remade extravaganza. Last month, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government agreed to postpone the Games, due to start in July this year, to 2021 because of the impact of coronavirus, which has killed over 89,000 people worldwide. At his first remote news conference on Friday, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto emphasised that Games organisers were aiming towards the new start date of July 23, 2021, regardless of how long it takes to contain the coronavirus outbreak. "I don't think anybody would be able to say it is possible to get it (coronavirus) under control by next July or not," said Muto. "We certainly aren't in a position to give you a clear answer on that question. "However, we have made the decision to postpone the Games by one year so all we can do is work hard to prepare for the Games in one year's time." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a state of emergency on Tuesday and, as of Friday, Japan has recorded over 6,000 cases of coronavirus and 112 deaths, according to NHK. Because of travel restrictions imposed in the wake of coronavirus, Muto also announced that IOC President Thomas Bach's scheduled visit to Japan in May has been cancelled. (Production: Andy Ragg, Mike Brock) (Caption:5123HO-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_OLYMPICS_O_)

日付：2020年4月10日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125153398

「もはや時間の猶予はない」「出勤者7割減らして」　首相、緊急事態宣言発令受け会見

安倍晋三首相は7日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、改正新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく初の「緊急事態宣言」を発令した。

日付：2020年4月7日

人物：安倍 晋三, 尾身 茂

RM 125153397

首相、緊急事態宣言を発令　街に戸惑いの声

安倍晋三首相は7日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、改正新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく初の「緊急事態宣言」を発令した。緊急事態宣言の対象地域となった東京都内で市民の声を聞いた。

日付：2020年4月7日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 125148148

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】緊急事態宣言を発表する安倍首相と新宿駅周辺の日常_Japan declares state of emergency over coronavirus

Giant screens normally used for airing advertisements in downtown Tokyo broadcast a press conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the country declares a month-long state of emergency after a spike in coronavirus cases. Japan is ramping up efforts to contain infections but so far has stopped short of the strict lockdowns seen in other parts of the world. IMAGES

日付：2020年4月7日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124874993

新型コロナで安倍首相会見「長期戦の覚悟を」「現金給付行う」

安倍晋三首相は28日夜、首相官邸で新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に関して記者会見した。ウイルスとの戦いについて「長期戦を覚悟する必要がある」と述べた。

日付：2020年3月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124726523

東京オリンピックは1年程度延期　首相とIOC会長が合意

新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、安倍晋三首相は24日、国際オリンピック委員会（IOC）のトーマス・バッハ会長と電話協議し、今夏の東京オリンピック・パラリンピックを来年に延期することで合意した。首相とともに協議に臨んだ大会組織委員会の森喜朗会長、東京都の小池百合子知事らを含めた日本側が延期を了承し、バッハ会長が決断した。五輪の延期は夏冬通じて初めて。26日に福島県から始まる予定の聖火リレーも当面中止となる。

日付：2020年3月25日

人物：安倍 晋三, 小池 百合子

RM 124759885

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】Delayed Olympics will be 'testament to defeat of virus': Japan PM

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held in around a year as a 'testament' to humanity's victory over the new coronavirus pandemic,says Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. COMPLETES 1Q50UO IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japan's Prime Minister

日付：2020年3月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124759882

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】Japan has asked for one-year postponement of Olympics over virus: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister says he has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games over the global coronavirus pandemic,and the International Olympic Committee has agreed. 'We also agreed that we will hold the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2021 at the latest,' says Abe. IMAGES - Shinzo Abe,Japan's Prime Minister

日付：2020年3月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124523278

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】Japan expands entry ban, quarantine over virus

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says on Wednesday the country will expand quarantine measures and a ban on entry from countries affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement by Abe adds parts of Italy,Spain,Switzerland and all of Iceland to existing rules banning the entry of foreign travellers coming from countries hard-hit by the coronavirus. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,prime minister of Japan

日付：2020年3月18日

人物：安倍 晋三, 橋本 聖子

RM 124943991

「独演会」批判気にした？　首相会見、2月29日より16分長く　記者の抗議で延長

14日の記者会見は、新型コロナウイルスに関する2月29日の会見を約16分上回る約52分間に及んだ。首相官邸側が2回打ち切ろうとしたが、出席記者の抗議で延長された。前回の会見が「一方的な『独演会』だった」と批判されたことも踏まえ、首相が続行を促す場面もあった。

日付：2020年3月14日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124275612

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】小池都知事の会見_Scrapping Japan cherry blossom season 'like taking hugs away from Italians': Tokyo governor

Preventing Japanese people from gathering to enjoy the cherry blossom season because of coronavirus would be like "taking hugs away from Italians," says Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. However,Koike also urges people to refrain from traditional "hanami" parties where friends and family gather under cherry blossom trees and consume copious quantities of food and drink. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Yuriko Koike,governor of Tokyo

日付：2020年3月12日

人物：安倍 晋三, 小池 百合子

RM 124538886

Japan and China agrees to postpone President Xi's visit to Tokyo

Date:MARCH 5, 2020, FILE Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan has been postponed because both countries have agreed to prioritise the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday (March 5). The Asian neighbours agreed the visit would take place at a better time and that a new itinerary would be arranged, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. The same announcement was made in Beijing by a foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday, after Tokyo confirmed that a planned state visit in early April had been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters at a news briefing that the two countries will maintain close communication on the timing of Xi's visit without elaborating further. Asked about reports that Japan will impose a quarantine on travellers from China, Zhao said he was not aware of the reports but that both countries will take proper measures based on the development of the epidemic. (Production: Thomas Suen, Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:4016AS-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_CHINA_JAPAN)

日付：2020年3月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, 習 近平

RM 123827971

Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea over virus

Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe announces plans to quarantine all passengers arriving from China and South Korea,as the government ramps up measures to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus. The government is calling for tourists from China,where the virus emerged and South Korea,which has been hard hit by the outbreak,to put off travel to Japan and will cancel visas for travellers from the two countries,Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister of Japan

日付：2020年3月5日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 123748268

新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けて安倍首相が会見

安倍晋三首相は2月29日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けて首相官邸で記者会見を開いた。

日付：2020年2月29日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 123547378

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】安倍首相の記者会見_休校要請の経緯など説明_Japan to take 'necessary measures' to hinder spread of coronavirus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says at a press conference in Tokyo that he would take all possible measures to hinder the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and calls for the understanding and support of all citizens. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japanese Prime Minister

日付：2020年2月29日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 123549497

China, Japan pledge cooperation in fighting COVID-19 epidemic

China and Japan agreed on Friday to step up public health cooperation to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. The pledge was made during a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee. During the meeting, Yang said China and Japan assisted each other in the fight against COVID-19 and worked together to overcome the difficulties, thus deepening the friendship between the two countries. China sincerely thanks Japan for its precious support, and is willing to continue providing support and help for Japan's fight against the epidemic, strengthen bilateral and multilateral medical and health cooperation, so as to jointly safeguard the health and wellbeing of the peoples of the two countries and the world, he said. Yang said the China-Japan relations have maintained a sound momentum of development. He noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Abe held two successful meetings last year, leading efforts in building China-Japan relations in line with the requirements of the new era. China is ready to work with Japan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, respect each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and work together to build a new pattern of bilateral relations featuring joint cooperation, win-win and mutual benefit, said Yang. Xi's upcoming state visit to Japan is of great significance and China is ready to maintain close communication with Japan and make preparations for the visit, he said. China firmly supports Japan in successfully hosting the Tokyo Olympic Games, he added. For his part, Abe said Xi's upcoming state visit to Japan this year is of great importance and Japan will make careful preparations to ensure the success and fruitful results of the visit. The peoples of Japan and China have shown friendly feelings in their joint fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, Abe said. He said Japan speaks highly of China's positive achievements in the fight against the virus and is ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in information sharing and epidemic prevention and control, and send a positive signal to the international community of jointly tackling the challenges to global public health security. Also on Friday Yang attended the eighth China-Japan high-level political dialogue with head of Japan's national security council Shigeru Kitamura and met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. (Original Title: China, Japan pledge cooperation in fighting COVID-19 epidemic)

日付：2020年2月29日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 124380784

China should work with Japan to overcome coronavirus - PM Abe

Date:FEBRUARY 28, 2020 EDITORS NOTE: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China and Japan should work together to stop the spread of coronavirus during talks in Tokyo on Friday (February 28). Abe speaking during a meeting with China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, said they could ''overcome'' the spread of the virus by working together. Infections in Japan have topped 200, with five deaths - including one on Friday of a man in his seventies. That excludes more than 700 cases and five more deaths from the quarantined cruise liner Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama. While the virus has hit China hardest so far, causing nearly 80,000 infections and almost 2,800 deaths, its rapid spread globally in the past week has stoked fresh alarm. Abe also stated that President Xi Jinping's scheduled visit as state guest this spring will be crucial for Japan-China relationship. When the two leaders met last June on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Osaka, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invited Xi to visit Japan at the "time of the cherry blossoms" this spring, which is typically from late March to early April. Prior to meeting with Abe's, Yang also met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. The two leaders also exchanged views on tackling the virus and agreed to closely communicate for Xi's visit. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:5008AS-CHINA-HEALTH_JAPAN_YANG)

日付：2020年2月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 121492962

海自護衛艦「たかなみ」が中東へ出航　首相「任務は大きな意義」

中東海域に派遣される海上自衛隊の護衛艦「たかなみ」が2日、海自横須賀基地（神奈川県）から出航した。海自隊員約200人が乗艦。約3週間かけてアラビア海北部やオマーン湾の活動海域に向かい、2月下旬をめどに現地での情報収集活動を始める。【撮影・松崎進、本社ヘリから】2020年2月2日公開

日付：2020年2月2日

人物：安倍 晋三, 河野 太郎

RM 122433291

海上自衛隊護衛艦が中東へ向け出発

Date:FEBRUARY 2, 2020 A Japanese warship left port near Tokyo on Sunday (February 2) on a mission to protect merchant ships and oil tankers passing through the Gulf of Oman that supply 90 percent of Japan's oil, as tension in the Middle East simmers. The helicopter destroyer Takanami and its 200-strong crew will operate with two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft to guard ships heading for Japanese ports. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government said it is prepared to authorize force to protect ships in danger - a controversial decision because Japan's war-renouncing constitution forbids the use of military force to settle international disputes. Japan's Self Defence Force Member and commander of the mission Yosuke Inaba said the crew members on board are well prepared and will work together to gather intelligence to ensure the safety of Japanese ships. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:7003AS-JAPAN-DEFENCE_) (original title:　Japanese warship departs for Gulf of Oman to protect commercial vessels）

日付：2020年2月2日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 121306623

安倍首相、日米安保条約改定６０年記念式典に出席

Date:JANUARY 19, 2020 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday (January 19) called for making the U.S.-Japan alliance more robust, at the ceremony in Tokyo for the 60th anniversary of the signing of the security treaty between the two countries. Abe praised the decades-old security treaty as an "immovable pillar for peace in Asia and the world". In addition to U.S. Embassy's Chargé d' Affaires ad interim Joseph M. Young and commander of U.S. forces in Japan Kevin B. Schneider, relatives of former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who signed the revised treaty in 1960, were among the attendees. Ahead of the ceremony in Tokyo, U.S. President Donald Trump also released a statement to mark the anniversary with a call for a stronger and deeper alliance between the two countries, despite criticizing the pact as "unfair" and imbalanced six months ago. The treaty obligates the United States to defend Japan, which under its U.S.-drafted constitution renounced the right to wage war after World War Two. Japan in return provides military bases used by the United States to project power in Asia. The treaty was first signed in 1951 and revised in 1960 under Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's grandfather, then-premier Nobusuke Kishi. Kishi was forced to step down afterwards following a public outcry from Japanese critics who feared the pact would pull their country into conflict. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Hideto Sakai) (Caption:7001AS-JAPAN-USA_SECURITY) (original title:Japan’s PM Abe calls for stronger ties with US)

日付：2020年1月19日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 118967088

China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North (2)

China hosts the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first meeting in over a year on Tuesday,flexing its diplomatic muscle with America's two key military allies in Asia and seeking regional unity on how to deal with a belligerent North Korea. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES +COMPLETES VIDI1NA4LMEN & VIDI1NA4CFEN - Li Keqiang,China Premier - Shinzo Abe,Japan Prime Minister - Moon Jae-in,South Korea President

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 119519891

China, Japan and South Korean leaders boost trade ties at trilateral meeting

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea on Tuesday (December 24) pledged to boost trade ties and promote free trade at the opening ceremony of a trilateral summit in China's southwest city of Chengdu. During a keynote speech, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang advocated the establishment of a "China-Japan-South Korea free trade zone," vowing that it would "open up" more of China's service industry. At the same ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed their support for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a China-backed trade agreeement. Though various economic matters will also be on the agenda of the summit, tensions between Seoul and Tokyo, as well as North Korea, will likely dominate the agenda. Abe and Moon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday (December 23) in Beijing. Moon told Xi it is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea. (Production: Angie Teo, Fang Nanlin, Heejung Jung, Hideto Sakai, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:2001EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 李 克強, 文 在寅

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China, Japan and South Korean leaders pledge to deepen cooperation at trilateral meeting

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea on Tuesday (December 24) pledged to deepen cooperation at a trilateral summit in China's southwest city of Chengdu. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that the meeting would further strengthen mutual trust in order to ensure region security and stability. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in also pledged to strengthen cooperation. Though various economic matters will also be on the agenda - as well as tensions between Seoul and Tokyo - North Korea appears likely to dominate the agenda. (Production: Thomas Suen, Heejung Jung, Sakai Hideto, Mark Ho) (Caption:2004EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA_TRILAT)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 李 克強, 文 在寅

RM 119519922

S.Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote N.Korea-U.S. dialogue

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to work together to promote dialogue between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday (December 24) following a summit between the three countries in China. Speaking in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Moon said the three countries agreed on the need for close communication. At the trilateral statement, Li said that the three leaders reaffirmed the need to seek a resolution to the North Korean issue via dialogue and for the three to cooperate in this regard. Abe reiterated the need for the North's "complete nuclearisation". North Korea has set a year-end deadline for the United States to change what it says is a policy of hostility amid a stalemate in efforts to make progress on their pledge to end the North's nuclear programme and establish lasting peace. (Production: Thomas Suen, Fang Nanlin, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:2002EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA_STATEMENT)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 李 克強, 文 在寅

RM 119539150

Japan's Abe and South Korea's Moon pledge to mend ties at bilateral meeting

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING The leaders of Japan and South Korea met for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday (December 24) and stressed the need to improve ties after the worst period of tension between their countries in decades. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on the sidelines of a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Chinese city of Chengdu, with tension over stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States the main issue. During the opening remarks, Abe said he is "willing to improve" the Japan-South Korea relationship "by all means". Moon said he looks forward to coming up with a "wise solution" to issues such as export control "as soon possible". For Moon and Abe it was also a chance to begin patching up ties that plummeted after South Korea's Supreme Court last year ordered Japanese firms to compensate some South Koreans forced to work for them during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. Japan then imposed restrictions on the export to South Korea of high-tech materials used in the manufacture of chips, compounding their dispute which threatened to undermine security cooperation between the two U.S. allies. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Thomas Suen, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:2008EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTH_KOREA_BILATERAL)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 文 在寅

RM 119519967

Japan's Abe asks South Korea to take steps to resolve bilateral row

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING Japanese Prime Minister Shinto Abe asked South Korea's president on Tuesday (December 24) to take steps to resolve a bitter dispute at their first bilateral talks in 15 months, a sign that while the mood is improving, knotty problems between the U.S. allies remain. At their bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of a trilateral summit in southwest China, Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in stressed the need to improve ties after the worst period of tension between their countries in decades. Abe, speaking at a news conference just after his meeting with Moon, also urged North Korea to refrain from any "provocations". The nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea are stagnant while the year-end deadline set by North Korea is approaching. Relations have been strained since South Korea's Supreme Court last year ordered Japanese firms to compensate some South Koreans forced to work for them during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. Japan says the issue was settled under a 1965 treaty and that the court ruling violated international law. (Production: Thomas Suen, Hideto Sakai) (Caption:2003EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA_ABE)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 119519893

China, Japan and South Korean leaders boost trade ties at trilateral meeting

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea on Tuesday (December 24) pledged to boost trade ties and promote free trade at the opening ceremony of a trilateral summit in China's southwest city of Chengdu. During a keynote speech, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang advocated the establishment of a "China-Japan-South Korea free trade zone," vowing that it would "open up" more of China's service industry. At the same ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed their support for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a China-backed trade agreeement. Though various economic matters will also be on the agenda of the summit, tensions between Seoul and Tokyo, as well as North Korea, will likely dominate the agenda. Abe and Moon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday (December 23) in Beijing. Moon told Xi it is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea. (Production: Angie Teo, Fang Nanlin, Heejung Jung, Hideto Sakai, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:2001EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 李 克強, 文 在寅

RM 119519892

China, Japan and South Korean leaders boost trade ties at trilateral meeting

Date:DECEMBER 24, 2019 Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea on Tuesday (December 24) pledged to boost trade ties and promote free trade at the opening ceremony of a trilateral summit in China's southwest city of Chengdu. During a keynote speech, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang advocated the establishment of a "China-Japan-South Korea free trade zone," vowing that it would "open up" more of China's service industry. At the same ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed their support for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a China-backed trade agreeement. Though various economic matters will also be on the agenda of the summit, tensions between Seoul and Tokyo, as well as North Korea, will likely dominate the agenda. Abe and Moon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday (December 23) in Beijing. Moon told Xi it is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea. (Production: Angie Teo, Fang Nanlin, Heejung Jung, Hideto Sakai, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:2001EV-CHINA-JAPAN_SOUTHKOREA)

日付：2019年12月24日

人物：安倍 晋三, 李 克強, 文 在寅

RM 119463942

日中韓首脳会談を前に、安倍首相が習近平氏と会談

China's Xi meets Japan's Abe before trilateral summit Date:DECEMBER 23, 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Beijing on Monday (December 23) just before a trilateral summit between leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea. China will host the trilateral summit on Tuesday (December 24) in the country's southwestern city of Chengdu amid heightened concern North Korea may be about to return to confrontation with Washington. South Korean President Moon Jae-in also met with Xi on Monday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be attending the trilateral summit in Chengdu along with Moon and Abe. Although various economic matters will also be on the agenda - as well as tensions between Seoul and Tokyo - North Korea appears likely to dominate the talks. (Production: Wang Shubing, Fang Nanlin) (Caption:1002EV-CHINA-JAPAN_)

日付：2019年12月23日

人物：安倍 晋三, 習 近平

RM 118924812

Iran's Rouhani slams 'irrational' US nuclear deal withdrawal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slams the "irrational" withdrawal of the United States from the multinational nuclear deal on Tehran's nuclear programme,as he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. IMAGES

日付：2019年12月20日

人物：安倍 晋三

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桜を見る会「運用は大いに反省、全般的見直し幅広く」　安倍首相会見

安倍晋三首相は9日夕方、臨時国会の閉会を受けて記者会見し、「桜を見る会」について「国民からさまざまな批判があることは十分に承知をしている。公費を使う以上、これまでの運用を大いに反省する」と述べた。

日付：2019年12月9日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 118184734

ローマ教皇、安倍首相と会談、核兵器の廃止を訴え=東京都

Pope Francis meets Japan's Abe, appeals for end to nuclear weapons Date:NOVEMBER 25, 2019 Pope Francis met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday (November 25) before delivering a speech appealing to world leaders to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again. The pope's comments came a day after he visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only cities ever to be hit by atomic bombs. Abe said Japan was committed to a world free of nuclear weapons. Nuclear disarmament has been a key theme of the pontiff's trip to Japan, a country not only haunted by the memory of the two attacks that ended World War Two but also alarmed by the nuclear program and missile tests of nearby North Korea. Francis backs a U.N. treaty aiming to ban nuclear weapons and says even their possession for the purpose of deterrence is immoral. Nuclear devastation was also a topic of the pope's meeting on Monday with Emperor Naruhito. The pope will wrap up his four-day trip to Japan on Tuesday (November 26). (Production: Louisa Naks) (Caption:1008AS-POPE-JAPAN_ABE_MORE)

日付：2019年11月25日

人物：安倍 晋三, フランシスコ

RM 143337539

安倍首相（資料映像2005年~）Archive Shinzo Abe

Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving PM

日付：2019年11月20日

人物：小泉 純一郎

RM 115847603

Leaders attend ASEAN+3 summit in Thailand

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang,South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe join Southeast Asian leaders for the ASEAN+3 Summit. IMAGES

日付：2019年11月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 115847669

【第3回RCEP首脳会議】World's biggest trade deal nears finish despite India holdout

Leaders gather for the RCEP summit as the world's biggest trade deal is likely to move forward without India for the time being,according to diplomats and officials,as negotiators pushed to finalise the sprawling Asian pact backed by China. During the 3-day ASEAN summit ASEAN leaders held also a meeting with Japan. IMAGES

日付：2019年11月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 116826361

Japan's Abe welcomes progress in Asia-wide trade pact negotiation

Date:NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday (November 4) hailed progress made in negotiations on what could be the world's biggest trade pact at a regional summit in Thailand. Southeast Asian countries hoped to announce at least provisional agreement on the 16-nation trade bloc, which would account for a third of global gross domestic product and nearly half the world's population. But demands raised recently by India meant negotiations among ministers went late into the night on Sunday (November 3). The bloc includes the 10 ASEAN members plus China, South Korea, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand. Thailand has said that the 16 countries had reached agreement and would make a statement later on Monday - while acknowledging that some details still needed to be sorted out. But China, a champion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said 15 members had agreed to move ahead without India, while leaving the door open for it to join a deal that has been given new impetus by the United States-China trade war. Despite a message of support from U.S. President Donald Trump to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), regional countries noted that Washington had downgraded its delegation for the annual Asian gathering. (Production: Zaw Naing Oo, Joseph Campbell, Juarawee Kittisilpa) (Caption:1007EV-ASEAN-SUMMIT_JAPAN)

日付：2019年11月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 116826288

U.S. envoy, Japan's Abe hold bilateral meeting at ASEAN

Date:NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister met with U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien on Monday (November 4) on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The two shook hands before sitting down for a bilateral meeting. O'Brien is in Thailand as President Donald Trump's special envoy. Trump has skipped the ASEAN-U.S. summit for the past two years, sending Vice President Mike Pence in 2018. (Production: Vorasit Satienlerk, Juarawee Kittisilpa, Joseph Campbell) (Caption:1012EV-ASEAN-SUMMIT_USA_JAPAN)

日付：2019年11月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777210

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三, 習 近平

RM 117777208

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777206

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777215

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三, アンゲラ・メルケル

RM 117777214

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777212

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777211

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 117777209

安倍首相、在任日数が憲政史上最長に

Profile of Japan's Shinzo Abe as he ties record for longest serving PM Date:FILE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tied Japan's record for longest-serving premier on Tuesday (November 19) - a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws. Abe, 65, has won relatively high marks for his diplomacy. His warm ties with U.S. President Donald Trump may have averted worst-case scenarios in trade feuds, although little progress has been made on a territorial row with Russia and relations with South Korea are frigid. Abe, who served a troubled one-year term before quitting in 2007, made a comeback in December 2012, promising a stronger military and a revamped economy while aiming to revise Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe has now served a total 2,886 days in office, tying the record set by Taro Katsura more than a century ago. He has led his ruling coalition to six national election victories since returning, surviving allegations of cronyism and scandals over falsified data by bureaucrats. Those victories were aided by a fragmented opposition and memories of the rocky 2009-2012 rule by the novice Democratic Party of Japan, which left many voters longing for stability. But since a cabinet reshuffle in September, two ministers - both close allies of Abe - have had to resign over allegations of election campaign law violations. Now Abe is under fire over accusations he not only favoured supporters with invites to a state-funded cherry blossom viewing party but may have broken campaign laws by subsidising backers' attendance at a reception the night before. Abe has denied wrongdoing. A Nov. 16-17 Asahi newspaper poll showed 68% were not convinced by his explanations, though his support rating was steady at 44%. Concerns that the economy is headed for recession amid the fading impacts of his "Abenomics" policies also cloud Abe's future. Critics say his third "arrow" of structural reform never flew. (Production: Hideto Sakai, Kwiyeon Ha, Phyllis Xu) (Caption:8763EV-JAPAN-ABE_PROFILE)

日付：2019年11月

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 115958508

安倍首相、即位の礼の後、外国要人と会談

Japan's Abe meets foreign dignitaries following emperor's enthronement Date:OCTOBER 23, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday (October 23) met with foreign dignitaries from China, Thailand and Brazil just after their attendance at Emperor's Naruhito's enthronement ceremony. Abe held bilateral meetings with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Wang presented Abe with a congratulatory message for Emperor Naruhito from Chinese President Xi Jinping, while Abe exchanged views with Thailand's Prayuth on the upcoming November ASEAN-related Summit meetings, an official government press release said. Abe is also scheduled to meet with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday (October 24), which will be the highest-level talks between the two countries since their recent diplomatic spat. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:3004EV-JAPAN-EMPEROR_ABE_BILATS)

日付：2019年10月23日

人物：安倍 晋三, 王 岐山, ジャイル・ボルソナロ

RM 115805452

Japan PM Abe meets foreign dignitaries ahead of Emperor's enthronement ceremony

Date:OCTOBER 21, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday (October 21) began a series of bilateral meetings with foreign dignitaries who are in Tokyo for Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony taking place on Tuesday (October 22). Leaders from around the world arrived one after another at Haneda Airport amid heightened security and an increase in police patrols. Abe met with guests including Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Spain's King Felipe at the Akasaka Palace. Abe's series of meetings were planned to last until Friday (October 25). Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,000 people, including heads of state and other dignitaries from more than 170 countries. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Hideto Sakai, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:1002EV-JAPAN-EMPEROR_ABE_BILATS)

日付：2019年10月21日

人物：安倍 晋三, マフムード・アッバース, アウン・サン・スー・チー, フェリペ 6世

RM 113109870

中国建国70周年に安倍首相が中国語で祝賀メッセージ

Original Title : Japanese PM hopes for increased China ties on 70th anniversary of PRC founding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said he hopes to see a vigorous development of China-Japan relations as he offered his congratulations for the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). In a video message posted on Thursday in Tokyo, Abe, on behalf of the Japanese government and people, sent his best wishes to China ahead of the upcoming anniversary, which lands on Oct 1. He noted the strong cooperation that exists between the two nations, and said Japan is looking forward to enhancing these ties further. "Japan and China cooperated for the success of the G20 Summit held in June in Osaka, and showed the world the G20's unbreakable will by the G20 Osaka Leaders' Declaration. During the talks and dinner between the two leaders before the summit, the two sides came to an agreement that President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Japan next spring. Meanwhile, we are both committed to opening up a new era of Japan-China ties," said the prime minister. Abe believes both Japan and China hold major responsibilities to safeguard the peace and prosperity of Asia as well as the wider world. "Both Japan and China shoulder important responsibilities for the peace and prosperity of Asia and the world. I firmly believe that the two countries should work together to deal with the regional and world subjects, and make contributions to international society, which will be beneficial to building a new model for the future relationship between the two countries," said Abe. Abe expressed his sincere wishes to the peoples of the two countries, saying he hopes to see prosperous development and a flourishing future for both nations.

日付：2019年9月26日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 113636217

Japan's Abe comments on US-Japan trade deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comments on a proposed trade deal between Japan and the United States, saying no additional tariffs will be imposed on cars or automotive parts from Japan. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES

日付：2019年9月26日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 114159231

Abe says after he doesn't expect US auto tariffs

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Speaking Wednesday (September 25) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asserted further dealings with Washington will steer clear of tariffs on autos and automotive parts. He said he confirmed the plan with U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier in the day, US and Japan signed a limited trade deal that cuts tariffs on U.S. farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher U.S. car duties. Trump said the deal would open up Japanese markets to some $7 billion worth of American products annually, cutting Japanese tariffs on U.S. beef, pork wheat and cheese. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said after a signing ceremony between the two leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that cars - the biggest source of the $67 billion U.S. trade deficit with Japan - were not covered in the announcement. The U.S.-Japan talks, launched a year ago, hit a snag earlier this week as Japan had sought last-minute assurances that Trump would not impose the Section 232 tariffs. Abe also called for South Korea to reconsider its decision last month to scrap a military intelligence-sharing pact between the two countries. "It is extremely regrettable. In any case, to South Korea, first of all, we'd like to call upon them to honor the commitment between the two nations," Abe said. South Korea will not participate in Japan's naval fleet review in October, it said on Tuesday, as it had not been invited to a display its navy joined when the event was last held four years ago. The absence is another sign of continuing damage to security ties between the neighbors after a dispute over compensation for Koreans conscripted by Japan as forced laborers during World War damaged trade relations. (Production by: Aaron Raizenberg, Catherine Koppel and Dan Fastenberg) (Caption:3248EV-JAPAN-ABE_)

日付：2019年9月25日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 112467692

Putin says protests can be good but should remain lawful

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (September 5) that protests could be beneficial but should remain within the framework of the law. The president's comment came as a reaction to the mass protests in Moscow in July and August. Russian opposition held numerous demonstrations demanding free elections to Moscow's city legislature, - due to take place this weekend - the biggest sustained protest movement in the Russian capital since 2011-2013. The authorities say the opposition candidates banned from the election, faked the signatures of supporters needed to take part in the vote, an allegation the disqualified candidates deny. Courts have handed down jail terms to scores of protesters and activists, with many still awaiting trial. (Production: Dmitry Turlyun) (Caption:4181WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_PUTIN_PROTESTS)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112715416

Putin, Abe, Modi attend judo tournament after forum in Vladivostok

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders including Japan's Shinzo Abe and India's Narendra Modi, attended a junior judo tournament on Thursday (September 5) in Vladivostok. The leaders watched judokas compete in the finals of the sporting programme of the Eastern Economic Forum, which came to a close on Thursday. Putin has promised favorable business conditions for Asian and domestic investors willing to come to Russia's most remote land. (Production; Dmitry Turlyun) (Caption:4212WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_JUDO)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112467724

Putin says Russia will produce new missiles after demise of nuclear pact

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (September 5) that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a landmark Cold-War era nuclear pact that ended last month, but that Moscow would not deploy them unless the United States did so first. Speaking at an economic forum in Russia's Far East, Putin said he was concerned by U.S. talk of deploying missiles in Japan and South Korea, a deployment he said would cover parts of Russian territory. Washington pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) pact last month accusing Russia of violating it, allegations Moscow denied. (Production: Maria Vasilyeva, Maria Stromova) (Caption:4108WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_JAPAN_MISSILES)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112467666

Russia's Putin: need wider G7-style group, with China, India, Turkey

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (September 5) that Russia was ready to host a meeting of the G7/G8 group of nations, and would welcome a wider format featuring Turkey, India and China. Putin, who was speaking at an economic forum in Russia's Far East, said he could not imagine an effective international organization without China or India. (Production: Dmitry Turlyun) (Caption:4107WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_PUTIN_G7)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112467661

Russia's Putin says talks with Ukraine on prisoner swap nearly complete

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (September 5) that talks with Ukraine on an exchange of prisoners were being finalised and that the swap could involve a large number of people. Speaking at an economic forum in Russia's Far East, Putin said a major prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev could mark a step towards normalising relations between the two countries. (Production: Maria Vasilyeva) (Caption:4106WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_UKRAINE_PRISONERS)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112467660

Putin rebuffs call by Japan's Abe to sign World War Two peace treaty

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday (September 5) that Tokyo's military ties with the United States and many other issues made it hard for Japan and Russia to sign a World War Two peace treaty. Putin made the comment at an economic forum in Russia's Far East after Abe called on him to resolve a row between the countries over a disputed chain of islands that has prevented the two countries signing a peace treaty. The Russian leader said he hoped that a peace treaty could be signed in future however, and that the two countries could eventually resolve their long-running differences. Moscow has repeatedly raised concerns about U.S. military systems being deployed on Japanese territory. (Production: Maria Vasilyeva) (Caption:4103WD-RUSSIA-FORUM_JAPAN)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112467576

Abe expects to discuss Russia-Japan peace treaty with Putin

Date:SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday (September 5) he expected to have open exchange of opinions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a peace treaty between the two countries. Abe was speaking in Vladivostok where he met with Putin at the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. Japan claims a string of Russia-controlled western Pacific islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan and Southern Kuriles in Russia. The territorial row over the island chain, seized by Soviet troops at the end of World War Two, has upset diplomatic relations ever since, precluding a formal peace treaty between the two countries. Abe said earlier he wanted to make progress towards joint economic activities in the four disputed Russian-held islands. The Eastern Economic Forum is also attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga. (Production: Maria Vasilyeva) (Caption:4101WD-RUSSIA-JAPAN_PUTIN_ABE)

日付：2019年9月5日

人物：安倍 晋三, ウラジーミル・プーチン

RM 112378706

Abe arrives in Russia ahead of talks with Putin

Date:SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Russia on Wednesday (September 4) for the Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok Sept. 4-6. Abe said earlier he wanted to make progress towards talks over a peace treaty between Russia and Japan as well as joint economic activities in the four disputed Russian-held islands off Japan's northern region of Hokkaido. The Eastern Economic Forum is expected to be also attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga. Russian Far East, located on the transport corridor between Asia and Europe, has unique geographical advantages and untapped energy potential. (Production: Maria Vasilyeva) (Caption:3106WD-RUSSIA-JAPAN_ABE_ARRIVAL)

日付：2019年9月4日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 111843360

2019年第7回アフリカ開発会議、横浜で開催_Japan Africa

Abe: aid to Africa shouldn't saddle them with debt

日付：2019年8月30日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 111254012

Japan PM warns Africa about debt as China grows presence

Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt,in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects some blame for damaging the finances of developing nations. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japanese Prime Minister

日付：2019年8月30日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 111883425

第7回アフリカ開発会議=日本

African leaders gather in Japan for TICAD Date:AUGUST 28, 2019 Leaders from African countries, international organizations gathered in Japan's Yokohama on Wednesday (August 28) for their latest Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at the conference and stressed the importance of addressing climate issues and the need for technological innovation. It was the seventh installment of TICAD and the first meeting since 2016 when it was held in Nairobi, Kenya. The meetings are led by Japan and co-organized by the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the African Union Commission. (Production: Kwiyeon Ha, Chris Gallagher, Peter Blaza) (Caption:3003EV-JAPAN-TICAD_)

日付：2019年8月28日

人物：アントニオ・グテーレス, 安倍 晋三

RM 111883504

Japan to drive Africa investment with enhanced trade insurance

Date:AUGUST 28, 2019 Japan will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday (August 28) as his country competes with rival China for influence in the resource-rich continent. Abe made the comments at the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, which was attended by a few dozen African leaders and representatives of international organisations such as the World Bank. The enhanced insurance would fully cover loans to African governments, their affiliated institutions or private companies buying Japanese goods for infrastructure projects in Africa, according to government briefing materials and a state-run firm offering trade insurance. Abe said he wished to strengthen ties between Japan and African nations, but did not make a major funding announcement at the Tokyo meeting. At the last TICAD conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in 2016, Japan pledged $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development, education and healthcare in Africa over three years. Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa rose 13% last year to $32 billion, bucking a global downward trend and reversing two years of decline, according to a United Nations report published in June. Last September at a summit with African leaders in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60 billion in financing for Africa and wrote off some debt for the continent's poorer nations. Western critics say the Chinese funding is saddling the continent with unsustainable debt, but Beijing denies it is engaging in "debt trap" diplomacy. (Production: Kwiyeon Ha) (Caption:3021EV-JAPAN-TICAD_OPENING)

日付：2019年8月28日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 110675564

Abe confirms progress in trade deal negotiations with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms progress in trade deal negotiations with US President Donald Trump,saying they both agreed on "accelerating the remaining work" before the expected signing of the agreement at the end of September,during the UN General Assembly in New York. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES -Shinzo Abe,Japanese Prime Minister

日付：2019年8月26日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 111725476

安倍首相とイギリスジョンソン首相が会談

Johnson, Abe hold bilateral talks on sidelines of G7 summit Date:AUGUST 26, 2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Japanese Prime MInister Shinzo Abe for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on Monday (August 26). Johnson is making his G7 debut at a time when he is struggling to persuade EU capitals to renegotiate Britain's exit from the bloc, which Johnson has said will happen on October 31 come what may. This year's summit has been troubled by differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies over a raft of issues from U.S. intensifying trade war with China to the nuclear ambitions of both Iran and North Korea, and the question of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin should be readmitted to the group. The summit gathers Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. (Production: Dina Selim) (Caption:1096WD-G7-SUMMIT_JOHNSON_ABE)

日付：2019年8月26日

人物：安倍 晋三, ボリス・ジョンソン

RM 111808279

Stable U.S.-China relations crucial for global economy - Japan PM Abe

Date:AUGUST 26, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (August 26) that stable relations between the United States and China were crucial not just for these economies, but for the sake of the global economy. Speaking at a news briefing after the G7 summit in France's Biarritz, Abe said he hoped U.S.-China trade negotiations would yield good results that would stabilise the global economy. Abe also said he had agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to speed up work to aim for signing a bilateral trade deal by the end of September. He added that the two leaders had not discussed worsening relations between Japan and South Korea, but called for South Korea to honour its promises. This came a day after South Korean forces began two days of expanded drills around an island also claimed by Japan and only days after Seoul said it would scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with its neighbour. Abe said North Korea missile launches were violating U.N. Security Council Resolutions, and were deeply regrettable, but that Japan would support U.S.-North Korea talks. (Production: Marina Depetris, Parniyan Zemaryalai) (Caption:1075EV-G7-SUMMIT_ABE)

日付：2019年8月26日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 111642860

Macron meets Japan's Abe on sidelines of G7 summit

Date:AUGUST 24, 2019 French President Emmanuel Macron met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday (August 24) ahead of the opening of the G7 summit in Biarritz. French President Emmanuel Macron wants the leaders of Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States to focus on the defence of democracy, gender equality, education and climate change, and has invited leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America to join them for a global push on these issues. But with the trade war between China and the United States escalating, European governments struggling to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran and global condemnation growing over illegal fires in the Amazon, his agenda could be eclipsed. The leaders are slated to meet for an official dinner before taking a family photo later in the evening. (Production: Ardee Napolitano) (Caption:6079EV-G7-SUMMIT_MACRON_ABE)

日付：2019年8月24日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 110089058

Japan's new emperor speaks of 'deep remorse' in 1st speech marking WWII

Japan's new emperor speaks of "deep remorse" over the country's wartime past,in his first speech to commemorate the end of World War II since his enthronement in May. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinzo Abe,Japan Prime minister - Emperor Naruhito,Japan Emperor

日付：2019年8月15日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 109256739

US Defense Secretary meets Japan's Abe in Tokyo

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Esper says China's "military aggression and calculated strategy of predatory economics violate the international rules-based orders." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Mark Esper,US Defense Secretary - Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister of Japan

日付：2019年8月7日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 110041768

Japan calls Russian PM's visit to disputed island regrettable

Date:AUGUST 2, 2019, FILE Japan said a visit on Friday (August 2) by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to an island claimed by both Japan and Russia was extremely regrettable, urging Moscow to take constructive steps to advance ties. In his first visit since 2015, Medvedev traveled to one of four Russian-held islands off Japan's northern region of Hokkaido, known as Iturup in Russian and Etorofu in Japanese, despite protests from Tokyo ahead of the visit. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that visits like Medvedev's are incompatible with Japan's position on the Northern Territories. Japan claims the islands, which it calls the Northern Territories. They were invaded by the then Soviet army in the waning days of World War Two. In a statement, Japan's foreign ministry said the visit was highly regrettable, and added it urged Russia to take constructive measures. Medvedev has visited the islands before, but this week's trip could impede talks towards a peace treaty and joint economic activities there. (Production: Kwiyeon Ha) (Caption:5096EV-JAPAN-RUSSIA_)

日付：2019年8月2日

人物：安倍 晋三

RM 110041876

Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them greater control

Date:AUGUST 2, 2019, FILE Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticised male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights record. A series of royal decrees published by the official gazette on Friday (August 2) stipulated that a Saudi passport should be issued to any citizen who applies for it and that any person above the age of 21 does not need permission to travel. The amendments to regulations also grant women for the first time the right to register child birth, marriage or divorce and to be issued official family documents and be eligible as a guardian to children who are minors. The changes could also expand employment opportunities for women. Riyadh has long endured international censure over the status of women, who rights groups say are often treated as second-class citizens under rules requiring them to get the consent of a male guardian for important decisions throughout their entire lives, regardless of age. The kingdom's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has eased social restrictions, such as lifting a driving ban for women last year, as part of a push to open up the conservative Muslim kingdom and transform the economy. Women were allowed to vote in elections for the first time in 2015. (Production: Lucy Marks) (Caption:5133EV-SAUDI-WOMEN_)

日付：2019年8月2日

人物：安倍 晋三, ムハンマド

RM 117957629

【日韓貿易紛争】韓国で激化する日本製品不買運動と新大久保コリアタウン_SKorea Japan Boycott

Koreans shun Japanese goods, services as spat grows

日付：2019年8月1日

人物：安倍 晋三