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NHK
6 days ago
- General
- NHK
Putin meets widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Abe Akie, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Moscow. The meeting took place at the Kremlin on Thursday. It is not clear what brought Abe to the capital to meet the Russian leader. Abe touched on Putin's visit in 2016 to Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan for summit talks with her husband. The prefecture was the former prime minister's home constituency. She described Russia as a "very important neighbour for Japan," and said she would be happy if cultural exchanges between the two countries could develop. Putin said Russia remembers the late prime minister's contribution to the development of Russian-Japanese cooperation. He said Abe's dream was concluding a peace treaty between the two nations, and noted that the Japanese leader "pursued it earnestly." Putin added, "We made significant progress together on this path." After the meeting, Putin provided his private vehicle, the Aurus Senat limousine, to take Abe to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Abe met then US President-elect Donald Trump in the United States last December, shortly before he took office. She later gave a speech and said she would like to serve as a bridge with other countries.
NHK
21-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Japan's PM Ishiba decides to appoint Koizumi Shinjiro as new farm minister
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has decided to appoint Koizumi Shinjiro, the former chairperson of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Election Strategy Committee, to succeed Eto Taku as agriculture minister. The move came after Eto submitted his resignation to Ishiba on Wednesday morning, and it was accepted. Koizumi, 44, has been elected to the Lower House six times from Kanagawa's 11th district. He was first elected in 2009 at the age of 28, succeeding his father, former Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro. He became a Cabinet member for the first time in 2019, serving as environment minister under former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. He was 38 at the time. He retained the same post in the administration of former Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide. Koizumi was one of the nine contenders in the LDP leadership election in September. He placed third in the first round of voting and did not advance to the runoff. But he garnered 75 votes -- the largest number -- from Diet members. Following the launch of the Ishiba administration, Koizumi was appointed chairperson of the party's Election Strategy Committee, but stepped down to take responsibility for the party's major setback in the Lower House election in October. The prime minister appears intent on restoring public confidence in his administration and continuing efforts to stabilize rice prices with the appointment of Koizumi, who has previous Cabinet experience and strong knowledge of agricultural policy.
