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#16668539 at 2022-07-08 02:54:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21045: Guidestones Made Primetime Edition
https://twitter.com/juancpedreira/status/1545238284825251840
BREAKING: Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot in the city of Nara, NHK reports.
Shinzo Abe shot
#16246378 at 2022-05-10 06:35:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20551: Middle of the Night and All is Well Edition
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521, >>16244545, >>16244604, >>16244628, >>16244686 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482, >>16244600, >>16244691 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
>>16244599 Earthquake off PNG
>>16244763 #20548
Previously Collected
>>16243930 #20547
>>16243182 #20546, >>16243930 #20547, >>16244763 #20548
>>16240857 #20543, >>16241623 #20544, >>16242436 #20545
>>16238546 #20540, >>16239337 #20541, >>16240121 #20542
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>>16207042 Notables #13: Born For This!
#16245529 at 2022-05-10 03:19:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20550: Only Good Commie Is A BORKED One FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT Edition
GLOBALS
>>15487554 Use /tech/ for ban lifts & bug reports
>>15443568 HOW TO BAKE Thread; >>16087759 Newfag Q&A Thread
>>15620842 Banner guidelines
>>16199152 HB laptop dig - REPORT CP via GLOBAL; No kiddie pics
>>15960983 Inserting baker changes into notable buns
>>16050716 Coordinating baking & notetaking; plz tag the dough
>>16244833, >>16244813, >>16232672 2000 Mules - Full Documentary
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
#20549
>>16244793, >>16244799, >>16244816, >>16245079, >>16245083 Otero County Special Meeting: Discuss the 2020 Election Audit Findings
>>16244822 Benequista: clown since hs in Tucson, Az...Wife is Sarah Coll-Black from World Bank, her family is Conrad Black
>>16244833, >>16244813 2000 Mules - Full Documentary
>>16244837 Human Trafficking: Over 831 victims rescued, 31 prosecutions, 13 convictions in 2021
>>16244869 @Jim_Jordan Joe Biden's FBI:…..
>>16244900 PEDO BUN 9 May 22
>>16244973, >>16244998 US-Israeli cyber firm uncovers 'massive' Chinese-backed industrial espionage ring???
>>16245081, >>16245085 swamp stuff tomorrow morning
>>16245166, >>16245279 Qclock The Bridge JA returning to the stage, tomorrow is 5:5
>>16245175 Pope Francis is postponing his June trip to Lebanon
>>16245189 @TheDemocrats Republicans have a plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare after 5 years if they win power
>>16245210 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) diggz
>>16245211 Ron Johnson opens probe into CDC tracking Americans through phone data
>>16245234 General Electric Co, sold Baker Hughes Co.:$2.4B-May 6
>>16245268 Tesla Halts Output at Shanghai Plant on Supply Issues
>>16245362, >>16245380 China Tech Stocks Tumble Near 7% as Traders Return From Holiday
>>16245479 THE PLAN: THE WHO HAS PLANNED FOR 10 YEARS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, FROM 2020 TO 2030
>>16245492 How about finishing these digs.
>>16245522 #20549
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521, >>16244545, >>16244604, >>16244628, >>16244686 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482, >>16244600, >>16244691 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
>>16244599 Earthquake off PNG
>>16244763 #20548
#20547
>>16243266 Breaking911: DOJ announces $40 million to fund 'community policing'
>>16243286, >>16243639 White House adviser Susan Rice is latest Biden administration official to test positive for COVID
>>16243297 John Soloman: Kash Patel: Judge 'hinting' to Durham that he has enough evidence to charge Sussman with conspiracy
>>16243300 Planefag: Call sign SCORE16. NORTHROP GRUMMAN E-2 Hawkeye 167929 carrier bird over land?
>>16243303 Sputnik: Docs Found During Spec Op Reveal Concrete Plans to Strike Russia From Ukrainian Territory: UN Envoy
>>16243317 Wtop.com: Bill would make DC a sanctuary city for for people seeking abortions
>>16243359 MTG: Do laws matter anymore or just politics?
>>16243397 Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman sent Vladimir Putin congratulations on Victory Day
>>16243401 Mollie Hemingway: Biden Must Condemn By Name The Left-Wing Groups Harassing Supreme Court Justices
>>16243405, >>16243590 MSNBC guest says she wants to make sweet love to the SCOTUS leaker, then "joyfully abort the baby." (mp4)
>>16243410, >>16243419 Who funds [bell?ngcat]?; "Mapping conspiracies" (mp4)
>>16243420, >>16243447 Mkt Fag: Frazier stayed down and din't get up-a tale of no liquidity** with lots 'o humidity (sweat)-edition
>>16243433 Scott Ritter via RT: An open letter to the American people, as Russia celebrates its WW2 victory over the Nazis
>>16243436 NOAA Space Weather Conditions and handy Lunar Calendar for May 2022
>>16243452 ZH: Thousands Under Evacuation Orders, 300 Buildings Burned As Wildfires Rip Through New Mexico
>>16243459, >>16243669, >>16243688, >>16243719, >>16243751 So many covid-positive "grateful to be vaccinated and boosted"
>>16243473 Tracy Jan: Congratulations to my amazing colleagues at ?@washingtonpost? on winning the ?@PulitzerPrizes? in Public Service for their account of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6
>>16243489 Schumann Resonance
>>16243497, >>16243866 Biden announces new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine
>>16243516 John Podesta/Christopher Ruddy (Newsmax): Podesta/Ruddy/Vatican Connection Re: Follow up to Rome
>>16243560 Suspect in murder of Haiti's Moise appears in U.S. court
>>16243581 Jonathanturley.org: From Court Packing to Leaking to Doxing: White House Yields to a National Rage Addiction
>>16243589 Antiwar.com: What The Media Still Isn't Telling You About Russiagate
>>16243598 Summit.news: FDA Chief Claims "Misinformation" is Leading Cause of Death in the United States
>>16243616 Branco's cartoon on potatoe's statement that MAGA is the most extreme political group in recent American history
>>16243626 20 AGs Demand Biden Disband 'Orwellian' Disinformation Governance Board, Threaten Legal Action
>>16243657 Daily Mail: Desperate mothers are forced to buy formula they know will make babies sick as an 'unprecedented' shortage leaves shelves bare
>>16243668 Daily Mail: Biden announces 20 internet companies will give 'free' high-speed broadband for almost 50 million low income families and 'stream high-definition shows and movies'
>>16243705 USMC Camp Pendleton: Night Owls
>>16243710 20thCBRNE: 1st Area Medical Laboratory "Mad Scientists" opened their headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
>>16243712 Washington Examiner: Bots and scammers enroll in California colleges to steal millions in student aid
>>16243741 Stzrok tie to Sussmann?
>>16243752 Abortion activists have firebombed anothr pro-life group's office in Oregon
>>16243795 Foxbusiness: GOP primary voters overwhelmingly want Congress to crack down on Big Tech, survey finds
>>16243808, >>16243860 Inflation issue coming back to bite
>>16243814 Iran readies for grid blackout war with US
>>16243819 Confidential Pfizer Documents reveal 90% of Covid Vaccinated Pregnant Women lost their Baby; but Pfizer claimed: "No safety signals emerged"
>>16243861 Braking911: Husband and wife who conspired with Jared Fogle to create child porn are sentenced
>>16243899 The New Normal: 13-Year-Old Schoolboy Drops Dead From Cardiac Arrest
>>16243922 Cha Pergram: By unanimous consent, Senate ok's bill to beef up security at the Supreme Court. Grants the Supreme Court security related authorities equivalent to the legislative and executive branch
>>16243930 #20547
Previously Collected
>>16243182 #20546, >>16243930 #20547, >>16244763 #20548
>>16240857 #20543, >>16241623 #20544, >>16242436 #20545
>>16238546 #20540, >>16239337 #20541, >>16240121 #20542
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>>16207042 Notables #13: Born For This!
#16244780 at 2022-05-10 01:28:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20549: 2000 Mules versus "Fact Checkers" Edition
GLOBALS
>>15487554 Use /tech/ for ban lifts & bug reports
>>15443568 HOW TO BAKE Thread; >>16087759 Newfag Q&A Thread
>>15620842 Banner guidelines
>>16199152 HB laptop dig - REPORT CP via GLOBAL; No kiddie pics
>>15960983 Inserting baker changes into notable buns
>>16050716 Coordinating baking & notetaking; plz tag the dough
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521, >>16244545, >>16244604, >>16244628, >>16244686 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482, >>16244600, >>16244691 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
>>16244599 Earthquake off PNG
>>16244763 #20548
#16244763 at 2022-05-10 01:25:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20548: Former NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau for Sussmann defense? Edition
FINAL
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521, >>16244545, >>16244604, >>16244628, >>16244686 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482, >>16244600, >>16244691 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
>>16244599 Earthquake off PNG
'''Hold goodies for next bread please
baking
#16244713 at 2022-05-10 01:21:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20548: Former NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau for Sussmann defense? Edition
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
passing 675
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521, >>16244545, >>16244604, >>16244628, >>16244686 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482, >>16244600, >>16244691 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
>>16244599 Earthquake off PNG
#16244529 at 2022-05-10 00:54:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20548: Former NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau for Sussmann defense? Edition
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
passing 500
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284, >>16244339 Tech Giants Are Censoring, Blacklisting and Banning Posts on the "2000 Mules" Ballot Trafficking Documentary Across Social Media Platforms
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287, >>16244521 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244277, >>16244384 Goldman, Citi, & BofA Are All Quietly Backing Out Of The SPAC Business
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311, >>16244370, >>16244378 Idiot's Effort to DEBUNK 2000 Mules
>>16244319, >>16244482 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
>>16244341 PDJT @TS: Just landed in Dallas,Texas. Big Republican Party meetings. I love Texas!!!
>>16244381 TGP: BREAKING News from New Mexico - Live Stream Press Conference of Issues Identified in Recent 2020 Election Audit - 6:00 PM MST
>>16244413 Disclosetv: JUST IN - #Bitcoin falls below $30,000
>>16244452 Justice.gov: PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
>>16244459 Justice.gov: Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
>>16244473 Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden
>>16244502 Daily Mail: Australian farmers are forced to dump truckloads of avocados in rubbish tips despite food price rises surging across the country
#16244336 at 2022-05-10 00:25:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20548: Former NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau for Sussmann defense? Edition
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
passing 300
#20548
>>16244032, >>16244284 404s and disappearing channels
>>16244040 "World's Most Wanted" Drug Trafficker Extradited to US By Colombia 👀 any connection with the Bidens, Obama, Clinton, Bush
>>16244076 Charlie Kirk: Do you think they'll ever realize how insanely stupid and brainwashed they sound every time? "thankful to be fully vaccinated and boosted"
>>16244127 Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling In Durham's Case Against Clinton Campaign Lawyer
>>16244133 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is actually the "second CIA" of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday
>>16244168, >>16244192 Epochtimes: Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH
>>16244174 FOX News WOULD NOT ALLOW Catherine Engelbrecht to Mention Her Movie "2000 Mules" When She Went on With Tucker Carlson!
>>16244179 Based teacher attempts to educate HS students on the objective science of biological sex and how woke gender activism is an attack on women's rights
>>16244197 REVEALED: Biden's new press secretary made 'stolen election' claims against Republicans
>>16244203 The Blaze: Resurfaced video of pro-mask health expert from 2018 reveals the real reason for mask mandates (video)
>>16244214 ZH: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
>>16244234 RT: Facial recognition firm reaches privacy settlement
>>16244235 Sussman is objecting to all the evidence that Durham and team put together, 33 pages with 2000+ different evidence they plan on using in the trial
>>16244240, >>16244269, >>16244287 Planefag
>>16244249 This is another reason why Rumble is suing Google for billions. This film is exclusive to Rumble, Locals, and SalemNow. There are no top links to the exclusive rights holders
>>16244259 Philippines Elections: Marcos / Duterte for the win
>>16244268 PDJT @TS: Why should the Fake News Media and their "journalists" receive a Pulitzer Prize for their totally incorrect reporting on Russia, Russia, Russia? It was a complete HOAX
>>16244293 Daily Mail: Biden's new 'Disinformation' czar pushed debunked Russia collusion claims from Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
>>16244311 2000 Mules versus "fact checkers"
>>16244319 Clockfag
>>16244320 Wnd: Taco Bell putting on drag show tour at restaurants across America
>>16244326 TGP: New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID - Triple and Double Vaxxed Groups Have the Worst Rate
#16244214 at 2022-05-10 00:03:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20548: Former NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau for Sussmann defense? Edition
central bank news
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe called the nation's central bank a "subsidiary" of the government, Jiji reported
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1523814883703369729
#15798610 at 2022-03-06 19:16:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19977: Dubs Dubs Confirm Kaleidoscope Eyes Edition
Japan moves to accept Ukrainian refugees and rebuild its military as countries continue to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Japan announced this past week that it would accept Ukrainian refugees displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and will send bulletproof vests to Kiev.
Historically, Japan has resisted taking in refugees and has maintained a pacifistic approach to foreign conflicts since the end of World War II. The Washington Post reported that Japan decided to break with its more isolationist tendencies "without 'gaiastu,' or foreign pressure."
It is believed that Russia's recent attack on a Ukrainian power plant inspired the Japanese government to accelerate debates over its pre-existing defense and national security policies. The Japanese government has been growing wary of China's rising presence on the global stage and has been reevaluating its approach to stave off the growing territorial threat that China poses.
Akihisa Shiozaki, a member of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, indicated that the Japanese government is growing increasingly skeptical of the United Nations' ability to reign in the aggression of its member states.
He said, "It's a big awakening that there are limitations to what the U.N. can do, limitations to what diplomacy can do, limitations to what economic sanctions can do."
Regarding the shift in Japan's policy approach, Shiozaki said, "It's not about rewriting the boundaries of what Japan can do, but filling in the details of what we may not fully anticipate, or may have overlooked in our preparation."
He added that Japan's willingness to accept Ukrainian refugees enables the Japanese government to begin preparing for future refugee crises that may arise.
He said, "In considering future crisis scenarios in East Asia, including the Taiwan contingency, it is necessary to build and maintain the capacity to respond to refugees in times of emergency, even in peacetime."
Japanese leaders are looking to their former ally, Germany, to see how a pacifist nation might reinstitute defensive measures.
Yoichi Funabashi, the chairman of the Asia Pacific Initiative think tank, said, "Japan is watching now, very much attentively, how Germany is responding to the Ukraine crisis and how fundamentally Germany is transforming to adapt itself to new reality."
Within a week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would vastly increase its spending on defense.
And, it appears, that Japan is following suit.
At a recent press conference, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "Japan needs to implement a fundamental upgrade of its defense capabilities."
Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, said in a recent T.V. interview that the ongoing reconfiguring the of the global power structure should be cause for the Japanese government to reconsider its approach to self-defense.
Abe said, "We should firmly consider various options when we talk about how we can protect Japan and the lives of its people in this reality."
He also suggested that Japan should offer to hold nuclear weapons on behalf of the United States as a preemptive defensive measure.
Abe said, "In NATO, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy take part in nuclear sharing, hosting American nuclear weapons. We need to understand how security is maintained around the world and not consider it taboo to have an open discussion."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/japan-moves-to-accept-ukrainian-refugees-and-rebuild-its-military-as-countries-continue-to-respond-to-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
#15736626 at 2022-02-27 13:06:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19898: Psychological Manipulation Used in Corona Messaging Edition
>>15736615
Don't forget Taiwan:
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that it is time for the U.S. to make clear that it would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion and ditch its longstanding strategic ambiguity'
https://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1497837964491173888
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-should-abandon-ambiguity-on-Taiwan-defense-Japan-s-Abe
#15647021 at 2022-02-17 03:29:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19784: Local Action has a National Impact Stand Up, Step Up and Speak Up Edition
How Nazi war criminals found safe haven
After WWII was over, Tokyo decided to prosecute wartime elites, but never really went through with it
In Tokyo or any other big city in Japan, there is always a store selling military uniforms and paraphernalia - both authentic and replica - belonging to a variety of armies. The most popular among them are the modern American military uniform and, as strange as it may seem, the old German one circa the Third Reich's Wehrmacht and SS days. Occasionally you might see people dressed in Nazi uniforms and sporting Totenkopf caps and red swastika armbands in the streets. Usually it's someone going to a cosplay party, but mostly people buy these uniforms to add to their private collections or to wear at home or in theme clubs. There is no aversion to Nazi symbols here: unlike Germany, Japan never went through denazification and simply has no idea what it is. And the way many Japanese see the outcome of WWII is also not quite what other countries might expect.
Family Business
In early 2021, Shinzo Abe, who until recently served as prime minister of Japan, said that the country needs to establish an intelligence agency - the kind of statement he had refrained from in his official capacity.
It came as a bit of a surprise, but not really, as Abe has always been considered hawkish in his policies. Under his rule as the longest-serving prime minister, Japan had done plenty to stealthily revive its military sovereignty, shattered by the pacifist Article 9 of the 1947 Japanese Constitution and the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan that stipulated that Japan didn't really need an army. So Abe's new suggestion is just a follow-up to the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (SDS) that Japan adopted while he was in power.
Japan's growing military budget (whose very existence would baffle many around the world), swift revamping of its army that technically doesn't exist, as well as the willingness to dispense with the US defense 'umbrella' and create its own nuclear bomb, are all topics for a long conversation that Japanese traditionalists are not very keen to discuss. So let's talk about the traditions first.
Shinzo Abe comes from a political dynasty. His father, Shintaro Abe, was a leading member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been in power for over 50 years. He served as the country's foreign minister and married the daughter of prime minister Nobusuke Kishi in 1951. Shinzo Abe's younger brother, Nobuo Kishi, took their mother's family name to avoid allegations of nepotism. In 2020, Kishi became the defense minister of Japan.
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https://www.rt.com/news/549537-japan-never-punished-nazi-criminals/
#15313381 at 2022-01-05 17:04:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19369: IMPEACH SHIFF FOR FALSIFYING RECORDS Edition
>>15313333
quad tres
chekt
Establishment Media Ignore Joe Biden's Involvement with Theranos
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2022/01/04/establishment-media-ignore-joe-bidens-involvement-theranos/
Though Biden cheered Holmes in 2015 for "maintaining the highest standards" in developing lower-cost blood lab tests with only a prick of blood, the establishment media ignored Biden's praise for Holmes, who was found guilty of four charges of fraud Monday, and her failed invention.
"It is a tremendous honor to have Vice President Biden visit Theranos and participate in a preventive health care summit," Holmes said of Biden at the meeting:
I convened this roundtable as a call to action. Leaders in health must collectively come together because that's the only way that we'll change this health care paradigm from one focused on reactive care to one focused on preventive care. Nobody knows that as well as the Vice President, who has spent his entire career taking bold action to improve people's lives.
During the meeting, Biden spoke glowingly of Theranos and Holmes. Breitbart News reported:
"This is the laboratory of the future," Biden said, after touring the facility with Holmes, and added, "you can see what innovation is all about just walking through this facility.
"The fact that you're voluntarily submitting all of your tests to the FDA demonstrates your confidence in what you're doing," he said.
"Talk about being inspired. This is inspiration. It is amazing to me, ElizAbeth, what you've been able to do," Biden said.
Holmes was subsequently invited to the Obama White House state dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and was appointed as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship.
#14905247 at 2021-11-02 13:16:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18854: The Force(s) Unleashed Edition
Everett Stern, a Republican candidate running to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, revealed Sunday that aides to former national security adviser Michael Flynn allegedly asked him to "gather intelligence" on various lawmakers and judges for extortion purposes.
Speaking to a group of reporters, Stern said representatives for Flynn approached him through his Patriot Caucus group earlier this year with the objective to influence lawmakers to support election audits in favor of former President Donald Trump.
"They wanted to gather intelligence on senators, judges, congressmen, state reps, to move them towards the audit. The word 'move' was emphasized tremendously," Stern said. "What they wanted was to extort and to literally move people towards the audit with dirt."
Stern, who owns the private intelligence agency Tactical Rabbit, alleged that Flynn and others sought to use his company in April to gather information and recruit intelligence officers "both domestic and foreign." Stern said he believes he was approached by the group because his firm had access to a wide range of lawmakers.
Stern said the Patriot Caucus was running operations out of multiple states, including Oklahoma, Nebraska and Virginia, using the financial support of Texas billionaire Al Hartman. In Pennsylvania, Stern said he was given two main targets to focus on: Republican Senator Pat Toomey and Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.
In conversations about those lawmakers, Stern was told to gather intelligence and to "accomplish the mission even if you have to use domestic terrorism."
"The severity and the danger of domestic terrorism in this group became very very apparent to me. It was extremely disturbing," Stern said.
He said he immediately alerted the federal government and the Pennsylvania GOP about the group's operations and did not comply with their requests.
"I believe that General Flynn has committed treason against the United States," Stern said on Sunday. "Based on what I have seen and witnessed, I truly believe that's the case."
A GOP Senate candidate in Pennsylvania said he was approached by Michael Flynn to gather "intelligence" on lawmakers. Here, Flynn sits before U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the White House on February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former national security adviser to Trump, has been a leading voice in supporting conspiracy theories regarding the 2020 presidential election. The organization America's Future, of which Flynn is its chairman, was one of the groups that reportedly financed an election audit in Arizona.
Stern is looking to take over Toomey's seat in the Senate. He previously made headlines as a whistleblower at HSBC bank, where he helped expose international fraud and money laundering within the company.
#14515068 at 2021-09-03 18:01:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18361: I SD AUDITS!!! Edition
Japan's Yoshihide Suga to Resign From Prime Minister Role
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Sept. 3 that he will not be running for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) re-election in September, after about a year in office.
Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September due to ill health, cited Japan's response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic as reasoning for stepping down, telling reporters that he did not have time to focus on COVID-19 measures as well as campaigning for the LDP job.
"I have decided not to run for the party leadership elections, as I would like to focus on coronavirus measures," he told reporters.
"But doing both takes enormous energy and I have decided that I should just choose one or the other," he said. "As I have repeatedly told people, protecting people's lives and health is my responsibility as prime minister, and that's what I will dedicate myself to."
It comes as Suga saw his support ratings drop to below 30 percent.
Japan is currently grappling with its fifth and largest wave of COVID-19 infections, driven by the more infectious Delta variant.
There are currently more than 1.5 million virus cases while Tokyo and much of the country remain under a state of emergency due to expire on Sept. 12.
Suga's decision to not run in a ruling LDP election in September means the party will choose a new leader, who will become prime minister.
LDP has the majority in Japan's parliament, meaning the new government leader likely will be whoever is elected the party's leader. The official start of the campaign is Sept. 17 and elections will be held on Sept. 29.
The 72-year-old, who is the son of a strawberry farmer from Japan's northern prefecture of Akita, enjoyed support ratings as high as 70 percent early in his tenure because he was a leader from the common people rather than blue-blood political families like Abe.
He introduced a series of pragmatic measures including digital transformation and administrative reforms, however, the latest media surveys showed his support ratings have declined to around 26 percent.
There is currently no clear favourite to replace the outgoing leader.
On Thursday, Fumio Kishida, one of the only two lawmakers who have so far declared their candidacy, criticised Suga's handling of the CCP virus pandemic as too little and too slow, and urged a stimulus package to combat the pandemic.
"In crisis management, being more thorough in assuming the worst-case scenario, rather than believing enough has been done, is necessary," he told a news conference.
"I would have legislation revised so state and local governments have strong authority to curb people's movement and secure medical resources," Kishida said.
Kishida also said that as party chief, he would aim to bring socio-economic activities back to near normalcy by early 2022, noting that a stimulus package must be compiled "swiftly" and include cash payments to non-permanent workers and others who will be affected by steps to contain the flow of people.
https://www.ntd.com/japans-yoshihide-suga-to-resign-from-prime-minister-role_670689.html
#14412996 at 2021-08-21 04:29:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18232: #HarrisDoesHanoi Edition
>>14412981
Former PM Shinzo Abe of Japan
#13959103 at 2021-06-22 20:50:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17668: Fast and Furious Edition
Summer Solstice Turning Point As Military-Industrial Complex Takes On Medical Industrial Complex
Benjamin Fulford 6/21/2021 Part 1
A fundamental sea change has taken place at the highest levels of world power on or around June 21st, 2021. The world's military and intelligence agencies have decided to treat the ongoing fake pandemic medical emergency as an act of war and react accordingly. To quote from MI6:
"We know the whole Covid thing is a scam, a lie, a money-making con.Civilians who conducted an undeclared act of war have been now been well and truly found out. That allows us with military legal to actually deal with these people."
Mossad sources for their part report:
"There is a clean-up operation taking place of the Octagon group in Switzerland. Since Yossi Cohen the Head of the Mossad stepped down as of June 1, Octagon has no more protection from the Mossad. David Barnea the new Mossad Chief, has been ordered to stand down."
As a part of this, a death warrant has been issued for David Rockefeller Jr. He is pictured below with his slaves Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Akie Abe the wife of former Japanese slave prime minister Shinzo Abe (we are not sure who the woman at the far left of the picture is).
It is well-documented history that the Rockefeller family took over Western medicine by setting up and financing medical associations. These suppressed traditional natural-based medicine in favor of petroleum and chemical-based medicine. Since Western medicine has long been structured as a military organization headed by "surgeon generals," it was easy to co-opt this system by taking control of its command structure. This is the WHO, the various medical associations, and assorted "surgeon generals." Any doctor who dissents from this command structure will have their medical "license," removed and lose their access to a lucrative salary.
Since Rockefeller Jr. is ultimately responsible for the "pandemic" and the resultant campaign to vaccinate all humans with toxins this makes him one of the worst mass murderers in human history.
Rockefeller has been fingered by former Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu (who is now in protective custody) as the most senior member of the genocidal Octagon group. For this reason, a warning is being sent to the Swiss, to either hand him over for questioning or face the complete destruction of Octagon group headquarters near Lake Geneva.
Rockefeller Jr. inherited not only control of the medical associations from David Rockefeller Sr., but also control of much of the so-called G7 power structure including most of the Fortune 500 corporations. This is what they refer to as the "[Rockefeller] rules-based world order."
The ongoing attempt by these corporation-owning families to turn Planet Earth into a giant animal farm is what the world's military organizations have decided to fight against. The chart linked below illustrates the effects of fascism, i.e. when corporations take over government.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/wage%20share%20US.jpg?itok=KX8Kb1_h
Basically it turns the power structure into a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks the wealth from ordinary people and other living creatures into a giant black hole of oligarchy.
We also have received reports from P3 freemasons, MI6, and Russia's FSB about the summit meeting in Geneva last week between Rockefeller U.S. presidential avatar Joe Biden and Russian presidential spokesman Vladimir Putin. At the summit "Joe Biden" proposed a new cold war against China, the sources agree. To sweeten the deal they stopped blocking Russia's Nordstream II pipeline and offered many other incentives and bribes. One was a promise to end the hysterical anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged by their mainstream media outlets. To underline this they allowed Putin a long un-censored interview on U.S. corporate TV.
Let us quote from that interview to see what the official Russian view is:
"In the last two years, where the U.S.-Russia relationship was sacrificed for the sake of fierce political strife inside the U.S....We have been accused of all kinds of things: election interference, cyber-attacks and so on and so forth. And not once, not one time did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof. Just unfounded accusations."
Putin also noted:
"The U.S. is a high-tech country. NATO has declared cyberspace an area of combat. That means they are planning something. They are preparing something."
Here is some recent evidence to back his claims:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/17/tech/airlines-website-outage/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-puerto-rico-power-outages-business-9894e9679ef144acb08973e199b8b73a
#13954746 at 2021-06-22 03:23:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17663: The 'Treason Inferno' Edition
A fundamental sea change has taken place at the highest levels of world power on or around June 21st, 2021. The world's military and intelligence agencies have decided to treat the ongoing fake pandemic medical emergency as an act of war and react accordingly. To quote from MI6:
"We know the whole Covid thing is a scam, a lie, a money-making con. Civilians who conducted an undeclared act of war have been now been well and truly found out. That allows us with military legal to actually deal with these people."
Mossad sources for their part report:
"There is a clean-up operation taking place of the Octagon group in Switzerland. Since Yossi Cohen the Head of the Mossad stepped down as of June 1, Octagon has no more protection from the Mossad. David Barnea the new Mossad Chief, has been ordered to stand down."
As a part of this, a death warrant has been issued for David Rockefeller Jr. He is pictured below with his slaves Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Akie Abe the wife of former Japanese slave prime minister Shinzo Abe (we are not sure who the woman at the far left of the picture is).
It is well-documented history that the Rockefeller family took over Western medicine by setting up and financing medical associations. These suppressed traditional natural-based medicine in favor of petroleum and chemical-based medicine. Since Western medicine has long been structured as a military organization headed by "surgeon generals," it was easy to co-opt this system by taking control of its command structure. This is the WHO, the various medical associations, and assorted "surgeon generals." Any doctor who dissents from this command structure will have their medical "license," removed and lose their access to a lucrative salary.
Since Rockefeller Jr. is ultimately responsible for the "pandemic" and the resultant campaign to vaccinate all humans with toxins this makes him one of the worst mass murderers in human history.
Rockefeller has been fingered by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (who is now in protective custody) as the most senior member of the genocidal Octagon group. For this reason, a warning is being sent to the Swiss, to either hand him over for questioning or face the complete destruction of Octagon group headquarters near Lake Geneva.
Rockefeller Jr. inherited not only control of the medical associations from David Rockefeller Sr., but also control of much of the so-called G7 power structure including most of the Fortune 500 corporations. This is what they refer to as the "[Rockefeller] rules-based world order."
The ongoing attempt by these corporation-owning families to turn Planet Earth into a giant animal farm is what the world's military organizations have decided to fight against. The chart linked below illustrates the effects of fascism, i.e. when corporations take over government. https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/wage%20share%20US.jpg?itok=KX8Kb1_h
Basically it turns the power structure into a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks the wealth from ordinary people and other living creatures into a giant black hole of oligarchy.
We also have received reports from P3 freemasons, MI6, and Russia's FSB about the summit meeting in Geneva last week between Rockefeller U.S. presidential avatar Joe Biden and Russian presidential spokesman Vladimir Putin. At the summit "Joe Biden" proposed...
#13953202 at 2021-06-21 22:54:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17661: Night Time is the Right Time Edition
Summer Solstice Turning Point As Military-Industrial Complex Takes On Medical Industrial Complex
Benjamin Fulford 6/21/2021 Part 1
A fundamental sea change has taken place at the highest levels of world power on or around June 21st, 2021. The world's military and intelligence agencies have decided to treat the ongoing fake pandemic medical emergency as an act of war and react accordingly. To quote from MI6:
"We know the whole Covid thing is a scam, a lie, a money-making con.Civilians who conducted an undeclared act of war have been now been well and truly found out. That allows us with military legal to actually deal with these people."
Mossad sources for their part report:
"There is a clean-up operation taking place of the Octagon group in Switzerland. Since Yossi Cohen the Head of the Mossad stepped down as of June 1, Octagon has no more protection from the Mossad. David Barnea the new Mossad Chief, has been ordered to stand down."
As a part of this, a death warrant has been issued for David Rockefeller Jr. He is pictured below with his slaves Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Akie Abe the wife of former Japanese slave prime minister Shinzo Abe (we are not sure who the woman at the far left of the picture is).
It is well-documented history that the Rockefeller family took over Western medicine by setting up and financing medical associations. These suppressed traditional natural-based medicine in favor of petroleum and chemical-based medicine. Since Western medicine has long been structured as a military organization headed by "surgeon generals," it was easy to co-opt this system by taking control of its command structure. This is the WHO, the various medical associations, and assorted "surgeon generals." Any doctor who dissents from this command structure will have their medical "license," removed and lose their access to a lucrative salary.
Since Rockefeller Jr. is ultimately responsible for the "pandemic" and the resultant campaign to vaccinate all humans with toxins this makes him one of the worst mass murderers in human history.
Rockefeller has been fingered by former Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu (who is now in protective custody) as the most senior member of the genocidal Octagon group. For this reason, a warning is being sent to the Swiss, to either hand him over for questioning or face the complete destruction of Octagon group headquarters near Lake Geneva.
Rockefeller Jr. inherited not only control of the medical associations from David Rockefeller Sr., but also control of much of the so-called G7 power structure including most of the Fortune 500 corporations. This is what they refer to as the "[Rockefeller] rules-based world order."
The ongoing attempt by these corporation-owning families to turn Planet Earth into a giant animal farm is what the world's military organizations have decided to fight against. The chart linked below illustrates the effects of fascism, i.e. when corporations take over government.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/wage%20share%20US.jpg?itok=KX8Kb1_h
Basically it turns the power structure into a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks the wealth from ordinary people and other living creatures into a giant black hole of oligarchy.
We also have received reports from P3 freemasons, MI6, and Russia's FSB about the summit meeting in Geneva last week between Rockefeller U.S. presidential avatar Joe Biden and Russian presidential spokesman Vladimir Putin. At the summit "Joe Biden" proposed a new cold war against China, the sources agree. To sweeten the deal they stopped blocking Russia's Nordstream II pipeline and offered many other incentives and bribes. One was a promise to end the hysterical anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged by their mainstream media outlets. To underline this they allowed Putin a long un-censored interview on U.S. corporate TV.
Let us quote from that interview to see what the official Russian view is:
"In the last two years, where the U.S.-Russia relationship was sacrificed for the sake of fierce political strife inside the U.S....We have been accused of all kinds of things: election interference, cyber-attacks and so on and so forth. And not once, not one time did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof. Just unfounded accusations."
Putin also noted:
"The U.S. is a high-tech country. NATO has declared cyberspace an area of combat. That means they are planning something. They are preparing something."
Here is some recent evidence to back his claims:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/17/tech/airlines-website-outage/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-puerto-rico-power-outages-business-9894e9679ef144acb08973e199b8b73a
#13953067 at 2021-06-21 22:29:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17660: Dark to Light Edition
Summer Solstice Turning Point As Military-Industrial Complex Takes On Medical Industrial Complex
Benjamin Fulford 6/21/2021 Part 1
A fundamental sea change has taken place at the highest levels of world power on or around June 21st, 2021. The world's military and intelligence agencies have decided to treat the ongoing fake pandemic medical emergency as an act of war and react accordingly. To quote from MI6:
"We know the whole Covid thing is a scam, a lie, a money-making con.Civilians who conducted an undeclared act of war have been now been well and truly found out. That allows us with military legal to actually deal with these people."
Mossad sources for their part report:
"There is a clean-up operation taking place of the Octagon group in Switzerland. Since Yossi Cohen the Head of the Mossad stepped down as of June 1, Octagon has no more protection from the Mossad. David Barnea the new Mossad Chief, has been ordered to stand down."
As a part of this, a death warrant has been issued for David Rockefeller Jr. He is pictured below with his slaves Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Akie Abe the wife of former Japanese slave prime minister Shinzo Abe (we are not sure who the woman at the far left of the picture is).
It is well-documented history that the Rockefeller family took over Western medicine by setting up and financing medical associations. These suppressed traditional natural-based medicine in favor of petroleum and chemical-based medicine. Since Western medicine has long been structured as a military organization headed by "surgeon generals," it was easy to co-opt this system by taking control of its command structure. This is the WHO, the various medical associations, and assorted "surgeon generals." Any doctor who dissents from this command structure will have their medical "license," removed and lose their access to a lucrative salary.
Since Rockefeller Jr. is ultimately responsible for the "pandemic" and the resultant campaign to vaccinate all humans with toxins this makes him one of the worst mass murderers in human history.
Rockefeller has been fingered by former Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu (who is now in protective custody) as the most senior member of the genocidal Octagon group. For this reason, a warning is being sent to the Swiss, to either hand him over for questioning or face the complete destruction of Octagon group headquarters near Lake Geneva.
Rockefeller Jr. inherited not only control of the medical associations from David Rockefeller Sr., but also control of much of the so-called G7 power structure including most of the Fortune 500 corporations. This is what they refer to as the "[Rockefeller] rules-based world order."
The ongoing attempt by these corporation-owning families to turn Planet Earth into a giant animal farm is what the world's military organizations have decided to fight against. The chart linked below illustrates the effects of fascism, i.e. when corporations take over government.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/wage%20share%20US.jpg?itok=KX8Kb1_h
Basically it turns the power structure into a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks the wealth from ordinary people and other living creatures into a giant black hole of oligarchy.
We also have received reports from P3 freemasons, MI6, and Russia's FSB about the summit meeting in Geneva last week between Rockefeller U.S. presidential avatar Joe Biden and Russian presidential spokesman Vladimir Putin. At the summit "Joe Biden" proposed a new cold war against China, the sources agree. To sweeten the deal they stopped blocking Russia's Nordstream II pipeline and offered many other incentives and bribes. One was a promise to end the hysterical anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged by their mainstream media outlets. To underline this they allowed Putin a long un-censored interview on U.S. corporate TV.
Let us quote from that interview to see what the official Russian view is:
"In the last two years, where the U.S.-Russia relationship was sacrificed for the sake of fierce political strife inside the U.S....We have been accused of all kinds of things: election interference, cyber-attacks and so on and so forth. And not once, not one time did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof. Just unfounded accusations."
Putin also noted:
"The U.S. is a high-tech country. NATO has declared cyberspace an area of combat. That means they are planning something. They are preparing something."
Here is some recent evidence to back his claims:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/17/tech/airlines-website-outage/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-puerto-rico-power-outages-business-9894e9679ef144acb08973e199b8b73a
Sauce: benjaminfulford.net
#13689252 at 2021-05-18 01:40:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17334: Maricopa County Audit, Openly Invites Legal Action Edition
>>13689108
>>13689146
125 years
125=Abe
"Signs for Shinzo Abe's comeback?"
""I took new drugs, and treatment went well," said former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a YouTube video on April 27. He resigned from office in September 2020 due to ulcerative colitis, and he said he got better after trying the new treatment.
Late last year, a veteran Japanese businessman showed me a photo of him with Abe. It was taken at a golf course, and Abe was squatting with a golf club in his hand, smiling brightly. How can someone suffering from ulcerative colitis and frequent diarrhea squat? The businessman said Abe was healthy and well.
Abe is again getting politically active. He attends various political events and frequently appears on YouTube and television to speak up.
He has taken up many positions, from an honorary advisor to the group pushing for constitutional revision and honorary advisor for Tokyo Olympics to advisor to the conservative unity group of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Since last month, Abe has started lecturing to young representatives of the LDP serving less than three terms on how to win an election. Abe helped 119 new representatives win in the 2012 House election. Under Abe's umbrella, the "Abe kids" successfully won three consecutive terms and have never engaged in a challenging election campaign. He has led six election victories in office and is the best teacher.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga does not have that aura. After the LDP lost in Hiroshima, its traditional stronghold, at the April by-elections, his supporter group began to crack."
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/05/09/englishStudy/bilingualNews/Shinzo-Abe/20210509193400325.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/09/national/politics-diplomacy/Shinzo-Abe-return-to-spotlight/
#13440417 at 2021-04-16 18:38:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17025: Let the Re-Reading of the Drops Commence Edition
Foreign pooler says WH Chief of Protocol greeted Japanese Prime Minister Sugo at the West Wing - much different feel from when Shinzo Abe visited Trump.
https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/1383127168079818754
#13279524 at 2021-03-23 04:02:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16822: Boulder's false Flag Distraction from Biden's leaving Party Edition
>>13279394
Germany Joins Chorus Casting Doubt on Trump Administration Claim That Iran was Behind Attack on Oil Tankers
Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday cast doubt on evidence that the U.S. government claims is proof that Iran was behind an attack this week on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
The attack on the two vessels, one Japanese and one Norwegian, took place as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Iran to try to calm tensions between Tehran and Washington.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-gulf-oman-germany-trump-administration-1444112
#13224464 at 2021-03-15 09:45:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16759: You Bake it Day Crumb Edition
President Biden hosts meeting of theQuad, an idea revived by President Trump
JOHN SEXTON Posted at 8:35 pm on March 12, 2021
Today President Biden held a teleconference meeting with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia. This group, known as the Quad, is an old idea which was revived a few years ago by President Trump. The first instance of the Quad started after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean in 2004. These four nations teemed up to provide relief after the disaster which killed nearly a quarter million people. A few years later Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested forming a more formal group but China's reaction quickly killed it off:
A flurry of discussion led to some progress in 2007 as the nascent Quad held one military drill and round of dialogue. But after China sharply criticized the group's formation, Australia (and also India, some say) got cold feet and withdrew from the four-nation team in order to maintain good relations with China.
Jump forward ten years and President Trump was looking for a way to counter China's influence.
In November 2017, the Trump administration revived the Quad idea with their foreign counterparts. The four nations said they'd work together to patrol regional waterways where China was acting aggressively, such as in the South China Sea. That led some commentators and Chinese officials to speculate they were witnessing the embryonic stages of an "Asian NATO," a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which began as a military alliance to counter the Soviet Union in Europe.
The Quad's members shut down any talk of that nature, releasing public statements that never cited China's rise for the Quad's return. "The discussions focused on cooperation based on their converging vision and values for promotion of peace, stability and prosperity in an increasingly inter-connected region that they share with each other and with other partners," a statement from India's Ministry of External Affairs read at the time.
In the wake of China's recent squabbles with Australia and India, neither country is backing away from the Quad this time. Today, the group took it's biggest step yet by having a meeting of the four leaders.
You could say that Biden has fully embraced Trump's revival of the group. Today they committed to a major vaccine distribution effort:
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2021/03/12/president-biden-meets-quad-idea-revived-president-trump/
#12788652 at 2021-02-01 13:39:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16324: The 'There Is A Freedom Emergency On This Day' Edition
>>12788528
>>12788511
>>12788540
Pretty sure it was the Capitol building
>https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38819/the-nuclear-football-is-now-following-president-joe-biden-around
Story i linked about it had some interdasting info in it. It also talks about Trumps trip to china Nov 9th 2017
There are at least three or four identical 'footballs': one follows the president, one follows the vice president, and one traditionally is set aside for the designated survivor at events like inaugurations and State of the Union addresses," Stephen Schwartz, a nonresident fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and an expert on American nuclear weapons programs, told CNN. "Donald Trump is president through 11:59:59 am on January 20."
If an aide with the football accompanies Trump on Air Force One to Florida, that aide will remove himself or herself from Trump's presence at noon and return to Washington, DC, with the briefcase," Schwartz continued. It's not clear who specifically the aide carrying the satchel into the Capitol this morning was assigned to, at least initially, and whether they are the one following President Biden. Former Vice President Pence also attended the ceremony, who would have had the football in tow up until Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President. It's also worth noting that President Biden would have needed little instruction on how to use the football as he dealt with the burden for eight years under the Obama Administration. Vice President Harris would need some instruction, a cursory version of which is rumored to occur either prior to or just after being sworn into office.
The basic concept behind the football, various iterations of which have been used over the years, dates back to President Dwight Eisenhower's Administration, but the current practice of having it close to the President at all times came about as a product of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Then-President John F. Kennedy and his advisors were concerned about the ability to launch a nuclear retaliatory strike in the event of a launch of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles from Cuba.
If there is ever a need to actually use the satchel, whoever is President at the time first needs to authenticate their identity using regularly changing 'Gold Codes' found on a card known as the "biscuit" that they carry with them at all times. Once that is done, they can then communicate instructions for a nuclear strike to the National Military Command Center in the Pentagon and to Strategic Command.
In the event that those entities are destroyed or otherwise unreachable, an extensive communications network can transmit the President's orders to other command and control nodes, including to E-6B Mercury or E-4B airborne command post aircraft, which have the ability to transmit orders to launch nuclear strikes directly to all the arms of America's nuclear triad. The E-6B can even directly initiate the launch of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBCM) from their silos down below.
When it comes to the nature of the actual strikes, the football also contains a "menu" of pre-planned nuclear response options for the President to select. The aide carrying the football is briefed on these plans and can be consulted to provide immediate advice. The Commander-In-Chief would also be in contact with other elements of the so-called National Command Authority (NCA), including the Secretary of Defense, and could consult with them, as well as others, about other potential options.
However, the pre-planned options exist specifically because there might not be time to explore alternatives. For instance, after hostile ICBMs are launched, it takes time to detect and categorize them to confirm the nature of the threat. After all that, there could be as 15 minutes before the weapons reach their targets. You can read more about the specifics about the NCA and what the President has to go through to order a nuclear strike in these past War Zone pieces.
The topic of the football itself had popped up numerous times during President Trump's tenure. In February 2017, Richard DeAgazio posted a picture of himself alongside a member of the U.S. military identified as "Rick," later identified as the aide assigned to carry the satchel that day, while at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. DeAgazio, who was simply a guest at the resort, also appeared in the infamous images of the President and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviewing classified documents relating to a North Korean missile test in a Mar-a-Lago dining hall.
In February 2018, a report emerged that there had been a physical altercation over the football during Trump's visit to the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital Beijing the previous year. The actual chain of events, which took place on Nov. 9, 2017, remains murky and there is no indication that the satchel was ever in the possession of Chinese authorities.
#12671840 at 2021-01-22 21:07:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16178: Fricken Laser Beams Edition
Ben Fulford Part 2
Mossad says de Rothschild is currently hiding at the following location in Ushuaia, in Southern Patagonia, Argentina. see Image
There is nowhere either on or off this planet where these people will be able to hide once their crimes against humanity are fully known. They are being systemically hunted down by White Hat special forces.
Asian secret societies are also on the case, now that they realize many top officials of the Chinese Communist Party are also corrupt Rothschild servants betraying - and murdering - their own people for profit and personal power in the name of this fake pandemic.
For example, officials in Tianjin, China confirmed the PCR test used to justify the existence of this virus is fake after ice cream tested positive for "Covid-19." Of course, the corrupt media is trying to spin this into their fear-mongering. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/17/china-reports-ice-cream-contaminated-coronavirus/
The reason why fruit, goats, Coca Cola, gasoline and ice-cream, etc., test positive is that the Polymerase Chain Reaction Test used is scientific nonsense. It is basically the same as making a copy of a copy of a copy over a billion times, resulting in random positive results no matter what you test.
The reason de Rothschild faked his death is that a critical mass within the Military Intelligence community worldwide is waking up to the enormous crime he and his fellow Khazarian Mafiosi have been carrying out. (Jewish Mafia)
The people at large are also waking up with mass demonstrations against lockdowns breaking out in multiple Rothschild slave countries. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/10000-protesters-vienna-march-against-coronavirus-restrictions
We noticed a staged press event where Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire cabinet resigned over a "child welfare scandal." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-government-cabinet-mark-rutte-resign-child-welfare-scandal/
We have been previously told by Pentagon sources that Rutte and the Dutch Royal Family were killed some time ago because they were torturing and murdering children.
If you still don't think kids are being murdered please read this report about an official Irish government investigation into the deaths of 9,000 children. https://news.sky.com/story/9-000-children-died-at-brutally-misogynistic-homes-for-unmarried-mothers-in-ireland-12185934
In any case, in this age of disinformation, we cannot be sure if the resigned "Rutte," who left the parliament on a bicycle in front of media cameras was the real thing or a body double. However, the resignation of a government deeply involved in the Malaysia Air flight 370/17 mass murder incident is definitely good news.
We also note that Italian Khazarian Cabal agent former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his party have left Italy's ruling coalition. Renzi was deeply involved in the U.S. election theft on behalf of the Biden faction, Pentagon sources say.
MI6 sources say that German Prime Minister Angela Hitler Merkel will be out of office in April and not October as previously announced. Her removal would mark the formal end of the German Fourth Reich that began with the September 11, 2001, fascist coup in the United States.
We also note that a secret war is still raging within the Catholic Church. In the past week nine Catholic Bishops were murdered, or "died from Covid-19." We are not sure if they were being killed because they were Satanists or if they were being silenced because they wanted to tell the world Pope Francis had been killed. The P3 Freemasons did not get back to us with an answer before this report went live.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/nine-catholic-bishops-with-covid-19-die-in-a-single-week-36233
Unconfirmed Spanish news reports are also now saying that U.S. so-called President-elect Joe Biden died of a heart attack six days ago. Of course, our sources in Washington say he died even earlier but it may be a sign the entire Biden psy-op is unraveling. We will keep our readers posted with special updates as required on this and other topics related to the January 20th "inauguration."
Last week: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe today welcomed the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
During an afternoon ceremony, Ratcliffe and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond announced the designation of the intelligence element of the U.S. Space Force as a member of the IC.
What makes this interesting is that it was Raymond who told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to either resign or Tokyo would be obliterated. This announcement may be a prelude to the long-anticipated, but still unproven, the unveiling of the much talked about Secret Space Program.
#12658546 at 2021-01-22 01:10:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16161: Can You Introduce Evidence At An Impeachment Trial? Edition
Ben Fulford Part 2
Mossad says de Rothschild is currently hiding at the following location in Ushuaia, in Southern Patagonia, Argentina. see Image
There is nowhere either on or off this planet where these people will be able to hide once their crimes against humanity are fully known. They are being systemically hunted down by White Hat special forces.
Asian secret societies are also on the case, now that they realize many top officials of the Chinese Communist Party are also corrupt Rothschild servants betraying - and murdering - their own people for profit and personal power in the name of this fake pandemic.
For example, officials in Tianjin, China confirmed the PCR test used to justify the existence of this virus is fake after ice cream tested positive for "Covid-19." Of course, the corrupt media is trying to spin this into their fear-mongering. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/17/china-reports-ice-cream-contaminated-coronavirus/
The reason why fruit, goats, Coca Cola, gasoline and ice-cream, etc., test positive is that the Polymerase Chain Reaction Test used is scientific nonsense. It is basically the same as making a copy of a copy of a copy over a billion times, resulting in random positive results no matter what you test.
The reason de Rothschild faked his death is that a critical mass within the military intelligence community worldwide is waking up to the enormous crime he and his fellow Khazarian Mafiosi have been carrying out. (Jewish Mafia)
The people at large are also waking up with mass demonstrations against lockdowns breaking out in multiple Rothschild slave countries. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/10000-protesters-vienna-march-against-coronavirus-restrictions
We noticed a staged press event where Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire cabinet resigned over a "child welfare scandal." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-government-cabinet-mark-rutte-resign-child-welfare-scandal/
We have been previously told by Pentagon sources that Rutte and the Dutch Royal Family were killed some time ago because they were torturing and murdering children.
If you still don't think kids are being murdered please read this report about an official Irish government investigation into the deaths of 9,000 children. https://news.sky.com/story/9-000-children-died-at-brutally-misogynistic-homes-for-unmarried-mothers-in-ireland-12185934
In any case, in this age of disinformation, we cannot be sure if the resigned "Rutte," who left the parliament on a bicycle in front of media cameras was the real thing or a body double. However, the resignation of a government deeply involved in the Malaysia Air flight 370/17 mass murder incident is definitely good news.
We also note that Italian Khazarian Cabal agent former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his party have left Italy's ruling coalition. Renzi was deeply involved in the U.S. election theft on behalf of the Biden faction, Pentagon sources say.
MI6 sources say that German Prime Minister Angela Hitler Merkel will be out of office in April and not October as previously announced. Her removal would mark the formal end of the German Fourth Reich that began with the September 11, 2001, fascist coup in the United States.
We also note that a secret war is still raging within the Catholic Church. In the past week nine Catholic Bishops were murdered, or "died from Covid-19." We are not sure if they were being killed because they were Satanists or if they were being silenced because they wanted to tell the world Pope Francis had been killed. The P3 Freemasons did not get back to us with an answer before this report went live.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/nine-catholic-bishops-with-covid-19-die-in-a-single-week-36233
Unconfirmed Spanish news reports are also now saying that U.S. so-called President-elect Joe Biden died of a heart attack six days ago. Of course, our sources in Washington say he died even earlier but it may be a sign the entire Biden psy-op is unraveling. We will keep our readers posted with special updates as required on this and other topics related to the January 20th "inauguration."
Last week: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe today welcomed the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
During an afternoon ceremony, Ratcliffe and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond announced the designation of the intelligence element of the U.S. Space Force as a member of the IC.
What makes this interesting is that it was Raymond who told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to either resign or Tokyo would be obliterated.
#12491071 at 2021-01-13 01:49:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15947: Pessimism Never Won Any Battle Edition
>>12491063
frameworks and campaign plans that have steered the U.S. approach to specific issues of importance to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, such as the U.S. Strategic Approach to the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Strategic Framework for Countering China's Economic Aggression, the U.S. Campaign Plan for Countering China's Malign Influence in International Organizations, and others. Together with its subordinate documents, the Framework has guided U.S. whole-of-government actions to advance regional prosperity and stability, including sovereignty, freedom of navigation and overflight, reciprocity in trade and investment, respect for individual rights and rule of law, and transparency.
Beijing is increasingly pressuring Indo-Pacific nations to subordinate their freedom and sovereignty to a "common destiny" envisioned by the Chinese Communist Party. The U.S. approach is different. We seek to ensure that our allies and partners - all who share the values and aspirations of a free and open Indo-Pacific - can preserve and protect their sovereignty.
The Framework recognizes that a free and open Indo-Pacific depends on robust American leadership. The United States has a long history of fighting back against repressive regimes on behalf of those who value freedom and openness. As the world's largest economy, with the strongest military and a vibrant democracy, it is incumbent on the United States to lead from the front.
The Framework seeks to strengthen our wide and diverse network of allies and partners, which has long underwritten stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific. To that end, the Framework reflects the importance of supporting allies' and partners' complementary approaches to regional engagement. These approaches include Japan's Free and Open Indo Pacific concept, Australia's Indo-Pacific concept, India's Security and Growth for All Regions
policy, the Republic of Korea's New Southern Policy, Taiwan's New Southbound Policy, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. Many of these concepts and approaches are resonating globally, with countries such as France and Germany publishing their own policy frameworks for the Indo-Pacific.
This growing alignment of strategic approaches in the region is perhaps nowhere more noteworthy than in the growth of the U.S.-Japan alliance during the last four years. President Trump grasped the strategic resonance of the concept of a free and open Indo- Pacific, first advanced by Japan. In a speech in 2007 in India, then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a "broader Asia" spanning the Pacific and Indian Oceans - "seas of freedom and prosperity, which will be open and transparent to all." In Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016, Prime Minster Abe further articulated the concept's panoramic reach, calling for the region, from Africa to Asia, to develop as "a place that values freedom, the rule of law, and the market economy, free from force or coercion, and […] prosperous."
#12126925 at 2020-12-22 05:19:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15483: Revelation 2:9; 3:9 Edition
Trump awards Scott Morrison legion of merit for 'leadership in addressing global challenges'
Scott Morrison has been awarded a prestigious US military decoration for "leadership in addressing global challenges" and strengthening the Australia and United States partnership.
Donald Trump gave the legion of merit to Morrison, along with former and current leaders of US allies including Japan and India.
The awards to Morrison, Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi were presented by the US national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, on Monday evening Washington time.
The legion of merit is a US military decoration which is also conferred on military and political figures of foreign governments.
According to the official national security council Twitter account, Morrison's award was "for his leadership in addressing global challenges and promoting collective security".
It was accepted by the Australian ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, who said the US president had also recognised that Morrison had "strengthened the partnership between the United States and Australia".
Morrison is not the first Australian recipient of the award. It has been awarded to, among others, former prime minister Robert Menzies, former chiefs of army Angus Campbell and David Morrison, and former chief of the defence force and current governor general David Hurley.
The awards for Indian prime minister Modi and former Japanese prime minister Abe were also accepted by those countries' ambassadors.
Modi was praised for "elevating the US-India strategic partnership" while Abe was awarded "for his leadership and vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific".
Since becoming prime minister in August 2018, Morrison has closely courted Trump, and was rewarded in September 2019 with a full ceremonial welcome on his US trip.
During that trip Morrison attended a Trump rally in Wapakoneta, Ohio and praised Trump's political priorities, expressing a view that the pair "share a lot of the same views".
Although friendly relations with the president of the US are generally considered a positive for the Australian prime minister, polling suggests most Australians would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Following Trump's defeat in the November presidential election, Morrison joined other world leaders in congratulating Biden on the win.
The former prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has accused Morrison of being "dazzled and duchessed" by Trump, warning that after Morrison went "full-in" with his US counterpart on foreign affairs and climate change, he now needs to change direction to avoid Australia being seen as a "Trump-lite refuge in the southern hemisphere".
Since Biden's election Australia has become increasingly isolated on climate change policy, as the US pursues net zero emissions which Morrison has resisted nominating as Australia's official emissions reduction target.
Australia is also embroiled in a trade dispute with China partly motivated by Morrison's call for World Health Organization inspectors to gain "weapons inspector" style powers to investigate the origin of Covid-19, a move in line with Trump's harsh rhetoric on China's handling of coronavirus.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/22/trump-awards-scott-morrison-legion-of-merit-for-leadership-in-addressing-global-challenges
https://twitter.com/WHNSC/status/1341154229537435650
https://twitter.com/A_Sinodinos/status/1341216915147075589
https://twitter.com/WHNSC/status/1341151618306363393
#12098756 at 2020-12-20 02:21:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15447: The Walls Of Jehrico Will Fall Edition
Tokyo prosecutors to drop case against ex-PM Abe over dinner party allegations
The special investigation unit of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office appears to be making final adjustments with higher prosecutorial authorities to drop a case against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe relating to expenses for controversial dinner functions that his support group hosted.
A group of some 660 lawyers and other parties had lodged a criminal complaint with prosecutors accusing Abe, 66, of violating the Political Funds Control Act, among other charges, over suspicions that his supporters' group illicitly covered shortfalls in expenses for dinner functions held on the eve of controversial taxpayer-funded sakura parties without listing its contributions in political funding reports. The final decision on whether or not the former prime minister should be held criminally responsible will be made by the end of the year at the earliest, based on the results of Abe's statements to prosecutors. Abe's head secretary and others who were involved in covering the shortfalls in expenses will likely face summary indictment on charges of violating the political funds control law.
According to sources close to the matter, Abe's support group headed by the secretary in question has been hosting pre-sakura party dinner functions at hotels in Tokyo since 2013. Abe's office paid around 23 million yen to the hotels for holding the parties between 2015 and 2019, but participants were charged just 5,000 yen each, which only adds up to around 14 million yen. The former prime minister previously told the Diet, "There is no revenue or expenditure involving the supporters' group, so there is no need to include (the transactions) in political funding reports." However, investigations reportedly found that Abe's office had covered the shortfalls After receiving the criminal complaint, the special investigation unit launched a full-scale investigation around fall, and has heard from roughly 100 individuals including officials at Abe's office. Prosecutors take the view that the amount Abe's office collected in participation fees and the additional amount it covered should have been listed in political funding reports. The secretary and others involved in the accounting process have admitted that Abe's office covered the shortfalls, and acknowledged that they were required to describe the process in political funding reports. The special investigation unit is looking further into the matter on the assumption that the shortfalls were covered by political organizations close to Abe's office.
Though the unit is also investigating whether or not the former prime minister was directly involved in the matter, it apparently hasn't found clear evidence suggesting that Abe instructed his supporters' group to cover the shortfalls or to avoid mentioning it in political funding reports – prompting the unit to deem it difficult to hold him criminally responsible.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201219/p2a/00m/0na/005000c
#11818944 at 2020-11-28 16:51:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15086: #BidenCheated Edition
>>11818086 [lb]
Now where have I seen this before…
>Winnie the Pooh (chairman xi?)
!This article is more than 2 years old! Posted 7th Aug 2018
China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi
Memes likening Xi to the portly Pooh have become a vehicle in China to mock the country's leader
Who's afraid of Winnie the Pooh? The Chinese government, apparently.
Chinese censors have banned the release of Christopher Robin, a new film adaptation of AA Milne's beloved story about Winnie the Pooh, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Winnie the Pooh character has become a lighthearted way for people across China to mock their president, Xi Jinping, but it seems the government doesn't find the joke very funny.
It started when Xi visited the US in 2013, and an image of Xi and then president Barack Obama walking together spurred comparisons to Winnie - a portly Xi - walking with Tigger, a lanky Obama.
Xi was again compared to the fictional bear in 2014 during a meeting with Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who took on the part of the pessimistic, gloomy donkey, Eeyore.
As comparisons grew and the meme spread online, censors began erasing the images which mocked Xi. The website of US television station HBO was blocked last month after comedian John Oliver repeatedly made fun of the Chinese president's apparent sensitivity over comparisons of his figure with that of Winnie. The segment also focused on China's dismal human rights record.
Another comparison between Xi and Winnie during a military parade in 2015 became that year's most censored image, according to Global Risk Insights. The firm said the Chinese government viewed the meme as "a serious effort to undermine the dignity of the presidential office and Xi himself".
"Authoritarian regimes are often touchy, yet the backlash is confusing since the government is effectively squashing an potential positive, and organic, public image campaign for Xi," the report said at the time. "Beijing's reaction is doubly odd given the fact that Xi has made substantial efforts to create a cult of personality showing him as a benevolent ruler."
Another reason for the film's rejection by the authorities may be that China only allows 34 foreign films to be released in cinemas each year. That leaves Hollywood summer blockbusters, family films and contenders from across the world jockeying for a tiny number of spots.
Christopher Robin is the second Disney film to be denied a release this year, after A Wrinkle in Time was blocked, while the studio's Ant Man and the Wasp will open this month.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi
#11609396 at 2020-11-12 16:06:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14822: Fraud Vitiates Every Thing Edition
Biden affirms security treaty applies to Senkaku Islands in Suga call
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden sought to shore up ties with key Asian allies on Thursday morning, by making his first calls with the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia.
In Biden's 15-minute conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the two leaders agreed to cooperate on fighting the coronavirus and climate change. Suga said the Japan-U.S. alliance, while needing strengthening, is the cornerstone of his country's diplomacy and security, stressing that it is essential for the peace and prosperity of an increasingly unstable region.
Biden confirmed that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty will be applied to the defense of Okinawa Prefecture and the Senkaku Islands. Article 5 stipulates that the U.S. is obliged to defend Japan should its territories come under attack. Former President Barack Obama was the first U.S. leader to declare that the pact applies to the Senkakus.
Chinese vessels have been sighted near the islands, claimed by Beijing and known as Diaoyu in China, on more than 280 days this year – moves that have ratcheted up pressure on Japan and drawn protests from Tokyo.
When asked about the call, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters Thursday that the islands are "China's inherent territory" and that the U.S.-Japan security treaty is "a product of the Cold War and should not harm the interests of third parties, let alone endanger regional peace and stability." Suga said he looked forward to "meeting [Biden] as soon as possible," in reference to a planned February 2021 visit to the U.S. after the presidential inauguration ceremony. The Japanese prime minister called for cooperation toward realizing a "free and open Indo-Pacific" led by Japan and the U.S. He also requested cooperation on the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens. After the call, Suga told reporters "it was very important to work with Biden to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance."
This is a departure from President Donald Trump, who was seeking a review of the alliance during the presidential campaign four years ago, before reaffirming that the treaty covers the Senkakus to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their first summit in February 2017. Also separating the pair from Trump are their commitments to tackling climate change. Suga has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, and Biden has pledged to return the U.S. to the Paris Agreement.
On the COVID-19 response, Biden has called on a team of experts to develop an action plan to be implemented at the same time as the inauguration of his administration, while Suga plans to align with the U.S. in the development and securement of vaccines. The two sides committed to keep on coordinating views on China's advances in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, as well as North Korea's nuclear and missile development. Japan will pay close attention to how Biden approaches China in the face of the ongoing Washington-Beijing tensions.
Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-in also had a call with Biden on Thursday morning, in which the pair agreed on the need for a strong alliance and keeping peace on the Korean Peninsula. "I just spoke to @JoeBiden and congratulated him on his election. We reaffirmed our firm commitment to a robust ROK-US alliance and peaceful and prosperous Korean Peninsula. Going forward, I will work closely with him to meet global challenges including COVID-19 and climate change," Moon said on Twitter. But with Biden calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a "thug," analysts say Moon may face difficulties pushing for engagement with Pyongyang. Some see the North resuming military provocations to raise its negotiation power with the incoming Biden administration.
"The U.S. and its allies need to coordinate responses to North Korea's upgraded long-range and submarine-based missiles because Pyongyang's next move may be to conduct a provocative test as a 'welcome gift' to Biden before demanding financial benefits to reduce military tensions," said Leif-Eric Easley, an associate professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. "A Biden administration is more likely to pursue working-level talks with Pyongyang rather than summits and big deals."
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also spoke with Biden. "There are no greater friends and no greater allies than Australia and the U.S.," Morrison tweeted after the call. "I look forward to strengthening even further our deep and enduring alliance, and to working with him closely as we face the world's many challenges together."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Biden-affirms-security-treaty-applies-to-Senkaku-Islands-in-Suga-call
#11313074 at 2020-10-28 00:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14450: Hydrosonic Missiles Edition
President Trump's Private Businesses, Including Mar-A-Lago, Reportedly Amassed More Than $8 Million Throughout His Term
President Donald Trump's businesses have profited at least $8 million since he took office as Trump uses his private businesses to host presidential dealings, per a Washington Post report published Tuesday.
Despite stepping down from all businesses prior to assuming the office of the presidency, the businesses that bear his family name have played host to a number of formal government functions. In February 2017, Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his private Mar-a-Lago club. Trump's aides also needed lodging for the duration of the trip, leaving taxpayers responsible for shouldering the costs. While federal policy dictated the per diem rate for rooming was $182, Mar-a-Lago charged well above that, according to The Washington Post.
"[There's] a five bedroom house that three of the senior staff are staying in at $2,600 per night," State Department employee Michael Dobbs wrote to colleagues, per the report. "The other two Senior staffers (Bannon and Walsh) are expected to be charged $546 for their rooms."
Policy allows the State Department to pay up to three times the normal limit - $546 in this instance - with authorization, which the White House gave, per the same report. Mar-a-Lago later lowered the rate charged to the State Department and provided partial refunds for some earlier charges, The Washington Post reported.
Trump hosted Abe at his private Mar-A-Lago again in 2018, opting out of hosting the leader at the White House. His Palm Beach, Florida, club charged the State Department $13,700 for guest rooms, $16,500 for food and wine and $6,000 for roses and floral arrangements, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The club also reportedly billed the government $3 for water.
Trump has reportedly visited his own hotels and clubs more than 280 times, turning them into hosting sites for GOP events and fundraisers for his reelection campaign. Trump said he hosts events there because "people like my product, what can I tell you, can't help it," per the Post.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/27/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-trump-organization-8-million-profit-washington-post/
#11186166 at 2020-10-21 08:49:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14298: Tactical Nukes Are Better - Red October Rain Edition
South China Sea: Japan's Prime Miniter Yoshihide Suga
opposes actions that escalate tensions
WION Web Team Tokyo, Japan Oct 21, 2020, 12.53 PM(IST)
Japan on Wednesday opposed any actions that escalate tension in the East and South China Seas.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took a thinly veiled dig at China's activities in the disputed South China Sea, where it has built and militarised manmade islands and is pressing its claim to virtually all of the sea's key fisheries and waterways.
A number of Southeast Asian nations dispute China's claims to the waters.
"In the Indo-Pacific that connects maritime transport between Japan and ASEAN, we can achieve the peace and prosperity only by fully implementing rule of law that allows anyone freedom and openness," Suga told a news conference in Jakarta. ASEAN is the 11-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
"But in the South China Sea, opposite actions are being taken and we are closely watching with grave concern," Suga said. "Japan opposes to any action that would increase tensions in the South China Sea."
Suga reiterated that all parties involved in the South China Sea disputes must make peaceful efforts toward resolution, not by force or threat.
Suga pledged to strengthen bilateral defense ties with Southeast Asian nations and promised further assistance to step up their maritime policing, including training and equipment transfer from the Japanese Coast Guard.
The trip follows this month's meeting in Tokyo of the "Quad", an informal grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the United States that Washington sees as a bulwark against China's growing regional influence.
China has denounced the grouping of the four democracies as a "mini-NATO" aimed at containing its development.
"Our response in the South China Sea is not aimed at any one country," Suga said, when asked if Japan wanted to create an Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Suga must balance Japan's deep economic ties with China against security concerns, including Beijing's growing push to assert claims over disputed East China Sea isles.
Some in his ruling party want to see a harder line, after ties warmed under his predecessor, Shinzo Abe.
"Japan is determined to defend its territory, territorial waters and air space," Suga said, adding that Japan also opposed actions that raised tension in the East China Sea.
Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have territorial disputes with China in the vital South China Sea, but are wary of alienating the group's major economic partner and getting entangled in an intense confrontation between Washington and Beijing.
But some welcome Japan's greater engagement in the region.
Suga agreed with President Joko Widodo on Tuesday to speed talks on the export of Japanese defence gear and technology to Indonesia and have their defence and foreign ministers meet soon.
A day earlier, the Japanese leader and Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc also agreed in principle on a military equipment and technology export pact.
https://www.wionews.com/world/south-china-sea-japans-prime-miniter-yoshihide-suga-opposes-actions-that-escalate-tensions-336856
#11035345 at 2020-10-12 09:49:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14114: The Land of the Brave Edition
New Japanese PM Plans Asia Trip to Prove Solidarity with US
By Ralph Jennings
October 12, 2020 05:36 AM
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to visit Southeast Asia this month largely as a gesture of support for U.S. geopolitical interests that include joining hands with smaller countries keen on resisting Chinese expansion, experts say.
Suga's plan to touch down in Indonesia and Vietnam indicates he will follow his predecessor Shinzo Abe, who left office in September. Suga is seen so far in Japan as more focused on domestic policy, leaving him a dark horse on foreign relations.
Abe had backed Washington, Japan's top security partner, in aiding Southeast Asian states that resent Chinese military activity in the South China Sea. Neither Japan nor the United States has a claim to the waterway, but both want China to leave it open for international use.
Japan historically stands with the United States, but since 2017 its government has warmed toward its largest trading partner China - so far without isolating Washington. The U.S. government will welcome a reaffirmation or relations with Japan, said Yun Sun, East Asia Program senior associate at the Stimson Center think tank in Washington, D.C.
"I think it's certainly something the U.S. would like to see, and this is one area that I think Japan is also feeling more comfortable to do rather than directly and openly pointing at China in the nose," Yun said. "So, Japan has an intrinsic interest in developing and deepening ties with Southeast Asian countries."
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/new-japanese-pm-plans-asia-trip-prove-solidarity-us
#10889264 at 2020-10-02 19:59:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13937: House Condemns "QAnon"
Hickenlooper Calls China a 'Great Nation'
Colorado Dem once met with CCP-linked influence operation
Colorado Senate hopeful John Hickenlooper praised China as a "great nation" deserving of American respect and told voters that the Chinese do not seek global dominance.
The former Democratic governor ignored China's recent military sAber-rattling, crackdowns in Hong Kong, and role in the coronavirus outbreak to laud the regime's lack of ambition.
"They do not want to rule the world," Hickenlooper told supporters on a Zoom call on Monday. "They don't want to dominate. They want to be safe and be respected as one of the great nations of the world, which they are. And we should-I think that's what we should recognize."
Hickenlooper's remarks are at odds with a bipartisan consensus emerging on Capitol Hill, as well as Chinese ruler Xi Jinping's own rhetoric. Since the coronavirus pandemic's onset, Democrats and Republicans have targeted China's malignant behavior and global ambitions, with both parties issuing reports on dangerous Chinese statecraft tools just this week. Xi has explicitly said that he hopes China will be "a global leader in terms of comprehensive national power and international influence" by 2049. Experts assert this amounts to a call for a China-led world order.
Hickenlooper has maintained close ties with China over the course of his career. He previously met with the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls "the public face of the Chinese Communist Party's official foreign influence agency." The former Colorado governor has also interviewed with multiple Chinese state media outlets in the past few years, lauding the virtues of cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party, especially as it comes to reciprocal trade. Millions of dollars in American intellectual property theft comes from China, and yet Hickenlooper told Chinese state media that Washington should use a "thumbtack" to manage the Sino-American relationship, rather than a "sledgehammer."
Hickenlooper's opponent, incumbent senator Cory Gardner (R., Colo.), has emerged as a top critic of the Chinese regime since his 2014 election. As an influential member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gardner has made relationships with China rivals Japan and South Korea a major feature of his tenure, even meeting with former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2017.
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/hickenlooper-calls-china-a-great-nation/
#10873178 at 2020-10-01 19:55:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13916: CDC Bigger Than You Can Imagine Edition
Japan to start work on new stimulus package by year's end
The government of new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Japan's ruling coalition have begun discussing a fresh round of spending on coronavirus prevention and steps to pull Asia's second-largest economy out of recession, to be ready as early as this year.
The stimulus package will be funded by Japan's third extra budget for the current fiscal year. This proposed budget would be submitted to the parliament when it convenes for a regular session in January, said Hiroshi Moriyama, the Liberal Democratic Party's chief of parliamentary affairs, in a Nikkei interview Thursday. This schedule adds to signals that Suga will wait until 2021 before calling a snap general election, which some had expected him to do as he rides high in opinion polls.
The economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means "we have no choice but to plan for the third supplementary budget," Moriyama said. "Some industries have suffered really terrible slumps," he said, citing hospitality and tourism. "We must plan for additional support for sectors that have been hit hard." During last month's LDP leadership race to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Suga said there was a need for an economic stimulus package. He laid out specific proposals, such as raising Japan's minimum wage and expanding national insurance coverage for infertility treatments. If the third extra budget passes swiftly, it could take effect before the current fiscal year ends March 31, letting the new prime minister make good on his pledges.
Business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers improved for the first time since 2017, the latest Tankan quarterly survey released Thursday by the Bank of Japan found. But the gauge is at minus 27, roughly on par with the minus 24 recorded during the height of the global financial crisis. Preparations for the new stimulus package will add to a packed calendar through year's end. Suga travels to Southeast Asia in mid-October and plans to call an extraordinary session of parliament when he returns.
In that session, expected to last until early December, lawmakers will deliberate ratification of the trade deal between Japan and the United Kingdom, among other key bills. During the year-end period, the central government will focus on a 105 trillion yen ($994 billion) budget proposal for next fiscal year and a tax reform bill, along with the stimulus package.
If Suga dissolves the lower house of parliament this year, it would leave a political vacuum lasting about a month. That would delay the budget process, which risks endangering his priority of tackling the coronavirus crisis. Suga's cabinet enjoyed 74% support at its outset last month, one of the highest levels for a new government, according to a Nikkei poll. This fueled expectations of an impending snap election. But LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai the party's de facto No. 2 official expressed concerns this week about rushing to the polls, as have other senior party members.
Now the lower house is expected to be dissolved for a general election during one of three periods: when the parliament convenes in January, when the fiscal 2021 budget passes in late March, or later or around the LDP's next leadership race in September 2021.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Japan-to-start-work-on-new-stimulus-package-by-year-s-end
#10847624 at 2020-09-30 02:24:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13783: Joe is lecturing on Racism, not kidding.. EDITION
Did BoJo steal 'Build back better' tagline from BIDEN? Fact checkers can relax, as BOTH repeat an old UN slogan from JAPAN
UK PM Boris Johnson promised to 'build back better' with a new education program, which prompted suggestions he swiped a tagline of US presidential candidate Joe Biden. But did both plagiarize it from somewhere else?
Speaking at the Exeter College in Devon on Tuesday, Johnson put forth something called a Lifetime Skills Guarantee, that should help Britons "train and retrain - at any stage in their lives" and enable the UK "not just to come through this crisis, but to come back stronger, and build back better."
If that phrase sounded somewhat familiar to political journalists, it's because Democrat candidate for president in the US, Joe Biden, used it as the title for his economic program unveiled in early July.
Turnabout might be fair play, considering that in 1988 Biden ran for president by plagiarizing a speech by British politician Neil Kinnock, which ended up torpedoing his candidacy at the time. However, there is no indication Johnson purloined the slogan from Biden.
Rather, both politicians (or their speechwriters) might have swiped it from something called the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in March 2015 at a UN conference in Japan.
The Japanese delegation proposed "Build Back Better" as a concept in chapter 7 of the book they presented at the Sendai conference. It was eventually incorporated into the framework and endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
In a nutshell, the idea is to restore the local infrastructure, culture and environment to what it was before the natural disaster that disrupted them, only making them more resilient.
Then-PM of Japan, Shinzo Abe, explained the concept as "common sense to the Japanese people, coming from our historical experiences in recovering from disaster and preparing for the future," and something that has become "an important part of the culture of Japan."
Both Biden and Johnson seem to have embraced the soundbite more than the concept, given that the economic and societal damage from the Covid-19 pandemic was not caused by the virus itself, but the political response to it in the form of lockdowns.
https://www.rt.com/news/502087-boris-biden-build-back-better/
#10836942 at 2020-09-29 17:35:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13869: Boss Has This, Enjoy The Show Edition
Suga and Putin affirm goal of peace treaty based on 1956 declaration
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reaffirmed his intent to reach a postwar peace treaty between Tokyo and Moscow based on a 1956 declaration as he held his first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
A peace deal has been blocked by the Northern Territories issue, a group of Japanese islands off Hokkaido which were occupied by Russia at the end of World War II and are still administered by Moscow. "I want to advance Japan-Russia relations as a whole, which includes concluding a peace treaty," Suga told Putin over the 20-minute telephone call. "I intend to close the books on the Northern Territories issue rather than postpone it to the next generation." Suga's predecessor as prime minister, Shinzo Abe, reached an agreement with Putin in 2018 to speed negotiations toward a World War II peace treaty based on a 1956 joint declaration by Japan and the Soviet Union. The declaration stipulates that the Russian side will hand over two of the four islands to Japan after the conclusion of a peace treaty.
Suga and Putin on Tuesday reaffirmed the 2018 agreement. Putin said he "highly values" his relationship with Abe, according to the Japanese side. The Russian leader also said he is prepared to work constructively with Suga on bilateral and international issues. Putin touched on the "visa-free exchange" in which former Japanese residents of the islands would visit the territories while Russian residents of the islands would visit Japan. The program has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Russian leader said he was prepared to reopen the visa-free exchange when the pandemic is brought under control. Suga and Putin agreed to seek a face-to-face meeting at an early date. "I will be able to have a frank exchange of views with Mr. Putin going forward. That was the response I felt," Suga told reporters after the phone meeting. For over 70 years, Tokyo and Moscow have failed to demarcate a border because of the Northern Territories issue. The 1956 joint declaration states that Habomai and Shikotan islands would be handed over to Japan after a peace accord is signed.
As Abe's former chief cabinet secretary, Suga will follow his predecessor's line toward Russia."Our aim of resolving the Northern Territories issue, then signing a peace treaty, remains unchanged," said Katsunobu Kato, Suga's chief cabinet secretary. Suga retained the diplomatic team that Abe assembled to deal with Russia. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will continue to handle the negotiations, along with top career diplomats Takeo Akiba and Takeo Mori.
Shigeru Kitamura, the Japanese national security adviser, also has been retained. Kitamura visited Russia in January to meet with Putin and Nikolai Patrushev, the country's Security Council secretary. Abe's resignation leaves a large gap to fill, given his strong personal connection with Putin. The two held 27 meetings over the years. Suga, who has yet to meet with Putin in person, faces the task of forming his own ties with the Russian leader. Meanwhile, Suga has shaken up the staff at the prime minister's office, whose policymaking had been been heavily influenced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Suga replaced Abe advisers Takaya Imai and Eiichi Hasegawa, both of whom hailed from METI and were involved in Russia negotiations and economic cooperation.
Suga faces no immediate prospects of a breakthrough on the Northern Territories issue. Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014 worsened relations with Washington, and Moscow has aired concerns that the U.S. may build military bases in the Northern Territories if the islands are transferred to Japan. "Friction between the U.S. and Russia is a major factor in why there has been no progress on the territorial issue since the Japan-Russia summit in November 2018," said Nobuo Shimotomai, professor emeritus of Russian politics at Hosei University. Russia this year enacted constitutional amendments that include a ban on giving away any part of the country's territory, a development that could hamper bilateral talks over the islands.
Prior to the phone call with Putin, Suga met with Muneo Suzuki, a Hokkaido lawmaker in the upper house of Japan's parliament who has connections to Russia. The two discussed the situation with Russia as well as diplomacy with the country.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Suga-and-Putin-affirm-goal-of-peace-treaty-based-on-1956-declaration
#10801651 at 2020-09-26 22:07:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13824: POTUS Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrret Edition
Suga and Putin plan to hold telephone talks on Tuesday
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to hold their first talks on Tuesday after the premier took office last week to succeed Shinzo Abe, a Japanese government source said Saturday. During the talks by phone, the two leaders are expected to reaffirm their countries' commitment to continuing bilateral negotiations toward signing a postwar peace treaty and the necessity for economic cooperation.
Japan and Russia have struggled to resolve a long-standing territorial dispute regarding Russian-held isles off Hokkaido, called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, and it has prevented them from signing a peace treaty. The Soviet Union seized the islands following Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945. Moscow says it acquired them as a legitimate outcome of the war, while Tokyo argues their seizure was illegal. The two countries have agreed to carry out joint economic projects on the islands as a trust-building exercise while they work toward a mutually acceptable resolution.
After announcing in late August his decision to resign due to health problems, then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with Putin in a teleconference and the two emphasized the need to resolve the issue. Since he was elected as prime minister on Sept. 16, Suga has been holding phone talks with various global leaders, including from the United States, China, South Korea and India. He has raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s during each phone conversation and requested cooperation in resolving it, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said during a press conference Thursday. Suga is also planning on holding talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to government sources.
Suga may meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when he visits Tokyo for a gathering of foreign ministers of Japan, Australia and India that is now being arranged for October.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Suga-and-Putin-plan-to-hold-telephone-talks-on-Tuesday
#10799185 at 2020-09-26 18:34:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research #13821: National Day of Prayer w/DC Prayer March Edition
Japan PM Suga visits disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Saturday to press forward with reconstruction efforts for areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as he visited the Fukushima nuclear power plant crippled by the disasters.
He made the comment after there was no mention of the disasters, or rebuilding work for the northeastern Tohoku region, in his Cabinet's basic policies adopted at its first meeting last week. Suga told reporters during his first official trip since he took office to succeed Shinzo Abe on Sept. 16 that when he formed the new Cabinet, he wrote of the need to continue reconstruction efforts in instructions handed out to all the Cabinet members. "There is no recovery of Tohoku, without recovery of Fukushima, and there is no revival of Japan without recovery of Tohoku. This is a basic policy of my Cabinet," he said. Fukushima is one of three prefectures in northeastern Japan hit hardest by the disasters that left nearly 15,900 people dead and more than 2,500 unaccounted for, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
The Abe administration's set of basic policies included the pillar of disaster recovery from its inception in 2012. Suga said Friday during a meeting on the rebuilding of the devastated areas that he will "inherit the policy" from the previous administration. "We want to make a decision as soon as possible" on radioactive water now being stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, he said. The government and the plant owner, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., are considering how to dispose of the water, which has been contaminated with radioactive materials after being used to cool the melted fuel cores at the plant. They are looking at options such as releasing it into the Pacific Ocean or evaporation but local fishermen have voiced opposition due to fears consumers would shun seafood caught nearby. The water is being treated using an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, to remove most contaminants other than the relatively nontoxic tritium. It is being stored in tanks on the facility's premises but space is expected to run out by the summer of 2022.
Suga also visited a museum on the disasters and met with students from local junior and senior high schools as part of the official trip.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200926/p2g/00m/0na/078000c
#10789276 at 2020-09-25 22:31:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13808: Night Shift Entertainment Cause Here Come Da Judge Edition
Japanese PM Says Ready to Meet Kim Jong-Un Without Preconditions
A chairman of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihide Suga was confirmed last week as the country's new Prime Minister, after his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, stepped down from the position due to health reasons.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said during his video message to UN General Assembly on Friday he is ready to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un without any preconditions.
"As the new Prime Minister of Japan, I am ready to meet with Chairman Kim Jong-un without any conditions", Suga said.
He also went on to note that "establishing a constructive relationship between Japan and North Korea will not only serve the interests of both sides but will also greatly contribute to regional peace and stability".
Suga recalled the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration, saying that in accordance to it, Japan seeks to normalize relations with North Korea "through comprehensively resolving the outstanding issues of concern such as the abductions, nuclear and missile issues, as well as settlement of the unfortunate past".
Currently, there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries, but there have been Japanese-North Korean talks to discuss the abduction of Japanese citizens that took place in 70s and 80s and Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Suga's predecessor, Shinzo Abe, repeatedly expressed his readiness to meet the leader of North Korea without preconditions as well, but no meeting followed.
Japan Determined to Host Olympics Next Year
During his message to the UN General Assembly, Suga also highlighted Japan's determination to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2021.
"In the summer of next year, Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic," Suga said on Friday. "I will continue to spare no effort in order to welcome you to games that are safe and secure."
In March, it was announced that the Games would be postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and will take place from 23 July to 8 August, 2021, and from 24 August to 5 September, 2021, while keeping the original names Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Yoshihide Suga became Japan's Prime Minister last week, replacing his predecessor Shinzo Abe, who stepped down from the position in late August, citing health reasons.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009251080575701-japanese-pm-says-ready-to-meet-kim-jong-un-without-preconditions/
#10737572 at 2020-09-22 00:35:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13742: POTUS WHEELS DOWN FOR RALLY NO II - RALLY DUBS Edition
Xi and POTUS to face off at virtual UN General Assembly
The opening of the United Nations General Assembly debate on Tuesday will be a quiet affair, as the pandemic has forced the annual gathering online. But the 75th session comes as the world body faces perhaps its greatest confluence of challenges: a global health crisis that has caused a severe economic downturn, compounded by climate change and rising tensions between its two most powerful members, the U.S. and China.
World leaders who would typically flock to U.N. Headquarters in New York will instead deliver speeches via prerecorded video. Since they need not be physically present, more heads of state than usual are scheduled to address the assembly, whereas in a normal year they might send deputies or foreign ministers. Speeches by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are scheduled for Tuesday, marking the first appearances at the General Assembly for both men since 2015.
Xi's slot comes shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump, who is up for reelection in November and until recently had vowed to attend the event in person. Now he, too, is expected to deliver remarks remotely. For Xi, "the priority is maintaining international cooperation against COVID and how to bring back the international economy to financial health," said Yu Tiejun, associate professor in the School of International Studies at Peking University. "China's position on the U.N. is very supportive," Yu said. In contrast, Trump has been sharply critical of international organizations. In May, he said he would pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, calling it a "puppet" of China – the second-largest donor to the U.N. system after the U.S.
Trump has also opted out of UNESCO and threatened to withdraw from the World Trade Organization. In his remarks on Tuesday, he is expected to criticize the U.N. and its response to the pandemic. "I hope China will not retaliate with words," Yu said. "The U.N. cannot function well if the main powers are not cooperating." Ichiro Fujisaki, a former Japanese ambassador to the U.S., observed that "the U.S. is not showing tremendous interest in the U.N. General Assembly." On the other hand, he said, "China and Russia are trying to show they are globalist, multilateral powers." Also delivering remarks on the first day of high-level debate will be President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, another U.S. rival, followed by French President Emmanuel Macron. South Korean President Moon Jae-in will address his last General Assembly before his term expires next year. Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, elected last week, will make his debut on the world stage on Friday.
Both Moon and Suga, caught between close security ties with the U.S. and economic relationships with China, are expected to play things cautiously in case Trump wins a second term. And the online proceedings mean Suga, in particular, misses out on a chance to start building international relationships in person. For his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, this mingling was an important element of his diplomacy-driven foreign policy. "Usually, the UNGA is more important for the outside bilateral meetings and small group meetings than for the assembly," said Fujisaki, who also represented Japan at the U.N. Aside from the leaders' addresses, a number of virtual forums are scheduled for this week.
On Thursday, Xi is expected to participate in a meeting on the "maintenance of international peace and security," Niger, the African country that currently holds the Security Council presidency, confirmed to Nikkei. At the meeting, dignitaries will discuss global governance after the COVID-19 crisis. On the same day, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are to take part in a roundtable on climate change. Guterres, who will speak first on Tuesday, is likely to urge world leaders to coordinate their pandemic responses and cooperate on vaccine development. "It is absolutely essential that a vaccine be considered a global public good," he said last week, according to U.N. Global Communications.
Guterres is also expected to ask countries to align their economic recovery plans with the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals, which appear unlikely to be met by the 2030 deadline.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Xi-and-Trump-to-face-off-at-virtual-UN-General-Assembly
#10726280 at 2020-09-21 00:35:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12727: American Response To Trudeau and Ricin Mailer Edition
Ben Fulford Part 2
While lower down on the Khazarian slave leadership totem pole, Canada's Justin Castro (Trudeau), has been exposed for getting a $125 million foundation payment entirely with taxpayer money, according to Canadian Secret Intelligence Service sources.
Not only that but Justin Castro's foundation has been getting anywhere from $150,000 to $700,000 a year from the Tide Foundation funded by none other than George Soros, the sources say.
Mass protests against Castro and his Nazi deputy Chrystia Freeland have begun in Canada.In Japan, meanwhile, a push in being made to replace slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with his deputy Yoshihide Suga.
Suga has been involved in multiple corruption scandals. For example, he has been pushing to compensate Japan's indigenous Ainu people with generous funds.
The problem, according to Japanese military intelligence, is that most of the so-called Ainu who would get the money are in fact North Korean agents.
Suga is involved in many other scandals including shady Olympic and defense-related land deals that lined his pockets, they say.
For this reason, Suga is expected to be just an interim figure who will preside over a complete revamp of the post-war colonial government in Japan.
There are many other signs of the collapse of the old regime, especially in the U.S. Here, as widely reported elsewhere, there are mass incidents of arson, paid demonstrations in 48 of the 50 largest U.S. cities, attacks on railroad transportation, etc. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ive-never-seen-anything-shippers-using-west-coast-ports-cant-book-rail-bnsf-and-union
The NSA and other sources are also reporting intensified weather warfare in all parts of the planet, with either droughts or floods devastating agricultural production in China, Africa, the U.S., and elsewhere.
A look around the world will also reveal demonstrations against Khazarian puppet leaders in France, Germany, Israel, Australia, etc."
The general on the ground atmosphere in this part of the world is one of disbelief the sitting governments are so completely inept at handling a national emergency, be it staged or otherwise," is how MI6 sees the situation."
We envision and autumn and winter of civilian discontent and by Christmas, we may very well see a popular revolt to put down this whole medical martial law fiasco," they predict.
A former Vodaphone boss explains how 5G creates sickness that provides a positive Covid-19 test result and the global agenda that goes with its introduction. https://www.bitchute.com/video/YH9ESCvOfSAX/
Despite all the chaos and seeming bad news reported above, it is all part of the death throes of Khazarian mob rule, Western and Asian secret society sources say.
Preparations to replace this dying beast with a better system of running the planet are well underway they say.
There are many signs this is true.
For example, we were able to confirm with Japanese banks what our Pentagon sources said last week and that is that the SWIFT International payments system is no longer under the control of the Zionists.
The banks say they no longer have to go through Citibank or Bank of America to send money overseas.
Furthermore, transfers can now be done without using the mark of the beast "My Number" that used to be mandatory in Japan.
Of course, the war is not yet over and we can expect a lot of turmoil over the coming months. This may include an EMP attack, a food crisis, new false flag nuclear attacks, and more.
Nonetheless, all of the world's major military forces are now aligned against the Khazarian Mafia so their final defeat is only a matter of time. We are reluctant to give specific dates but world events make it clear Satanic elite rule is ending.
#10725945 at 2020-09-21 00:04:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12727: American Response To Trudeau and Ricin Mailer Edition
Japan's Defense Ministry eyes record $51.6bn in spending under Suga
Japan's Ministry of Defense will request a record 5.4 trillion yen ($51.6 billion) in the fiscal 2021 budget, seeking a ninth straight year of increases as China rises and new technological threats emerge.
The tally, which also covers Japanese contributions to the U.S. military presence, has topped records every year since fiscal 2015 under now-former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ministry considers the fiscal 2021 increase necessary in a fast-changing East Asian security landscape that includes Chinese advances in the East and South China seas and the North Korean missile program. New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed interest in continuing efforts by Abe to bolster Japan's defenses and diplomatic strategy. The Defense Ministry requested 5.32 trillion yen for fiscal 2020, receiving 5.31 trillion yen in the initial budget. It has gotten about 40 billion yen less a year on average than it has sought since fiscal 2015.
In addition to the military buildup by China and other neighbors, the ministry worries about the growing threats in space and the cyber realm. It wants a larger budget to develop new technologies and train personnel for these threats and to launch a dedicated electronic-warfare unit that uses electromagnetic waves to thwart enemy attacks. The ministry will also finance the development of new jet engines that will power next-generation fighters to be deployed in 2035, around when the Self-Defense Forces start decommissioning F-2s. It will sign a contract for the new fighters as early as October with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. For an alternative to the U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore missile shield, whose deployment was halted in June, the Defense Ministry will choose from multiple options by year-end, such as building new Aegis-equipped vessels or offshore anti-missile facilities. It ask the government to fund the alternative but will not request a specific amount at this time.
One option is to set up an anti-missile radar system on land that is tied to interceptor missiles at sea. But the ministry is widely expected not to pursue this, since a hostile actor could disrupt radio communications between the radar and the missile launchers.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Japan-s-Defense-Ministry-eyes-record-51.6bn-in-spending-under-Suga
Suga, POTUS agree to boost Japan-US alliance
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and US President Donald Trump have agreed to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance. Suga talked with Trump by telephone for about 25 minutes on Sunday night in their first phone call since Suga took office on September 16. After the talks, Suga told reporters that President Trump assured him they would work together to further develop the alliance, which they consider the foundation for regional peace and stability. Suga asked Trump for full US support in resolving the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea. The president responded he would work closely with Japan on the issue. The leaders agreed the two allies will cooperate on the development and distribution of a vaccine and treatment for COVID-19. They also confirmed close cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Trump told Suga to call anytime 24 hours a day in the event of a contingency. The prime minister told reporters that he is willing to hold telephone talks with other world leaders to deepen bilateral relations.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200921_04/
#10696364 at 2020-09-18 19:41:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13689: I Spy Now Missing Y Edition
Ben Fulford Part 2
While lower down on the Khazarian slave leadership totem pole, Canada's Justin Castro (Trudeau), has been exposed for getting a $125 million foundation payment entirely with taxpayer money, according to Canadian Secret Intelligence Service sources.
Not only that but Justin Castro's foundation has been getting anywhere from $150,000 to $700,000 a year from the Tide Foundation funded by none other than George Soros, the sources say.
Mass protests against Castro and his Nazi deputy Chrystia Freeland have begun in Canada.
In Japan, meanwhile, a push in being made to replace slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with his deputy Yoshihide Suga. Suga has been involved in multiple corruption scandals. For example, he has been pushing to compensate Japan's indigenous Ainu people with generous funds.
The problem, according to Japanese military intelligence, is that most of the so-called Ainu who would get the money are in fact North Korean agents.
Suga is involved in many other scandals including shady Olympic and defense-related land deals that lined his pockets, they say. For this reason, Suga is expected to be just an interim figure who will preside over a complete revamp of the post-war colonial government in Japan.
There are many other signs of the collapse of the old regime, especially in the U.S. Here, as widely reported elsewhere, there are mass incidents of arson, paid demonstrations in 48 of the 50 largest U.S. cities, attacks on railroad transportation, etc. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ive-never-seen-anything-shippers-using-west-coast-ports-cant-book-rail-bnsf-and-union
The NSA and other sources are also reporting intensified weather warfare in all parts of the planet, with either droughts or floods devastating agricultural production in China, Africa, the U.S., and elsewhere.
A look around the world will also reveal demonstrations against Khazarian puppet leaders in France, Germany, Israel, Australia, etc."
The general on the ground atmosphere in this part of the world is one of disbelief the sitting governments are so completely inept at handling a national emergency, be it staged or otherwise," is how MI6 sees the situation.
"We envision and autumn and winter of civilian discontent and by Christmas, we may very well see a popular revolt to put down this whole medical martial law fiasco," they predict.
A former Vodaphone boss explains how 5G creates sickness that provides a positive Covid-19 test result and the global agenda that goes with its introduction.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/YH9ESCvOfSAX/
Despite all the chaos and seeming bad news reported above, it is all part of the death throes of Khazarian mob rule, Western and Asian secret society sources say. Preparations to replace this dying beast with a better system of running the planet are well underway they say.There are many signs this is true.
For example, we were able to confirm with Japanese banks what our Pentagon sources said last week and that is that the SWIFT international payments system is no longer under the control of the Zionists.
The banks say they no longer have to go through Citibank or Bank of America to send money overseas.
Furthermore, transfers can now be done without using the mark of the beast "My Number" that used to be mandatory in Japan.
Of course, the war is not yet over and we can expect a lot of turmoil over the coming months. This may include an EMP attack, a food crisis, new false flag nuclear attacks, and more.
Nonetheless, all of the world's major military forces are now aligned against the Khazarian Mafia so their final defeat is only a matter of time. We are reluctant to give specific dates but world events make it clear Satanic elite rule is ending.
#10690468 at 2020-09-18 03:44:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13681: OOOOH NOOOOO Mr. Bill Edition
Ben Fulford Part 2
While lower down on the Khazarian slave leadership totem pole, Canada's Justin Castro (Trudeau), has been exposed for getting a $125 million foundation payment entirely with taxpayer money, according to Canadian Secret Intelligence Service sources.
Not only that but Justin Castro's foundation has been getting anywhere from $150,000 to $700,000 a year from the Tide Foundation funded by none other than George Soros, the sources say.
Mass protests against Castro and his Nazi deputy Chrystia Freeland have begun in Canada.
In Japan, meanwhile, a push in being made to replace slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with his deputy Yoshihide Suga. Suga has been involved in multiple corruption scandals. For example, he has been pushing to compensate Japan's indigenous Ainu people with generous funds.
The problem, according to Japanese military intelligence, is that most of the so-called Ainu who would get the money are in fact North Korean agents. Suga is involved in many other scandals including shady Olympic and defense-related land deals that lined his pockets, they say.
For this reason, Suga is expected to be just an interim figure who will preside over a complete revamp of the post-war colonial government in Japan.
There are many other signs of the collapse of the old regime, especially in the U.S. Here, as widely reported elsewhere, there are mass incidents of arson, paid demonstrations in 48 of the 50 largest U.S. cities, attacks on railroad transportation, etc. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ive-never-seen-anything-shippers-using-west-coast-ports-cant-book-rail-bnsf-and-union
The NSA and other sources are also reporting intensified weather warfare in all parts of the planet, with either droughts or floods devastating agricultural production in China, Africa, the U.S., and elsewhere.
A look around the world will also reveal demonstrations against Khazarian puppet leaders in France, Germany, Israel, Australia, etc."
The general on the ground atmosphere in this part of the world is one of disbelief the sitting governments are so completely inept at handling a national emergency, be it staged or otherwise," is how MI6 sees the situation.
"We envision and autumn and winter of civilian discontent and by Christmas, we may very well see a popular revolt to put down this whole medical martial law fiasco," they predict.
A former Vodaphone boss explains how 5G creates sickness that provides a positive Covid-19 test result and the global agenda that goes with its introduction. https://www.bitchute.com/video/YH9ESCvOfSAX/
Despite all the chaos and seeming bad news reported above, it is all part of the death throes of Khazarian mob rule, Western and Asian secret society sources say.
Preparations to replace this dying beast with a better system of running the planet are well underway they say.There are many signs this is true. For example, we were able to confirm with Japanese banks what our Pentagon sources said last week and that is that the SWIFT international payments system is no longer under the control of the Zionists.
The banks say they no longer have to go through Citibank or Bank of America to send money overseas. Furthermore, transfers can now be done without using the mark of the beast "My Number" that used to be mandatory in Japan.
Of course, the war is not yet over and we can expect a lot of turmoil over the coming months.
This may include an EMP attack, a food crisis, new false flag nuclear attacks, and more.
Nonetheless, all of the world's major military forces are now aligned against the Khazarian Mafia so their final defeat is only a matter of time. We are reluctant to give specific dates but world events make it clear Satanic elite rule is ending.
#10667678 at 2020-09-16 15:41:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13652: Corney For The Poppin Edition
>>10666933 pb Japan PM Suga Wikileaks Dig
Japan's new PM Suga fills cabinet with many familiar faces
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's new prime minister, on Wednesday unveiled a cabinet filled with many familiar faces, some significant tweaks, and only a sprinkling of women. Suga picked Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Katsunobu Kato as chief cabinet secretary – the new leader's role for nearly eight years under Shinzo Abe. This position as the government's top spokesperson is the prime minister's main tool for exercising control over Japan's powerful bureaucracy. These and other choices for top positions signal a focus on continuity from Abe's tenure. Like Suga and returning Finance Minister Taro Aso, Kato is one of a handful of officials to have remained in Abe's cabinet through multiple reshuffles. "I want to bring together capable individuals who have a desire for reform, and build a cabinet that will work for the people," Suga told reporters Monday.
Kato served as deputy chief cabinet secretary for nearly three years from when Abe began his second stint as prime minister in December 2012. He was later tapped as state minister for some of Abe's top policy priorities, such as resolving the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. As health minister, he played a central role in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Defense Minister Taro Kono became the minister for administrative reform one of Suga's pet issues and was replaced by Nobuo Kishi, Abe's younger brother, who is promoted to his first-ever cabinet post. Toshimitsu Motegi was reappointed as foreign minister, as was Yasutoshi Nishimura as minister of state for economic and fiscal policy and point man for the government's coronavirus response.
Earlier on Wednesday, Abe's previous cabinet resigned en masse – a formality in Japanese politics before a new government line-up is unveiled. The new ministers were appointed by Emperor Naruhito at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in the afternoon. Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi; Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama; Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda and Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto remain in their current roles. Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba, a member of ruling coalition partner Komeito, also stayed in place.
Suga reappointed Shigeru Kitamura, a former top intelligence officer whom Abe picked as national security adviser last year. Suga's new agency to coordinate digital policy will be led by Takuya Hirai, a former minister for information technology policy under Abe. Ryota Takeda, currently chair of the National Public Safety Commission, is the new communications minister. Yoko Kamikawa, who served as justice minister in a previous Abe cabinet, returned to that role. She is one of only two women in the 20-strong government line up.
Suga also brought back Norihisa Tamura as health, labor and welfare minister, a post he held in the first cabinet of Abe's second stint as prime minister. The new cabinet features a handful of first-time cabinet members besides Kishi, including Kotaro Nogami, a former deputy chief cabinet secretary, as agriculture minister.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Japan-s-new-PM-Suga-fills-cabinet-with-many-familiar-faces
#10664361 at 2020-09-16 04:46:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13648: Biden Cringe Reaches Level Never Before Thought Possible Edition
#13646
>>10663327, >>10663284, >>10663407, >>10663494 Fat moron from The View posted a picture on Twitter
>>10663312, >>10663356 PF
>>10662974, >>10662980 Witzke is the second QAnon supporter to win a GOP Senate primary in 2020 after JoRae Perkins in Oregon
>>10663143, >>10663204 After taking a break from rioting for several days because of the wildfire smoke in Portland, #antifa are planning to gather again. Their flyer says, "Spread Fire." No, this is not fake. #PortlandRiots
>>10663233, >>10663210 In a rambling statement yesterday Biden says if he is elected his administration will CURE cancer!
>>10662921 BREAKING: Someone opened fire on marked police car traveling in Suffolk, Virginia tonight. The vehicle was struck multiple times but the officer inside was not hurt
>>10662930 US Ambassador to #Hungary David Cornstein resigns
>>10662959 Alleged Sureño Gang Members Charged With Selling Drugs, Guns At Concord 'One-Stop' Operation
>>10662998 Drag The Interstate 1776 is an organizing point for car/truck parades. They're organizing rolling rallies in all 50 states on October 3, 2020. Drive from your local town to the capital city in your state
>>10663005 Explosive email adds to mountain of evidence saying under-siege premier KNEW about Army quarantine offer, discussed AND rejected it.
>>10663030 Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Coming 'In A Matter Of Weeks' But Health Experts Question Safety
>>10663050 Kobe Bryant's widow takes swipes at LA County sheriff on social media after his challenge to LeBron James
>>10663063 Donald Trump Opposes National Mask Mandate During Pandemic: A Lot of People Don't Want to Wear Masks
>>10663091 USA: Protesters march in DC against trilateral UAE-Bahrain-Israel peace deal
>>10663103 America's Largest Landlord-Blackstone-To Make $550 Million Bet On Trailer Parks
>>10663125 Bahrain: Trilateral UAE-Bahrain-Israel peace deal sparks protests in Al Daih
>>10663152 USA: Pompeo says UAE, Bahraini deals with Israel based on "best sovereign national interest"
>>10663169 PHILADELPHIA: songs to Jesus where the protest was taking place
>>10663189 Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route
>>10663286 US to Stop Using Russian Rocket Engine RD-180 in Mid-2020s - United Launch Alliance
>>10663302 Michelle Malkin Eph. 6:11
>>10663339 Under the Media's Berlin Wall of Truth Suppression
>>10663362 Milwaukee Trump Supporter Arrested for Brandishing a Gun at Black Lives Matter Mob That Was Surrounding His Home
>>10663393 Kameltoe not welcome in Venezuelan restaurant!
>>10663483 What ISIS Can Tell Us About QAnon - PANIC
>>10663512 Though Most Crime Rates Fell, Arson Surged During Pandemic, FBI Says
>>10663595 #13646
#13645
>>10662158 , >>10662795 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
>>10662701 YT: Oregon man fights fires and misinformation
>>10662659 Fresh PDJT: IT'S STOPPED!
>>10662625 Fresh DJT tweet and video re the Mueller Team wiping phones
>>10662662 Woman held for killing 8-year-old daughter over occult practices
>>10662632 Video: Busted: Stephanopoulos caught giving "kill" sign while Trump's lawyer was speaking
>>10662574 Bexar County (TX) to Cut 19 Constable Posts in 2021
>>10662550 Video: Alan Dershowitz files multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against CNN
>>10662529 Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA
>>10662517 Dr. Li-Meng Yan on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Her paper in PDF
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 , >>10662573 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 , >>10662630 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
10662845 #13645
Previously Collected Notables
>>10661306 #13643, >>10662054 #13644,
>>10659021 #13640, >>10659792 #13641, >>10660564 #13642
>>10656686 #13637, >>10657487 #13638, >>10658265 #13639
>>10654472 #13634, >>10655182 #13635, >>10655921 #13636
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10663613 at 2020-09-16 03:06:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13647: POTUS Kicked Ass Edition
#13645
>>10662158 , >>10662795 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
>>10662701 YT: Oregon man fights fires and misinformation
>>10662659 Fresh PDJT: IT'S STOPPED!
>>10662625 Fresh DJT tweet and video re the Mueller Team wiping phones
>>10662662 Woman held for killing 8-year-old daughter over occult practices
>>10662632 Video: Busted: Stephanopoulos caught giving "kill" sign while Trump's lawyer was speaking
>>10662574 Bexar County (TX) to Cut 19 Constable Posts in 2021
>>10662550 Video: Alan Dershowitz files multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against CNN
>>10662529 Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA
>>10662517 Dr. Li-Meng Yan on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Her paper in PDF
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 , >>10662573 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 , >>10662630 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
10662845 #13645
#13644
>>10661982 Statement of ABA President Judy Perry Martinez Re: United Nations Day - Mentions Climate Change - No mention of arson
>>10661960 , >>10662026, >>1066200 JUST IN: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
>>10661833 - Link
>>10661822 Azek Company Inc. sold by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan: $454.49m-Sept 15
>>10661799 Does President Trump Have the Deep State Working Against Him at the CDC?
>>10661796 Video: Joe Biden in 2006 says don't trust a spying President
>>10661792 Interactive graph of Jeffrey Epstein and his connections
>>10661766 Philadelphia tweet report: Anti-Trump protesters now marching through dense traffic, stopping all vehicles
>>10661660 POTUS rt: Obama State Dept. was concerned with Hunter's ties to Burisma
>>10661525 , >>10661757 Planefag Reports
>>10661814 , >>10661457, >>10661497, >>10661516, >>10662014 Video: Chinese scientist claims CV lab-created and intetionally released: On Tucker
>>10661478 Video: Smoke from Western wildfires reaches to New York City
>>10661421 Assange Hearing Say Six: Prosecutor Says Government Can Prosecute Journalist for Publishing
>>10661396 Anon theory: Watching the pens at the Israeli/UAE Peace Agreement Signing today. Step by step pen watch
>>10662054 #13644
Previously Collected Notables
>>10661306 #13643,
>>10659021 #13640, >>10659792 #13641, >>10660564 #13642
>>10656686 #13637, >>10657487 #13638, >>10658265 #13639
>>10654472 #13634, >>10655182 #13635, >>10655921 #13636
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10662871 at 2020-09-16 02:04:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13646: The Fuck China - Good Things For Everybody Edition
Global Announcements
>>10582798 Memefarmer announces resignation. Mega has removed the Meme Warehouse. Memefarmer suggests each anon collect memes on one topic, put on cloud, and publish a link.
>>10533308, >>10622358 FBI Confirms QAnon Group Not A 'Terrorist Threat' - UPDATE 2
>>10641061 , >>10649739 Update: CM Feeling much better. Pray for CM - Serious appendix pain
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13645
>>10662158 , >>10662795 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
>>10662701 YT: Oregon man fights fires and misinformation
>>10662659 Fresh PDJT: IT'S STOPPED!
>>10662625 Fresh DJT tweet and video re the Mueller Team wiping phones
>>10662662 Woman held for killing 8-year-old daughter over occult practices
>>10662632 Video: Busted: Stephanopoulos caught giving "kill" sign while Trump's lawyer was speaking
>>10662574 Bexar County (TX) to Cut 19 Constable Posts in 2021
>>10662550 Video: Alan Dershowitz files multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against CNN
>>10662529 Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA
>>10662517 Dr. Li-Meng Yan on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Her paper in PDF
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 , >>10662573 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 , >>10662630 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
10662845 #13645
#13644
>>10661982 Statement of ABA President Judy Perry Martinez Re: United Nations Day - Mentions Climate Change - No mention of arson
>>10661960 , >>10662026, >>1066200 JUST IN: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
>>10661833 - Link
>>10661822 Azek Company Inc. sold by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan: $454.49m-Sept 15
>>10661799 Does President Trump Have the Deep State Working Against Him at the CDC?
>>10661796 Video: Joe Biden in 2006 says don't trust a spying President
>>10661792 Interactive graph of Jeffrey Epstein and his connections
>>10661766 Philadelphia tweet report: Anti-Trump protesters now marching through dense traffic, stopping all vehicles
>>10661660 POTUS rt: Obama State Dept. was concerned with Hunter's ties to Burisma
>>10661525 , >>10661757 Planefag Reports
>>10661814 , >>10661457, >>10661497, >>10661516, >>10662014 Video: Chinese scientist claims CV lab-created and intetionally released: On Tucker
>>10661478 Video: Smoke from Western wildfires reaches to New York City
>>10661421 Assange Hearing Say Six: Prosecutor Says Government Can Prosecute Journalist for Publishing
>>10661396 Anon theory: Watching the pens at the Israeli/UAE Peace Agreement Signing today. Step by step pen watch
>>10662054 #13644
Previously Collected Notables
>>10661306 #13643,
>>10659021 #13640, >>10659792 #13641, >>10660564 #13642
>>10656686 #13637, >>10657487 #13638, >>10658265 #13639
>>10654472 #13634, >>10655182 #13635, >>10655921 #13636
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10662845 at 2020-09-16 02:03:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
#13645
>>10662158 , >>10662795 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
>>10662701 YT: Oregon man fights fires and misinformation
>>10662659 Fresh PDJT: IT'S STOPPED!
>>10662625 Fresh DJT tweet and video re the Mueller Team wiping phones
>>10662662 Woman held for killing 8-year-old daughter over occult practices
>>10662632 Video: Busted: Stephanopoulos caught giving "kill" sign while Trump's lawyer was speaking
>>10662574 Bexar County (TX) to Cut 19 Constable Posts in 2021
>>10662550 Video: Alan Dershowitz files multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against CNN
>>10662529 Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA
>>10662517 Dr. Li-Meng Yan on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Her paper in PDF
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 , >>10662573 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 , >>10662630 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
#10662710 at 2020-09-16 01:53:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
Updated Notes
All in?
#13645
>>10662659 Fresh PDJT: IT'S STOPPED!
>>10662625 Fresh DJT tweet and video re the Mueller Team wiping phones
>>10662662 Woman held for killing 8-year-old daughter over occult practices
>>10662632 Video: Busted: Stephanopoulos caught giving "kill" sign while Trump's lawyer was speaking
>>10662574 Bexar County (TX) to Cut 19 Constable Posts in 2021
>>10662550 Video: Alan Dershowitz files multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against CNN
>>10662529 Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA
>>10662517 Dr. Li-Meng Yan on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Her paper in PDF
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 , >>10662573 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 , >>10662630 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
>>10662158 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
#10662467 at 2020-09-16 01:37:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
Notables Incoming
Anything missing?
#13645
>>10662385 Anon came across this while digging on NOAA
>>10662255 Planefag Updates
>>10662254 So You Want to Overthrow the State: Ten Questions for Aspiring Revolutionaries
>>10662185 Kanye is being weird again: Tweets
>>10662307 Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
>>10662164 Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership
>>10662169 YouTube link to hannity show *live"
>>10662158 Coronavirus whistleblower speaks out about possible COVID origin on Tucker
#10662307 at 2020-09-16 01:27:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
Shinzo Abe Resigning, Confirmation of Old News
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health
August 28, 2020 10:27 AM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/japanese-prime-minister-Shinzo-Abe-resigns-due-to-poor-health
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons
Fri August 28, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/asia/Shinzo-Abe-japan-resignation-health-intl-hnk/index.html
Yoshihide Suga on path to become next prime minister of Japan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/yoshihide-suga-on-path-to-become-next-prime-minister-of-japan
#10662199 at 2020-09-16 01:18:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
>>10662088 pb
>>10662164
Japan's next PM Suga picks new cabinet roles for Kono and Kato
Abe successor to form government on Wednesday with many familiar faces.
Yoshihide Suga, the man poised to be Japan's next prime minister, has picked current Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Katsunobu Kato as chief cabinet secretary and Defense Minister Taro Kono to head administrative reform in his new cabinet expected to take office on Wednesday. After winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race on Monday, Suga is set to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and form a government Wednesday following a vote in the legislature and a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.
The position of chief cabinet secretary, which Suga long filled under Abe, serves as the prime minister's main tool for exercising control over the powerful bureaucracy, as well as the government's top spokesperson. Suga plans to name Nobuo Kishi, Abe's younger brother, to replace Kono as defense minister, Kishi's his first-ever cabinet post. Toshimitsu Motegi will stay on as foreign minister, as will Yasutoshi Nishimura as minister of state for economic and fiscal policy and point man for the government's coronavirus response. Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi; Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama; Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda and Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto are also expected to remain in their current roles. Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba, a member of ruling coalition partner Komeito will stay in place as well.
Suga is also set to reappoint Shigeru Kitamura, a former top intelligence officer whom Abe picked as national security adviser last year.
These and other choices for top positions signal a focus on continuity from Abe's tenure. Like Suga and returning Finance Minister Taro Aso, Kato is one of a handful of officials to have remained in Abe's cabinet through multiple reshuffles. "I want to bring together capable individuals who have a desire for reform, and build a cabinet that will work for the people," Suga told reporters Monday. Suga met with Kato at a Tokyo hotel Tuesday night to sound him out about the chief cabinet secretary role. "If you are willing to choose me, I will make sure not to let you down," Kato reportedly said.
Kato served as deputy chief cabinet secretary for nearly three years from when Abe began his second stint as prime minister in December 2012. He was later tapped as state minister for some of Abe's top policy priorities, such as resolving the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. As health minister, he played a central role in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Suga's plans for a new agency to coordinate digital policy will be led by Takuya Hirai, a former minister for information technology policy under Abe, now returning to the government to cover digital affairs. Ryota Takeda, currently chair of the National Public Safety Commission, will become the new communications minister. Yoko Kamikawa, who served as justice minister in a previous Abe cabinet, will return to that role. Suga will also bring back Norihisa Tamura as health, labor and welfare minister, a post he held in the first cabinet of Abe's second stint as prime minister.
The new cabinet will feature a handful of first-time cabinet members besides Kishi, including Kotaro Nogami, a former deputy chief cabinet secretary, as agriculture minister.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Japan-s-next-PM-Suga-picks-new-cabinet-roles-for-Kono-and-Kato
Just a procedural/administrative thing to pave way for the changes voted on yesterday
#10662164 at 2020-09-16 01:15:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13645: 9pm Philadelphia Town Hall POTUS & George Stephanopolis On ABC Edition
Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership - Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet have resigned, paving the way for Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to potentially become Japan's prime minister on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, both houses of the Japanese parliament will hold a vote to name the new prime minister, who will then appoint new ministers.
Suga, a 71-year-old politician who holds a role in the current administration as chief Cabinet secretary, is expected to pursue his predecessor's "Abenomics" policies and is currently the front-runner in the prime minister race. Suga has also underscored the significance of Japan's participation in a range of international economic agreements and has called for a revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The entire Japanese government resigned, with each of the ministers submitting requests to Abe, according to Kyodo News.
Abe announced his intention to resign on August 28 due to the exacerbation his chronic ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, which forced him to resign from a previous term as prime minister in 2007.
Earlier this month, LDP General Council chief Shunichi Suzuki said the country's next prime minister could announce a snap general election shortly after taking office on September 16.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009161080469751-japanese-cabinet-resigns-en-masse-ahead-of-sugas-assumption-of-premiership—kyodo/
#10662144 at 2020-09-16 01:13:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13644: Feelz Like An Early Nightshift Night Edition
>>10662131
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Shinzo+Abe&t=ipad&ia=news&iar=news
#10662088 at 2020-09-16 01:09:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13644: Feelz Like An Early Nightshift Night Edition
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/09/cca27e0fe605-us-eager-to-cooperate-with-japan-as-it-awaits-new-prime-minister.html
U.S. eager to cooperate with Japan as it awaits new prime minister
The U.S. government said Tuesday it is paying attention to Japan's process of selecting a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and that it is eager to continue to cooperate on various regional and global issues.
While reiterating U.S. appreciation for Abe's years of effort in championing the bilateral alliance, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement, "We are watching the process of selecting a new prime minister with great interest."
"We look forward to continuing our work with the government of Japan, a steadfast ally, across our broad agenda of regional and global issues," the official said, reaffirming the alliance as "the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region."
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, 71, a longtime Abe loyalist, is set to be elected as the next prime minister in a parliamentary vote Wednesday after winning a landslide victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race on Monday.
Abe has served for nearly eight years beginning in December 2012, but said in late August that he will step down due to a chronic health issue.
#10662068 at 2020-09-16 01:07:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13644: Feelz Like An Early Nightshift Night Edition
>>10662051
Japanese Cabinet Resigns En Masse Ahead of Suga's Assumption of Premiership - Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet have resigned, paving the way for Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to potentially become Japan's prime minister on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, both houses of the Japanese parliament will hold a vote to name the new prime minister, who will then appoint new ministers.
Suga, a 71-year-old politician who holds a role in the current administration as chief Cabinet secretary, is expected to pursue his predecessor's "Abenomics" policies and is currently the front-runner in the prime minister race. Suga has also underscored the significance of Japan's participation in a range of international economic agreements and has called for a revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The entire Japanese government resigned, with each of the ministers submitting requests to Abe, according to Kyodo News.
Abe announced his intention to resign on August 28 due to the exacerbation his chronic ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, which forced him to resign from a previous term as prime minister in 2007.
Earlier this month, LDP General Council chief Shunichi Suzuki said the country's next prime minister could announce a snap general election shortly after taking office on September 16.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009161080469751-japanese-cabinet-resigns-en-masse-ahead-of-sugas-assumption-of-premiership—kyodo/
#10645297 at 2020-09-14 17:20:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13623: @23 Pain Infiltrations Are All Belong To US Edition
Suga High: Abe's #2 Becomes Japan's Next PM After Landslide LDP Victory - What That Means For Japan
On Monday, two weeks after the (second and final) resignation by Shinzo Abe on Aug 28 who stepped down as Japan's Prime Minister due to deterioration in a pre-existing health condition (the same condition he cited when he quit for the first time in 2007), Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held its presidential election to appoint a successor to current LDP leader (and Prime Minister) Shinzo Abe.
The election results show that Yoshihide Suga (Chief Cabinet Secretary) won a decisive victory over the other two candidates (Fumio Kishida and Shigeru Ishiba), as widely expected, and has been elected the next LDP president. The election will be immediately followed by the wholesale resignation of the current Abe cabinet, the appointment of Suga as the next Prime Minister during a special Diet session on September 16, and Suga forming his own cabinet.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/suga-high-Abes-2-becomes-japans-next-pm-after-landslide-ldp-victory-what-means-japan
#10642019 at 2020-09-14 10:38:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13619: Anons Stand At The Ready Edition
#13617
>>10640521 'This is not just an economic thing': Flight Centre CEO lashes Queensland border restrictions (9news.com)
>>10640557 NYPD Officers Shot At While Responding To Domestic Incident In Queens (Youtube)
>>10640564 Related to Q drop #4686? Kevin Wharton Price of Africa Town Coalition, who stormed the hospital where the two LAPD sheriffs were being treated after being ambushed, is celebrating the shooting on Facebook (twatter)
>>10640574 Leaked Chinese files reveal 2.4M Aussies targeted in 'sinister' surveillance program (Skynews/Youtube)
>>10640529, >>10640579 "Wiped their phones multiple times. Also ran certain laptops on portable operating systems, "thumb drives".Didn't help, That little hit team was very CAREFULLY monitored.They really do "have it all" in this instance.You won't believe what they discussed regularly (Twatter)
>>10640586 (REMINDER) PDJT (Twatt) The USofA will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization
>>10640591, >>10640600 NEW: Video of witness reaction to the LASD deputies being ambushed & shot in Compton with these men seemingly celebrating what they've just seen. One yells "No justice, no peace!" as one of the deputies struggles to stand up. @FOXLA (TWATTER) These people are SICK.
>>10640617 Venezuela claims capture of 'American spy' near major oil refining complex (intelnews.org)
>>10640633 Gov. Newsom Dials Back Criticism of Trump on Eve of President's Visit to California (Youtube)
>>10640644, >>10640651, >>10640678, >>10640753, >>10640808, >>10640823, >>10640846, >>10640857 Anons talk: WTF kind of message is this ABC news? Abraham Lincoln hair + BLOOD STAINED TELEGRAM (Twatter)
>>10640654 The TRUTH About President Trump |Sarah HuckAbee Sanders (Youtube)
>>10640663, >>10640777 PANIC: Qmap.pub Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator (Bloomberg)
>>10640683 Trump's QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who's been brainwashed. (nbcnews)
>>10640700 Codemonkey "Working on new site feature that should help fight back against the groups that are doxing and deplatforming aggregator sites" (Twatter)
>>10640739, >>10640935 'Didn't do anything wrong': Oregon Fire Marshal explains resignation (koin.com)
>>10640759 anon opines about corn and Corney comms being used for PAIN
>>10640588 QDropAnon BigGraphic 2Yr delta (good job)
>>10640792 How Ry Chit, this won't end well: Chinese Communist Party Floats 'Defund The U.S. Military' Campaign For U.S. Left To Adopt (thenationalpulse.com)
>>10640768 Sportsfans will love this, Lancaster rioter gets hit in his testicles with a rubber bullet, not even Mommie Karen's frozen stove top stuffing can take away that PAIN! (twatter)
>>10640804 They just can't help themselves: Gov. Sisolak calls Henderson Trump rally 'reckless and selfish'; city threatens fine to venue (fox5vegas/xmfg.com)
>>10640841 Coronavirus Victoria: 'Youngest victim' may have died from other cause (news.com)
>>10640858 DanScavino (Twatt) Another great day in Nevada concludes for President @realDonaldTrump and team. POTUS back in Las Vegas now - with trips to California Arizona Washington, D.C., tomorrow!
>>10640861 (LifeLog) Trump pics (good!)
>>10640873 (Reminder of Henderson NV in Qdrop #721+ from Feb 2018)
baker change
>>10640901, >>10640907 From Voat: Louisiana judge found guilty of crimes against juveniles
>>10640501, >>10640520, >>10640606, >>10640757, >>10640771, >>10640829, >>10640909, >>10640920, >>10641037 Lancaster antifa fake firefighters image DIG
>>10640513 Lancaster rioting (FB live feed)
>>10640918 Victoria police stomp on a man's head during arrest
>>10640973 Russian arrested for cyber crime in Bangkok allegedly w/820mil in BTC
>>10640995, >>10641007, >>10641026 New DJT: Biden Handlers know this is a lie! (re depleting SocSec by 2023)
>>10641006 Hawaiian arson suspect arrested
>>10641009 Queen will return to public duties at Remembrance Day
>>10641104, >>10641109, >>10641121 Portland arson suspect released wo/bail - ANONS DIG
>>10641129 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
>>10641134 "White Genocide Is Real - In Their Own Words" (vid)
>>10641150 XRVision's Sentinel AI system - DIG CALL
>>10641163 Judge for FOIA suit re Durham-related records? Emmet Sullivan (you can't make this stuff up)
>>10641183 City Council member's controversial remarks re deputy shootings were "personal"
>>10641191 #13617
Previously Collected Notables
>>10640395 #13616,
>>10638108 #13613, >>10638916 #13614, >>10639634 #13615
>>10635763 #13610, >>10636476 #13611, >>10637308 #13612
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10641194 at 2020-09-14 06:45:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13618: CodeMonkey, Take Care of Yourself & Get Well Quick! Edition
Global Announcements
>>10641061 Pray for CM - Serious appendix pain
>>10582798 Memefarmer announces resignation. Mega has removed the Meme Warehouse. Memefarmer suggests each anon collect memes on one topic, put on cloud, and publish a link.
>>10533308, >>10622358 FBI Confirms QAnon Group Not A 'Terrorist Threat' - UPDATE 2
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13617
>>10640521 'This is not just an economic thing': Flight Centre CEO lashes Queensland border restrictions (9news.com)
>>10640557 NYPD Officers Shot At While Responding To Domestic Incident In Queens (Youtube)
>>10640564 Related to Q drop #4686? Kevin Wharton Price of Africa Town Coalition, who stormed the hospital where the two LAPD sheriffs were being treated after being ambushed, is celebrating the shooting on Facebook (twatter)
>>10640574 Leaked Chinese files reveal 2.4M Aussies targeted in 'sinister' surveillance program (Skynews/Youtube)
>>10640529, >>10640579 "Wiped their phones multiple times. Also ran certain laptops on portable operating systems, "thumb drives".Didn't help, That little hit team was very CAREFULLY monitored.They really do "have it all" in this instance.You won't believe what they discussed regularly (Twatter)
>>10640586 (REMINDER) PDJT (Twatt) The USofA will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization
>>10640591, >>10640600 NEW: Video of witness reaction to the LASD deputies being ambushed & shot in Compton with these men seemingly celebrating what they've just seen. One yells "No justice, no peace!" as one of the deputies struggles to stand up. @FOXLA (TWATTER) These people are SICK.
>>10640617 Venezuela claims capture of 'American spy' near major oil refining complex (intelnews.org)
>>10640633 Gov. Newsom Dials Back Criticism of Trump on Eve of President's Visit to California (Youtube)
>>10640644, >>10640651, >>10640678, >>10640753, >>10640808, >>10640823, >>10640846, >>10640857 Anons talk: WTF kind of message is this ABC news? Abraham Lincoln hair + BLOOD STAINED TELEGRAM (Twatter)
>>10640654 The TRUTH About President Trump |Sarah HuckAbee Sanders (Youtube)
>>10640663, >>10640777 PANIC: Qmap.pub Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator (Bloomberg)
>>10640683 Trump's QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who's been brainwashed. (nbcnews)
>>10640700 Codemonkey "Working on new site feature that should help fight back against the groups that are doxing and deplatforming aggregator sites" (Twatter)
>>10640739, >>10640935 'Didn't do anything wrong': Oregon Fire Marshal explains resignation (koin.com)
>>10640759 anon opines about corn and Corney comms being used for PAIN
>>10640588 QDropAnon BigGraphic 2Yr delta (good job)
>>10640792 How Ry Chit, this won't end well: Chinese Communist Party Floats 'Defund The U.S. Military' Campaign For U.S. Left To Adopt (thenationalpulse.com)
>>10640768 Sportsfans will love this, Lancaster rioter gets hit in his testicles with a rubber bullet, not even Mommie Karen's frozen stove top stuffing can take away that PAIN! (twatter)
>>10640804 They just can't help themselves: Gov. Sisolak calls Henderson Trump rally 'reckless and selfish'; city threatens fine to venue (fox5vegas/xmfg.com)
>>10640841 Coronavirus Victoria: 'Youngest victim' may have died from other cause (news.com)
>>10640858 DanScavino (Twatt) Another great day in Nevada concludes for President @realDonaldTrump and team. POTUS back in Las Vegas now - with trips to California Arizona Washington, D.C., tomorrow!
>>10640861 (LifeLog) Trump pics (good!)
>>10640873 (Reminder of Henderson NV in Qdrop #721+ from Feb 2018)
baker change
>>10640901, >>10640907 From Voat: Louisiana judge found guilty of crimes against juveniles
>>10640501, >>10640520, >>10640606, >>10640757, >>10640771, >>10640829, >>10640909, >>10640920, >>10641037 Lancaster antifa fake firefighters image DIG
>>10640513 Lancaster rioting (FB live feed)
>>10640918 Victoria police stomp on a man's head during arrest
>>10640973 Russian arrested for cyber crime in Bangkok allegedly w/820mil in BTC
>>10640995, >>10641007, >>10641026 New DJT: Biden Handlers know this is a lie! (re depleting SocSec by 2023)
>>10641006 Hawaiian arson suspect arrested
>>10641009 Queen will return to public duties at Remembrance Day
>>10641104, >>10641109, >>10641121 Portland arson suspect released wo/bail - ANONS DIG
>>10641129 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
>>10641134 "White Genocide Is Real - In Their Own Words" (vid)
>>10641150 XRVision's Sentinel AI system - DIG CALL
>>10641163 Judge for FOIA suit re Durham-related records? Emmet Sullivan (you can't make this stuff up)
>>10641183 City Council member's controversial remarks re deputy shootings were "personal"
>>10641191 #13617
#10641191 at 2020-09-14 06:44:24 (UTC+1)
Q RESEARCH GENERAL #13617: Wheels & Walls W&W (Wizards & Warlocks) Edition
#13617
>>10640521 'This is not just an economic thing': Flight Centre CEO lashes Queensland border restrictions (9news.com)
>>10640557 NYPD Officers Shot At While Responding To Domestic Incident In Queens (Youtube)
>>10640564 Related to Q drop #4686? Kevin Wharton Price of Africa Town Coalition, who stormed the hospital where the two LAPD sheriffs were being treated after being ambushed, is celebrating the shooting on Facebook (twatter)
>>10640574 Leaked Chinese files reveal 2.4M Aussies targeted in 'sinister' surveillance program (Skynews/Youtube)
>>10640529, >>10640579 "Wiped their phones multiple times. Also ran certain laptops on portable operating systems, "thumb drives".Didn't help, That little hit team was very CAREFULLY monitored.They really do "have it all" in this instance.You won't believe what they discussed regularly (Twatter)
>>10640586 (REMINDER) PDJT (Twatt) The USofA will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization
>>10640591, >>10640600 NEW: Video of witness reaction to the LASD deputies being ambushed & shot in Compton with these men seemingly celebrating what they've just seen. One yells "No justice, no peace!" as one of the deputies struggles to stand up. @FOXLA (TWATTER) These people are SICK.
>>10640617 Venezuela claims capture of 'American spy' near major oil refining complex (intelnews.org)
>>10640633 Gov. Newsom Dials Back Criticism of Trump on Eve of President's Visit to California (Youtube)
>>10640644, >>10640651, >>10640678, >>10640753, >>10640808, >>10640823, >>10640846, >>10640857 Anons talk: WTF kind of message is this ABC news? Abraham Lincoln hair + BLOOD STAINED TELEGRAM (Twatter)
>>10640654 The TRUTH About President Trump |Sarah HuckAbee Sanders (Youtube)
>>10640663, >>10640777 PANIC: Qmap.pub Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator (Bloomberg)
>>10640683 Trump's QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who's been brainwashed. (nbcnews)
>>10640700 Codemonkey "Working on new site feature that should help fight back against the groups that are doxing and deplatforming aggregator sites" (Twatter)
>>10640739, >>10640935 'Didn't do anything wrong': Oregon Fire Marshal explains resignation (koin.com)
>>10640759 anon opines about corn and Corney comms being used for PAIN
>>10640588 QDropAnon BigGraphic 2Yr delta (good job)
>>10640792 How Ry Chit, this won't end well: Chinese Communist Party Floats 'Defund The U.S. Military' Campaign For U.S. Left To Adopt (thenationalpulse.com)
>>10640768 Sportsfans will love this, Lancaster rioter gets hit in his testicles with a rubber bullet, not even Mommie Karen's frozen stove top stuffing can take away that PAIN! (twatter)
>>10640804 They just can't help themselves: Gov. Sisolak calls Henderson Trump rally 'reckless and selfish'; city threatens fine to venue (fox5vegas/xmfg.com)
>>10640841 Coronavirus Victoria: 'Youngest victim' may have died from other cause (news.com)
>>10640858 DanScavino (Twatt) Another great day in Nevada concludes for President @realDonaldTrump and team. POTUS back in Las Vegas now - with trips to California Arizona Washington, D.C., tomorrow!
>>10640861 (LifeLog) Trump pics (good!)
>>10640873 (Reminder of Henderson NV in Qdrop #721+ from Feb 2018)
baker change
>>10640901, >>10640907 From Voat: Louisiana judge found guilty of crimes against juveniles
>>10640501, >>10640520, >>10640606, >>10640757, >>10640771, >>10640829, >>10640909, >>10640920, >>10641037 Lancaster antifa fake firefighters image DIG
>>10640513 Lancaster rioting (FB live feed)
>>10640918 Victoria police stomp on a man's head during arrest
>>10640973 Russian arrested for cyber crime in Bangkok allegedly w/820mil in BTC
>>10640995, >>10641007, >>10641026 New DJT: Biden Handlers know this is a lie! (re depleting SocSec by 2023)
>>10641006 Hawaiian arson suspect arrested
>>10641009 Queen will return to public duties at Remembrance Day
>>10641104, >>10641109, >>10641121 Portland arson suspect released wo/bail - ANONS DIG
>>10641129 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
>>10641134 "White Genocide Is Real - In Their Own Words" (vid)
>>10641150 XRVision's Sentinel AI system - DIG CALL
>>10641163 Judge for FOIA suit re Durham-related records? Emmet Sullivan (you can't make this stuff up)
>>10641183 City Council member's controversial remarks re deputy shootings were "personal"
FINAL
#10641159 at 2020-09-14 06:37:20 (UTC+1)
Q RESEARCH GENERAL #13617: Wheels & Walls W&W (Wizards & Warlocks) Edition
#13617
>>10640521 'This is not just an economic thing': Flight Centre CEO lashes Queensland border restrictions (9news.com)
>>10640557 NYPD Officers Shot At While Responding To Domestic Incident In Queens (Youtube)
>>10640564 Related to Q drop #4686? Kevin Wharton Price of Africa Town Coalition, who stormed the hospital where the two LAPD sheriffs were being treated after being ambushed, is celebrating the shooting on Facebook (twatter)
>>10640574 Leaked Chinese files reveal 2.4M Aussies targeted in 'sinister' surveillance program (Skynews/Youtube)
>>10640529, >>10640579 "Wiped their phones multiple times. Also ran certain laptops on portable operating systems, "thumb drives".Didn't help, That little hit team was very CAREFULLY monitored.They really do "have it all" in this instance.You won't believe what they discussed regularly (Twatter)
>>10640586 (REMINDER) PDJT (Twatt) The USofA will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization
>>10640591, >>10640600 NEW: Video of witness reaction to the LASD deputies being ambushed & shot in Compton with these men seemingly celebrating what they've just seen. One yells "No justice, no peace!" as one of the deputies struggles to stand up. @FOXLA (TWATTER) These people are SICK.
>>10640617 Venezuela claims capture of 'American spy' near major oil refining complex (intelnews.org)
>>10640633 Gov. Newsom Dials Back Criticism of Trump on Eve of President's Visit to California (Youtube)
>>10640644, >>10640651, >>10640678, >>10640753, >>10640808, >>10640823, >>10640846, >>10640857 Anons talk: WTF kind of message is this ABC news? Abraham Lincoln hair + BLOOD STAINED TELEGRAM (Twatter)
>>10640654 The TRUTH About President Trump |Sarah HuckAbee Sanders (Youtube)
>>10640663, >>10640777 PANIC: Qmap.pub Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator (Bloomberg)
>>10640683 Trump's QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who's been brainwashed. (nbcnews)
>>10640700 Codemonkey "Working on new site feature that should help fight back against the groups that are doxing and deplatforming aggregator sites" (Twatter)
>>10640739, >>10640935 'Didn't do anything wrong': Oregon Fire Marshal explains resignation (koin.com)
>>10640759 anon opines about corn and Corney comms being used for PAIN
>>10640588 QDropAnon BigGraphic 2Yr delta (good job)
>>10640792 How Ry Chit, this won't end well: Chinese Communist Party Floats 'Defund The U.S. Military' Campaign For U.S. Left To Adopt (thenationalpulse.com)
>>10640768 Sportsfans will love this, Lancaster rioter gets hit in his testicles with a rubber bullet, not even Mommie Karen's frozen stove top stuffing can take away that PAIN! (twatter)
>>10640804 They just can't help themselves: Gov. Sisolak calls Henderson Trump rally 'reckless and selfish'; city threatens fine to venue (fox5vegas/xmfg.com)
>>10640841 Coronavirus Victoria: 'Youngest victim' may have died from other cause (news.com)
>>10640858 DanScavino (Twatt) Another great day in Nevada concludes for President @realDonaldTrump and team. POTUS back in Las Vegas now - with trips to California Arizona Washington, D.C., tomorrow!
>>10640861 (LifeLog) Trump pics (good!)
>>10640873 (Reminder of Henderson NV in Qdrop #721+ from Feb 2018)
baker change
>>10640901, >>10640907 From Voat: Louisiana judge found guilty of crimes against juveniles
>>10640501, >>10640520, >>10640606, >>10640757, >>10640771, >>10640829, >>10640909, >>10640920, >>10641037 Lancaster antifa fake firefighters image DIG
>>10640513 Lancaster rioting (FB live feed)
>>10640918 Victoria police stomp on a man's head during arrest
>>10640973 Russian arrested for cyber crime in Bangkok allegedly w/820mil in BTC
>>10640995, >>10641007, >>10641026 New DJT: Biden Handlers know this is a lie! (re depleting SocSec by 2023)
>>10641006 Hawaiian arson suspect arrested
>>10641009 Queen will return to public duties at Remembrance Day
>>10641104, >>10641109, >>10641121 Portland arson suspect released wo/bail - ANONS DIG
>>10641129 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
>>10641134 "White Genocide Is Real - In Their Own Words" (vid)
>>10641150 XRVision's Sentinel AI system - DIG CALL
LAST CALL
#10641142 at 2020-09-14 06:33:13 (UTC+1)
Q RESEARCH GENERAL #13617: Wheels & Walls W&W (Wizards & Warlocks) Edition
>>10641129
>BREAKING: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
wtf is really going on w/Abe?
#10641129 at 2020-09-14 06:30:11 (UTC+1)
Q RESEARCH GENERAL #13617: Wheels & Walls W&W (Wizards & Warlocks) Edition
BREAKING: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1305393150748286976
#10638627 at 2020-09-14 02:00:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13614: Is That Pepe Love On The Rally Stage Or What? Edition
LDP set to elect Suga as leader to succeed Japan PM Abe
TOKYO (Kyodo) – The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday is set to elect Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new president and ultimately Japan's new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
In a vote at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both chambers of parliament, Suga is expected to secure a comfortable victory over his two rivals Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, and Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister as a majority of the LDP's factions have backed the top government spokesman since Abe said last month he would step down for health reasons. Suga's election as prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session on Wednesday is almost certain as the governing party controls the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower chamber, and holds a majority in the House of Councillors with its coalition partner Komeito party.
The LDP election has become a mere formality for endorsing the party factions' decisions to back Suga, 71, as they seek to ensure Cabinet posts. In the party election, 394 LDP lawmakers and 141 delegates of local chapters will vote, with the party's rank-and-file members excluded this time around to speed up the process amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Most local chapters held primaries, although it was up to each chapter to decide whether to give all three allotted ballots to a single candidate or to multiple candidates in proportion to primary results. The election was prompted by Abe's abrupt announcement on Aug. 28 that he will step down due to a relapse of an intestinal disease called ulcerative colitis, just days after he became the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history in terms of consecutive days in office. Kishida, 63, who decided not to run in the party's previous leadership election to make way for Abe and asked for his support in the election this time, and Ishiba, 63, who is popular among the public but has less support among his fellow party lawmakers, expressed an interest in running in the LDP presidential election shortly after Abe's announcement.
But Suga, who does not belong to a party faction, quickly emerged as the front-runner while showing little originality in his election pledges, promising to continue Abe's policies including his "Abenomics" package of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and structural reform. LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai was among the faction leaders who declared support for Suga early on, and the party's largest faction led by Hiroyuki Hosoda, a former secretary general, with 98 members followed, setting the course for Suga to become the next leader of Japan. Attention is now focused on the likely lineup of Suga's Cabinet, although how long its members will remain in their positions is unclear.
Suga's term as LDP president is limited to the remainder of Abe's current three-year term through September 2021 and a lower house election must be held before Oct. 21 that year.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200914/p2g/00m/0na/019000c
#10511626 at 2020-09-03 04:22:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13453: The DC Protest Edition
Japan Plans To Provide COVID-19 Vaccine To All Citizens For Free
Outgoing Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has made many of the same mistakes during the battle against COVID-19 as President Trump: After botching the handling of the "Diamond Princess" by allowing quarantines to be violated and the infection to spread, the Japanese government never followed up with stringent restrictions. Japan's constitution forbids the type of lockdowns seen in Europe, China and the US. The state of emergency adopted by the government wasn't nearly as robust a measure as what other countries tried.
And yet, Japan has a relatively low rate of infection. None of this really makes sense, considering that Japan's aged population consumes more adult diapers per year than infant diapers. Still, in an effort to quell fears, the Japanese government is reportedly planning to offer a COVID-19 vaccine free of charge to any citizen who wants one, according to a report from Nikkei.
People at high risk of developing severe symptoms, particularly the elderly and health care workers, will receive first priority. The full cost will be covered in the national budget, meaning the central government will pay, saving local authorities from shouldering any expense. Exactly how the program will work will be decided by a panel of 'experts' convened by the Japanese government.
Currently, the Japanese government is negotiating with multiple pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and others, as it seeks to build a massive stockpile of vaccines. The country's goal is to eradicate the virus in Japan long before the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/japan-plans-provide-covid-19-vaccine-all-citizens-free
#10499529 at 2020-09-02 02:53:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13437: POTUS Goes One-On-One With Laura Part II Edition
Market Report
Asian stocks climbed Wednesday along with U.S. and European equity futures as gains led by technology firms that propelled global shares to record highs show little sign of abating. Australian stocks outperformed, while Japan and South Korea posted more modest increases and China and Hong Kong fluctuated. Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after positive data on the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred hopes of a global economic recovery remains on track to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Stocks also got a boost after Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga emerged as the leading candidate to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a leadership election expected this month. If Suga becomes the new prime minister, this would suggest few major changes to economic policy and lesser chances of political instability, which are positives for equities, analysts said. The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.31% to 23,209.27 by 0204 GMT, while the broader Topix index was up 0.2% at 1,619.05. S&P 500 futures rose after a climb in Apple Inc. again pulled the benchmark to an all-time high. Crude oil climbed above $43 a barrel as the pickup in economic activity in the U.S. and China signaled a pronounced recovery in crude consumption.
Here are some key events to watch this week:
U.S. jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 29 are due Thursday. U.S. jobs report Friday is forecast to show payrolls continued to rebound in August from virus lows.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/fresh-u-s-stock-record-asia-shares-to-open-mixed-markets-wrap
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-data-easing-concerns-about-new-prime-minister-idUSL4N2FZ0G8
China sets yuan midpoint at 16-month high, but touch softer than expectations
China's central bank on Wednesday set its official yuan midpoint at the highest level in nearly 16 months, following a sharp rally in the spot rate a day earlier. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the midpoint rate at 6.8376 per dollar prior to the market open, 122 pips or 0.18% firmer than the previous fix of 6.8498. It was the strongest guidance rate since May 14, 2019. However, the guided rate was still slightly weaker than market expectations of 6.8318, with some traders suspecting that the authorities might be starting to get a bit uncomfortable with the recent rapid gains in the yuan. The onshore spot yuan finished trading at its strongest level in nearly 16 months on Tuesday, riding on improving domestic data and a widening interest rate gap favouring the Chinese currency.
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-yuan/china-sets-yuan-midpoint-at-16-month-high-but-touch-softer-than-expectations-idUSAZN0FRR00
Australia in first recession for nearly 30 years
Gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 7% in the April-to-June quarter compared to the previous three months. This is the biggest fall since records began back in 1959 and comes after a fall of 0.3% in the first quarter. An economy is considered to be in recession if it sees two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Australia was the only major economy to avoid a recession during the 2008 global financial crisis - mainly due to demand from China for its natural resources.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53994318
Dollar edges higher on solid U.S. economic data
The dollar bounced off two-year lows on Wednesday as U.S. data pointed to a firm manufacturing activity, while the euro retreated from its highest levels since 2018 on profit-taking. Economic data published on Tuesday showed U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to a nearly two-year high in August amid a surge in new orders, with the reading from the Institute for Supply Management highest level since November 2018. The U.S. data followed similarly upbeat Chinese and European manufacturing indicators. The dollar index =USD inched up 0.12% at 92.346, having hit its lowest since April 2018. Among antipodean currencies, the Australian dollar AUD=D3 changed hands at $0.73845, while the New Zealand dollar NZD=D3 traded at $0.6764. Elsewhere in the market, Sterling GBP=D3 traded at 1.3422, just below last year's high that followed the 2019 election of 1.3516. The Chinese yuan CNH=EBS was little changed, last up down 0.03% in offshore markets to 6.8266.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/dollar-edges-higher-on-solid-u-s-economic-data-idUSKBN25T066
https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary?region=asia&screener=nyse
https://www.macrotrends.net/2566/crude-oil-prices-today-live-chart
#10488201 at 2020-09-01 00:40:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13423: Flynn's Finest Edition
Abe to decide Japan policy on strike capability against missile bases
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will set the policy direction on whether to acquire a strike capability against missile bases in other countries, government sources said Monday.
Abe, who abruptly announced his resignation on Friday, will also hammer out an alternative plan for the costly land-based, U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore system, according to the sources. The planned deployment of the system, aimed at protecting the country from the North Korean missile threat, was scrapped by the Japanese government in June. Abe has informed executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which he heads, of his decision and is likely to map out a new security policy during a National Security Council meeting, possibly in the first half of September, before the next head of the LDP is selected, the sources said. The proposal has stirred controversy in light of Japan's war-renouncing pacifist Constitution as well as its exclusively defense-oriented policy and is strongly opposed by the Komeito party, the LDP's junior coalition partner. The government started full-fledged discussions in August on ways to counter ballistic missiles after receiving a proposal from a group of LDP lawmakers calling for acquiring the capability to strike missile bases in other countries to be considered. Regarding the country's new security policy, Abe said in the press conference at which he announced his resignation, "The ruling parties will promptly begin to coordinate and materialize it."
Around Aug. 24, when he had decided to resign, Abe told Komeito executives, "I want to compile a plan in my remaining term (as prime minister)," and he urged them to hasten intraparty discussions, according to people close to him. In line with the LDP proposal, a plan is being floated that calls for the "possession of the ability to intercept ballistic missiles and others even in the territory of an opponent," stating that "specific equipment will be decided by the end of this year." Under the new prime minister, the National Defense Program Guidelines as well as the medium-term defense program are scheduled to be slightly revised by the end of this year, while the revision of the National Security Strategy has been postponed to next year, according to the sources.
Among the alternatives being discussed for Aegis Ashore are the introduction of an interception system that would detect an incoming missile with high-grade radar on the ground and shoot it down with missiles launched from a sea-based platform, and simply building more Aegis destroyers equipped with missile interceptors.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200901/p2g/00m/0na/008000c
#10483887 at 2020-08-31 16:51:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13417: Targets Sited, Symbolism Their Downfall Edition
>>10483818
knee jerk.
he was right about Shinzo Abe.
#10483804 at 2020-08-31 16:42:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13417: Targets Sited, Symbolism Their Downfall Edition
Ben Fulford 8/31/20
The ongoing Covid-19 scamdemic attack against humanity has exposed the cabal and its top leaders for all to see. That makes them an easy target and they are now being systematically hunted down and removed from positions of power.
Japan's slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, for example, was "told to retire by Joint Chiefs of Staff member General Jay Raymond," Pentagon sources say.
Raymond, after stepping down as the head of U.S. space command "is the perfect JCS emissary," they add.
Abe was also forced to cancel the Olympics, which deprived his gangster friends of huge amounts of money they had been promised in exchange for going along with the Fukushima attack against Japan.
That means Germany's Angela Hitler, her pet Emmanuelle [sic] Macron of France, Canada's Justin Castro, and South Korea's Moon Jae In are all among those headed for the chopping block, the sources say.
The best bet is that France's Macron will be the next to fall. Just like Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu increased repression until his own security forces put him in front of a firing squad, Macron is upping repression in France.
Propaganda "news" reports cite the health (death) ministry to say France is seeing an "exponential rise in cases."
This is an excuse for the embattled Macron to call for another nationwide lockdown.
Macron is also pushing 5G as a matter of "European sovereignty."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53954562https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/macron-says-frances-5g-strategy-founded-on-european-sovereignty/ar-BB18tofg
However, a report by the association of French reserve officers, compiled by a broad range of professionals with real-world, front line experience in the battle against the cabal's "pandemic" has reached the following conclusions:
*Totalitarian machinations:
*intention to impose a global cryptocurrency, a vaccine with nano-chips and a subcutaneous electronic chip.
*The pathogenic power of the virus, or The Prevotella bacterium that caused the cytokine shock.
*Many antennas were installed thanks to the lockdown, without concern for the "precautionary principle",
*5G installations, both terrestrial and aerial (Elon Musk's satellites in low-Earth orbit), are clearly part of this "total war" project
While there are many aspects to this war that are "invisible to the naked eye," we humans can liberate the planet by attacking the visible aspects.
The process that led to the Fukushima attack on Japan and the subsequent fraudulent election of Abe in 2012 provides us with concrete targets.
Sauce: https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2020/08/benjamin-fulford-august-31st-2020-japans-pm-Abe-is-just-the-first-domino-macron-moon-next/
#10480615 at 2020-08-31 07:34:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13413: Undertakers of the Deep State Edition
>>10480558
Shinzo Abe is a criminal Cabal stooge. Ben Fulford has been saying for ages that Abe will be taken down.
''poor health", at least he didn't say he's resigning "to spend more time with his family."
#10480558 at 2020-08-31 07:21:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13413: Undertakers of the Deep State Edition
TOKYO (Reuters) - The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is resigning because of poor health, faces a daunting list of economic, diplomatic and security issues.
Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its next party president on Sept. 14, media reported.
The winner will serve out Abe's term as party leader until September 2021 and is all but assured the premiership by virtue of the LDP's majority in parliament.
Below are main issues the new leader will confront.
ECONOMY AND CORONAVIRUS
Abe's signature "Abenomics" growth strategy was facing headwinds because of an export slump and a sales tax increase even before the coronavirus outbreak, highlighting the problem of lifting the economy out of decades of stagnation.
Critics said Abe's "third arrow" of structural reforms - the first two were hyper-easy monetary policy and government spending - was not bold enough in the face of a fast-ageing population and a rigid labour market.
Japan has not seen an explosive coronavirus outbreak but cases have been rising and the government must balance containing it and restarting the economy. The pandemic brought Japan's biggest economic slump on record and a third quarter of declines knocked real gross domestic product growth to decade-low levels, wiping out the benefits of "Abenomics".
Policymakers are short of ammunition with a big public debt limiting new government spending and the Bank of Japan running out of options to hit its elusive 2% inflation target.
Japan is also struggling with a rock-bottom birthrate, shrinking labour force and low global ranking on women's empowerment.
DIPLOMACY
Japan's ties with China had improved ahead of a planned visit by President Xi Jinping, but the trip was postponed because of the coronavirus. Some LDP members want the visit cancelled over China's clampdown on Hong Kong and its push to assert claims in the East China Sea.
China is locked in a confrontation with the United States over rights, trade and security, and Washington may press Tokyo to take sides. But while Japan shares U.S. concerns about China, the Asian neighbours' economies are deeply intertwined so the next leader must balance security and economic priorities.
Abe had forged close ties with President Donald Trump so the next leader will be starting afresh no matter who wins the U.S. election.
Pressure on Japan from its main security ally to take on a greater share of the burden of its defence and pay more to host U.S. troops is unlikely to ease.
Japan's ties with U.S. ally South Korea are frigid due to disputes over Koreans forced to work for wartime Japanese firms and "comfort women", a euphemism for those pushed into Japan's military brothels, and the feud has spilled over into security and trade.
SECURITY, CONSTITUTION
The government has begun a review of its National Security Strategy following a June decision to scrap a plan to deploy the U.S.-made Aegis Ashore ground-based missile defence system at two sites.
An LDP committee wants the government to consider a strike capability to halt ballistic missiles within enemy territory, a controversial issue for a country that renounced the right to wage war after its World War Two defeat. The proposal is also likely to anger China and Russia, which could fall within range of any new strike weapons.
Abe engineered a historic policy shift by reinterpreting the pacifist constitution, passing laws to end a ban on exercising the right of collective self-defence, or defending a friendly country under attack.
But he failed to achieve his goal of revising the post-war, U.S.-drafted charter's pacifist Article 9. Amending that is divisive and the new leader must decide if it's a priority.
PUBLIC OPINION, GENERAL ELECTION
Abe's successor is likely to lead the LDP in a general election that must be held by October 2021 and could come sooner.
The weakness of fragmented opposition parties helped Abe hold power by leading the LDP-led ruling bloc to repeated election victories, and the LDP is expected to hold a majority in the next election.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-08-31/whoever-takes-over-next-japan-pm-faces-daunting-challenges
#10479919 at 2020-08-31 05:24:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13412: Graveyard Whispers Edition
>>10479917
Resignations in the news 8/25/2020 thru 8/30/2020 - part 4
St. Louis County Director of Justice Services resigns
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-louis-county-director-of-justice-services-resigns/
Veteran Nebraska budget chief retiring, state banking director stepping down next month
https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/veteran-nebraska-budget-chief-retiring-state-banking-director-stepping-down-next-month/article_01f5d5af-5fd2-57ee-a8c3-3dcc676fce9c.html
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-idUSKBN25O301?taid=5f49ca8c4b992e000118c2cc&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
Hennessy retiring as CEO of United Way of will County after 31 years at helm
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/08/27/hennessy-retiring-as-ceo-of-united-way-of-will-county-after-31-years-at-helm/a9pb6rj/
Richard MacMillan to leave Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200826/richard-macmillan-to-leave-fine-arts-work-center-in-provincetown
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons
https://abc11.com/6393159/
Pandey to Step Down as Nutanix CEO and Chairman
https://channelnomics.com/2020/08/28/pandey-to-step-down-as-nutanix-ceo-and-chairman/
St. Louis County jail director resigns after staff decries toxic workplace
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-jail-director-resigns-after-staff-decries-toxic-workplace/article_63565d13-f3bd-5a99-9721-3b6e7cc1284a.html
RAMP Executive Director resigns after 28 years
https://www.wifr.com/2020/08/26/ramp-executive-director-resigns-after-28-years/
Morgan stepping down from planning board after future applicant is appointed to post
http://www.tonganoxiemirror.com/news/2020/aug/26/morgan-stepping-down-planning-board-after-future-a/
The head of Denmark's spy program has been fired for snooping on citizens and lying about it
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/the-head-of-denmarks-spy-program-has-been-fired-for-snooping-on-citizens-and-lying-about-it/
Chester Nakahara, Piedmont's public works director, to retire
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/26/nakahara-piedmonts-public-works-director-retiring-dec-22/
Lamar County School District Superintendent resigns
https://www.wdam.com/2020/08/26/lamar-county-school-district-superintendent-resigns/
Sweetwater Center for the Arts executive director resigns
https://triblive.com/local/sewickley/sweetwater-center-for-the-arts-executive-director-resigns/
DeSoto ISD superintendent resigns in emergency meeting
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/desoto-isd-superintendent-resigns/287-14be4ce4-bd00-40e6-a1a5-8e31f93f4324
Samford University president retiring next year
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2020/aug/30/samford-university-president-retiring-next-year/531135/
Wagoner city planner submits resignation
https://tulsaworld.com/community/wagoner/news/wagoner-city-planner-submits-resignation/article_42e04c24-e95f-11ea-8327-9f5cb310c1ef.html
Israeli Government Budget Supervisor Resigns
https://archive.vn/8Gptm
Chris Grayling resigns from intelligence and security committee
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/28/chris-grayling-resigns-from
Credit Suisse fired a banker who forged a wealth-management client's documents and cost the firm $11 million, a new report says
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/credit-suisse-banker-fired-forged-weath-management-client-documents-loss-2020-8-1029544631
Jockey Club chief executive Delia Bushell resigns after inquiry upholds allegations
https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/53968790
3 driver's license examiners fired at Jonesboro site
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/aug/28/3-drivers-license-examiners-fired-at-jonesboro/
#10458254 at 2020-08-29 02:52:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13384: It Will Be Your Choice Whether To Know (I wanna know) Edition
After Abe announcement, eyes turn to BOJ
Financial market players are eager to see whether the Bank of Japan will maintain its easy money policy following the news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to resign. Abe's hand-picked central bank governor Kuroda Haruhiko assumed office in March 2013 and launched massive monetary-easing measures.
The BOJ has loosened its monetary policy in line with Abe's economic policies, dubbed Abenomics. The Japanese yen's value has declined under the policy, giving a boost to exporters. And the Nikkei stock average recovered to the 20,000-mark from under 10,000.
On Friday, after Abe's decision to resign was reported, shares were sold on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, causing the Nikkei to drop more than 600 points at one point.
Market players are now watching whether the BOJ will maintain its large-scale monetary-easing measures that helped to keep the yen low and stock prices high. The BOJ says the measures should be continued to support the economy, as the Japanese and global economies have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The BOJ is scheduled to hold a two-day policy board meeting from September 16.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200829_06/
#10457842 at 2020-08-29 02:09:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13384: It Will Be Your Choice Whether To Know (I wanna know) Edition
#13381
>>10455841 , >>10455872, >>10455986, >>10456029 Caps of POTUS and The Manchester Rally
>>10456218 POTUS talks about 10 days regarding Biden, 10 days 10 days, 10 days coming out the basement
>>10456015 , >>10456017 POTUS: "His [Joe Bidens] masters tell him what to do."
>>10456200 POTUS Clip: On Democrats, Churches, Crime & Rand Paul assault
>>10456109 POTUS Clip: Joe Biden is weak as hell
>>10456082 POTUS: I don't forget, I never forget "
>>10456068 Planefaggin'
>>10456021 After Buying DirecTV For $50B In 2015, AT&T Now Seeks To Sell It For Under $20B
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
>>10456259 13381
#13380
>>10454859, >>10454966, >>10455025, >>10455109, >>10455136 planefaggin
>>10455505 A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town said she has been sent a $2,500 bill from the mayor "for the police overtime caused by your protest."
>>10455379 Audit exposes Postal Service's overtime racket as Democrats seek bailout
>>10455345 Half-Ton NASA Satellite to Make Fiery Return to Earth This Weekend After 56 Years in Space
>>10455340 THE HILL: Federal appeals court rules due process rights don't apply to Guantanamo detainees
>>10455318 POTUS Holds Campaign Event in Manchester-Londonderry, NH 28th August 2020 Scheduled for 18:00hrs EDT
>>10455311 I filed a #FOIA request with FBI for docs on Trump's brother, Robert. FBI responded in record time saying any docs it had may have been destroyed.
>>10455210 Pence Live in Michigan
>>10455186, >>10455202, >>10455225 Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing
>>10455164 Nevada continues to encourage close contacts of people with COVID-19 to get tested, despite new federal guidelines
>>10455141 Statement from AG Barr on the Ninth Circuit's Stay in the Case Concerning the Federal Courthouse in Portland
>>10455126 HEROES Act: Democrats' Wasteful Bailout
>>10455092 NOAA Laura update
>>10455070 Syrian Air-Defense System Spotted On Lebanon Territory
>>10455064 Judge Gives EPA One More Chance to Do Its Job & Halt Fluoridation of Drinking Water
>>10455036 Jacob Blake's Father Recites 'Muslim Victory Call - War Cry of Allah'
>>10455028 Defending Ukrainian Democracy By Shooting And Kidnapping The Opposition And Burning Homes?
>>10455003 Russia To Deploy Advanced Anti-Drone System In Syria
>>10454984 When Is a Peace Deal Not a Peace Deal? When It Is a War Deal
>>10454942 Coca-Cola To Reduce Workforce Through Voluntary, Involuntary Layoffs
>>10454929 UN to renew Lebanon peacekeeping mandate, reduce troops
>>10454911 Judicial Watch: New Strzok-Page Emails Show FBI Investigated President Trump's Tweets Critical of Obama and FBI
>>10454888, >>10455041 US F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Planes Near Alaska, Says NORAD
>>10454871 Former Energia space company CEO charged with misappropriation of over $13 million ,Three suspects have absconded, according to the judge
>>10454854 Locals clash with Hassidic Jews trying to reach pilgrimage site in Uman, Ukraine
>>10454834 The Army Now Has the Most 4-Star Generals on Duty since World War II
>>10455528 #13380
Previously Collected Notables
>>10454722 #13379
>>10452409 #13376, >>10453166 #13377, >>10453990 #13378
>>10450152 #13373, >>10452507 #13374, >>10451628 #13375
>>10447705 #13370, >>10448489 #13371, >>10449332 #13372
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10457067 at 2020-08-29 00:39:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13383: Too Much Time On Your Hands? DIG MEME PRAY Edition
Global Announcements
>>10430503, >>10432390 NEW: FBI Confirms QAnon Group Not A 'Terrorist Threat'. Source Info: >>10394806, >>10430534
>>10411911 LIVE Baking Class: this week ONLY on FRIDAY 7pm ET (after end of RNC) >>>/comms/23071
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13382
>>10456464 Robert Vlaisavljevich, democratic mayor of Eveleth, Minn, endorses Trump
>>10456451 POTUS: Manchester Tower, Air Force One, we are on final approach
>>10456339 BREAKING: POTUS says he will look into deeming the riots an "insurrection" under law
baker change
>>10456513 Arsonist torches Jewish student center at University of Delaware
>>10456525 Lifelong Democrat Mayors from Northern Minnesota Now Back Trump for Re-Election
>>10456602, >>10456647 Lin Wood Law says #WWG1WGA
>>10456609, >>10456651 New Strzok-Page Emails Show Comey FBI Investigated PDJT's Tweets Critical of Obama & FBI
>>10456707 Bikers Rally for President Trump, Police: 'We're Starting to Get Louder'
>>10456737 Poll: John James Takes Lead in Michigan Senate Race/Anons on twitter can we give him a big boost?
>>10456739 74 People Facing Federal Charges for Crimes Committed During Portland Demonstrations
>>10456746 California Gave $35 Million 'Voter Outreach' Contract to 'Team Biden' Firm
>>10456759 Chinese National Charged w/Destroying Hard Drive/FBI Investigation into Possible Transfer Sensitive Software to China
>>10456771 Far-Left Magazine: Trump Wins 'New Deal Victory' for TVA Workers That Democrats Ignored
>>10456896, >>10456590, >>10456758, >>10456832 Moar POTUS: Manchester Tower, Air Force One, we are on final approach
>>10456752, >>10456633, Meme Ammo
>>10456589, >>10456816 Planefag Reports
>>10457000 #13382
#13381
>>10455841 , >>10455872, >>10455986, >>10456029 Caps of POTUS and The Manchester Rally
>>10456218 POTUS talks about 10 days regarding Biden, 10 days 10 days, 10 days coming out the basement
>>10456015 , >>10456017 POTUS: "His [Joe Bidens] masters tell him what to do."
>>10456200 POTUS Clip: On Democrats, Churches, Crime & Rand Paul assault
>>10456109 POTUS Clip: Joe Biden is weak as hell
>>10456082 POTUS: I don't forget, I never forget "
>>10456068 Planefaggin'
>>10456021 After Buying DirecTV For $50B In 2015, AT&T Now Seeks To Sell It For Under $20B
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
>>10456259 13381
#10456279 at 2020-08-28 23:32:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13382: High Energy Mancester Rally: The WE'RE GOING TO WIN Edition
Global Announcements
>>10430503, >>10432390 NEW: FBI Confirms QAnon Group Not A 'Terrorist Threat'. Source Info: >>10394806, >>10430534
>>10411911 LIVE Baking Class: this week ONLY on FRIDAY 7pm ET (after end of RNC) >>>/comms/23071
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13381
>>10455841 , >>10455872, >>10455986, >>10456029 Caps of POTUS and The Manchester Rally
>>10456218 POTUS talks about 10 days regarding Biden, 10 days 10 days, 10 days coming out the basement
>>10456015 , >>10456017 POTUS: "His [Joe Bidens] masters tell him what to do."
>>10456200 POTUS Clip: On Democrats, Churches, Crime & Rand Paul assault
>>10456109 POTUS Clip: Joe Biden is weak as hell
>>10456082 POTUS: I don't forget, I never forget "
>>10456068 Planefaggin'
>>10456021 After Buying DirecTV For $50B In 2015, AT&T Now Seeks To Sell It For Under $20B
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
>>10456259 13381
#13380
>>10454859, >>10454966, >>10455025, >>10455109, >>10455136 planefaggin
>>10455505 A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town said she has been sent a $2,500 bill from the mayor "for the police overtime caused by your protest."
>>10455379 Audit exposes Postal Service's overtime racket as Democrats seek bailout
>>10455345 Half-Ton NASA Satellite to Make Fiery Return to Earth This Weekend After 56 Years in Space
>>10455340 THE HILL: Federal appeals court rules due process rights don't apply to Guantanamo detainees
>>10455318 POTUS Holds Campaign Event in Manchester-Londonderry, NH 28th August 2020 Scheduled for 18:00hrs EDT
>>10455311 I filed a #FOIA request with FBI for docs on Trump's brother, Robert. FBI responded in record time saying any docs it had may have been destroyed.
>>10455210 Pence Live in Michigan
>>10455186, >>10455202, >>10455225 Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing
>>10455164 Nevada continues to encourage close contacts of people with COVID-19 to get tested, despite new federal guidelines
>>10455141 Statement from AG Barr on the Ninth Circuit's Stay in the Case Concerning the Federal Courthouse in Portland
>>10455126 HEROES Act: Democrats' Wasteful Bailout
>>10455092 NOAA Laura update
>>10455070 Syrian Air-Defense System Spotted On Lebanon Territory
>>10455064 Judge Gives EPA One More Chance to Do Its Job & Halt Fluoridation of Drinking Water
>>10455036 Jacob Blake's Father Recites 'Muslim Victory Call - War Cry of Allah'
>>10455028 Defending Ukrainian Democracy By Shooting And Kidnapping The Opposition And Burning Homes?
>>10455003 Russia To Deploy Advanced Anti-Drone System In Syria
>>10454984 When Is a Peace Deal Not a Peace Deal? When It Is a War Deal
>>10454942 Coca-Cola To Reduce Workforce Through Voluntary, Involuntary Layoffs
>>10454929 UN to renew Lebanon peacekeeping mandate, reduce troops
>>10454911 Judicial Watch: New Strzok-Page Emails Show FBI Investigated President Trump's Tweets Critical of Obama and FBI
>>10454888, >>10455041 US F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Planes Near Alaska, Says NORAD
>>10454871 Former Energia space company CEO charged with misappropriation of over $13 million ,Three suspects have absconded, according to the judge
>>10454854 Locals clash with Hassidic Jews trying to reach pilgrimage site in Uman, Ukraine
>>10454834 The Army Now Has the Most 4-Star Generals on Duty since World War II
>>10455528 #13380
#10456259 at 2020-08-28 23:31:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
#13381
Dough: >>10455572
>>10455841 , >>10455872, >>10455986, >>10456029 Caps of POTUS and The Manchester Rally
>>10456218 POTUS talks about 10 days regarding Biden, 10 days 10 days, 10 days coming out the basement
>>10456015 , >>10456017 POTUS: "His [Joe Bidens] masters tell him what to do."
>>10456200 POTUS Clip: On Democrats, Churches, Crime & Rand Paul assault
>>10456109 POTUS Clip: Joe Biden is weak as hell
>>10456082 POTUS: I don't forget, I never forget "
>>10456068 Planefaggin'
>>10456021 After Buying DirecTV For $50B In 2015, AT&T Now Seeks To Sell It For Under $20B
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
#10456251 at 2020-08-28 23:30:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
#13381
Dough: >>10455572
>>10455841 , >>10455872, >>10455986, >>10456029 Caps of POTUS and The Manchester Rally
>>10456218 POTUS talks about 10 days regarding Biden, 10 days 10 days, 10 days coming out the basement
>>10456200 POTUS Clip: On Democrats, Churches, Crime & Rand Paul assault
>>10456109 POTUS Clip: Joe Biden is weak as hell
>>10456015 , >10456017 POTUS: "His [Joe Bidens] masters tell him what to do."
>>10456082 POTUS: I don't forget, I never forget "
>>10456068 Planefaggin'
>>10456021 After Buying DirecTV For $50B In 2015, AT&T Now Seeks To Sell It For Under $20B
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
#10455983 at 2020-08-28 23:07:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
Updated Notes
Any missed?
Dough: >>10455572
>>10455841 , >>10455872 Caps of POTUS and The Rally
>>10455945 MP4: Kansas calling out Governors fr meeting w/CCP!
>>10455894 C-SPAN RNC - 1.5 million views
>>10455861 New Video post from Rudy W. Giuliani: Meet A New Face Of Trump's GOP, Kim Klacik
>>10455903 Video: Candace Owens Personal Announcement
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
#10455810 at 2020-08-28 22:49:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
Fresh Notes Batch Incoming
Dough: >>10455572
>>10455795 Creative Destruction Media has been digging on the Biden's and Ukraine
>>10455777 Report: Obama/Brennan Imported Overseas Terrorists Into US To Form ANTIFA
>>10455736 US To Cut Troop Deployment In Iraq To 3,500, Lowest Number Since Rise Of ISIS
>>10455708 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
>>10455687 POTUS coming in for a landing shortly
>>10455671 Anon: Kenosha, spelled out
>>10455666 New PDJT: I want Big Ten, and all other football, back - NOW
>>10455664 Video: Latinos in NY know what is going on - "We will never let these devils win".
>>10455660 London trader Maguire: Scotiabank will nail JPMorganChase for metals market rigging
>>10455647 Video: Italian Doctor warns about covid-19 being a scam to depopulate the world
>>10455604 Bake Class at 7pm
#10455774 at 2020-08-28 22:44:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
>>10455708
>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
Vomiting & weariness (He's Sick & Tired)
#10455708 at 2020-08-28 22:36:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13381: Night Shift Rollin In For The Rally Edition
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns because of illness
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/08/japanese-prime-minister-Shinzo-Abe-resigns-because-of-illness/
#10453203 at 2020-08-28 17:57:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13378: 17 Flags For Potus Edition
#13375
>>10451606 Brazilian state governor suspended during corruption probe
>>10451521 Dr. Fauci Snubs President Trump - Reinstates Grant with Company Connected to China Coronavirus
>>10451489 Sheriff: Man killed boys with hammer, knife in Putnam County mobile home
>>10451456 Former Boy Scouts leader charged with sexually abusing 2 children in Western NY
>>10451414 Attorney: R&B singer R Kelly attacked in federal detention
>>10451389 The DOJ for the District of Oregon announces that a total of 74 people to date have been federally charged...
>>10450959 The Collapse of the Democrat Brand
>>10451230 Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Calls for Hollywood Strike Over Jacob Blake
>>10451200 Glen Beck apologizes to POTUS
>>10451180 Six US Air Force B-52 bombers make symbolic sweep over all NATO members
>>10451088 CDC advises retail employees: Don't argue with 'anti-maskers'
>>10451059 General Keith Kellogg Who Spoke at Wednesday Night's RNC Says "I Saw [John Bolton] Fabricate Information"
>>10451043 Mueller Lied Under Oath - Claimed He Didn't Interview for FBI Director with Trump - Newly Released Document Proves Otherwise
>>10451029, >>10451076, >>10451070, >>10451234, >>10451248, >>10451254, >>10451296 planefag reporting
>>10451019 Anchorage man whose brother was killed in a police shooting faces federal arson charges linked to fire at Seattle police building
>>10451013 Rand Paul and his wife couldn't walk down the street. These people are not from here he thinks they're paid
>>10450993 Japan's 'Flying Car' Gets off Ground, With a Person Aboard
>>10450969 Sex-trafficking victim jumps from semi onto interstate to flee kidnappers, TX cops say
>>10450964 Michigan Gov Whitmer Deploys National Guard Units to Kenosha
>>10450958, >>10451165 finance / marketfag reporting
>>10450956 Steele Associate (David Kramer) Offered To 'Feed' Michael Flynn Story To WaPo Columnist, Ex-Spy Testified
>>10450946 memefarmer reporting. Meme Warehouse is updated.
>>10451628 #13375
#13374
Baker Change
>>10450743 serious restraint: Karli w/ CAP: Demons are real
>>10450713 Joe Biden: "I'm getting attacked on religion by Donald Trump? When's the last time he darkened the doorway of a church?"
>>10450564 Controversial coronavirus drug hydroxychloroquine administered at 2 nursing homes, senators say. Dems no likey
>>10450510 Hollywood Appeases China in Order to Make Millions at Box Office
>>10450440 DEMONS: Black Lives Matter Mob Surround Historic DC Church, Chant 'Burn It Down' (VIDEO)
>>10450413 New York state: Relatives demand nursing home visits
Ghost grab
>>10450357, >>10450379 Couples (including Rand Paul) being abused and mobbed leaving White House RNC event
>>10450312 Pure Panic and TDS on display = Winning (Gaffigan via Megan tw*t)
>>10450309 Man in Brown Face attending protest assaulted by BLM in DC. Chaos ensues
>>10450307, >>10450316 C-span changed their call-in structure to accommodate Dems supporting Trump
>>10450306 Josh Rogan: 2 national conventions, no mention of impeachment - discuss
>>10450282, >>10450323 Reminder: Dirty Little Clean Energy Secrets
>>10450252, >>10450295 Sharp eyed Anons spot rabbit and flag in RNC fireworks display
>>10450239, >>10450234 Moar on Kyle (vid)
>>10450227 Safire Laboratory has performed experiments w/startling discoveries - like slowing the speed of light
>>10450190 The Art of War, full audio book (ytube)
>>10450187 US bombers and allied aircraft integrate to fly over all 30 #NATO nations in a day
>>10450158, >>10450195 Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons
>>10450123 NYPost- Offshore wind power vast boondoggle that New York can no longer afford
>>10450118 @Andyngo: No late night riot or protest in Portland for first time in 93 days
>>10450116 Forbes- The Reason Renewables Can't Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To
>>10452507 #13374
Previously Collected Notables
>>10450152 #13373
>>10447705 #13370, >>10448489 #13371, >>10449332 #13372
>>10445699 #13367, >>10446220 #13368, >>10446961 #13369
>>10443186 #13364, >>10444290 #13365, >>10444701 #13366
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10452507 at 2020-08-28 16:29:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13377: Flotus Got Her Kek "ON" Edition
#13374
Baker Change
>>10450743 serious restraint: Karli w/ CAP: Demons are real
>>10450713 Joe Biden: "I'm getting attacked on religion by Donald Trump? When's the last time he darkened the doorway of a church?"
>>10450564 Controversial coronavirus drug hydroxychloroquine administered at 2 nursing homes, senators say. Dems no likey
>>10450510 Hollywood Appeases China in Order to Make Millions at Box Office
>>10450440 DEMONS: Black Lives Matter Mob Surround Historic DC Church, Chant 'Burn It Down' (VIDEO)
>>10450413 New York state: Relatives demand nursing home visits
Ghost grab
>>10450357, >>10450379 Couples (including Rand Paul) being abused and mobbed leaving White House RNC event
>>10450312 Pure Panic and TDS on display = Winning (Gaffigan via Megan tw*t)
>>10450309 Man in Brown Face attending protest assaulted by BLM in DC. Chaos ensues
>>10450307, >>10450316 C-span changed their call-in structure to accommodate Dems supporting Trump
>>10450306 Josh Rogan: 2 national conventions, no mention of impeachment - discuss
>>10450282, >>10450323 Reminder: Dirty Little Clean Energy Secrets
>>10450252, >>10450295 Sharp eyed Anons spot rabbit and flag in RNC fireworks display
>>10450239, >>10450234 Moar on Kyle (vid)
>>10450227 Safire Laboratory has performed experiments w/startling discoveries - like slowing the speed of light
>>10450190 The Art of War, full audio book (ytube)
>>10450187 US bombers and allied aircraft integrate to fly over all 30 #NATO nations in a day
>>10450158, >>10450195 Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons
>>10450123 NYPost- Offshore wind power vast boondoggle that New York can no longer afford
>>10450118 @Andyngo: No late night riot or protest in Portland for first time in 93 days
>>10450116 Forbes- The Reason Renewables Can't Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To
>>10450800 #13374
#10452424 at 2020-08-28 16:19:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13377: Flotus Got Her Kek "ON" Edition
#13374
Baker Change
>>10450743 serious restraint: Karli w/ CAP: Demons are real
>>10450713 Joe Biden: "I'm getting attacked on religion by Donald Trump? When's the last time he darkened the doorway of a church?"
>>10450564 Controversial coronavirus drug hydroxychloroquine administered at 2 nursing homes, senators say. Dems no likey
>>10450510 Hollywood Appeases China in Order to Make Millions at Box Office
>>10450440 DEMONS: Black Lives Matter Mob Surround Historic DC Church, Chant 'Burn It Down' (VIDEO)
>>10450413 New York state: Relatives demand nursing home visits
Ghost grab
>>10450357, >>10450379 Couples (including Rand Paul) being abused and mobbed leaving White House RNC event
>>10450312 Pure Panic and TDS on display = Winning (Gaffigan via Megan tw*t)
>>10450309 Man in Brown Face attending protest assaulted by BLM in DC. Chaos ensues
>>10450307, >>10450316 C-span changed their call-in structure to accommodate Dems supporting Trump
>>10450306 Josh Rogan: 2 national conventions, no mention of impeachment - discuss
>>10450282, >>10450323 Reminder: Dirty Little Clean Energy Secrets
>>10450252, >>10450295 (You) Sharp eyed Anons spot rabbit and flag in RNC fireworks display
>>10450239, >>10450234 Moar on Kyle (vid)
>>10450227 Safire Laboratory has performed experiments w/startling discoveries - like slowing the speed of light
>>10450190 The Art of War, full audio book (ytube)
>>10450187 US bombers and allied aircraft integrate to fly over all 30 #NATO nations in a day
>>10450158, >>10450195 Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons
>>10450123 NYPost- Offshore wind power vast boondoggle that New York can no longer afford
>>10450118 @Andyngo: No late night riot or protest in Portland for first time in 93 days
>>10450116 Forbes- The Reason Renewables Can't Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To
>>10450800 #13374
Previously Collected Notables
>>10450152 #13373
>>10447705 #13370, >>10448489 #13371, >>10449332 #13372
>>10445699 #13367, >>10446220 #13368, >>10446961 #13369
>>10443186 #13364, >>10444290 #13365, >>10444701 #13366
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10449332 at 2020-08-28 05:58:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13373: Great Speech, Mr. President! Edition
>>10449277
#13372 posted in #13373
baker change
>>10447234 pb, >>10449016 Summary of events on Kyle Rittenhouse legal defense
>>10448589 #6 trending on YT: Republican National Convention (Day 3)
>>10448616 Bering Sea Sub Dig: Message from Fishing Fleet Coordinator to Captains
>>10448625 Anon gets a screen grab of final RNC Night Ratings
>>10448709 Babylon Bee acquires competing satire network CNN (for KEKS but sounds good...)
>>10448721 Cyberattacks crash New Zealand stock exchange for fourth day
>>10448751 Amazing fireworks & end of RNC w/Christopher Macchio
>>10448754 British government issued blanket DNR order for elder-care homes
>>10448782 ~488,640 Live YouTube Viewers of Trump Reelection Speech
>>10448790 BLM activley chasing down any and all white people in DC calling them racist , pretty heated stream
>>10448821 "@JoeBiden put 1.2 Million Black Men in jail. @realDonaldTrump is letting us out"
>>10448872 Police group calls Evers administration comments 'premature, judgmental, inflammatory'
>>10448596 Dark to Light
>>10448896 Elon Musk says we're about to get a live look at the Neuralink brain-chip device
>>10448936 4chan report on viewers of RNC - over 1mil viewers on livestreams
>>10448951, >>10448969 PrayingMedic: Leftist protesters assemble a guillotine outside Bezos' home but Q followers are "bat-shit crazy"
>>10448973, >>10449020 Jim Gaffigan: Biden is...a crook and a con man
>>10449003 Michelle Obama: Even as First Lady, White People Have Treated Me Like I Don't Exist
>>10449021 Definitive Eurasian alliance is closer than you think
>>10449042 If Bolivian Gov't Delays Vote Again, It Will Trigger Uprising Impossible to Contain (Sputnik)
>>10449047, >>10449049, >>10449066 Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to resign due to his health
>>10449048, >>10449067 BLM harassing RNC participants
>>10449053 Planefags aloft
>>10449101 Kamala Harris: 'There is No Vaccine Against Racism'
>>10449106 Riot Kitchen Kenosha
>>10449114 2 Young Florida Women Arrested For Pimping Girls For Sex
>>10449133 Kenosha police busts 3 'out of state' vehicles with gas cans & illegal fireworks believed to belong to Seattle activist group
>>10449108, >>10449139, >>10449158, Chaotic scene in DC w/man in blackface (vid)
>>10449153 Warmonger William Hague endorses Joe Biden
>>10449176 Shootings plague Rio past 24 hrs (J Post)
>>10449190, >>10449227 Rand Paul Surrounded by Rioters
#10449277 at 2020-08-28 05:48:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13373: Great Speech, Mr. President! Edition
Global Announcements
>>10430503, >>10432390 NEW: FBI Confirms QAnon Group Not A 'Terrorist Threat'. Source Info: >>10394806, >>10430534
>>10411911 LIVE Baking Class: this week ONLY on FRIDAY 7pm ET (after end of RNC) >>>/comms/23071
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13372
baker change
>>10447234 pb, >>10449016 Summary of events on Kyle Rittenhouse legal defense
>>10448589 #6 trending on YT: Republican National Convention (Day 3)
>>10448616 Bering Sea Sub Dig: Message from Fishing Fleet Coordinator to Captains
>>10448625 Anon gets a screen grab of final RNC Night Ratings
>>10448709 Babylon Bee acquires competing satire network CNN (for KEKS but sounds good...)
>>10448721 Cyberattacks crash New Zealand stock exchange for fourth day
>>10448751 Amazing fireworks & end of RNC w/Christopher Macchio
>>10448754 British government issued blanket DNR order for elder-care homes
>>10448782 ~488,640 Live YouTube Viewers of Trump Reelection Speech
>>10448790 BLM activley chasing down any and all white people in DC calling them racist , pretty heated stream
>>10448821 "@JoeBiden put 1.2 Million Black Men in jail. @realDonaldTrump is letting us out"
>>10448872 Police group calls Evers administration comments 'premature, judgmental, inflammatory'
>>10448596 Dark to Light
>>10448896 Elon Musk says we're about to get a live look at the Neuralink brain-chip device
>>10448936 4chan report on viewers of RNC - over 1mil viewers on livestreams
>>10448951, >>10448969 PrayingMedic: Leftist protesters assemble a guillotine outside Bezos' home but Q followers are "bat-shit crazy"
>>10448973, >>10449020 Jim Gaffigan: Biden is...a crook and a con man
>>10449003 Michelle Obama: Even as First Lady, White People Have Treated Me Like I Don't Exist
>>10449021 Definitive Eurasian alliance is closer than you think
>>10449042 If Bolivian Gov't Delays Vote Again, It Will Trigger Uprising Impossible to Contain (Sputnik)
>>10449047, >>10449049, >>10449066 Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to resign due to his health
>>10449048, >>10449067 BLM harassing RNC participants
>>10449053 Planefags aloft
>>10449101 Kamala Harris: 'There is No Vaccine Against Racism'
>>10449106 Riot Kitchen Kenosha
>>10449114 2 Young Florida Women Arrested For Pimping Girls For Sex
>>10449133 Kenosha police busts 3 'out of state' vehicles with gas cans & illegal fireworks believed to belong to Seattle activist group
>>10449108, >>10449139, >>10449158, Chaotic scene in DC w/man in blackface (vid)
>>10449153 Warmonger William Hague endorses Joe Biden
>>10449176 Shootings plague Rio past 24 hrs (J Post)
>>10449190, >>10449227 Rand Paul Surrounded by Rioters
#13372
#10435674 at 2020-08-27 05:58:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13355: Eye of Laura Hitting Now, Prayers For All 5:5 Bread Edition
English: First Lady Melania Trump walks with Mrs. Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France, Mrs. Malgorzata Tusk, wife of European Council President Donald Tusk, and Mrs. Akie Abe, wife of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, during the G7 Summit Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Rocher de la Vierge in Biarritz, France.
Date 24 August 2019, 14:31
https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/48623045796/
#10421546 at 2020-08-26 03:45:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13337: GOD BLESS OUR FIRST LADY MELANIA Edition
Abe eyes holding press conference on Fri.: officials
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a press conference on Friday amid growing concern about his health, senior government officials said Tuesday. Abe is expected to provide an explanation about the measures his government has been taking in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as concerning his health condition, the officials said.
Abe "should explain (his health condition) by himself. I suppose he will tell (the public) that he is fine," said a senior lawmaker of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.
It would be Abe's first press conference at his office in Tokyo since June 18.
For the first time in two weeks, Abe started work from the morning at the prime minister's office, working there for eight hours in what some saw as an attempt to quell speculation that his health may be deteriorating.
"His voice is regaining its strength," a source at the prime minister's office said.
Abe, whose first 2006-2007 stint as prime minister was abruptly ended by an intestinal disease called ulcerative colitis, has seemingly stayed healthy since returning to power in 2012 with the help of a new drug. On Monday, Abe revisited Keio University Hospital in Tokyo to be informed of the results of the checkup he had a week earlier and to undergo additional tests. "I would like to inform you all at another time," he told reporters then.
The hospital visit put a damper on the milestone the same day of Abe becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister with 2,799 uninterrupted days in office, breaking the previous record held by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato.
Speculation about Abe's health, initially triggered when a magazine reported he had vomited blood in July, has been swirling since he spent more than seven hours at the hospital on Aug. 17.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200825/p2g/00m/0na/130000c
#10391394 at 2020-08-23 13:38:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13298: The Ravens Leave the Tower Of London Edition
Abe ties Sato for longest uninterrupted term as Japan PM
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brought up his 2,798th consecutive day in office on Sunday, tying him with his great uncle Eisaku Sato, who served between 1964 and 1972, for staying in the top government post for the longest uninterrupted term.
When combined with his short 2006-2007 stint, Abe, who returned to power in late 2012, has spent more than 3,000 days in office, eclipsing Taro Katsura, who led the country for 2,886 days in the early 1900s. Aside from Abe, there are only 10 people who have served as the country's prime minister for more than 1,000 consecutive days, including his grandfather Nobusuke Kishi, at 1,241 days.
Still, a rough road is expected ahead as Abe scrambles to leave what can be called a legacy amid the chinavirus pandemic. The prime minister hopes to achieve his long-held hope of constitutional reform before his term as the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ends in September next year.
The course of his remaining tenure, however, is clouded, as speculation is rife that he is not in the best of health after he reportedly vomited blood in July and made a hospital visit earlier this month. In addition, the chinavirus has taken a serious toll on the country's economy and has given rise to criticism of his government's response.
Economic recovery under his key economic policies, dubbed Abenomics, has been wiped out by the pandemic forcing many businesses to close and people to stay at home. The country's annualized gross domestic product for the April-June quarter stood at 485 trillion yen ($4.6 trillion), lower than the 504 trillion yen in the January-March period of 2013 or the first quarterly GDP after Abe reassumed power.
The size of the latest GDP is equivalent to that of the three months ended June 2011 when the world's third largest economy was whacked by the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in northeastern Japan. As Japan strives to fight against the new coronavirus, Abe has come under fire for the slow distribution and poor quality of government-sponsored cloth face masks.
He also met criticism for pushing a tourism promotion campaign this summer despite the resurgence of virus infections. His government had to make a last-minute change to exclude Tokyo residents from the subsidy program to address concerns over a spike in new cases in the capital.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200823/p2g/00m/0na/012000c
#10334258 at 2020-08-18 22:37:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13224: POTUS Peaceful Protest REEEEEEEEEE - The FOUR MORE YEARS Edition
Japan Considering The Acquisition Of Missiles To Obtain 'Pre-Emptive Strike' Capability
In recent weeks, the political party of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been considering acquiring a missile system that would have the ability to strike other countries, like North Korea and China. However, the move faces considerable resistance within Japan, whose Constitution strictly forbids Japan's armed forces from having offensive military capabilities.
Late last month, Reuters reported that Japan has taken a step closer to acquiring weapons able to strike North Korea or other potential enemies after a high-level committee of the Liberal Democratic Party approved proposals to consider acquiring a strike capability to prevent ballistic missile attacks.
However, acquiring long-range munitions for Japan's Self Defence Forces is still a controversial issue for the country, which renounced the right to wage war in the constitution written and enacted by the US in 1947 after Japan's defeat in World War Two. The proposal is also likely to anger China and Russia, which could be within range of any new strike weapons.
"Our country needs to consider ways to strengthen deterrence, including having the capability to halt ballistic missile attacks within the territory of our adversaries," the proposal document said.
The proposals, crafted by senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers, including former defence minister Itsunori Onodera, were presented to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe late last month.
The proposals are "to stay within the bounds of the constitution and to comply with international law, that has not changed", Onodera said at a briefing.
The recommendations will be discussed by Japan's National Security Council, which is expected to finalise new defence policies by the end of September.
Prime Minister Abe has argued that the Japanese military needs to expand its capabilities to respond to a deteriorating security environment in East Asia as North Korea builds missiles and nuclear weapons, China builds a modern, powerful military and Russian forces re-engage in the region.
In this context a strike option is attractive because it is much easier to hit missiles on launch pads than warheads travelling at several times the speed of sound. Finding mobile launchers to hit, however, requires close surveillance with satellites that Japan does not currently possess, meaning it would still have to rely on technical assistance from the United States.
Japan's defence ministry could decide on equipment purchases by the end of the year, government officials told Reuters.
"We will look at the LDP recommendations and consider them thoroughly," Minister of Defence Taro Kono said at a regular press briefing.
The ruling party deliberations follow the decision in June to cancel two planned Aegis Ashore sites designed to track and target incoming ballistic missiles from North Korea, which would have served as a shield to intercept incoming missiles, citing the risk posed to residents living near the installations where the anti-missile systems were to have been located and the rising costs involved with the project.
In this respect the LDP policy document included a recommendation that Japan consider how to acquire a defence radar system on a par with Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ashore system that could also track other threats such as drones and cruise missiles.
https://southfront.org/japan-considering-the-acquisition-of-missiles-to-obtain-pre-emptive-strike-capability/
#10313571 at 2020-08-17 02:42:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13197: Fair & Balanced Edition
Japan GDP contracts annualized 27.8% in April-June:economy shrinks at record pace as pandemic wipes out 'Abenomics' gains
Japan's economy shrank 7.8% in April-June from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of 27.8%, the Cabinet Office said Monday, as private consumption and exports bore the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. The third consecutive decline on the quarter was also Japan's biggest under gross domestic product data going back to 1955, exceeding the country's 4.8% drop in January-March 2009 in the wake of the Lehman crisis. Economists expected a decline of 7.3%, or an annualized fall of 26.3%. A big drop was anticipated following a state of emergency in April and May that kept many retail outlets closed, while exports were slammed by shutdowns in the U.S. and Europe.
The April-June plunge wiped out much of the growth achieved under Abenomics, the signature economic program of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the past eight years under his leadership. The sharp contraction was "unavoidable" given the unprecedented circumstances created by the coronavirus, said Yuichi Kodama, chief economist at Meiji Yasuda Research Institute. What's important is to get the economy back on a recovery path, he added. "The top priority for the Abe government should be to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control so that normal economic activity can be resumed," Kodama said. Helping rebuild industries hit hardest by the pandemic, such as restaurants and tourism, is an urgent task, so is accelerating the digitization of the economy, an area where the pandemic has shown Japan is falling short, Kodama said.
A long-term fiscal sustainability plan also needs to be formulated after a sharp increase in government deficits, Kodama added. Though Japan's decline was less severe than in the U.S. and the U.K., where the economy shrank 9.5% and 20.4%, respectively, it was deeper than in Asian peers such as South Korea and China. South Korea's economy shrank 3.3% in the second quarter. The country, a top producer of memory chips, benefited from a surge in demand for personal computers as more people opted to work from home to avoid the risk of infection. China's economy rebounded with 3.2% growth on the year in April-June after a decline of 6.8% in January-March. Beijing's draconian handling of coronavirus cases helped contain the outbreak faster, and reopen the economy earlier, than in other countries, economists said.
In Japan, an increase in people working from home spurred growth in imports of PCs from China. An emergency government program to hand out 100,000 yen ($940) to every Japanese resident helped resuscitate private consumption as the economy gradually reopened in May and June, economists said.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Japan-GDP-contracts-annualized-27.8-in-April-June
#10075634 at 2020-07-25 20:32:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12895: PAIN Is the Only Cure Edition
Japan PM Abe takes summer snap election off the table; fall poll still possible
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not plan to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives early for a snap election this summer, he has informed government and ruling party executives. According to several of these executives, Abe is also unreceptive to the idea of dissolving the powerful lower house at the beginning of the extraordinary Diet session this autumn, and will concentrate instead on policy to battle the recent resurgence in novel coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, some within the government are apparently pushing for a temporary cut in the consumption tax rate to give a significant boost to Japan's pandemic-battered economy. Depending on how the situation develops going forward, there remains the possibility of a general election suddenly being called sometime from the beginning of autumn onward, with the tax rate reduction as the central campaign issue.
The main proponent of the summer lower house dissolution plan was Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, who had frequent meetings with Abe from June onward to advocate for the idea. However, he apparently never got the prime minister's assent. With coronavirus cases surging again mainly in Tokyo, many in the ruling coalition urged caution, including Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai, who commented, "There are things that are more important to do now than dissolve (the lower house)."
Additionally, the indictment of former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri for alleged election law violations during Anri's campaign for a House of Councillors' seat, and the chaos surrounding the rollout of the government's "Go To Travel" tourism promotion scheme appear to have sapped the party's desire for an early general election. Still, the prospect of an early lower house dissolution has prompted ruling party lawmakers to rev up their activities in their local constituencies across Japan. One LDP executive commented, "There will be an election sooner or later. (The possibility) has made the party tighten up internally."
Prime Minister Abe is set to reshuffle the Cabinet and the LDP's executive leadership in around September to better address the coronavirus crisis.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200725/p2a/00m/0na/002000c
#10038616 at 2020-07-22 01:33:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12847: Here Comes The Purge - Time To Get Creative - The REEEEEEEEEEEEEE Edition
China just hit a big bump in that silk road
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/07/21/big-winning-report-india-and-u-s-close-to-final-trade-agreement/
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump already sealed their component. Now it appears India and the U.S. have reached terms.
India has always been a key strategic nation within the global trade-realignment taking place by the Trump administration. Underpinning the geopolitics, the "Indo-Pacific" strategy is structurally the decoupling of the U.S. from China.
As a part of the strategy President Trump positioned the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) as benefactors in manufacturing & trade as an outcome of the U.S. decoupling from China.
However, India had genuine concerns about the global dynamic. Specifically, India is worried about allowing the multinationals to have influence over their economy and social structure. In this regard India was not wrong; their concerns were not unfounded.
When Americans see it in other nations we call it "bribery and corruption", but when it happens in Washington, DC, we call it "lobbying"; the process is exactly the same.
#9901548 at 2020-07-09 04:19:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12671: There Is No Such Thing As Hate Speech Edition
Japan bankruptcies rise for 1st time in 11 years
Bankruptcies among Japanese companies in the first half of the year rose for the first time in 11 years due partly to the coronavirus pandemic that has hit hotel and restaurant businesses, according to data compiled by a research firm.
Tokyo Shoko Research, which tracks Japanese bankruptcies, said there were 4,001 cases in the six months through June, up 0.2 percent from a year earlier. Among them, 240 firms went bankrupt due to the coronavirus pandemic, the research firm said.
"While the coronavirus is one of the reasons of the rise in bankruptcy, most of them are ascribed to increase of labor costs and October's sales tax hike," a spokesman at the research firm said. Bankruptcies in industries including accommodation and food services came in at 1,295, up 3.8 percent year on year, as declines in inbound tourism hit the sectors, the firm said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had issued the state of emergency nationwide for more than a month until late May to stem the spread of COVID-19, which has infected nearly 21,000 people in the country and killed almost 1,000.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13527054
#9774243 at 2020-06-28 09:36:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12510: The 'Mail-In Vote Fraud Evidence Creates Skepticism' Edition
News/Notes
'''Japan Officially Ends Aegis Ashore Plans After National Security Council Deliberations… (important stuff to note.)
Japan has formally ended its plans to procure two Aegis Ashore missile defense sites, citing concerns that the booster on the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor missile couldn't be guaranteed to land on military property instead of nearby civilian communities.
Defense Minister Taro Kono announced his intentions to pause the program on June 15. On Thursday, after speaking to the National Security Council chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the day before, Kono told lawmakers, "after deliberations at the NSC, we have come to the decision to cancel the deployment in Yamaguchi and Akita prefectures," according to Kyodo News.
The two sites, one at the northern end of the country and one in the south, were meant to supplement ship-based anti-ballistic missile capabilities to protect the country against incoming missiles from North Korea or China.
According to Kyodo, Kono cited technical problems and increasing costs, as well as strong local opposition due to the fact that the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor couldn't be altered to control specifically where the rocket booster would land.
USNI News understands that the SM-3 Block IIA - a missile that was co-developed by Japan and the U.S. - actually has a smaller dispersion area for where the rocket booster could fall than does other missiles that Aegis Ashore could use, such as the SM-3 Block IA or IB. However, after selecting the Aegis Ashore locations, local safety concerns led Japan to want to further narrow the area where the booster could fall, based on potential winds and other factors. Though the dispersion area is only a few kilometers wide, USNI News understands, Japan wanted a guarantee that the booster would land on military property or at sea, rather than on local civilian neighborhoods. USNI News understands that the Aegis Ashore shooting a SM-3 Block IIA could allow for certain no-drop zones, where the booster could be dropped in such a way to avoid hitting something like a school building, but guaranteeing that all civilian property would be safe was not technologically possible. Narrowly selecting where the booster would fall would require a different kind of missile altogether optimized for that feature, rather than the SM-3 IIA, which is optimized to have longer range and a bigger warhead than previous BMD interceptors.
Kyodo reported that Kono also told lawmakers that the Defense Ministry couldn't pick alternate sites for the Aegis Ashore installments, so the effort was canceled.
The two other Aegis Ashore installations - in Romania and Poland - are located at more remote military areas, with the risk a falling booster poses to civilian infrastructure being minimal. The House Armed Services Committee is considering legislation that leaves the door open for an Aegis Ashore site at Fort Drum, N.Y., for homeland defense; that site, too, would protect civilian infrastructure because the launchers could likely be set up with the booster dispersion area contained within the fences of the large, remote Army base, USNI News understands.
Without Aegis Ashore, Japan will rely on what will soon be a fleet of eight Aegis-equipped destroyers in the Kongo, Atago and Maya classes of DDGs, as well as land-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defense coverage.
https://news.usni.org/2020/06/26/japan-officially-ends-aegis-ashore-plans-after-national-security-council-deliberations
#9661393 at 2020-06-18 19:58:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12366: Afternoon Edition
Free travel across Japan approved from Fri. as virus fears ease
Japan will lift its restrictions on travel across prefectures on Friday as scheduled as the spread of the novel coronavirus has been kept in check, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. "We're raising the level of social and economic activities further," Abe told a meeting of a government task force on the coronavirus. "There will be no restrictions on movement (beyond prefectures)."
Abe ended the nationwide state of emergency he declared by late May. But people have been advised to avoid travel to and from Tokyo and Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area, as well as Hokkaido in northern Japan, if it is not urgent or essential.
Tokyo has the largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases among the country's 47 prefectures and close economic links with the neighboring prefectures. Hokkaido was recently hit by a fresh wave of infections. Under the nationwide state of emergency declared ahead of the Golden Week holidays from late April to early May, the government asked people to refrain from crossing prefectural borders for fear of the virus spreading.
The travel restrictions had already been lifted for other parts of the country. The complete end of the curbs opens the way for a recovery in tourism as the government seeks to revitalize the struggling sector once the coronavirus epidemic subsides. The government has tried to strike a balance between expanding economic activity and enhancing precautionary measures, while health experts have warned that Japan could see a second wave of infections if people let their guard down against the virus.
With the latest decision, the number of people allowed at events such as concerts will be raised to up to 1,000 from the previous 100 for indoor and 200 for outdoor venues. Still, indoor venues will be allowed only half of their full capacity, while those outdoors will be asked to make sure that sufficient distancing can be maintained.
Professional sports will be permitted to resume though without spectators with this year's Nippon Professional Baseball season starting Friday. Business closure requests for such establishments as nightclubs and live music venues will also be lifted.
On Thursday, 67 new COVID-19 infections were reported in Japan, bringing the total of cases to more than 18,400, including those from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo in February. The death toll in the country from the virus stood at 954.
The number of infections has been on an upward trend in Tokyo since the state of emergency in the capital was lifted May 25.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200618/p2g/00m/0na/116000c
#9659033 at 2020-06-18 15:39:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12363: Portland Takeover Done Already? Edition
Abe Offers Apology Over Arrest of Ex-Justice Minister Suspected of Vote Buying
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday offered an apology over the arrest of the country's lawmaker and the former minister of justice, Kawai Katsuyuki and his wife, Anri, who are suspected of buying votes during the 2019 election.
"I'm keenly aware of my responsibility," Abe said at a televised press conference, as quoted by Kyodo.
The politicians were arrested on Thursday morning. According to the Kyodo news agency, the investigation launched in the fall of 2019, which prompted Kawai Katsuyuki to leave the justice minister post, revealed that the couple had distributed cash to members of local assemblies in the Hiroshima Prefecture in exchange for securing votes for Kawai Anri, who had run in the upper house election in July 2019.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006181079653603-Abe-offers-apology-over-arrest-of-ex-justice-minister-suspected-of-vote-buying/
#9656275 at 2020-06-18 06:42:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12359: Will the Last Policeman in Atlanta Please Turn Out the Light? Edition
>>9656256
Former Japanese Justice Minister and Wife Arrested for Suspected Vote Buying, Reports Suggest
A former Japanese justice minister and his lawmaker wife have been arrested on suspicion of vote-buying, according to the public broadcaster NHK.
According to media reports, prosecutors suspect former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife Anri Kawai of offering millions of yen in cash to people prior to the upper house elections in 2019, in which his wife won a seat.
Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had close ties to the minister, has declined over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, uproar over efforts to extend top prosecutors' retirement age, and some questions about the government's support of tourism and smaller companies.
Earlier, Shinzo Abe called on residents not to relax with the onset of hot weather, since high temperatures do not mean the absence of the coronavirus infection, and cited the situation in Qatar with a traditionally hot climate.
The overall number of COVID-19 cases in Japan has reached 17,628, including 931 fatalities, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006181079647407-former-japanese-justice-minister-and-wife-arrested-for-suspected-vote-buying-reports-suggest/
#9647508 at 2020-06-17 19:04:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12348: Past Proves Future Edition
Japan stuck with $1.6bn bill after scrapping Aegis Ashore system
As Japan prepares to officially halt deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system, it faces the question of what to do about previously signed contracts with the U.S. worth 70% of its estimated total procurement costs.
Defense budgets through fiscal 2019 included 173.2 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in related contracts. Japan has signed a $320 million-plus contract with Lockheed Martin for radar systems, while the physical installations are being purchased through the U.S. government.
The total cost of planned procurements for the two batteries, including the radars and other components such as launch equipment, comes to about $2.3 billion. Having such a huge deal evaporate is unlikely to sit well with the U.S., which has under President Donald Trump pushed Japan to make big defense purchases.
Defense Minister Taro Kono told a lower house national security committee Tuesday that Tokyo and Washington would "properly discuss" the matter but made clear that Japan would be on the hook for some expenses. "We don't expect the expenditures to be zero. I apologize," he said. The fiscal 2020 budget earmarked more than $90 million for procurement of launch equipment. The remaining $600 million-plus for the installations that has not yet been budgeted will be put on hold. Because of the limited number of players in arms manufacturing, prices tend to run high, and contracts are often paid out over several years. This is the case with Aegis Ashore. Payments for previously signed agreements are included in each year's defense budget in much the same way as loan repayments. Japan is procuring everything but the radars and launch equipment through Washington's Foreign Military Sales program, which usually requires payment in advance rather than in exchange for goods received. Tokyo has paid about $115 million toward Aegis Ashore-related FMS purchase agreements.
The Defense Ministry estimates the total cost of the project, including 30 years of operating expenses, at roughly $4.2 billion. Kono cited the cost of necessary overhauls as a major factor behind the suspension. At one of the planned installation sites, the Defense Ministry had initially offered assurances that booster rockets carrying interceptors would fall within a Ground Self-Defense Force training ground rather than nearby residential neighborhoods. But it has since become clear that this cannot be guaranteed without significant modifications. Kono put the cost at more than $1.8 billion.
With negotiations with local authorities at both sites going nowhere, the government has not budgeted for land development and building construction for the batteries, for fear of a further backlash. And the government's cost estimates do not include missiles, which reportedly carry a price tag of nearly $30 million each. Adding in that expense could push the total cost of the project into the tens of billions of dollars, by some estimates.
In 2017, when the project was still in the decision-making stage, the ministry put the cost of each Aegis Ashore installation at about 80 billion yen. This was cheaper than a cutting-edge Aegis-equipped ship, which was one of the ministry's selling points for the land-based batteries.
The Aegis Ashore project has highlighted issues with Japan's defense procurement system. The price and delivery date of purchases through the FMS program are set at Washington's sole discretion, which has contributed to Tokyo's swelling defense spending. Japan's defense budget topped 5.3 trillion yen in fiscal 2020, a sixth straight record high.
The Aegis Ashore deployment was a top-down decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump, who has pressured Japan to make pricey defense purchases to rebalance a bilateral relationship he has decried as unfair.
Relying on American-made gear carries risks, as any flaws could leave gaps in Japan's defenses that Tokyo cannot address on its own.
"If we don't make [defense equipment] in Japan, this sort of thing will keep happening," former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday in a meeting of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-stuck-with-1.6bn-bill-after-scrapping-Aegis-Ashore-system
#9554738 at 2020-06-10 01:25:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12229: People Are Waking Up Edition
Abe softens stance on full-scale Olympics to avoid cancellation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has repeatedly vowed to hold the Olympics in a "complete form" next summer, but those ambitions are being tamped down as he hopes to avoid the worst case scenario: a cancellation of the event. The International Olympic Committee's executive board meets online Wednesday to discuss the postponed Summer Games. The only two choices are holding the games in Tokyo next year as scheduled or canceling them altogether, IOC member Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant said, according to European media.
A final decision could be made next spring, Beckers-Vieujant said. The new coronavirus still rages outside Japan. Development of treatments and vaccines has lagged behind schedule.
So the Abe government is scrambling to prepare for athletes and spectators to go even if vaccines have not been fully administered. The only option off the table is holding the games without fans in the seats. Organizers will adopt a flexible administrative policy reflecting the IOC's desire to control costs. This may include simplifying the event by shortening the opening ceremony, the torch relay schedule and the guest list. Abe recently used the term "complete form" when talking to reporters May 25, the day he declared an end to Japan's state of emergency over COVID-19. "Next summer, as proof that humanity has completely defeated the novel coronavirus, I intend to open the games in a complete form," he said. This determination started to soften in the government the next day, when Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori visited Abe at the prime minister's official residence.
Mori said the priority should be to host the Olympics without obsessing over whether they are complete, according to a source familiar with the conversation. The former prime minister was also reportedly hesitant over whether mass vaccination should be a condition.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tokyo-2020-Olympics/Abe-softens-stance-on-full-scale-Olympics-to-avoid-cancellation
#9383892 at 2020-05-30 22:54:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12010: Call the Ball Edition
KHAZARIAN MAFIA'S COVID-19 POWER GRAB FAILS
Bill Gates Now A Dead Man Walking
Ben Fulford 5/25/2020
The Khazarian mafia power grab using a fake COVID 19 pandemic has failed spectacularly and now payback begins, Pentagon and Asian secret society sources say.
The White Hats have begun an immediate offensive by killing Jesuit military leader and Black Pope Adolfo Nicolas.
The death of Nicolas opened the path for the liberation of Japan. This is being followed by the liberation of Germany. Only then will it be possible to liberate the United States and thus the planet Earth.
Although his predecessor Peter Hans Kolvenbach was in charge of that operation, Nicolas failed to admit, apologize and make amends for this war crime.
His death has opened the way for regime change in Japan because he was the top commander of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that actually runs this country. His death has opened the way for regime change in Japan because he was the top commander of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that actually runs this country.
The day after Nicolas died, Hiromu Kurokawa the chief of the Tokyo prosecutors' office was forced to resign over a "gambling scandal."
Sauce: https://sputniknews.com/asia/202005211079375994-tokyos-top-prosecutor-quits-over-gambling-scandal-reports/
Then, 662 lawyers and scholars filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13392161
Also, with Nicolas removed, the path was finally opened to file the following criminal complaint about Fukushima to the International Criminal Court:
Dear sirs: "On March 11, 2011 Japan was attacked by means of nuclear bombs drilled into the seAbed off the shore of Fukushima Japan, resulting in at least 15,899 deaths."
We have multiple witnesses to this act of terrorism. These include:
Australian ANSUS agent Sasha Zaric, a whistleblower who was involved in smuggling in the 500-kiloton nuclear device used in the attack.
A member of the Japanese self-defense forces who was involved in the technical operation of dividing the nuclear weapon into 5 smaller devices that were drilled into the seAbed by the deep sea drilling ship Chikyu. He is currently in protective custody but will be made available for trial.
Another witness is Naoto Kan who was Prime Minister of Japan at the time of the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Kan with more attacks on the day after March 11, 2011 unless Japan handed over its foreign exchange holdings to the Khazarian mafia. The NSA and the Japanese self-defense forces have recordings of this conversation.
'''Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia can also testify that he was removed from power by agents of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board when he tried to warn of the imminent attack against Japan.
There are many more witnesses who can prove beyond doubt that the tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima was the result of a deliberate attack.
We can also prove the following individuals were involved in the attack (some of them are deceased):
Peter Hans Kolvenbach, former head of the Society of Jesus. Kolvenbach was recorded by the NSA as claiming credit for the attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu, as mentioned above, has also been recorded claiming responsibility for the attack.
Leo Zagami. Zagami threatened the attack would take place in a book published in Japan before March 11, 2011.
The Israeli Security company Magna BSP, which installed a small nuclear weapon at the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was set off to coincide with the undersea nuclear weapon attack.
The then governor of Fukushima is among the many who can testify to their involvement.If the ICC fails to act on this matter the White Dragon Society will hunt down and kill all court officials involved in the decision to cover up this massive war crime."
This is just the beginning of the counter offensive.
Now look at what is in [sic] mstore for mass murderer Bill Gates and his fellow medical cartel criminals.
^^^The famous mug shot of Bill Gates when he was arrested in his younger years. The official story is that he was arrested for a traffic violation.
However, CIA sources say "The real charge was related to Gates being found in his car with an underage boy in a compromising position in the back seat."
Remember this news item about a man being arrested on the Bill Gates estate for kiddie porn?
https://www.kiro7.com/news/man-arrested-bill-gates-estate-reportedly-trading-/43531857/
CIA sources say he was in reality trying to eliminate incriminating evidence against Gates. They now say Gates was also involved in torturing and killing young children in order to harvest Adrenochrome.
#9341813 at 2020-05-28 06:18:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11956: The 'Executive Decisions For Social Media' Edition
>>9341681(lb)
I'm confused…so ya'll did lockdown?
"Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic, with just 851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown."
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-ends-coronavirus-emergency-850-deaths-no-lockdown-1506336
#9341503 at 2020-05-28 05:49:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11955: The Graveyard Shift Edition
>>9341412
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-ends-coronavirus-emergency-850-deaths-no-lockdown-1506336
Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic, with just 851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown.
"I have decided to end the state of emergency across the nation," Abe said during a televised press conference on Monday. "In just over a month and a half, we almost brought (the infection) situation under control."
Abe cautioned that lifting the order did not mean that the novel virus was gone from Japan. "Our battle against the virus will continue," he said, while urging the Japanese people to continue following stringent social distancing guidance.
As of Monday, the East Asian nation had reported 16,628 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Of those infected, 13,612 have already recovered and 851 have died. Tokyo, the nation's capital with 14 million residents, was the hardest-hit part of the country, with more than 5,100 cases. On Monday, the city reported just eight new infections.
A spokesperson from the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C. told Newsweek that the country would continue to monitor the spread of the virus and maintain restrictions on international travelers for the foreseeable future.
"The spread of COVID-19 is changing from moment to moment and it is challenging to predict confidently. However, Japan is to carefully consider how to ease its restrictions on international travels partially and gradually while keeping to contain COVID-19," the spokesperson explained in an email.
While Japan never implemented stringent lockdowns like those in parts of China, many European countries and the U.S., it barred foreigner travelers who had recently visited many hard-hit countries and urged residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Restaurants and shops were also required to close earlier than normal. Karaoke bars, live music venues and gyms were shuttered and will remain closed in the coming weeks.
Public health officials in Japan have warned the population to wear masks in public and continue to work from home if possible. The Japanese government has asked the population to adapt to a new lifestyle to avoid an uptick in new cases and prevent the spread of the virus. People have also been encouraged to avoid traveling for non-essential purposes to other regions of the country.
It's unclear why Japan has a relatively low infection rate and a comparatively small number of deaths due to COVID-19. Abe has faced criticism for taking little action to curb the virus' spread as many other nations implemented stringent lockdowns.
"Just by looking at death numbers, you can say Japan was successful," Mikihito Tanaka, a professor at Waseda University specializing in science communication, and a member of a public group of experts on the novel virus, told Bloomberg. "But even experts don't know the reason."
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's economic revitalization minister, has said that the situation with the virus will be reviewed every three weeks and further steps could be taken to ease the guidance currently in place, Kyodo News reported. Until then, the Japanese public has been encouraged to remain at home and to avoid large public gatherings.
#9315064 at 2020-05-26 01:07:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11921: information [truth] becomes free [uncontrolled] Edition
KHAZARIAN MAFIA'S COVID-19 POWER GRAB FAILS
Bill Gates Now A Dead Man Walking
Ben Fulford 5/25/2020
The Khazarian mafia power grab using a fake COVID 19 pandemic has failed spectacularly and now payback begins, Pentagon and Asian secret society sources say. The White Hats have begun an immediate offensive by killing Jesuit military leader and Black Pope Adolfo Nicolas, White Dragon Society sources say.
The death of Nicolas opened the path for the liberation of Japan. This is being followed by the liberation of Germany. Only then will it be possible to liberate the United States and thus the planet Earth.
Although his predecessor Peter Hans Kolvenbach was in charge of that operation, Nicolas failed to admit, apologize and make amends for this war crime.
His death has opened the way for regime change in Japan because he was the top commander of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that actually runs this country. The day after Nicolas died, Hiromu Kurokawa the chief of the Tokyo prosecutors' office was forced to resign over a "gambling scandal."
Sauce: https://sputniknews.com/asia/202005211079375994-tokyos-top-prosecutor-quits-over-gambling-scandal-reports/
Then, 662 lawyers and scholars filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13392161
Also, with Nicolas removed, the path was finally opened to file the following criminal complaint about Fukushima to the International Criminal Court:
Dear sirs:
>"On March 11, 2011 Japan was attacked by means of nuclear bombs drilled into the seAbed off the shore of Fukushima Japan, resulting in at least 15,899 deaths."
We have multiple witnesses to this act of terrorism. These include:Australian ANSUS agent Sasha Zaric, a whistleblower who was involved in smuggling in the 500-kiloton nuclear device used in the attack.
A member of the Japanese self-defense forces who was involved in the technical operation of dividing the nuclear weapon into 5 smaller devices that were drilled into the seAbed by the deep sea drilling ship Chikyu. He is currently in protective custody but will be made available for trial.
Another witness is Naoto Kan who was Prime Minister of Japan at the time of the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Kan with more attacks on the day after March 11, 2011 unless Japan handed over its foreign exchange holdings to the Khazarian mafia. The NSA and the Japanese self-defense forces have recordings of this conversation.
'''Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia can also testify that he was removed from power by agents of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board when he tried to warn of the imminent attack against Japan.
There are many more witnesses who can prove beyond doubt that the tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima was the result of a deliberate attack.
We can also prove the following individuals were involved in the attack (some of them are deceased):
Peter Hans Kolvenbach, former head of the Society of Jesus. Kolvenbach was recorded by the NSA as claiming credit for the attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu, as mentioned above, has also been recorded claiming responsibility for the attack.
Leo Zagami. Zagami threatened the attack would take place in a book published in Japan before March 11, 2011.
The Israeli Security company Magna BSP, which installed a small nuclear weapon at the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was set off to coincide with the undersea nuclear weapon attack.
The then governor of Fukushima is among the many who can testify to their involvement.If the ICC fails to act on this matter the White Dragon Society will hunt down and kill all court officials involved in the decision to cover up this massive war crime."
This is just the beginning of the counter offensive. Now look at what is in [sic] mstore for mass murderer Bill Gates and his fellow medical cartel criminals.
^^^The famous mug shot of Bill Gates when he was arrested in his younger years.
The official story is that he was arrested for a traffic violation. However, CIA sources say "The real charge was related to Gates being found in his car with an underage boy in a compromising position in the back seat."
Remember this news item about a man being arrested on the Bill Gates estate for kiddie porn?
https://www.kiro7.com/news/man-arrested-bill-gates-estate-reportedly-trading-/43531857/
CIA sources say he was in reality trying to eliminate incriminating evidence against Gates. They now say Gates was also involved in torturing and killing young children in order to harvest Adrenochrome.
#9312475 at 2020-05-25 20:38:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11918: WHO Are The Hypocrits? Never Forget Edition
KHAZARIAN MAFIA'S COVID-19 POWER GRAB FAILS
Bill Gates Now A Dead Man Walking
Ben Fulford 5/25/2020
The Khazarian mafia power grab using a fake COVID 19 pandemic has failed spectacularly and now payback begins, Pentagon and Asian secret society sources say.
The White Hats have begun an immediate offensive by killing Jesuit military leader and Black Pope Adolfo Nicolas, White Dragon Society sources say.
The death of Nicolas opened the path for the liberation of Japan. This is being followed by the liberation of Germany. Only then will it be possible to liberate the United States and thus the planet Earth.
Although his predecessor Peter Hans Kolvenbach was in charge of that operation, Nicolas failed to admit, apologize and make amends for this war crime. His death has opened the way for regime change in Japan because he was the top commander of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that actually runs this country.
The day after Nicolas died, Hiromu Kurokawa the chief of the Tokyo prosecutors' office was forced to resign over a "gambling scandal."
Sauce:https://sputniknews.com/asia/202005211079375994-tokyos-top-prosecutor-quits-over-gambling-scandal-reports/
Then, 662 lawyers and scholars filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13392161
Also, with Nicolas removed, the path was finally opened to file the following criminal complaint about Fukushima to the International Criminal Court:
Dear sirs:
"On March 11, 2011 Japan was attacked by means of nuclear bombs drilled into the seAbed off the shore of Fukushima Japan, resulting in at least 15,899 deaths."
We have multiple witnesses to this act of terrorism. These include:
Australian ANSUS agent Sasha Zaric, a whistleblower who was involved in smuggling in the 500-kiloton nuclear device used in the attack.
A member of the Japanese self-defense forces who was involved in the technical operation of dividing the nuclear weapon into 5 smaller devices that were drilled into the seAbed by the deep sea drilling ship Chikyu. He is currently in protective custody but will be made available for trial.
Another witness is Naoto Kan who was Prime Minister of Japan at the time of the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Kan with more attacks on the day after March 11, 2011 unless Japan handed over its foreign exchange holdings to the Khazarian mafia. The NSA and the Japanese self-defense forces have recordings of this conversation.
'''Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia can also testify that he was removed from power by agents of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board when he tried to warn of the imminent attack against Japan.
There are many more witnesses who can prove beyond doubt that the tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima was the result of a deliberate attack.
We can also prove the following individuals were involved in the attack (some of them are deceased):
Peter Hans Kolvenbach, former head of the Society of Jesus. Kolvenbach was recorded by the NSA as claiming credit for the attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu, as mentioned above, has also been recorded claiming responsibility for the attack.
Leo Zagami. Zagami threatened the attack would take place in a book published in Japan before March 11, 2011.
The Israeli Security company Magna BSP, which installed a small nuclear weapon at the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was set off to coincide with the undersea nuclear weapon attack.
The then governor of Fukushima is among the many who can testify to their involvement. If the ICC fails to act on this matter the White Dragon Society will hunt down and kill all court officials involved in the decision to cover up this massive war crime."
This is just the beginning of the counter offensive.
Now look at what is in [sic] mstore for mass murderer Bill Gates and his fellow medical cartel criminals.
^^^The famous mug shot of Bill Gates when he was arrested in his younger years. The official story is that he was arrested for a traffic violation.
However, CIA sources say "The real charge was related to Gates being found in his car with an underage boy in a compromising position in the back seat."
Remember this news item about a man being arrested on the Bill Gates estate for kiddie porn?
https://www.kiro7.com/news/man-arrested-bill-gates-estate-reportedly-trading-/43531857/
CIA sources say he was in reality trying to eliminate incriminating evidence against Gates. They now say Gates was also involved in torturing and killing young children in order to harvest Adrenochrome.
#9311304 at 2020-05-25 18:32:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11916: WTF are You Waiting For? Honor Our Troops! Drop Them 1A Moabs! Edition
Japans Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
The Japanese government lifted the nationwide state of emergency Monday as COVID-19 cases have decreased across the country, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the state of emergency in the capital region and some other areas on April 7 and later expanded it to a nationwide order.
He announced at his press briefing Monday that his focus has now shifted to reviving the Japanese economy.
"Every area of the country has met the conditions for ending the emergency, which are extremely strict by global standards," Abe said. "In Japan's own way, we have largely brought the infection under control in a month and a half."
The prime minister mentioned that two extra budgets will provide 200 trillion yen ($1.86 trillion) in economic assistance. The first extra budget implemented a few weeks ago, helped fund a record 117-trillion yen economic stimulus plan, a value equivalent to more than 20 percent of Japan's gross domestic product (GDP).
Lockdowns aren't legally possible in Japan, according to Bloomberg's report, so the state of emergency allowed local governments to instruct businesses to either close or operate for shortened hours, and to ask residents to stay home to curb the spread of the virus.
Abe told Japanese citizens to be prepared for a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and added that a state of emergency may have to be reintroduced if that were to happen. The prime minister added that border control will continue to be hardened as the virus continues to spread around the world.
As is the case in the United States, baseball is an extremely popular sport in Japan. Prime Minister Abe said Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Japan's highest level of pro baseball, will return next month without spectators. He also said concerts could resume as long as crowds consist of less than 100 people.
Japan's capital Tokyo was scheduled to host the 2020 Summer Olympics between July 24 and August 9. However, the Olympics were rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021 due to the pandemic.
Abe also told the nation that conditions in each region will be reviewed every three weeks to determine whether measures can be loosened further.
Japan has had at least 16,500 coronavirus cases with 13,400 recoveries and 820 deaths as of Monday.
https://saraacarter.com/japans-lifts-nationwide-state-of-emergency/
#9302321 at 2020-05-24 22:46:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11905: 2Q2Q Election, 11.11 All Will Be Well Edition
Japan to fully lift chinavirus emergency in Tokyo area, Hokkaido
Japan plans to fully lift the state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido on Monday, a minister said Sunday, given a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and improved medical systems. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Hokkaido were the last remaining areas under the measure among the country's 47 prefectures.
Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of the emergency response, said an advisory panel of health experts will meet on Monday morning to discuss the lifting of the measure. He made the remark at a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others. "For the most part, there is no change in the trend of decline (in new infection cases)," Nishimura said, despite a slight rise in new cases for Tokyo and Hokkaido over the weekend. Kanagawa and Hokkaido also did not meet the required level for new infections in the past week.
The Tokyo metropolitan government said 14 new cases of infections in the capital were confirmed on Sunday. It reported just two new cases in the capital Saturday, the lowest single-day tally since Abe declared the state of emergency last month. But Tokyo has averaged around 7.1 new cases per day for the past week, 10 less than the requirement needed to lift the state of emergency declaration.
A Kyodo News tally compiling data in the week through Saturday showed that new infections stood at 0.29, falling below 0.5 per 100,000 people in the past week – one of the criteria for the government and experts on whether to ease the emergency. With the number of infections seemingly past a peak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended the emergency over the virus in 42 prefectures.
The emergency declaration requesting that citizens refrain from nonessential outings and that businesses suspend operations was expanded to cover the entire nation on April 16 and later extended to run until the end of May.
Despite the emergency having been lifted in the vast majority of the country, infectious disease experts have been calling on the public to remain alert for a second wave of infections.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200524/p2g/00m/0na/040000c
#9263993 at 2020-05-21 15:05:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11856: When Virus' Don't Work, False Flag Em' Edition
Japan weighs lifting Tokyo's coronavirus emergency May 25
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Thursday that the state of emergency remains in place for metropolitan Tokyo and Hokkaido, while that status will now be lifted for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures.
The government and an expert panel made the decision based on whether the number of new weekly cases fell to a benchmark of 0.5 per 100,000 residents, among other factors, such as medical care capacity and testing capacity.
Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba are considered a single area. Based on a Nikkei estimate, Tokyo's number of weekly cases per 100,000 residents was above the benchmark, at 0.56, while it was 1.08 in Kanagawa as of Wednesday night.
While the tentative end date for the state of emergency is set for May 31, the government expert panel plans to review the status next Monday for the five prefectures. "If the current [improving] situation continues, lifting could be possible," Abe said at a news conference later on Thursday. Tokyo reported 11 new novel coronavirus cases in Tokyo on Thursday. The number of new confirmed cases in the capital has been under 20 for seven straight days. Tokyo is one of the world's most populous cities and has been under a state of emergency since April 7, while the rest of the world has started to reopen.
Business activity has been restricted under the state of emergency. Residents have been asked to stay home, although the public appears to be taking a lax attitude in some areas due to the prolonged restrictions. There are no legal sanctions for going out.
The number of cases in Tokyo and the death toll remain significantly lower than in many other cities. Japan's number of deaths per 100,000 people is 0.61, lower than other Group of Seven countries, such as the U.S. the U.K. and Germany.
Experts are still debating why infections in Japan and some other Asian countries are less common than in the U.S. and much of Europe. Government panel member Shigeru Omi suggested at a news conference that this may be because of the country's high-quality health care system, initial strategy of tracking "cluster" infections and high public health literacy. Others have suggested unproven theories, such as that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination for tuberculosis have raised Japanese people's immunity to the virus.
The expert team advising the Japanese government notes that Japan's decisions should be based stricter standards compared with other countries, some of which saw new outbreaks after previously slowing the spread of the infection.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-weighs-lifting-Tokyo-s-coronavirus-emergency-May-25
#9071496 at 2020-05-07 23:52:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11612: Transcripts Released Part 2 The DNI Releases Their Own Edition
Japanese diplomatic luminary Okamoto dead at 74
Architect of Okinawa base move had contracted coronavirus
TOKYO – Yukio Okamoto, a diplomatic expert who advised two Japanese prime ministers on issues ranging from the return of a U.S. military base in Okinawa to Iraq reconstruction, died in late April. He was 74.
Okamoto had contracted the coronavirus, a Japanese government source said.
A graduate of Hitotsubashi University, Okamoto joined Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry in 1968. The career diplomat served in many critical posts including director of the ministry's National Security Affairs Division and the First North America Division.
After retiring from the ministry in 1991, he founded foreign policy consultancy Okamoto Associates and continued to provide insights into Japan's national security strategy and its relationship with the U.S.
Okamoto was appointed as a special adviser in 1996 to then-Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. He helped coordinate communication between the national and Okinawan governments regarding plans to relocate the U.S. Marines' Futenma air base, as well as on measures to boost Okinawa's economy.
He also served as special adviser to then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the early 2000s, visiting Iraq to help craft Japan's assistance measures for the country.
More recently, Okamoto was part of a private advisory panel formed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2015 as the leader drafted a crucial speech commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Okamoto served as a senior research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for International Studies until his death.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Obituaries/Japanese-diplomatic-luminary-Okamoto-dead-at-74
#9041139 at 2020-05-05 18:58:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11573: The Mask Of Choice WW Edition
Japan promises free Avigan to Iran and 40 countries
May 06, 2020 01:14 JST
Avigan is made by a unit of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
TOKYO – Japan will provide flu drug and potential coronavirus treatment Avigan free of charge to Iran, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani by phone Tuesday.
Iran had requested the meeting to discuss the countries' response to the new coronavirus. The rare telephone conversation marked Abe and Rouhani's first time speaking since their December summit here.
The Japanese government will start sending Avigan to more than 40 countries fighting COVID-19, including Indonesia, the Netherlands and Turkey, after the end of its Golden Week holidays this week. The shipments will be made through the United Nations Office for Project Services.
Iran has logged 6,300-plus deaths from the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker. The Avigan shipments will be considered part of Japan's emergency grant aid to the country.
Abe offered condolences for Iran's loss. He and Rouhani agreed to work closely in response to the virus.
Nearly 80 countries have expressed interest in Avigan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. The ministry had finalized arrangements with 43 countries as of Friday. In exchange for free doses for 20 to 100 patients, recipient countries are asked to provide clinical data to Japan to accelerate research on the drug.
Avigan has not been approved as a coronavirus treatment in Japan, though it is considered a key candidate for treating patients with milder symptoms. Abe is hoping for approval for COVID-19 by mid-May.
"We need a treatment in order to bring the outbreak under control," Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. "I hope for greater cooperation between the private and public sectors and with the international community on developing a treatment."
Avigan was developed by Fujifilm Holdings unit Fujifilm Toyama Chemical. It was approved for production and distribution as a flu treatment in Japan in 2014.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-promises-free-Avigan-to-Iran-and-40-countries
#8983275 at 2020-05-01 03:43:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11498: One Step At A Time Edition
Japan begins distributing cash handouts for virus relief
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Some small municipalities in Japan began distributing on Thursday one-off cash handouts to people to help cushion them from the economic fallout related to the new coronavirus' spread. But the handouts of 100,000 yen ($938) per person may begin later in big cities because of the amount of paperwork, including processing the applications.
In the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, financial institutions first give residents the cash and the town office will later pay the amount back using funds from the state.
Those who have accounts at the bank affiliated with a local agriculture cooperative or a credit union are eligible to receive the 100,000 yen in the town, which has a population of about 8,000.
"We hope (the financial institutions) will make sure all citizens receive the handout," said an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures earlier this month. He then expanded it to the entire nation on April 16, while pledging to launch the cash handout scheme for all residents regardless of income.
His administration's earlier plan to give 300,000 yen each to households whose income has fallen met with sharp criticism.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200501/p2g/00m/0na/013000c
#8971247 at 2020-04-30 12:47:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11483: Things Are not Always As They Appear Edition
Airbus Reports Abysmal Earnings, Russian Mafia Busted
For Smuggling Ventilators: Live Updates
by Tyler Durden
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 07:47
Summary:
LA becomes first US city to offer county-wide testing
Sri Lanka reimposes lockdown measures
Italy retakes mantle of second-deadliest outbreak in Europe from UK
South Korea says 'zero' cases of infection stemming from April 15 election
Airbus reports massive loss, signals distress
New data suggests 1 in 6 US nursing homes suffered COVID-19 clusters
500k coronavirus tests obtained by Maryland from SK haven't yet been used
NYT hammers Brazil's Bolsonaro for denying outbreak
UN warns about virus spreading in Syria, Yemen
Eurozone GDP contracts 3.8%
UK NHS allows hospitals to remove minority workers off the front lines
* * *
German public health officials announced yesterday that Germany's infection rate had ticked higher over last week since the German government started allowing some shops to reopen, raising the possibility that Germany - Europe's undisputed leader in tamping down the outbreak - might need to reimpose the lifted lockdown measures.
Meanwhile, in Japan, local press reported yesterday that PM Shinzo Abe would extend his nationwide 'state of emergency' order for a month as the health officials discover more evidence that the virus has deeply penetrated Japanese society, despite jokes about Japanese culture, which isn't big on inter-personal contact, is itself a form of social distancing.
But on Thursday morning, tiny Sri Lanka reimposed its 24-hour lockdown after officials detected a jump in infections.
After briefly taking the No. 2 spot from Italy yesterday, the UK is once again on track to clinch the mantle of "second-most deadly outbreak in Europe" following the latest revision to the UK death toll, announced yesterday, which added thousands of home deaths to the official tally.
Looking ahead on Thursday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has moved above 3.1 million, while the number of deaths is nearing 210k."
moar:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/airbus-reports-abysmal-earnings-russian-mafia-busted-trafficking-ventilators-live
Tyler daily summary yet Russian mafia ventilators
#8944928 at 2020-04-28 05:45:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11449: The Late Show Starring Pepe w/ Guests: Pepe and Music From: Pepe Edition
Japan begins 'mass manufacturing exodus' from China
Japan is about to hit Covid Cover Uppers China with a massive manufacturing exodus following the Coronavirus pandemic that has brought the world to its knees.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed "building an economy that is less dependent on one country, China, so that the nation can better avoid supply chain disruptions." reports Nikkei Asia Review.
The plans have sent chills down the Chinese Communist Party's spines as more of the worlds top economies are set to follow suit, Politicalite reports.
Britian, the EU and the United States - who have been touting an America First policy for almost four years could follow suit.
In Beijing, the ruling unelected Communist Party bigwigs are said to be in a state of panic.
"There are now serious concerns over foreign companies withdrawing from China," a Chinese economic source said.
"What has particularly been talked about is the clause in Japan's emergency economic package that encourages (and funds) the re-establishment of supply chains."
"Had the pandemic not struck, Chinese President Xi Jinping's maiden state visit to Japan would have been wrapped up by now with Xi proudly declaring a "new era" of Sino-Japanese relations. He would have cheered on Abe as Japan prepared for the next big event, the 2020 Olympics."
"Instead, both Xi's trip and the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed, and Sino-Japanese relations find themselves at a crossroads.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2020/04/japan-begins-mass-manufacturing-exodus-from-china/
#8933677 at 2020-04-27 03:53:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11434: One If By Land, Two If By Sea Edition
Bank of Japan Ramps Up Stimulus With Pledge for Unlimited Bond Buying
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-japan-ramps-stimulus-pledge-033022947.html
(Bloomberg) – The Bank of Japan removed limits on its purchases of government bonds, joining global counterparts in their unprecedented expansion of monetary stimulus as the coronavirus hammers the world economy.
The central bank also increased its scope for buying corporate bond and commercial paper by raising its ceiling on holdings to 20 trillion yen, according to its statement Monday in Tokyo. The BOJ's previous guideline on government debt was to increase holdings by around 80 trillion yen ($743 billion) per year.
With the extra measures focused on supporting struggling companies with financing help, the bank kept its short- and long-term interest rate targets unchanged. A return to relative stability in stock markets and reduced concern over the possibility of a sudden strengthening of the yen have given the BOJ some breathing space to leave its main interest rate policy levers untouched.
Additional stimulus was expected by 59% of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The bank had come under increasing pressure to take more action as the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency this month brought more shutdowns and a growing need for financial support.
The BOJ also likely saw a need to take action before the Fed and the European Central Bank meet later this week, so as not to be seen lagging the bold moves of its peers.
The additional measures announced by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda also show a greater degree of fiscal-monetary policy coordination, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiling more than $1 trillion in stimulus this month and an accompanying plan to issue more bonds.
"The BOJ must be aggressive as Japan's virus situation is getting worse," Yoshimasa Maruyama, chief market economist at SMBC Nikko Securities, said before today's decision. "The BOJ will continue to be walking on a tight rope with few tools left."
With other central banks due to meet, the BOJ didn't want to appear to be doing "too late, too little," he added.
For BOJ officials, memories are still fresh of being criticized for failing to act enough during the financial crisis and causing the yen to strengthen, which eventually led to the leadership change that brought Kuroda to the helm in 2013.
Monday's decision signals that the BOJ's concern over the pandemic has intensified quickly. Unlimited bond buying was not an ideal option to take, in the view of some officials, as it further narrows bank's policy choices at a time of heightened uncertainty, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg earlier this month.
BOJ Has Perfect Cover to Ditch 80 Trillion Yen Bond Purchase Aim
Still, it remains in question how Monday's decision will actually change the BOJ's bond purchases. The current yield curve control program doesn't require a surge in purchases as long as 10-year bond yields stay around 0%.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-japan-ramps-stimulus-pledge-033022947.html
#8839310 at 2020-04-18 17:16:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11317: Open Thine Eyes Edition
>>8839299
3/3
The fact this information is not on the front pages of Chinese newspapers is telling.
The reason, apparently, is there were secret communications last week between the Rothschilds and the Chinese, according to Asian Secret Society sources. The Rothschilds said they had devices in Russia aimed at China. The Chinese responded by saying if they were attacked again they would retaliate by obliterating Switzerland and Israel. Instead of war, they offered to sell the Rothschilds 1,000 tons of gold and are still awaiting a formal answer. The Asians have made it clear the current situation cannot be resolved by force, only by cooperation. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai says:
"Let's work together to respond to this global crisis, to save people's lives, to save the future of the global economy, and to save the future of the global community. This is our paramount task." Cui calls for "a new and effective global governance system...based on mutual respect and...full recognition of diversity."
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/12/c_138969827.htm
The UN will at the very least be radically restructured under an improved system of governance. Right now they are short of funds. "We understand that there is money in the pipeline, though it has not been officially received," said Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN last week.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/db200409.doc.htm
The Asians are also cracking down on coronavirus fear-mongering. That's why, "At least 266 people have been arrested for posting coronavirus-related information in 10 Asian countries, from Thailand to India and Mongolia, according to an AFP tally based on police reports."
https://news.yahoo.com/asia-cracks-down-virus-fake-news-083226238.html
Asian Secret Society sources say their membership is now figuring out the coronavirus is fake. However, the 5G electromagnetic attacks are the real threat, so they are dealing with it. For those of you who still do not understand the 5g threat is not "fake news," please look at this article backed by about 100 scientific citations.
https://duluthreader.com/articles/2020/03/12/19851_chinas_massive_amount_of_immunotoxic_5g_networking
MI6 sources say:
"We see this whole thing as hybrid warfare against the world's nation-states, so by having the Prime Minister-executive leader of Great Britain going down, the rest of the world's leaders should be galvanized, which they now are, etc."
In other words, they may have faked Johnsons' "coronavirus," in order to successfully scare other world leaders into action.
In Japan, the military is preparing action against the fraudulently installed regime of slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, because he has been pushing 5G and is causing the economy to collapse with the fake pandemic, say Japanese right-wing sources close to the Emperor.
Meanwhile, as more and more people wake up to the fake pandemic, there are signs of Project Blue Beam holograms all over the world. Here are examples from Indonesia, Israel and various parts of the U.S. Keep your head up as there may be a show - coming soon - to the skies above you too. This is just a small part of the fake end-times party being organized and carried out, multiple sources agree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlusHAycuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwKDy6uQfAw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0v0ckt9jIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww6wtt43X4Y
We also note that the shutdown of most non-essential commercial activity has already been a boon for nature. I was able to take the following picture at my local park.
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The goal is to have a world in harmony with nature, where everybody has a healthy and happy standard of living. This planet can be a turned into a heaven intended for all, including an immortal spirit for those who wish it. Remember that even though humanity is winning, the battle for Planet Earth is not over. We all need to do our part.
https://benjaminfulford.net/
#8825609 at 2020-04-17 16:39:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11299: LIBERATE Edition
Abe presses ahead with $130bn-plus cash handout in May
TOKYO – As Japan's state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic is expanded to the entire country, the government is set to hand out a total of 14 trillion yen ($130 billion) to residents "as soon as possible," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told media at a news conference on Friday.
The plan will see the government give a cash handout of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, regardless of income and age, to lessen the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak.
It follows the withdrawal of an earlier proposal, under which it planned to give 300,000 yen to qualifying households that had lost income, following criticism – even by some in the ruling coalition – that it was too complicated and limited.
"In the decision-making process, I apologize for creating confusion," said Abe at the news conference on Friday. Although he did not specify when exactly the cash would get to households, he said it would take "another week" for it to be deliberated in the Diet, the country's bicameral legislature.
Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday said the cash handout would be an application-based process. He also said it should be ready by May, stressing that quick action was essential. The money will be funded by a deficit bond.
Every resident would be able to apply for the cash handout "by mail or online," said Abe.
In other financial support, the government will supply up to 2 million yen for small and medium-sized enterprises and up to one million yen for freelancers who have been financially affected by the pandemic.
The Japanese government expanded the state of emergency to the entire country on Thursday, from the initial seven prefectures including Tokyo, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus as new infection cases continue to rise. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a record 201 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Abe did not make it clear whether the state of emergency and restrictions on going out would be lifted on May 6. "I will make a decision based on experts' opinion," he stressed.
Even under the state of emergency, Japan is struggling to curb the movement of its people. As far as possible, Abe wants to reduce human contact by "at least 70% and 80%." However, people were still going out to Tokyo's Shibuya or Osaka's Umeda areas at the weekend.
"The situation is critical and [unless human contact is reduced] it will be difficult to reduce the number of new cases," warned Abe.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Abe-presses-ahead-with-130bn-plus-cash-handout-in-May2
#8811443 at 2020-04-16 12:01:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11281: 'Traitors fear an army of frogs' Edition
Abe declares nationwide state of emergency over virus
spread
Today 07:20 pm JST
TOKYO
"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded on Thursday the state of emergency beyond seven prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further and straining the health care system.
As Abe extended the declaration to cover all 47 prefectures in the country of around 126 million people, he also said the government will provide cash handouts of 100,000 yen to all citizens, approving a rare reworking of a state budget days before its planned submission to parliament.
The nationwide state of emergency will deal a debilitating blow to an economy already on the brink of recession following a consumption tax hike last year. Some governors had asked the central government to include their prefectures amid fears of growing infections.
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of issues related to the emergency declaration, said the inclusion of all prefectures was necessary before the Golden Week holidays start in late April and he had consulted an advisory panel that determined such an expansion was appropriate.
"The cumulative number of cases has topped 100 in Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi and Kyoto (prefectures)," Nishimura told the panel meeting. "It's an urgent task for us to take measures to keep the flow of people to the minimum before the holidays."
Tokyo, Osaka, and five other prefectures were already under a monthlong state of emergency from April 7 to May 6, when this year's Golden Week holidays end.
Alarmed by the prospect of an explosive surge in COVID-19 cases, Abe has called for an up to 80 percent reduction in person-to-person contact. Companies have been asked to promote a further shift to teleworking to reduce commuters by 70 percent."
moar:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-to-declare-nationwide-state-of-emergency-amid-virus-spread
#8801088 at 2020-04-15 13:03:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11267: 'Lunatic Democrats' Edition
Japan urges citizens to isolate as reports warn of 400,000 deaths
APRIL 15, 2020 / 5:15 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to hand out more cash.
People wearing protective face masks walk on the street after the government announced state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Sugamo district, an area popular among the Japanese elderly, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan, which tests only people with symptoms of the coronavirus, has so far recorded more than 9,000 infections, including passenger who caught the virus on a cruise ship, with nearly 200 deaths.
Reports in Japanese media citing an undisclosed health ministry projection said fatalities could reach the 400,000-mark without mitigation measures. It also estimated that as many as 850,000 people could need ventilators.
Japan has seen an accelerating infection rate in recent weeks, particularly in Tokyo. The government has responded by declaring an emergency in Tokyo and six other areas including Osaka, and a goal to cut interactions between people by 70 percent.
The measures include a request that people isolate and businesses close, although there are no fines or penalties to force compliance. The government spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, urged people to do everything in their power to help the government reach its target.
Japan's capital on Wednesday announced 127 new cases, with at least 327 nationwide, according to Kyodo newswire.
A lawmaker, Takashi Takai, was forced to resign from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday, after media reported he had visited a bar in Tokyo's Kabukicho red light district despite the call to stay at home."
moar:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-urges-citizens-to-isolate-as-reports-warn-of-400000-deaths-idUSKCN21X149
#8772751 at 2020-04-12 23:38:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11231: Be Careful Who You Follow, Paytriots Everywhere Edition
SUMO/ Wrestler tests positive for coronavirus
A Japanese sumo wrestler has tested positive for the coronavirus, further threatening postponement of next month's Summer Grand Sumo Tournament which has already been delayed.
The Japan sumo association said Friday a wrestler had tested positive to become the first confirmed case from Japan's ancient sport.
The wrestler, whose name has not been disclosed, first developed a fever last week, but none of his stablemates or officials have complained of symptoms of the virus.
The association has already delayed the Summer tournament in Tokyo by two weeks, setting a new starting date of May 24.
The spring tournament was held in March in Osaka without spectators. Wrestlers were forced to adhere to strict guidelines to avoid becoming infected.
Organizers said the Tokyo meet might also be held without spectators or not held depending on the situation of the pandemic.
Japanese professional baseball and soccer have been postponed because of the outbreak.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency for seven prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, due to a recent sharp rise in the number of new cases.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13287502
#8754395 at 2020-04-11 03:17:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11208: THE TRUTH IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU Edition
Tokyo Olympics CEO Suggests 2021 Games Might Not Happen Either
The CEO of Tokyo's Olympic Games said on Friday that he can't guarantee that even the postponed Olympics will happen next year, even after the delay. "I don't think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not," said Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said via an interpreter at a remotely conducted news conference, adding "We're certainly are not in a position to give you a clear answer."
The games were postponed until July 23, 2021, with the Paralympics on August 24, according to AP.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has come under fire for being slow to act on coronavirus, with opposition leaders suggesting that he has downplayed its severity in order to prolong any decision on when the Olympics would be held. This week, however, he issued an emergency declaration to combat the virus - committing 20% of the country's GDP towards an economic stimulus program and vowing to take "all steps" necessary to battle the economic fallout from the virus.
"We have made the decision to postpone the games by one year," Muto added on Friday. "So this means that all we can do is work hard to prepare for the games. We sincerely hope that come next year mankind will manage to overcome the coronavirus crisis."
When asked if there were alternative plans to 2021, he said "Rather than think about alternatives plans, we should put in all of our effort," adding "Mankind should bring together all of its technology and wisdom to work hard so they can development treatments, medicines and vaccines."
Japan has reported about 5,000 cases and 100 deaths. The country has the world's oldest population, and COVID-19 can be especially serious for the elderly.
Muto was asked several times about the added costs of postponing, which has been estimated by Japanese media at between $2 billion-$6 billion. He said it was too soon to know the price tag and who would pay.
He also acknowledged that Tokyo Olympic organizers had taken out insurance.
"Tokyo 2020 has taken out several insurance policies," he said. "But whether the postponement of the games qualifies as an event that is covered is not clear yet."
He was also asked about the Olympic flame, which was taken off public display this week in Fukushima prefecture. Muto had an away-from-the-microphone talk with Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya before talking about the flame. -AP
"After the Olympic torch relay was canceled, the Olympic flame was put under the management of Tokyo 2020," said Muto. "Obviously in the future there is a possibility it might be put on display somewhere. However, for now it is under the management of Tokyo 2020 and I'm not going to make any further comment on the issue."
Some within the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have suggested turning the Olympic flame into an international symbol of hope in the battle against the virus, though this would be impossible with current travel restrictions in place.
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/tokyo-olympics-ceo-suggests-2021-games-might-not-happen-either
#8720941 at 2020-04-08 10:02:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11166: We Got the Board Lag Blues Again Edition
Behind the scenes, an LDP power struggle over record-size== ==economic package
April 8, 2020
"As the Cabinet approved on Tuesday a record-breaking ¥108 trillion emergency stimulus package in response to COVID-19 ravaging the nation's economy, the deep-seated rivalries it has amplified within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party were hidden from view.
The fundamental elements of the government's plan come from proposals made within the party, spearheaded by the LDP's policy research council chairman Fumio Kishida, who is also seen as a viable successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
But the lead-up to the massive proposal, put forward on March 31, was shaped by behind-the-scenes political maneuvers, amid an internal struggle between LDP forces backing Kishida and those plotting to deflate his rising influence. Some members were still showing displeasure over the proposal at a party meeting this week.
As Kishida seeks to seize momentum, and gain wider appeal by demonstrating leadership abilities and making media appearances, multiple hurdles have stood in his way as was demonstrated in the compilation of the party's coronavirus response.
The difference between the two sides manifested itself most significantly in the proposal's centerpiece: the cash handout. It was initially discussed on a much larger scale, to total around ¥12 trillion - or ¥100,000 per person."
moar:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/08/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-power-struggle-record-economic-aid-package/
#8710669 at 2020-04-07 04:18:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11153: We became divided. We became weak. Edition
Abe says he'll declare emergency, but won't lock down Japan's cities
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to declare a state of emergency in seven prefectures and announce a record economic stimulus package.
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka prefectures will be covered by the decree which will start at midnight April 8 and is expected to stay until May 6.
The key purpose of the declaration is to "reduce people to people contact as much as possible and to prepare medical facilities," Abe said Monday. "We want people to refrain from going out as much as possible." But the Japanese leader said the measures would not amount to a lockdown.
"Even though we will declare a state of emergency, we will not lock cities down and I do not think it is necessary," Abe told reporters in Tokyo before a meeting of the government's chinavirus task force. "We will ramp up our effort to maintain economic activities as possible as well as preventing the further spread of the virus."
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday following Abe's announcement. The Nikkei Stock Average was 2.8% higher in morning trading at 19,094.54 points.
It has dropped back below it's neckline at this point: 18,554.22 -22.08 -0.12%
In his announcement Abe said the government would also approve a 108 trillion yen (about $1 trillion) stimulus package. This includes 6 trillion yen in cash payments to households and small and medium enterprises, and a 26 trillion yen for a moratorium on tax payments and social insurance premiums.
"After taking the enormous impact on economy into consideration, we have decided to take 108 trillion yen stimulus measures, which is equal to 20% of GDP," he said. "I request those who live in the subject areas to stay calm and will request your further cooperation to prevent the spread of the virus."
Tokyo recorded 143 new infections on Sunday, a daily record that lifted the city's total to more than 1,000. Over 3,500 cases have been recorded nationally, with 73 deaths.
Based on a recently amended law, the declaration will give local authorities the legal power to request the public to stay home, and ask schools and businesses to close. The public will be asked to refrain from going outside except for grocery shopping and limited other tasks.
The declaration will lack the legal authority for Japan to impose the kind of lockdowns seen in other countries, but governments will be allowed to call for closures of schools, malls and movie theaters, as well as for the cancellations of events where large groups of people gather.
The constitution, which bows to civil liberties, does not permit the government to demand that individuals stay home.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Abe-says-he-ll-declare-emergency-but-won-t-lock-down-Japan-s-cities
#8704954 at 2020-04-06 19:39:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11146: MAGA SPACE FORCE EO Edition
#11143
Baker Change
>>8703296 US Marines twat w/CAP: #OTD in 1917, the United States entered the "Great War" where Marines would fight in sustained land campaigns…
>>8703284 Farmers destroy crops grown for restaurants, hotels
>>8703252 (Live foxnews) State Department officials hold press briefing
>>8703248 Spain to launch universal basic income 'soon'
>>8703194 US Army paratrooper found dead in Alaska barracks
>>8703184 Large US military convoy enters northeast Syria from Iraq
>>8703178 Three Russians Sue Christopher Steele for Slandering Them in His Steele Dossier Used By the Deep State and Democrats to Spy On and Destroy Candidate and President Trump
>>8703170 Thousands of New Yorkers being treated with Trump-touted malaria drug
>>8703066 U.S. designates Russia-based ultranationalist group as terrorist organisation
>>8703052 Corps of Engineers twat w/CAP: …spent the weekend meeting with health care professionals and reps. from area health care systems…
>>8702935 SeaWorld CEO resigns after clashing with board. Sergio Rivera was chief executive officer for just 5 months
>>8702944, >>8702967 anons postulate Scavino countdown
>>8702883, >>8703277 Danish Queen Steps Down
>>8702839 marketfag reporting
>>8702713, >>8702751, >>8702779, >>8702939, >>8703085, >>8703185, >>8703266 COVID-19 mini-bun
>>8702672, >>8702802, >>8702856, >>8702880, >>8702902, >>8702954, >>8703013, >>8703204 planefag reporting
>>8702632, >>8702731 Dem lawmaker wants Trump prosecuted at international court for 'crimes against humanity'
>>8703342 #11143
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329,
>>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702422 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in about alloidal title
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 Bobby Mitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360, >>8702414 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
>>8702581 #11142
Previously Collected Notables
>>8699436 #11138, >>8700186 #11139, >>8700959 #11140, >>8701722 #11141
>>8696396 #11134, >>8697180 #11135, >>8697931 #11136, >>8698687 #11137
>>8693274 #11130, >>8694044 #11131, >>8694793 #11132, >>8695641 #11133
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com (new)
#8704790 at 2020-04-06 19:17:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11145: W-W-G-1-W-G-A ! ! ! Edition
Ben Fulford 4/6/2020
Global System Collapse and Mass Arrests Proceeding: Reset Inevitable
The use of the pandemic or "infodemic" to collapse the current world power structure is proceeding smoothly, many sources agree. There are multiple reports of mass arrests of elites.
Some of these can be confirmed by news reports of leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson being confined "because of coronavirus infection."
https://news.yahoo.com/merkel-isolating-pressure-mounts-her-040052387.html
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prime-minister-admitted-to-hospital-for-coronavirus-tests-1196905
Also, the White Dragon Society has contacted the U.S. Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan to file war crimes charges against puppet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his role in the Fukushima mass murder and other crimes. Multiple, credible witnesses - including two former Prime Ministers - will ensure a guilty verdict.
This has been made possible by the removal (at last) of top cabal agents in Japan like Richard Armitage and Michael Greenberg, Pentagon and CIA sources say.
Abe, unlike his war criminal grandfather Kishi Nobosuke, will not escape justice. As the Japanese say: "Zama Miro."
CIA sources in Asia confirmed this noting:
"The man in charge in Japan is on the list to be picked up during this round. The official story will be that he has tested positive for CV and is in self-quarantine. This is the code word being used once these satanic occult members are apprehended."
Here is what Pentagon sources had to say about the ongoing military campaign against the Satanic Khazarian mafia in the U.S.:
"As cabal underground bases are destroyed in Utah, New York, Idaho, California, and elsewhere...rescued children are getting aboard the Comfort and Mercy hospital ships, protected by marines."
In fact, the outbreak in China can be traced to the Wuxi Pharmaceutical corporation in Wuhan, China. But here is the interesting part,
guess who owns Wuxi? It is the Soros Foundation
If you go down the list of companies they own at the SEC database below, you will find it as Wuxi Pharmatech Cayman Inc.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1029160/000101143811000207/form_13f-soros.txt
The world is also about to find out that Angela Merkel is Adolf Hitler's daughter. The Italians, who have just broken free of German (EU) control sent us a copy of the only known picture of Hitler with his daughter Angela. The message reads, "and when you grow up Angela, destroy all of Europe."
Also, the White Dragon Society has contacted the U.S. Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan to file war crimes charges against puppet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his role in the Fukushima mass murder and other crimes. Multiple, credible witnesses - including two former Prime Ministers - will ensure a guilty verdict. This has been made possible by the removal (at last) of top cabal agents in Japan like Richard Armitage and Michael Greenberg, Pentagon and CIA sources say. Abe, unlike his war criminal grandfather Kishi Nobosuke, will not escape justice. As the Japanese say: "Zama Miro."
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/04/06/global-system-collapse-and-mass-arrests-proceeding-reset-inevitable/
#8704213 at 2020-04-06 17:49:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11145: W-W-G-1-W-G-A ! ! ! Edition
>>8704198 Covid
Corona
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701061 Trump Says White House Coronavirus Model Overestimated Number Of Hospital Beds Needed
>>8701493 Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) said President Donald Trump did not act early enough to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
>>8701565 Was/IS CoronaVirus planned to make paper money no more?: Full Cryptocurrency Adoption/North America/FUTURE
>>8701599 coronahoax is how they release the cures
>>8701626, >>8701654, WOW! Dr. Fauci Cheered Hydroxychloroquine Success Treating MERS Coronavirus in 2013... But Today He's Skeptical... That's Weird?
>>8701637 Coronavirus: British PM Boris Johnson hospitalized for testingDowning Street says Johnson admitted after showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive. (Al Jazeera)
>>8700294 >>8700295, Lifestyle Influencers Are Now Sharing Some Bogus Far-Right Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus On Instagram
>>8700370 At least 30 Riverside nursing facility patients test positive for coronavirus; county cases jump to 799
>>8700335 Tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for the coronavirus (cnbc)
>>8700656 A major challenge faced in the country was the cremation of coronavirus patients. (timesnownews)
>>8700797, >>8700817, Coronavirus nightmare: rapidly mutates; 'RUSSIAN military scientists claimed they discovered that the coronavirus is "aggressively mutating"
#8704120 at 2020-04-06 17:36:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11145: W-W-G-1-W-G-A ! ! ! Edition
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329,
>>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702422 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in about alloidal title
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 Bobby Mitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360, >>8702414 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
>>8702581 #11142
Previously Collected Notables
>>8699436 #11138, >>8700186 #11139, >>8700959 #11140, >>8701722 #11141
>>8696396 #11134, >>8697180 #11135, >>8697931 #11136, >>8698687 #11137
>>8693274 #11130, >>8694044 #11131, >>8694793 #11132, >>8695641 #11133
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
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#8704091 at 2020-04-06 17:32:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11144: Suicide, I mean 'Covid Death' Week Edition
Global System Collapse and Mass Arrests Proceeding; Reset Inevitable
The use of the pandemic or "infodemic" to collapse the current world power structure is proceeding smoothly, many sources agree. There are multiple reports of mass arrests of elites. Some of these can be confirmed by news reports of leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson being confined "because of coronavirus infection." https://news.yahoo.com/merkel-isolating-pressure-mounts-her-040052387.html
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prime-minister-admitted-to-hospital-for-coronavirus-tests-11969053
The world is also about to find out that Angela Merkel is Adolf Hitler's daughter. The Italians, who have just broken free of German (EU) control sent us a copy of the only known picture of Hitler with his daughter Angela. The message reads, "and when you grow up Angela, destroy all of Europe."
Also, the White Dragon Society has contacted the U.S. Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan to file war crimes charges against puppet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his role in the Fukushima mass murder and other crimes. Multiple, credible witnesses - including two former Prime Ministers - will ensure a guilty verdict. This has been made possible by the removal (at last) of top cabal agents in Japan like Richard Armitage and Michael Greenberg, Pentagon and CIA sources say. Abe, unlike his war criminal grandfather Kishi Nobosuke, will not escape justice. As the Japanese say: "Zama Miro."
CIA sources in Asia confirmed this noting:
"The man in charge in Japan is on the list to be picked up during this round. The official story will be that he has tested positive for CV and is in self-quarantine. This is the code word being used once these satanic occult members are apprehended."
Meanwhile inside the U.S. "it's almost a certainty there will be a civil war and many will die," CIA sources predict.
Here is what Pentagon sources had to say about the ongoing military campaign against the Satanic Khazarian mafia in the U.S.:
"As cabal underground bases are destroyed in Utah, New York, Idaho, California, and elsewhere...rescued children are getting aboard the Comfort and Mercy hospital ships, protected by marines."
(For those of you still unaware of the underground base combat going on please take a look at this 29-minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cUsNTr4Yw&feature=youtu.be)
Medical martial law is taking shape as [U.S. President Donald] Trump called up one million reserves and recent military retirees to active duty. War is being declared on Mexican drug cartels, 5G networks have been turned off, FEMA is under military control, and the Pentagon Inspector General is overseeing $2 trillion coronavirus aid.
Also, as 170,000 indictments are unsealed with mass arrests, there will be blood with casualties from military operations' "suicides", and adrenochrome withdrawal.
The still brainwashed and sleepwalking sheeple will be shocked to learn that the over 40,000 children who vanish in the U.S. each year (FBI statistics) were being tortured to death by the elite in order to harvest a form of adrenalin known as adrenochrome. The fact you can now read about adrenochrome on Wikipedia is a sign that things really are changing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome
The Khazarian mafia is not giving up without a fight. The WDS received the following message from them last week:
"We have been ruling this planet for thousands of years and we will destroy it rather than give it up."
However, rest assured the WDS has been stopping and will continue to stop their attempts to destroy the planet.
The latest gambit they have been using it to try to trigger a war between the U.S. and China by telling the Americans it was the Chinese who triggered the "pandemic," and telling the Chinese it was the Americans who did it.
The big meme they are pushing in the West is that "All Trails Lead Back to the Wuhan Bio-Lab."
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/all-trails-lead-back-wuhan-bio-lab
In fact, the outbreak in China can be traced to the Wuxi Pharmaceutical corporation in Wuhan, China. But here is the interesting part, guess who owns Wuxi? It is...
https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/04/06/global-system-collapse-and-mass-arrests-proceeding-reset-inevitable/
#8703395 at 2020-04-06 15:39:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11144: Suicide, I mean 'Covid Death' Week Edition
Global Announcements
>>8694416 Make it easier on the bakers: how to write high-quality research posts
>>8363658 Iwo Jima flag on YouTube for TOR posting
Notables
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#11143
Baker Change
>>8703296 US Marines twat w/CAP: #OTD in 1917, the United States entered the "Great War" where Marines would fight in sustained land campaigns…
>>8703284 Farmers destroy crops grown for restaurants, hotels
>>8703252 (Live foxnews) State Department officials hold press briefing
>>8703248 Spain to launch universal basic income 'soon'
>>8703194 US Army paratrooper found dead in Alaska barracks
>>8703184 Large US military convoy enters northeast Syria from Iraq
>>8703178 Three Russians Sue Christopher Steele for Slandering Them in His Steele Dossier Used By the Deep State and Democrats to Spy On and Destroy Candidate and President Trump
>>8703170 Thousands of New Yorkers being treated with Trump-touted malaria drug
>>8703066 U.S. designates Russia-based ultranationalist group as terrorist organisation
>>8703052 Corps of Engineers twat w/CAP: …spent the weekend meeting with health care professionals and reps. from area health care systems…
>>8702935 SeaWorld CEO resigns after clashing with board. Sergio Rivera was chief executive officer for just 5 months
>>8702944, >>8702967 anons postulate Scavino countdown
>>8702883, >>8703277 Danish Queen Steps Down
>>8702839 marketfag reporting
>>8702713, >>8702751, >>8702779, >>8702939, >>8703085, >>8703185, >>8703266 COVID-19 mini-bun
>>8702672, >>8702802, >>8702856, >>8702880, >>8702902, >>8702954, >>8703013, >>8703204 planefag reporting
>>8702632, >>8702731 Dem lawmaker wants Trump prosecuted at international court for 'crimes against humanity'
>>8703342 #11143
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329,
>>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702422 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in about alloidal title
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 Bobby Mitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360, >>8702414 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
>>8702581 #11142
Previously Collected Notables
>>8699436 #11138, >>8700186 #11139, >>8700959 #11140, >>8701722 #11141
>>8696396 #11134, >>8697180 #11135, >>8697931 #11136, >>8698687 #11137
>>8693274 #11130, >>8694044 #11131, >>8694793 #11132, >>8695641 #11133
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
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#8703085 at 2020-04-06 14:38:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11143: Just What Surprises Will This Week Bring? Edition
Japan to launch 108 tril. yen stimulus package to blunt virus impact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that the government will implement its largest-ever economic package worth 108 trillion yen ($989 billion) to help households and businesses suffering from the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak. The Cabinet on Tuesday will approve the package that will far eclipse the 56.8 trillion yen emergency package at the time of the 2008 financial crisis, according to sources close to the matter.
"I decided to carry out the biggest-ever economic package that will be worth 108 trillion yen, which is equivalent to 20 percent of the country's GDP (gross domestic product)," Abe told reporters. The stimulus measures will include providing a total of 6 trillion yen in cash to struggling households and companies, the premier said.
The approval will coincide with a state of emergency that Abe said he will declare the same day over the virus spread.
The virus outbreak has disrupted supply chains and production and spurred travel bans across the globe, while consumption is sharply dropping amid stay-at-home requests. Japan faces a growing risk of plunging into a recession, reeling from the pandemic, the aftershock from the October consumption tax hike and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Some ruling and opposition lawmakers had demanded that the consumption tax rate, which was hiked to 10 percent from 8 percent on Oct. 1 to help fund rising social security costs, be cut. But the government has not taken such a step. Abe said the government will stockpile the anti-influenza drug Avigan for use in treating two million people infected with the new coronavirus, roughly tripling from the current volume.
The drug developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings Corp. is considered as effective against the COVID-19 pneumonia.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200406/p2g/00m/0na/080000c
#8702601 at 2020-04-06 13:21:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11143: Just What Surprises Will This Week Bring? Edition
Global Announcements
>>8694416 Make it easier on the bakers: how to write high-quality research posts
>>8363658 Iwo Jima flag on YouTube for TOR posting
Notables
are not endorsements
#11142
New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329, >>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702526 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in on allodial titles
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056, >>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 UK-Guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
baker assist
>>8702418 India has closed its railways for the first time in 167 years, they're converted to hospitals
>>8702435 Dig request on PIRBRIGHT
#11142
#8702581 at 2020-04-06 13:14:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
#11142
New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329, >>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702526 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in on allodial titles
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056, >>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 UK-Guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
baker assist
>>8702418 India has closed its railways for the first time in 167 years, they're converted to hospitals
>>8702435 Dig request on PIRBRIGHT
#8702515 at 2020-04-06 12:58:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
my final; notes a few added last min
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329,
>>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374, >>8702398, >>8702400 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321, >>8702422 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in about alloidal title
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 Bobby Mitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360, >>8702414 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
#8702412 at 2020-04-06 12:28:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
board lag severe for me over 300 second wait times in multiples . bad gateway errors Captcha was set to the hardest setting all the sudden. Not sure why that was done m I will still do my best to bake it out not sure what will happen. .
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965, >>8702236, >>8702293, >>8702308, >>8702320, >>8702329, >>8702338, >>8702339, >>8702374 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175, >>8702296, >>8702321 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215, >>8702297, >>8702328, >>8702331 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930, >>8702262 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148, >>8702228, >>8702360 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084, >>8702305, >>8702330, >>8702335 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208, >>8702248 Recent JFK Jr. News/ Princess Diana info related
>>8702371 ASPARTAME ARE YOU ON IT?
>>8702387 Red Pill for normies Spread it far and wide.
#8702265 at 2020-04-06 11:33:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
>>8702224 thanks baker Im having a rough morning but i think I should be able to finish the bake .
nuts ,eggs ,sugar, raisins,cinnamon flour, water yeast, salt
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8702166, >>8702175 Planefag reports
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032, >>8702056,
>>8702168, >>8702065, >>8702138, >>8702215 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8702129 COVID19 will be use to force Bank of Americas patented cashless payments on us
>>8701937, >>8701961, >>8702079 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701930 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946, >>8702117, >>8702148 Noteable People /Arrests/Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988, >>8702046, >>8702084 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
>>8702183, >>8702208 Coroner's Report for JFK Jr. After Crash Is Full of Holes Podcast Reveals: 'Looks Like a Cover-Up'/ Princess Diana info related
#8702079 at 2020-04-06 10:13:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
Japan to launch 108 tril. yen stimulus package to blunt virus impact
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday the government will compile a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen ($989 billion), as Japan scrambles to cushion the negative impact of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Abe said the amount is equivalent to about 20 percent of Japan's gross domestic product. The government is expected to unveil details of the measures on Tuesday.
The stimulus measures will be far larger than the 56.8 trillion yen package compiled during the 2008 global financial crisis.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200406/p2g/00m/0na/080000c
#8702052 at 2020-04-06 10:03:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
>>8702038
Neu Baker here can I help add something the old baker left out?
tightening the dough
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8701991 Lawfag chimes in
>>8701772 HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955, >>8701981, >>8702006, >>8702000, >>8702032 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701937, >>8701961 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8701930 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946 Noteable people /Arrests/ Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966, >>8701988 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
>>8701942 Canada Human Trafficking
>>8701987 The guardian fake news article attacks President Trump and supporters
#8701990 at 2020-04-06 09:40:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
>>8701972
what are you trying to do here? I have the bake under control I do a fine job. Am I suppose to add your notes or else ? What's the game ? If you want to bake then take over if not you are adding confusion to my job.
#11142 New Baker
>>8701965 President Trump's Tweets News and Decodes
>>8701772 >HQC vs Vax Theory
>>8701803 >Jay Benedict Dies Corona
>>8701821 BobbyMitchell Died No Cause given
>>8701807 >Q gematria decode
>>8701880, >>8701910, >>8701921, >>8701932, >>8701955 Chinese Virus Reports
>>8701937, >>8701961 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan
>>8701816, >>8701896, >>8701930 Financefag reports
>>8701906, >>8701946 Noteable people /Arrests/ Announcements/Deaths /
>>8701869, >>8701908 The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon
>>8701911, >>8701966 Q drop decodes and discussions
>>8701919 Tunnel talk
#8701974 at 2020-04-06 09:34:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
Pound down after coronavirus-stricken Johnson taken to hospital for tests
April 6, 2020 at 12:25 JST
"The pound fell against the dollar and euro on Monday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus.
The yen eased against the dollar after Japanese media reported Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday to curb an alarming acceleration in coronavirus infections.
The dollar was on the back foot against the euro after data last week showed companies in the United States shed jobs at break-neck speed as the COVID-19 pandemic leads the global economy to a deep recession.
"When a head of state or government is stricken like this, it will cause concern for holders of sterling and sterling assets," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo."
moar:
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13275133
watch the waters the drops and the news
watch what your enemy wishes for you to believe
that is what these news digs provide
a way for anons to see above it all
to see what these evil people want us to think and feel
[they] project [they] use predictive programming/conditioning
anons read between the lines and anons look at all the lines
makes one quite comfy water is warm
#8701955 at 2020-04-06 09:28:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
Japan keen to accelerate remote education amid virus spread
APR 6, 2020
"The government plans to accelerate the introduction of remote education using the internet, learning lessons from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, while local governments are reluctant about the initiative.
At a meeting of the central government's Council on Investments for the Future on Friday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed an intention to move up the current plan of making a laptop or other information terminal available to every student across the country by fiscal 2023 to improve the environment for study at home.
Abe laid out the plan amid growing concerns that emergency school closures in areas with spikes in coronavirus infection cases could continue for an extended period of time. The board of education at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, for example, has decided to extend school closures until May 6, the final day of the Golden Week holiday period.
While the school closures are a headache for teachers and other people related to schools, as well as parents, who are concerned about a decline in children's academic abilities, online education using a videoconference system and other technologies are drawing keen attention. Still, it has yet to gain popularity.
The government has conducted a survey on remote education at elementary, junior high and high schools, with the help of local governments nationwide."
moar:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/06/national/japan-remote-education-coronavirus/
#8701937 at 2020-04-06 09:21:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General: #11142 Cuomo gets DUMPED Edition
Abe to declare state of emergency from Wednesday amid surge in virus infections
Today 04:03 pm JST
"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, a government official said Monday, as a recent surge in infections sweeps Tokyo and other major cities.
The declaration is expected on Tuesday, and will take effect Wednesday, according to an administration source. Once declared, prefectural governors will be able to tell the public to stay at home and request the closure of schools and other facilities.
Abe is required to specify which areas will be targeted and for how long. Major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka will likely be targeted, the government official added.
The declaration, under a recently amended law, will come as Japan seeks to contain a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, which poses a significant risk to life and to the Japanese economy, the official said.
A growing number of cases in which transmission routes cannot be traced have raised the alarm. Abe has warned of an explosive surge if people let down their guard, having conceded that Japan was barely "holding the line" against the virus.
Pressure has been mounting for the declaration. Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike and Osaka Gov Hirofumi Yoshimura had stepped up calls on Abe to make the declaration, while the Japan Medical Association has also sought the measure amid fears of a health care system collapse."
moar:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Abe-to-declare-state-of-emergency-from-Wednesday-amid-surge-in-virus-infections>>8701923
#8673953 at 2020-04-03 17:41:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11106: Lag A Drag Keepin On Edition
Japan plans to give 300,000 yen in cash to households in need
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Friday that the government will provide 300,000 yen ($2,800) in cash to each household suffering from falling incomes amid the spread of the new chinavirus. About 10 million of Japan's 58 million households are expected to be eligible for the cash program, a key pillar of an emergency economic package that the government plans to compile possibly on Tuesday, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
The government was initially considering giving 200,000 yen to each household in need, but the premier was in agreement with the proposal to raise the amount as he believes more drastic support is necessary, the officials said.
The cash program will be funded by a supplementary budget for this fiscal year that the government wants to pass in parliament before Japan's Golden Week holiday starts in early May.
The government will not set a household income limit for the cash handout, which will be tax-free, according to the officials.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200403/p2g/00m/0na/037000c
#8643319 at 2020-04-01 02:34:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11067: The Longer Corny Hangs The Harder He Falls Edition
Japan business sentiment plunges to 7-year low, BOJ Tankan shows
TOKYO – Sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers plunged in January-March, marking the fifth straight quarter of declines and the longest downturn since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey showed on Wednesday.
The closely watched index of sentiment among large manufacturers fell to minus 8 from zero in the October-December period, the lowest reading since 2013. Economists had expected a reading of minus 10, according to a poll taken by Nikkei group company QUICK.
Sentiment among large nonmanufacturers dived to plus 8 from plus 20.
The results paint a picture of deteriorating business sentiment, though not as severe as many market watchers had feared. They reflected a number of factors, including the uneven impact of the virus on the Japanese economy, signs of recovery in China and the continued spread of the epidemic in the U.S.
The survey pointed to a further deterioration of confidence over the next three months, with the index dropping to minus 11 for large manufacturers and minus 1 for large non-manufacturers. The Bank of Japan expanded its monetary stimulus on March 16 in an effort to support the economy from the coronavirus-induced shock, doubling the amount of share purchases and launching a program to provide loans to industries hit by the pandemic. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week that he will put together an economic stimulus package worth as much as 10% of the nation's gross domestic product by early April.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Japan-business-sentiment-plunges-to-7-year-low-BOJ-Tankan-shows
#8635743 at 2020-03-31 15:50:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11057: Comfy with a Side of Mercy Edition
Abe, Macron, Merkel & Prince Charles to Be "Coronavirused" As Battle Continues
Ben 3.30.20
The Battle for Planet Earth is reaching a climax as opposing forces try to use the "coronavirus pandemic" to achieve their agendas.
The liberation forces are using the lockdown as an opportunity to arrest senior Khazarian Mafiosi, while the Satanists are hoping to vaccinate and microchip the general public back into submission, multiple sources agree.
It's almost as if reality is bifurcating, with one version filled with fear and death and other in breathless anticipation of planetary liberation.
First, let's look at what the white hats are saying.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prince Charles of the UK and many others will be or have been "coronavirused" (arrested), according to CIA and Pentagon white hats.
One CIA source says:"They are putting out disinformation to keep this as classified as possible." Merkel is going to have a third test and Macron also tests positive. This is code for they are being removed."
He adds, "Abe is going to collapse the country's economy because he works directly for the cabal so he has to be removed. (Since this is the age of deep fake computer graphics, here in Japan I will keep in touch with press ID carrying colleagues to see if the real Abe vanishes)."
Pentagon sources agree and say, "regime change may also happen in Japan as Shinzo was forced to delay the Tokyo Olympics for one year."
Maybe it's the fear of American assassins coming for Abe that has prompted Japan to consider an entry ban on all American citizens.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/
In any case, a purge has clearly accelerated inside the U.S. Pentagon sources say:
"The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived at LA on March 27th and its sister USNS Comfort to NYC on March 30th but they may provide neither mercy nor comfort for arrested Zionists and pedos.
Also, truckers have been ordered to not deliver to New York as [U.S. President Donald] Trump personally went to Norfolk, Virginia to send off USNS Comfort to New York City."
Now let us look at what the dark side is up to. Bill Gates is calling for only people who have a Vaccination certificate to be allowed to travel.
NSA sources confirm this and say the cabal is hoping to get the sheeple to show up at the local Walmart to get vaccinated and micro-chipped in exchange for receiving "digital wallets."
This is serious folks, do not let them scare you into being vaccinated because I guarantee you any vaccine they provide will be worse than whatever it is they say they are going to protect you from.
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden was probably telling the truth when he said, '''"We have to take care of the cure, that will make the problem worse no matter what."
'''The key battle to watch over the coming days will not be the one against the "pandemic" though, it will be the one over control of the financial system and thus the planet.
On this front, any veteran market expert will tell you what is happening now is beyond a black swan event. The United States military did not call up one million reservists and move its headquarters to an underground bunker because of a mostly bogus coronavirus threat.
Sauce: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eo-order-selected-reserve-certain-members-individual-ready-reserve-armed-forces-active-duty/
By the way, if you still do not think this pandemic is mostly hype take note of one thing: fewer people are dying now than before the so-called pandemic started.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/12-experts-question-covid-19-panic
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-saving-lives
The controllers of the old system with its G20, IMF, World Bank, and United Nations are pumping out trillions upon trillions of dollars in an attempt to keep their control grid intact.
It is being advertised as well that the U.S. Treasury Department has taken over the Fed and will be handing out money to the common man.
However, as Catherine Austin Fitts notes, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Austin_Fitts a former high-level establishment insider), control of the trillions of dollars being pumped out by the FED has been given to arch-cabal company Blackrock.
"The guy who runs Blackrock was going to be Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury. I used to work with Blackrock. NO PATRIOTS THERE!," she tweets.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/30/Abe-macron-merkel-prince-charles-to-be-coronavirused-as-battle-for-planet-earth-intensifies/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5oQp-GVMJU
#8628471 at 2020-03-30 23:18:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11047: Backchannels are important News is Untrustworthy [Controlled] Edition
Abe, Macron, Merkel & Prince Charles to Be "Coronavirused" As Battle Continues
Ben 3.30.20
The Battle for Planet Earth is reaching a climax as opposing forces try to use the "coronavirus pandemic" to achieve their agendas.
The liberation forces are using the lockdown as an opportunity to arrest senior Khazarian Mafiosi
, while the Satanists are hoping to vaccinate and microchip the general public back into submission, multiple sources agree.
It's almost as if reality is bifurcating, with one version filled with fear and death and other in breathless anticipation of planetary liberation. First, let's look at what the white hats are saying.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prince Charles of the UK and many others will be or have been "coronavirused" (arrested), according to CIA and Pentagon white hats.
One CIA source says:"They are putting out disinformation to keep this as classified as possible." Merkel is going to have a third test and Macron also tests positive. This is code for they are being removed."
He adds, "Abe is going to collapse the country's economy because he works directly for the cabal so he has to be removed. (Since this is the age of deep fake computer graphics, here in Japan I will keep in touch with press ID carrying colleagues to see if the real Abe vanishes)."
Pentagon sources agree and say, "regime change may also
happen in Japan as Shinzo was forced to delay the Tokyo Olympics for one year."
Maybe it's the fear of American assassins coming for Abe that has prompted Japan to consider an entry ban on all American citizens.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13252339
In any case, a purge has clearly accelerated inside the U.S. Pentagon sources say:
"The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived at LA on March 27th and its sister USNS Comfort to NYC on March 30th but they may provide neither mercy nor comfort for arrested Zionists and pedos. Also, truckers have been ordered to not deliver to New York as [U.S. President Donald] Trump personally went to Norfolk, Virginia to send off USNS Comfort to New York City."
Now let us look at what the dark side is up to. Bill Gates is calling for only people who have a Vaccination certificate to be allowed to travel.
NSA sources confirm this and say the cabal is hoping to get the sheeple to show up at the local Walmart to get vaccinated and micro-chipped in exchange for receiving "digital wallets." This is serious folks, do not let them scare you into being vaccinated because I guarantee you any vaccine they provide will be worse than whatever it is they say they are going to protect you from. U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden was probably telling the truth when he said, '''"We have to take care of the cure, that will make the problem worse no matter what."
'''The key battle to watch over the coming days will not be the one against the "pandemic" though, it will be the one over control of the financial system and thus the planet. On this front, any veteran market expert will tell you what is happening now is beyond a black swan event.
The United States military did not call up one million reservists and move its headquarters to an underground bunker because of a mostly bogus coronavirus threat.
Sauce: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eo-order-selected-reserve-certain-members-individual-ready-reserve-armed-forces-active-duty/
By the way, if you still do not think this pandemic is mostly hype take note of one thing: fewer people are dying now than before the so-called pandemic started.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/12-experts-question-covid-19-panic
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-saving-lives
The controllers of the old system with its G20, IMF, World Bank, and United Nations are pumping out trillions upon trillions of dollars in an attempt to keep their control grid intact. It is being advertised as well that the U.S. Treasury Department has taken over the Fed and will be handing out money to the common man.
However, as Catherine Austin Fitts notes, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Austin_Fitts a former high-level establishment insider), control of the trillions of dollars being pumped out by the FED has been given to arch-cabal company Blackrock.
"The guy who runs Blackrock was going to be Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury. I used to work with Blackrock. NO PATRIOTS THERE!," she tweets.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/30/Abe-macron-merkel-prince-charles-to-be-coronavirused-as-battle-for-planet-earth-intensifies/
#8626239 at 2020-03-30 20:09:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11045:Why Is 'Free Thought' Ridiculed, Challenged, and Threatened? Edition
Abe, Macron, Merkel & Prince Charles to Be "Coronavirused" As Battle Continues
Ben Fulford 3.30.20
The Battle for Planet Earth is reaching a climax as opposing forces try to use the "coronavirus pandemic" to achieve their agendas.
The liberation forces are using the lockdown as an opportunity to arrest senior Khazarian Mafiosi, while the Satanists are hoping to vaccinate and microchip the general public back into submission, multiple sources agree.
It's almost as if reality is bifurcating, with one version filled with fear and death and other in breathless anticipation of planetary liberation. First, let's look at what the white hats are saying.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prince Charles of the UK and many others will be or have been "coronavirused" (arrested), according to CIA and Pentagon white hats.
One CIA source says:"They are putting out disinformation to keep this as classified as possible." Merkel is going to have a third test and Macron also tests positive. This is code for they are being removed."
He adds, "Abe is going to collapse the country's economy because he works directly for the cabal so he has to be removed. (Since this is the age of deep fake computer graphics, here in Japan I will keep in touch with press ID carrying colleagues to see if the real Abe vanishes)." Pentagon sources agree and say, "regime change may also happen in Japan as Shinzo was forced to delay the Tokyo Olympics for one year."
Maybe it's the fear of American assassins coming for Abe that has prompted Japan to consider an entry ban on all American citizens.
Sauce: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13252339
In any case, a purge has clearly accelerated inside the U.S. Pentagon sources say:
"The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived at LA on March 27th and its sister USNS Comfort to NYC on March 30th but they may provide neither mercy nor comfort for arrested Zionists and pedos. Also, truckers have been ordered to not deliver to New York as [U.S. President Donald] Trump personally went to Norfolk, Virginia to send off USNS Comfort to New York City."
Now let us look at what the dark side is up to. In the video below, starting around the 15:20 mark, Bill Gates is calling for only people who have a Vaccination Certificate to be allowed to travel.
NSA sources confirm this and say the cabal is hoping to get the sheeple to show up at the local Walmart to get vaccinated and micro-chipped in exchange for receiving "digital wallets."
This is serious folks, do not let them scare you into being vaccinated because I guarantee you any vaccine they provide will be worse than whatever it is they say they are going to protect you from.
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden was probably telling the truth when he said, "We have to take care of the cure, that will make the problem worse no matter what."
The key battle to watch over the coming days will not be the one against the "pandemic" though, it will be the one over control of the financial system and thus the planet. On this front, any veteran market expert will tell you what is happening now is beyond a black swan event. The United States military did not call up one million reservists and move its headquarters to an underground bunker because of a mostly bogus coronavirus threat.
Sauce: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eo-order-selected-reserve-certain-members-individual-ready-reserve-armed-forces-active-duty/
By the way, if you still do not think this pandemic is mostly hype take note of one thing: fewer people are dying now than before the so-called pandemic started.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/12-experts-question-covid-19-panic
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-saving-lives
The controllers of the old system with its G20, IMF, World Bank, and United Nations are pumping out trillions upon trillions of dollars in an attempt to keep their control grid intact. It is being advertised as well that the U.S. Treasury Department has taken over the Fed and will be handing out money to the common man. However, as Catherine Austin Fitts notes, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Austin_Fitts a former high-level establishment insider), control of the trillions of dollars being pumped out by the FED has been given to arch-cabal company Blackrock.
"The guy who runs Blackrock was going to be Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury. I used to work with Blackrock. NO PATRIOTS THERE!," she tweets.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/30/Abe-macron-merkel-prince-charles-to-be-coronavirused-as-battle-for-planet-earth-intensifies/
#8625324 at 2020-03-30 18:33:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11043: USA STRONG Edition
Abe, Macron, Merkel & Prince Charles to be "coronavirused," as Battle for Planet Earth intensifies
The Battle for Planet Earth is reaching a climax as opposing forces try to use the "coronavirus pandemic" to achieve their agendas. The liberation forces are using the lockdown as an opportunity to arrest senior Khazarian Mafiosi, while the Satanists are hoping to vaccinate and microchip the general public back into submission, multiple sources agree. It's almost as if reality is bifurcating, with one version filled with fear and death and other in breathless anticipation of planetary liberation.
First, let's look at what the white hats are saying. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prince Charles of the UK and many others will be or have been "coronavirused" (arrested), according to CIA and Pentagon white hats. One CIA source says:
"They are putting out disinformation to keep this as classified as possible." Merkel is going to have a third test and Macron also tests positive. This is code for they are being removed."
He adds, "Abe is going to collapse the country's economy because he works directly for the cabal so he has to be removed. (Since this is the age of deep fake computer graphics, here in Japan I will keep in touch with press ID carrying colleagues to see if the real Abe vanishes)." Pentagon sources agree and say, "regime change may also happen in Japan as Shinzo was forced to delay the Tokyo Olympics for one year."
Maybe it's the fear of American assassins coming for Abe that has prompted Japan to consider an entry ban on all American citizens. http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13252339
In any case, a purge has clearly accelerated inside the U.S. Pentagon sources say:
"The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived at LA on March 27th and its sister USNS Comfort to NYC on March 30th but they may provide neither mercy nor comfort for arrested Zionists and pedos. Also, truckers have been ordered to not deliver to New York as [U.S. President Donald] Trump personally went to Norfolk, Virginia to send off USNS Comfort to New York City."
Now let us look at what the dark side is up to. In the video at the link below, starting around the 15:20 mark, Bill Gates is calling for only people who have a vaccination certificate to be allowed to travel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5oQp-GVMJU&feature=youtu.be
NSA sources confirm this and say the cabal is hoping to get the sheeple to show up at the local Walmart to get vaccinated and micro-chipped in exchange for receiving "digital wallets." This is serious folks, do not let them scare you into being vaccinated because I guarantee you any vaccine they provide will be worse than whatever it is they say they are going to protect you from. U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden was probably telling the truth when he said, "We have to take care of the cure, that will make the problem worse no matter what."
The key battle to watch over the coming days will not be the one against the "pandemic" though, it will be the one over control of the financial system and thus the planet. On this front, any veteran market expert will tell you what is happening now is beyond a black swan event. The United States military did not call up one million reservists and move its headquarters to an underground bunker because of a mostly bogus coronavirus threat. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eo-order-selected-reserve-certain-members-individual-ready-reserve-armed-forces-active-duty/
By the way, if you still do not think this pandemic is mostly hype take note of one thing: fewer people are dying now than before the so-called pandemic started.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/12-experts-question-covid-19-panic
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-saving-lives
https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/30/Abe-macron-merkel-prince-charles-to-be-coronavirused-as-battle-for-planet-earth-intensifies/
#8598546 at 2020-03-28 15:03:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11009: Peter Nygard The Canadian Epstein Edition
Japan PM warns of prolonged chinavirus battle
Japan's prime minister has warned people in the country to brace for a prolonged battle against the chinavirus. Shinzo Abe said that outbreaks in the United States and Europe suggest the number of cases in Japan could jump by more than 30 times in just two weeks.
He said government officials will work with local authorities to curb the spread of the virus. But he said it is not necessary to declare a state of emergency at this stage. Abe said an emergency economic stimulus package will be drawn up in the next 10 days. It will include cash benefits for households.
He said it would be larger than one put together following the 2008 global financial crisis. Abe said the government will implement tax reductions and exemptions from local taxes, as well as interest-free loans and a new benefit system for small businesses.
The prime minister also said measures will be introduced to stimulate demand for businesses working in travel, transportation, restaurants and event-organization when the spread of infection is curbed.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200328_24/
#8597916 at 2020-03-28 13:33:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11008: Payseur Companies are parent of the FED Edition
Japan's Abe vows unprecedented stimulus as Tokyo virus cases rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the world's third-biggest economy from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged.
Abe said the "huge, powerful" measures will include fiscal stimulus, monetary steps and tax breaks for companies, though the details have not been finalized.
"We are in a critical stage. We need to be ready for a long-term battle," Abe said in a nationally televised news conference, adding: "I want to be straightforward about that."
Infections in Japan have climbed to more than 1,500, with 52 deaths, excluding those from a cruise ship quarantined last month, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Officials confirmed a further 60 cases in Tokyo and on Saturday announced 57 new coronavirus cases at a center for the disabled in Chiba prefecture near the capital, NHK said.
Hit early by the coronavirus in its initial spread from China, Japan had seen a more gradual rise than the recent surge in much of Europe and the United States that has led to lockdowns of billions of people around the world.
Abe held back from declaring a state of emergency though he announced plans to approve the drug Avigan that has proved helpful in treatment.
"The pandemic is inflicting extremely big damage to Japan's economy," he said. "We'll deploy a huge, powerful package that will include a full range of fiscal, monetary and tax measures."
Moar
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-Abe-vows-unprecedented-stimulus-as-tokyo-virus-cases-rise-idUSKBN21F05Y
#8555786 at 2020-03-25 04:22:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10954: The Storm After The Calm Edition
Asia stock markets jump on back of record Wall Street rally
Asian stock markets rallied sharply on Wednesday in the wake of a surge in U.S. stocks on hopes of a big stimulus package to help the economy withstand the coronavirus crisis.
Abe, Trump hold teleconference
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump have discussed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Abe and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday for about 40 minutes.
Their talk came after Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach agreed on Tuesday to postpone the Tokyo Games, and to hold them by the summer of 2021 at the latest. The IOC executive board subsequently convened an emergency teleconference and approved the Games' rescheduling by about one year. Details of the conversation between Trump and Abe are not yet known, but it's thought Abe explained Japan's plans to deal with the postponement, and asked for support.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200325_21/
Japan's benchmark stock index climbed more than 5% early Wednesday morning as investors rushed to buy back company stocks like SoftBank Group, Sony and Toyota Motor. It followed the lead of Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its largest point gain in history.
The Dow closed up 2,112.98 points, or 11.4%, at 20,704, while the S&P 500 gained 209.93 points, or 9.4%, to 2,447. The Nasdaq Composite added 557.18 points, or 8.1%, to 7,417.
Investor sentiment improved on faith that the U.S. Congress will pass a stimulus package worth at least $1.6 trillion to shield businesses and households from the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus.
The lifting of uncertainty that had surrounded the Tokyo Olympics also helped to buoy the market. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Tuesday night that the games will be pushed back one year. The decision was announced after a phone call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
The rally carried over to other Asian markets. South Korea's Kospi index and Taiwan's benchmark also gained around 4%, while Singapore's Straits Times Index climbed 3%.
However, future contracts on India's Nifty Index dropped 1.8% in Singapore, indicating a weaker opening to the market later on Wednesday. Earlier, India imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown on its 1.3 billion people to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
The yen strengthened 0.3% as the dollar extended declines against a swath of developed and emerging market currencies.
U.S. equity futures also declined, underscoring investor tentativeness.
Moves by central banks have helped improve market sentiment. The Bank of Japan is accelerating its asset purchases through exchange-traded funds, while the U.S. Federal Reserve promised to buy unlimited amounts of Treasurys and other assets, including corporate debt, to support the flow of credit and steady financial markets. Data released on Tuesday shows a key gauge of activity at service providers and manufacturers contracting the most on record. The IHS Markit composite index of purchasing managers slumped 9.1 points to 40.5, the biggest drop in data since at least October 2009 and following similar slumps across Europe, the U.K., Japan and Australia.
Markets have gyrated for most of this month as investors try to decipher the impact of the coronavirus on asset classes while factoring in unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus measures. The S&P 500 index, for instance, has risen or fallen more than 5% seven times since March 9. Still, market losses have far outweighed gains with more than $20 trillion in global equities wiped out since the peak in January.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Asia-stock-markets-jump-on-back-of-record-Wall-Street-rally
https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary?region=asia
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y
#8545659 at 2020-03-24 14:26:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10941: Shill Team 6 Is A Dud Edition
Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach.
Abe said they had established that cancelling the Games was out of the question, and that Bach had agreed "100%" that a postponement was the most appropriate response to the global disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
"We agreed that a postponement would be the best way to ensure that the athletes are in peak condition when they compete and to guarantee the safety of the spectators," Abe told reporters shortly after his conference call with Bach, adding that the Games would be held by the summer of 2021.
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The Games "must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community", the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee said later in a joint statement.
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The Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, claimed on Monday that G7 leaders had agreed to a postponement during their teleconference last week, after Abe persuaded them that cancellation was not an option. Abe told the group that he was determined to hold the Games "in their complete form" - with the full quota of athletes and spectators - as a symbol of the world's triumph over coronavirus, the Nikkei said. Boris Johnson reportedly responded with a thumbs-up, while other leaders nodded their approval.
But Abethen hinted that postponement was a possibility. "If the IOC's decision means it becomes impossible to hold the Olympics in their complete form, then a decision may have to be made to postpone them," he told parliament on Monday.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic
#8545513 at 2020-03-24 14:11:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10941: Shill Team 6 Is A Dud Edition
Tokyo Olympics postponed until summer of 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Abe and IOC President Bach confirm delay
The Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed until the summer of 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Tuesday after speaking by phone with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
The much anticipated decision comes after weeks of uncertainty for athletes, fans, sponsors and the Japanese public over an event that has cost the country $12.6 billion to stage. The chinavirus pandemic had raised questions about the safety of athletes and spectators convening in Tokyo this summer – and whether they could even travel amid border closures and visa restrictions. Local media polls showed that around 70% of Japanese did not expect the Games to be held as scheduled. "We agreed to host the games at the latest by next summer," Abe said. "I requested that the IOC consider delaying the Games for about a year so that athletes throughout the world can attend under the best conditions and spectators feel safe," Abe said, adding that Bach "agreed 100%." The IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said in a statement Tuesday that they agreed it is impossible to hold the Games in July this year as scheduled or even by the end of the current calendar year. They also said that the Olympic flame will stay in Japan, and the Games will "keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020."
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo committee, told reporters that Japan would cancel the start of the torch relay scheduled for March 26. The IOC, meanwhile, will hold an emergency Executive Board meeting to discuss the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, according to Reuters. Pressure to delay the Olympics became insurmountable when the Olympic committees of Canada and Australia announced their withdrawal from the 2020 Games on Monday. The U.S. was among other nations that called for a postponement.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tokyo-2020-Olympics/Tokyo-Olympics-postponed-until-summer-of-2021
#8544894 at 2020-03-24 12:50:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10940: Anons United Amidst Battle Edition
>>8544852
Japan, IOC Agree To Postpone Olympics Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By Jennie Taer -March 24, 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he's reached a deal with the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo olympics originally scheduled for July 24.
SaraACarter.com will update this story as it develops.
https://saraacarter.com/japan-ioc-agree-to-postpone-olympics-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/?
#8497736 at 2020-03-21 04:03:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10880: Fuck the One World Government Edition
Japan Lodges Protest to North Korea Over Launch of 2 Ballistic Missiles
Japan lodged a diplomatic protest to North Korea on Saturday over the latter's missile tests, Japanese media reported.
Earlier in the day, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported about the launch of two ballistic missiles from the North Korean province of North Pyongan toward the Sea of Japan. The missiles did not reach the Japanese exclusive economic zone.
The projectiles flew 410 kilometres, reaching a 50-kilometre height, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
According to the NHK broadcaster, the protest was voiced over the fact that the missiles had been launched in violation of resolutions of the UN Security Council.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered his cabinet to gather information about the North Korean tests, check the security of vessels and aircraft as well as to prepare for any emergency.
Saturday's North Korean tests have become the third in a row after those conducted on 2 and 9 March - the first launches to occur in 2020.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has said Pyongyang would not implement the ban on nuclear testing until the United States offered some concessions in the nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang that have stalled for some time already.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202003211078652657-japan-lodges-protest-to-north-korea-over-launch-of-2-ballistic-missiles–reports/
#8478215 at 2020-03-19 19:08:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10855: Battling Eco-Terrorism Kun Style Edition
Japan quietly reopens as much of world locks down
Spared a national curfew, businesses weigh health and economic risks. NAGASAKI/TOKYO – Businesses and schools in Japan are gradually moving out of a voluntary shutdown called for by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, as the coronavirus crisis brings into focus the question of how to balance the economy and public health.
In Nagasaki Prefecture, the Dutch-themed resort Huis Ten Bosch reopened on Monday, but visitors are asked to wear masks and no one with a temperature higher than 37.5 C is admitted. Only outdoor attractions are open for now.
Experts say such safety measures could become a permanent feature at shopping centers and other high-traffic locations as the fight against the coronavirus drags on, with a vaccine seen as months away.
Huis Ten Bosch's decision illustrates the difficult choice faced by schools and businesses closed three weeks after Abe's Feb. 27 public appeal – which stopped short of locking down wide areas of the country, as Italy has done. Economic pressure is especially intense in smaller cities and rural areas, which have been hit hardest by the sudden grounding of tourism, even as Abe's own medical experts point out that the number of cases is still on the rise and that the risk of rapid spread remains.
On Thursday, the government's panel of coronavirus experts made an interim assessment of the situation in Japan, saying the outbreak has been kept under control – but only barely. Still, the panel advised the government to allow the easing of restrictions in places where no new cases have been reported.
In the northern island of Hokkaido, which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Gov. Naomichi Suzuki announced that a three-week state of emergency would be lifted on Thursday. Citizens had been advised to stay home and not go out on weekends.
Along with China and South Korea, Japan was among the countries hit earliest by the coronavirus outbreak, before it advanced to Europe and North America, where it is still spreading. New York City recently announced the closure of schools and shutdown of restaurants, while the U.K. finally announced school closures on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the U.N.'s International Labor Organization issued a dire warning that the coronavirus could cause the loss of as many as 25 million jobs worldwide and drain up to $3.4 trillion in income this year. Abe's request prompted the cancellation of professional baseball games, soccer matches, trade shows, symposiums, parties, corporate meetings and business trips. But no curfew has thus far been imposed on outings, as in Italy or France, or in China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.
The tourism industry is among the sectors impacted most severely by the coronavirus crisis in Japan, amid a sharp fall in travelers from within and from outside the country. Extended closure is seen as the death knell for theme park operators like Huis Ten Bosch.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-quietly-reopens-as-much-of-world-locks-down
#8452685 at 2020-03-17 20:05:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10822: The "First" Scoot Parade Edition
IOC: No need for drastic decisions on Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee has affirmed that preparations will continue to hold the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled, although the global coronavirus outbreak is forcing qualification events to be canceled or postponed.
The IOC issued a statement after its board members held an emergency meeting via telephone on Tuesday.
The statement says that "with four months to go before the Games, there is no need for any drastic decisions at this stage."
It also says the IOC's two overriding principles are to protect the health of everyone involved and to support the containment of the virus, and to safeguard the interests of the athletes and of Olympic sport. The statement welcomes the support from the Group of Seven leaders. It says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the other leaders, "I want to hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly, as proof that the human race will conquer the new coronavirus." The board members later held a teleconference with the heads of international sports organizations, who approved the IOC stance. The IOC says that roughly 11,000 athletes are due to take part in the Olympics, and 43 percent have not yet qualified.
It says that "the possibility remains to use existing and scheduled qualification events, where these still have fair access for all athletes and teams." But it suggests that qualification could be based on current world rankings or historical records. The IOC says any revisions to the qualification systems will be notified to all stakeholders by early April. IOC President Thomas Bach said the organization's top concern is "the health and well-being of all those involved in the preparations for the Tokyo Games." He added that "all measures are being taken to safeguard the safety and interests of athletes, coaches and support teams. We are an Olympic community; we support one another in good times and in difficult times. This Olympic solidarity defines us as a community."
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200318_05/
Olympic training camps canceled across Japan
NHK has learned that foreign countries' national team training camps for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have been canceled or postponed in 16 cities across Japan due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The table tennis and gymnastics teams from Colombia had planned to train for the Olympics in the western city of Kitakyushu, but they have informed the city of their cancellation. Britain's wheelchair basketball team was scheduled to practice next month in Urayasu City, near Tokyo, but canceled because of concerns over health care for the players. In addition to those moves, Sabae City in Fukui Prefecture has asked China's gymnastics association to cancel its team's training camp in the city in April. NHK also learned that events or projects to promote exchanges between foreign athletes and local residents have been canceled or postponed in nearly 60 municipalities throughout Japan. They include a project by Matsukawa Town in Nagano Prefecture to send high school students to Costa Rica. The town is set to host the Central American country's national team.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200317_47/
#8415360 at 2020-03-14 18:38:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10774: Bioterrorist on Board Isolated Edition
#10771
>>8413147 NYPD Officer Dies After Shooting Herself In Columbus Circle Transit Police Station
>>8413155 Reminder: Ilhan Omar's Husband Made More Than Half A Million off Her Campaigns
>>8413157, >>8413112, >>8413212, >>8413407 Thoughts on POTUS 'Latter' mispelling
>>8413148, >>8413172, >>8413724 In case you've never seen it. Adrenochrome and pineal gland references in Fear and Loathing
>>8413239, >>8413318 Hunter S. Thompson Diggs
>>8413303 Adrenochrome Digg
>>8413184, >>8413244, >>8413245 Alice in Wonderland & MK Ultra Diggs
>>8413251 New Zealand announces 'world's toughest border restrictions' to fight coronavirus
>>8413262 Georgia declares a public health state of emergency.
>>8413264 Anon finds link to Corona 1 Q drop and 1AZB. Needs ScienceFag Help.
>>8413266, >>8413319 Chinese "White Rabbit Milk" Digg. Feinstein.
>>8413187, >>8413399 @NYGovCuomo confirms state's first #coronavirus related death at a NYC hospital - an 82-year-old woman with pre-existing emphysema
>>8413353, >>8413249 T-Minus Mini Bun
>>8413340 Barack Obama follows porn star Sara Jay on Twitter
>>8413305 Anon theory: Is the stage set for a drop of HRC +++ + +++++(raw vid 5:5)
>>8413347, >>8413437 Planefag Reports - RONIN33 E-8C Joint Stars Boeing 707 over Soko s of Seoul
>>8413417 @realDonaldTrump will host a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force today
>>8413427 American troops wounded in new Iraqi rocket attack
>>8413442 Actor Orlando Bloom to self-quarantine
>>8413456 Hussein Twats a Thank You to the NBA
>>8413475 Cuomo says his daughter was quarantined and 'possibly' exposed to coronavirus
>>8413504 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
>>8413537 Anon makes a link to an 8kun post and the New National Guard twat
>>8413541 'Very secretive': Hidden coronavirus 'disaster' brewing in Syria
>>8413287 Anon theory on how coronavirus shut down can make the Family unit stronger
>>8413576 Iraninan national prefers to remain in Broward County Jail. Has no place to go and no money
>>8413584 Nigel Farage taking a break before the shutdown comes
>>8413603 Keeping eyes on: Red Castle twats arrival in Antartica
>>8413592 Alibaba sells medical walking boots with ankle bracelet gps trackers (jpeg)
>>8413254, >>8413273, >>8413634 Pics of Gillum with Booker and Obama
>>8413704 130 countries, territories restricting entry from virus-hit Korea
>>8413720 Putin signs constitutional amendments into law
>>8413636 GWP reporting Top Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Commander in Iraq, General Siamand Mashhadani Killed in US Strike
>>8413742 Habberman twats that White House reporters are getting their temperatures checked by no contact thermometer
>>8413781 #10771
Previously Collected Notables
>>8411550 #10768, >>8412290 #10769, >>8412290 #10769, >>8413035 #10770
>>8408418 #10764, >>8409223 #10765, >>8409992 #10766, >>8410756 #10767
>>8405142 #10760, >>8405926 #10761, >>8406809 #10762, >>8407604 #10763
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com (new)
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.top
#8414613 at 2020-03-14 17:21:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10773: Indicted? Edition
Global Announcements
>>8363658 Iwo Jima flag on YouTube for TOR posting
Notables
are not endorsements
#10772
>>8414162 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte imposes first mandatory quarantine of a capital city in coronavirus-hit Southeast Asia
>>8414087 Farage on Coronavirus: 'We Are All Nationalists Now', Boris 'Negligent
>>8414070 According to the White House Medical Unit, the temperature was taken three times over a 15 minute period - all three registered above the @CDCgov 100.4 guidelines.
>>8414064, >>8414122 WarRoom memes
>>8414052, >>8414292 BREAKING: The UK and Ireland are to be added to America's European travel ban over the #coronavirus pandemic
>>8414018 Q/Potus "hot"
>>8414007 refresher: Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution by Antony Sutton
>>8414001 Long Island Woman Sentenced to 13 Years' Imprisonment for Providing Material Support to ISIS
>>8413983, >>8414088 Potus casual, blue hat, no tie/we've created new stars
>>8413929 POTUS LIVE FEED
>>8413921 Potus: Just finished meeting on COVID-19 News coming
#10772
#10771
>>8413147 NYPD Officer Dies After Shooting Herself In Columbus Circle Transit Police Station
>>8413155 Reminder: Ilhan Omar's Husband Made More Than Half A Million off Her Campaigns
>>8413157, >>8413112, >>8413212, >>8413407 Thoughts on POTUS 'Latter' mispelling
>>8413148, >>8413172, >>8413724 In case you've never seen it. Adrenochrome and pineal gland references in Fear and Loathing
>>8413239, >>8413318 Hunter S. Thompson Diggs
>>8413303 Adrenochrome Digg
>>8413184, >>8413244, >>8413245 Alice in Wonderland & MK Ultra Diggs
>>8413251 New Zealand announces 'world's toughest border restrictions' to fight coronavirus
>>8413262 Georgia declares a public health state of emergency.
>>8413264 Anon finds link to Corona 1 Q drop and 1AZB. Needs ScienceFag Help.
>>8413266, >>8413319 Chinese "White Rabbit Milk" Digg. Feinstein.
>>8413187, >>8413399 @NYGovCuomo confirms state's first #coronavirus related death at a NYC hospital - an 82-year-old woman with pre-existing emphysema
>>8413353, >>8413249 T-Minus Mini Bun
>>8413340 Barack Obama follows porn star Sara Jay on Twitter
>>8413305 Anon theory: Is the stage set for a drop of HRC +++ + +++++(raw vid 5:5)
>>8413347, >>8413437 Planefag Reports - RONIN33 E-8C Joint Stars Boeing 707 over Soko s of Seoul
>>8413417 @realDonaldTrump will host a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force today
>>8413427 American troops wounded in new Iraqi rocket attack
>>8413442 Actor Orlando Bloom to self-quarantine
>>8413456 Hussein Twats a Thank You to the NBA
>>8413475 Cuomo says his daughter was quarantined and 'possibly' exposed to coronavirus
>>8413504 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
>>8413537 Anon makes a link to an 8kun post and the New National Guard twat
>>8413541 'Very secretive': Hidden coronavirus 'disaster' brewing in Syria
>>8413287 Anon theory on how coronavirus shut down can make the Family unit stronger
>>8413576 Iraninan national prefers to remain in Broward County Jail. Has no place to go and no money
>>8413584 Nigel Farage taking a break before the shutdown comes
>>8413603 Keeping eyes on: Red Castle twats arrival in Antartica
>>8413592 Alibaba sells medical walking boots with ankle bracelet gps trackers (jpeg)
>>8413254, >>8413273, >>8413634 Pics of Gillum with Booker and Obama
>>8413704 130 countries, territories restricting entry from virus-hit Korea
>>8413720 Putin signs constitutional amendments into law
>>8413636 GWP reporting Top Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Commander in Iraq, General Siamand Mashhadani Killed in US Strike
>>8413742 Habberman twats that White House reporters are getting their temperatures checked by no contact thermometer
>>8413781 #10771
#8413826 at 2020-03-14 16:03:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10772: Rig for Red Pilling Edition
Global Announcements
>>8363658 Iwo Jima flag on YouTube for TOR posting
Notables
are not endorsements
#10771
>>8413147 NYPD Officer Dies After Shooting Herself In Columbus Circle Transit Police Station
>>8413155 Reminder: Ilhan Omar's Husband Made More Than Half A Million off Her Campaigns
>>8413157, >>8413112, >>8413212, >>8413407 Thoughts on POTUS 'Latter' mispelling
>>8413148, >>8413172, >>8413724 In case you've never seen it. Adrenochrome and pineal gland references in Fear and Loathing
>>8413239, >>8413318 Hunter S. Thompson Diggs
>>8413303 Adrenochrome Digg
>>8413184, >>8413244, >>8413245 Alice in Wonderland & MK Ultra Diggs
>>8413251 New Zealand announces 'world's toughest border restrictions' to fight coronavirus
>>8413262 Georgia declares a public health state of emergency.
>>8413264 Anon finds link to Corona 1 Q drop and 1AZB. Needs ScienceFag Help.
>>8413266, >>8413319 Chinese "White Rabbit Milk" Digg. Feinstein.
>>8413187, >>8413399 @NYGovCuomo confirms state's first #coronavirus related death at a NYC hospital - an 82-year-old woman with pre-existing emphysema
>>8413353, >>8413249 T-Minus Mini Bun
>>8413340 Barack Obama follows porn star Sara Jay on Twitter
>>8413305 Anon theory: Is the stage set for a drop of HRC +++ + +++++(raw vid 5:5)
>>8413347, >>8413437 Planefag Reports - RONIN33 E-8C Joint Stars Boeing 707 over Soko s of Seoul
>>8413417 @realDonaldTrump will host a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force today
>>8413427 American troops wounded in new Iraqi rocket attack
>>8413442 Actor Orlando Bloom to self-quarantine
>>8413456 Hussein Twats a Thank You to the NBA
>>8413475 Cuomo says his daughter was quarantined and 'possibly' exposed to coronavirus
>>8413504 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
>>8413537 Anon makes a link to an 8kun post and the New National Guard twat
>>8413541 'Very secretive': Hidden coronavirus 'disaster' brewing in Syria
>>8413287 Anon theory on how coronavirus shut down can make the Family unit stronger
>>8413576 Iraninan national prefers to remain in Broward County Jail. Has no place to go and no money
>>8413584 Nigel Farage taking a break before the shutdown comes
>>8413603 Keeping eyes on: Red Castle twats arrival in Antartica
>>8413592 Alibaba sells medical walking boots with ankle bracelet gps trackers (jpeg)
>>8413254, >>8413273, >>8413634 Pics of Gillum with Booker and Obama
>>8413704 130 countries, territories restricting entry from virus-hit Korea
>>8413720 Putin signs constitutional amendments into law
>>8413636 GWP reporting Top Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Commander in Iraq, General Siamand Mashhadani Killed in US Strike
>>8413742 Habberman twats that White House reporters are getting their temperatures checked by no contact thermometer
>>8413781 #10771
#8413781 at 2020-03-14 15:58:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10771: We Are the Last News Standing Now Edition
#10771
>>8413147 NYPD Officer Dies After Shooting Herself In Columbus Circle Transit Police Station
>>8413155 Reminder: Ilhan Omar's Husband Made More Than Half A Million off Her Campaigns
>>8413157, >>8413112, >>8413212, >>8413407 Thoughts on POTUS 'Latter' mispelling
>>8413148, >>8413172, >>8413724 In case you've never seen it. Adrenochrome and pineal gland references in Fear and Loathing
>>8413239, >>8413318 Hunter S. Thompson Diggs
>>8413303 Adrenochrome Digg
>>8413184, >>8413244, >>8413245 Alice in Wonderland & MK Ultra Diggs
>>8413251 New Zealand announces 'world's toughest border restrictions' to fight coronavirus
>>8413262 Georgia declares a public health state of emergency.
>>8413264 Anon finds link to Corona 1 Q drop and 1AZB. Needs ScienceFag Help.
>>8413266, >>8413319 Chinese "White Rabbit Milk" Digg. Feinstein.
>>8413187, >>8413399 @NYGovCuomo confirms state's first #coronavirus related death at a NYC hospital - an 82-year-old woman with pre-existing emphysema
>>8413353, >>8413249 T-Minus Mini Bun
>>8413340 Barack Obama follows porn star Sara Jay on Twitter
>>8413305 Anon theory: Is the stage set for a drop of HRC +++ + +++++(raw vid 5:5)
>>8413347, >>8413437 Planefag Reports - RONIN33 E-8C Joint Stars Boeing 707 over Soko s of Seoul
>>8413417 @realDonaldTrump will host a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force today
>>8413427 American troops wounded in new Iraqi rocket attack
>>8413442 Actor Orlando Bloom to self-quarantine
>>8413456 Hussein Twats a Thank You to the NBA
>>8413475 Cuomo says his daughter was quarantined and 'possibly' exposed to coronavirus
>>8413504 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
>>8413537 Anon makes a link to an 8kun post and the New National Guard twat
>>8413541 'Very secretive': Hidden coronavirus 'disaster' brewing in Syria
>>8413287 Anon theory on how coronavirus shut down can make the Family unit stronger
>>8413576 Iraninan national prefers to remain in Broward County Jail. Has no place to go and no money
>>8413584 Nigel Farage taking a break before the shutdown comes
>>8413603 Keeping eyes on: Red Castle twats arrival in Antartica
>>8413592 Alibaba sells medical walking boots with ankle bracelet gps trackers (jpeg)
>>8413254, >>8413273, >>8413634 Pics of Gillum with Booker and Obama
>>8413704 130 countries, territories restricting entry from virus-hit Korea
>>8413720 Putin signs constitutional amendments into law
>>8413636 GWP reporting Top Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Commander in Iraq, General Siamand Mashhadani Killed in US Strike
>>8413742 Habberman twats that White House reporters are getting their temperatures checked by no contact thermometer
#10771
#8413547 at 2020-03-14 15:21:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10771: We Are the Last News Standing Now Edition
Notables
Anything missed?
#10771
>>8413147 NYPD Officer Dies After Shooting Herself In Columbus Circle Transit Police Station
>>8413155 Reminder: Ilhan Omar's Husband Made More Than Half A Million off Her Campaigns
>>8413157, >>8413112, >>8413212, >>8413407 Thoughts on POTUS 'Latter' mispelling
>>8413148, >>8413172, >>8413239, >>8413303, >>8413318 In case you've never seen it. Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson does Andrenachrome in Fear and Loathing
>>8413184, >>8413244, >>8413245 Alice in Wonderland & MK Ultra Diggs
>>8413251 New Zealand announces 'world's toughest border restrictions' to fight coronavirus
>>8413262 Georgia declares a public health state of emergency.
>>8413264 Anon finds link to Corona 1 Q drop and 1AZB. Needs ScienceFag Help.
>>8413266, >>8413319 Chinese "White Rabbit Milk" Digg. Feinstein.
>>8413187, >>8413399 @NYGovCuomo confirms state's first #coronavirus related death at a NYC hospital - an 82-year-old woman with pre-existing emphysema
>>8413353 T-Minus Mini Bun
>>8413340 Barack Obama follows porn star Sara Jay on Twitter
>>8413305 Anon theory: Is the stage set for a drop of HRC +++ + +++++(raw vid 5:5)
>>8413347, >>8413437 Planefag Reports - RONIN33 E-8C Joint Stars Boeing 707 over Soko s of Seoul
>>8413417 @realDonaldTrump will host a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force from the @WhiteHousebriefing room.
>>8413427 American troops wounded in new Iraqi rocket attack
>>8413442 Actor Orlando Bloom to self-quarantine
>>8413456 Hussein Twats a Thank You to the NBA
>>8413475 Cuomo says his daughter was quarantined and 'possibly' exposed to coronavirus
>>8413504 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
#10771
#8413504 at 2020-03-14 15:15:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10771: We Are the Last News Standing Now Edition
Abe lays out plans to fight new coronavirus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has laid out his government's plans to fight the new coronavirus. He discussed a newly enacted law that allows him to declare a state of emergency, if needed.
Abe said "This legislation is to prepare for emergencies. When the administration determines whether to declare a state of emergency, that would put restraint on various private rights. It will seek for recommendation from experts in making the decision carefully. Currently, the number of infections is still rising. However, the increase speed is slower compared with other countries where the speed of infection in accelerating. Given the situation, it is not necessary to declare a state of emergency now."
An emergency declaration would allow prefectural governors to order schools to close, and people to stay home. It would also enable governors to requisition land and buildings for emergency medical facilities – without the owners' consent.
It's been two weeks since Abe asked elementary and high-schools across the country to close temporarily. He said students should be allowed to go out to exercise and relieve stress.
Abe said "Schools are planning to have their graduation ceremonies. I would like them to carry out the ceremonies by implementing safety measures." The prime minister referred to the impact of the pandemic on Japan's economy, and on global markets. He said he will take all steps necessary to put the country's economy back on a steady growth track once the outbreak is contained.
Abe also promised to increase the capacity to conduct testing for the virus. Abe said " Within this month, it is expected that up to 8,000 people will be tested in a day. With these tests, so-called cluster-infections will be detected and responded early, and diagnosis will be available early also to prevent serious cases."
He said the government has secured more than 12,000 beds for patients at hospitals across the country that can treat infectious diseases. He added that the number of artificial respirators to treat patients in serious condition will be increased. Abe also mentioned the cruise ship that was docked near Tokyo.
Abe said "On the cruise ship of Diamond Princess, the quarantine of all the crews and passengers is expected to finish tomorrow. The battle against the invisible virus inside the ship whose total number of people onboard was more than 3,700 has been an unprecedented, extremely tough mission, but we have finished the quarantine for all."
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200314_26/
also
POTUS names new US ambassador to Japan
US President Donald Trump has nominated the head of a conservative think tank as new ambassador to Japan.
The White House announced the choice of Kenneth Weinstein on Friday. Weinstein is the President and CEO of Hudson Institute and believed to have expertise on foreign policy and security issues.
He has close ties with Japanese political figures and met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he visited Japan in July. He has also frequently met with senior Japanese officials and researchers visiting Washington.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200314_18/
#8409123 at 2020-03-14 02:38:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10765: Friday the 13th "LOCK 'EM UP" Edition
POTUS names Kenneth Weinstein as US envoy to Japan
NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Kenneth Weinstein, president and CEO of the Washington-based Hudson Institute think tank, as the American ambassador to Japan, the White House announced Friday.
A fluent French and German speaker, Weinstein serves on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, which provides counsel to the United States trade representative.
Weinstein's nomination requires Senate approval. The post has been vacant since previous envoy William Hagerty stepped down in July last year to run for the Senate. Weinstein met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24 last year.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Trump-names-Kenneth-Weinstein-as-US-envoy-to-Japan
#8396956 at 2020-03-13 03:59:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10750: And Just Like That... Edition
'''Abe seeks cooperation from POTUS for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday asked U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone to cooperate on holding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games amid the global coronavirus crisis. The president said that the U.S. appreciated Japan's transparent efforts on the matter, according to a Japanese government source. The phone discussion took place after Trump suggested the Olympic games be delayed for a year. The two leaders spoke for about 50 minutes about the coronavirus pandemic, among other topics. During the discussion, the U.S. president did not refer to the possible delay of the Olympics, the Japanese government source said. Abe explained Japan's stimulus plan to cushion the damage, including 1.6 trillion yen ($15 billion) in financial aid. The phone discussion was initiated by the U.S. side, the source said.
They also discussed measures to contain the coronavirus, including calls to cancel large-scale events and the temporary closure of elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan. On Thursday, the day that the Olympic torch was lit in Greece, Trump told reporters at the White House, "Maybe they postpone it (the Tokyo games) for a year." He added, "I think that's a better alternative than doing it with no crowd."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tokyo-2020-Olympics/Abe-seeks-cooperation-from-Trump-for-Tokyo-Olympics
#8379010 at 2020-03-11 18:58:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10727: PandemicDamnepicDempanic Edition
Canceled Because of Coronavirus: A Brief List
Widespread closings were announced throughout Europe this week. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy announced on Monday that public gatherings were banned and that people would be allowed to travel only for work or for emergencies. Even church services are prohibited.
Ireland's government canceled all St. Patrick's Day parades, including Dublin's. (Boston, which has a robust Irish-American population, canceled its parade, too.) Several places in Germany, including Berlin, closed all state theaters, concert halls and opera houses. Austria banned indoor gatherings of more than 100 people.
The Auschwitz Memorial said on Wednesday that it would be closed until March 25.
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has asked the organizers of sports and cultural events to consider postponing or canceling them. Tokyo's Nakameguro district canceled its Cherry Blossom Festival. The Japan National Tourism Organization is maintaining a list of attractions and events that have been canceled.
Austin, Texas, canceled the 34th-annual South by Southwest festival after tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, withdrew their participation. The sprawling music, tech and film festival was to run from March 13 to 22, with events planned throughout bars and party spaces across the city, and at a convention center. Festival organizers have said that they did not have insurance to cover cancellation by pandemics or communicable disease, and that they would be laying off a third of their full-time staff.
One of the largest rodeos in the world, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, was shut down on Wednesday, a week into the event. The rodeo, which was to run through March 22, features bull and horse riding and an exhibition of cattle, pigs, llamas and other animals, among other activities. It regularly draws tens of thousands of people every day.
The Tucson Festival of Books, which was planned for March 14 and 15, was also canceled. The book festival is one of the biggest in the country and usually draws over 100,000 people to Tucson, Ariz. The Los Angeles Times postponed its 25th-annual Festival of Books, originally scheduled to take place next month on the University of Southern California campus, until October.
The organizers of the giant Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which takes place in the picturesque desert of Southern California and is seen as a bellwether for the multibillion-dollar touring industry, have postponed the festival until October.
Hollywood has been watching the spread of the virus closely, and expecting a major impact on box office sales. In one of the industry's first significant responses, the producers of the latest movie in the James Bond franchise, "No Time to Die," announced they would move its release from April to November.
In the first major cancellations of the presidential race because of concerns about the coronavirus, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called off campaign events in Cleveland on Tuesday. Ohio has three confirmed cases of the virus, and Gov. Mike DeWine has called for limiting public gatherings.
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https://www.nytimes.com/article/cancelled-events-coronavirus.html
#8371769 at 2020-03-10 23:52:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10717: Happy March Madness Anons, Yellow Flag Out ~ Now Let's Roll! Edition
Bank Of Japan Buys Record Amount Of ETFs, Admits 'Paper Losses', Plans Program Expansion
Having blown over two trillion yen since October in purchasing stocks (ETFs) in the open market to "support Japan's economy," markets are rife with speculation the Band of Japan (BoJ) could pledge next week to buy ETFs at a faster pace than the current commitment to do so by roughly 6 trillion yen ($58.12 billion) per year.
Following pressure from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
"Markets are making nervous movements amid uncertainty over the global economic outlook. Based on agreements made among G7 and G20 nations, the government will work closely with the BOJ and authorities of other countries to respond appropriately," Abe said in a meeting with ruling party executives on Tuesday.
Reuters reports that such a step is among options the central bank may consider if it approaches the ceiling as a result of aggressive purchases, according to sources familiar with the BOJ's thinking.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/bank-japan-buys-record-amount-etfs-admits-paper-losses-plans-program-expansion
#8368324 at 2020-03-10 16:58:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10713: Dem Platform Not So Silent Running Edition
Japan passes nearly $10bn aid package for coronavirus-hit businesses
The government of Japan on Tuesday night approved a financial aid package worth 1 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as self-employed workers affected by the new coronavirus.
"Financing will focus on small and tiny businesses which need financing over the next two to three weeks," said Finance Minister Taro Aso. The government rolled out its first financial support package worth 500 billion yen in February, which provides low-interest loans for SMEs, particularly in the tourism industry. The second package will bring the total amount of financial support to 1.6 trillion yen.
Kengo Sakurada, chairman of corporate lobby Japan Association of Corporate Executives, said the government's fiscal stimulus would be key to avoiding an economic downturn. "It's important to offer abundant support early," he said. As part of the second package, the government will consider offer loans of up to 300 million yen at less than 1% annual interest to SMEs whose sales have declined 5% or more due to the viral outbreak. For SMEs and self-employed workers who saw a 10% to 20% decline and have to borrow from a bank, the government will pay the interest on the loans.
"Damages from the new coronavirus has hit small and medium-sized businesses particularly hard, regardless of region, industry or company size," said Nobuo Tomoda, senior manager of the research department at Tokyo Shoko Research.
Some companies have seen business plans gone awry or have halted procurement, forcing them dangerously close to bankruptcy. Production at a semiconductor parts manufacturer in Tokyo has stalled due to a difficulty in shipping parts to China. Shipping delays have left the company and others like it with little chance in the short term to recover development and production costs. The 1 trillion yen package will also help large companies. The Development Bank of Japan, among others, will draw on a 200-billion-yen war chest to support companies who want to relocate production back to Japan. The funds will utilize a crisis financing system created in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis.
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will also secure approximately 250 billion yen in funding, mainly to support the overseas operations of Japanese companies. Parents burdened by school closures requested by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 27 will be compensated, starting with school meal fees. In addition, some freelancers and self-employed parents may receive a daily compensation of 4,100 yen if forced to curtail work. A provision in the aid package calls for offering freelancers and non-regular workers interest-free loans of up to 100,000 yen. If their annual income declines by 20% or more, the government will consider waiving their debts.
Asked by reporters on Tuesday whether the government will need a supplemental budget to address the coronavirus, Aso said, "We don't know yet because we haven't fully assessed the situation."
The government will also contribute about 15 billion yen for emergency assistance to infected countries through the World Health Organization and other institutions. In a related matter, Abe extended by "around 10 days" the period he wants big sports and cultural events to be canceled or postponed, saying he would like to see how that and other containment measures are working out.
The original request, made Feb. 26, was for two weeks.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-passes-nearly-10bn-aid-package-for-coronavirus-hit-businesses
#8354436 at 2020-03-09 04:22:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10695: No One Does It Better Than Potus Edition
North Korea fires 3 unidentified projectiles: South Korea's military
North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles toward the Sea of Japan on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking the second such launch known to have been conducted by the North this year. The projectiles were launched from the Sondok area of South Hamgyong Province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that it is on alert for possible additional launches.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a parliamentary session in Tokyo that multiple projectiles "believed to have been ballistic missiles" were launched and are presumed to have dropped into the Sea of Japan.
The Japanese government said the projectiles are estimated to have flown in a northeastern direction for about 100-200 kilometers. The government has received no immediate reports of damage to aircraft or vessels, Abe said, while adding that the North Korean action constituted a "threat to the peace and safety of our country and region" as well as a "serious issue for international society."
The prime minister said the government plans to convene a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the launch and will analyze relevant information while remaining vigilant against any similar move by the North.
Last week, North Korea fired two projectiles believed to have been short-range ballistic missiles in its first projectile launch this year.
The March 2 launch, viewed by the South Korean military as part of a "joint strike drill" of units of the Korean People's Army, occurred in the Wonsan area in North Korea's east.
Like the latest launch, the projectiles fired then flew in the northeastern direction toward the Sea of Japan. North Korea had carried out multiple test firings of projectiles between May and November last year, including short-range ballistic missiles.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/North-Korea-fires-3-unidentified-projectiles-South-Korea-s-military
#8345475 at 2020-03-08 03:39:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10684: Saturday Night Special Edition
Abe unveils zero-interest loan scheme for small firms hit by virus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday the government will launch a scheme to extend zero interest loans with no collateral to small and midsized companies reeling from the new-coronavirus turmoil.
The state-owned Japan Finance Corp. is among entities that will join the program aimed at helping small businesses gain access to financing and stay afloat, Abe said at a meeting of a government task force on the coronavirus response. "We will make our utmost efforts to keep jobs and make sure companies can maintain their business," Abe said during the meeting at his office. The government will also financially support parents who have been forced to take time off to look after their children due to Abe's abrupt decision to close all schools from last Monday to the start of the new school year in April.
Such parents will receive money to make up for any shortfall in their income due to their time off from work, Abe said. The government will also pay for programs to take care of children during the period of school closure.
Abe instructed Cabinet members at the task force meeting to step up work to compile a fresh emergency package on Tuesday. It will be aimed at mitigating the negative economic impact, strengthening measures to support parents who have school-age children and preventing the spread of the virus.
Abe has said he hopes to use 270 billion yen ($2.6 billion) in a state reserve fund for the current fiscal year through March "as much as possible." The initial package announced in mid-February totaled 15.3 billion yen.
After coming under fire for his slow crisis response, Abe decided to shut schools and call for big event cancellations and postponements to reduce group transmission risks. From Monday, Japan will restrict travel from China and South Korea. The Japanese economy is feared to enter a recession after it shrank in the October to December quarter as a consumption tax hike dented private spending.
The total number of infections has topped 1,000 in Japan, including around 700 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined for two weeks in February near Tokyo. The death toll stands at 12. Globally, the outbreak that began late last year in China's central city of Wuhan has led to over 100,000 infections.
Abe is seeking to have special legislation, effective for two years, enacted by next Friday, enabling him to declare a state of emergency if needed.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200308/p2g/00m/0bu/012000c
#8335679 at 2020-03-06 22:38:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10671: Tuberville Mystery Unravels Edition
Japan to invalidate 2.8 million visas for Chinese amid virus fears
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japan will temporarily nullify 2.8 million visas held by Chinese and 17,000 held by South Koreans to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading in the country, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The step is part of measures announced a day earlier by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, facing a barrage of criticism for his belated response to the outbreak, to toughen border controls and restrict travel from the neighboring countries.
The two countries reacted very differently, with South Korea denouncing the move and pledging to take similar steps in retaliation, while China accepted Japan's new restrictions as appropriate to safeguard public health. The visas, including those issued to citizens from Hong Kong and Macau, will become invalid from Monday through March 31, with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi saying what happens past that point will depend on whether the coronavirus situation improves or worsens.
Chinese and South Korean visitors already in Japan will not have their periods of stay terminated, but if they leave the country they will not be able to re-enter using the same visas while the temporary nullification is in force. Until the end of March, Japan will also ask all travelers from China and South Korea to remain quarantined in government-designated facilities for two weeks.
Health minister Katsunobu Kato said foreign nationals traveling from the two countries will likely be requested to stay in hotels, while Japanese will be asked to stay at home. During the quarantine period, accommodation and transportation fees need to be paid out of pocket in principle, the health ministry said, providing a strong deterrent to would-be visitors.
"It is a request," Kato said at a press conference, noting that the measure is not mandatory.
Japan will also suspend a visa-waiver program covering short stays by tourists from South Korea, Hong Kong and Macau. Japan's economy, still reeling from a consumption tax hike and natural disasters, is also expected to take a hit.
The restrictions drew a strong backlash from South Korea, which took reciprocal steps, including suspending the validity of existing visas and halting its visa-waiver program for Japanese citizens from Monday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200306/p2g/00m/0na/097000c
#8329974 at 2020-03-06 04:01:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10664: Multiple Ongoing Investigations Edition
Asian Market Report
Treasury's/Bonds hammered again as Asian markets drop.
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday following another Wall Street drop as disruptions to global business from the coronavirus beyond China worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged world economic slowdown. Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries fell to a record low (Cap#3) and the 30 year bond fell below 1.50% (Cap#4) as investors increased bets that the Federal Reserve will follow this week's "surprise"-not to anyone in here it wasn't-50 basis point rate cut with further easing(probably another 25 basis points) to prevent corporate bond spreads from widening further. Tumbling yields hammered the dollar, which traded near a six-month low versus the yen and close to a two-year trough against the Swiss franc.Oil prices fell due to worries that non-OPEC oil producers might not agree to output cuts even though global energy demand is weakening-Cap#5. The euro held steady at $1.1225. Markets in the euro zone are pricing in a 93 percent chance that the European Central Bank will cut its deposit rate, now minus 0.50 percent, by 10 basis points next week. The FOMC meeting is on March 18th and they will cut rates again to catch up to the action in the bond market. The Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada both responded to the economic threats by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points this week. The Dept. Commerce will release the February Jobs #'s tomorrow morning at 8:30am EST.
BOJ mulls support for firms hit by coronavirus
Japan's central bank is considering a new financing program to support businesses hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes as many firms see a steep drop in sales as exports to China sink, foreign visitor numbers decline and events are canceled. The Bank of Japan plans to support commercial lenders that provide funds to firms struggling to maintain cash-flow. BOJ policymakers are to meet in mid-March. They will study a second emergency package the government is to draw up by around next Tuesday, and discuss the details and timing of the new financing plan. The government has already started providing emergency loans to firms through the Japan Finance Corporation and other entities.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200306_19/
South Korea, Japan to hold export control talks via teleconference, Jiji says
TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan will hold export control talks originally planned for March 10 in Seoul via teleconference, the Jiji news agency reported on Friday, reflecting the widening impact of the coronavirus outbreak. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a two-week quarantine on visitors from China and South Korea, among other measures.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-southkorea-jap/south-korea-japan-to-hold-export-control-talks-via-teleconference-jiji-says-idUSKBN20T0CM
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd30y
https://www.macrotrends.net/2566/crude-oil-prices-today-live-chart
https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary?region=asia
#8321117 at 2020-03-05 02:54:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10653 MSM, All Your Breaking News Stories are Belong to Us! Edition
Nathaniel Rothschild Under Attack in Zug, Switzerland according to MI6 Sources
Ben Fulford: 3/2/2020
In any case, there can be no doubt that the ongoing Coronavirus panic is designed to pave the way for Emergency Military rule and the start of a World Republic. What people need to keep in mind though, is that it's all fake.
Italian Governor Zaia from the Veneto region said:"80% of all sick people heal by themselves, 15% need medication and 5% need to have hospital attention. All 17 people who died already, had advanced health issues. No healthy person who caught the coronavirus has died. It's an alarm with no foundation.
Before we describe more fakery though, we need to also point out some very serious special forces' battles that are unfolding in several key locations around the world.
The most important action is now taking place in Zug, Switzerland, according to MI6 sources.
A senior MI6 source said:
"We believe Baron Nathaniel Rothschild is housed at a compound in Zug, Switzerland. SIS has been dispatched to 'dislodge' this last obstacle.
Switzerland is tricky because it is home to the CIA, as I am sure you already know, and also in the more esoteric world a group called Swiss Octagon, who are what remains of the pharaonic bloodlines and pretty tough/dark characters at that."
It is interesting to note that Japanese Royal Family sources have previously told us they also came from Egyptian pharaonic bloodlines. That is why a serious battle is also taking place in Japan, according to Japanese right-wing sources.
In order to force the Zionist puppet government of Shinzo Abe out of power the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be canceled, Japanese right-wing sources say. This will cause huge financial losses for Abe and his gangster friends and thus leave them open to payback, the sources added.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/02/pandemic-show-aims-to-launch-world-government-project-blue-beam-next/
#8312936 at 2020-03-04 02:59:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10642: Primed for Primary Shift Edition
Nathaniel Rothschild Under Attack in Zug, Switzerland according to MI6 Sources
Ben Fulford: 3/2/2020
In any case, there can be no doubt that the ongoing Coronavirus panic is designed to pave the way for Emergency Military rule and the start of a World Republic. What people need to keep in mind though, is that it's all fake.
Here, for example, is a frontline report from Italy on the pandemic:Italian Governor Zaia from the Veneto region said:"80% of all sick people heal by themselves, 15% need medication and 5% need to have hospital attention. All 17 people who died already, had advanced health issues. No healthy person who caught the coronavirus has died. It's an alarm with no foundation.
Before we describe more fakery though, we need to also point out some very serious special forces' battles that are unfolding in several key locations around the world. The most important action is now taking place in Zug, Switzerland, according to MI6 sources.
A senior MI6 source said:"We believe Baron Nathaniel Rothschild is housed at a compound in Zug, Switzerland. SIS has been dispatched to 'dislodge' this last obstacle.
Switzerland is tricky because it is home to the CIA, as I am sure you already know, and also in the more esoteric world a group called Swiss Octagon, who are what remains of the pharaonic bloodlines and pretty tough/dark characters at that."
It is interesting to note that Japanese Royal Family sources have previously told us they also came from Egyptian pharaonic bloodlines. That is why a serious battle is also taking place in Japan, according to Japanese right-wing sources.
In order to force the Zionist puppet government of Shinzo Abe out of power the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be canceled, Japanese right-wing sources say. This will cause huge financial losses for Abe and his gangster friends and thus leave them open to payback, the sources added.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/02/pandemic-show-aims-to-launch-world-government-project-blue-beam-next/
#8310477 at 2020-03-03 21:45:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10639: Dank Hume, Not Your Vinyl Collection Genre Edition
Nathaniel Rothschild Under Attack in Zug, Switzerland according to MI6 Sources
Ben Fulford: 3/2/2020
In any case, there can be no doubt that the ongoing Coronavirus panic is designed to pave the way for Emergency Military rule and the start of a World Republic. What people need to keep in mind though, is that it's all fake.
Here, for example, is a frontline report from Italy on the pandemic:Italian Governor Zaia from the Veneto region said:"80% of all sick people heal by themselves, 15% need medication and 5% need to have hospital attention.
All 17 people who died already, had advanced health issues. No healthy person who caught the coronavirus has died. It's an alarm with no foundation.
Before we describe more fakery though, we need to also point out some very serious special forces' battles that are unfolding in several key locations around the world.
The most important action is now taking place in Zug, Switzerland, according to MI6 sources.
A senior MI6 source said:"We believe Baron Nathaniel Rothschild is housed at a compound in Zug, Switzerland. SIS has been dispatched to 'dislodge' this last obstacle.
Switzerland is tricky because it is home to the CIA, as I am sure you already know, and also in the more esoteric world a group called Swiss Octagon, who are what remains of the pharaonic bloodlines and pretty tough/dark characters at that."
It is interesting to note that Japanese Royal Family sources have previously told us they also came from Egyptian pharaonic bloodlines. That is why a serious battle is also taking place in Japan, according to Japanese right-wing sources.
In order to force the Zionist puppet government of Shinzo Abe out of power the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be canceled, Japanese right-wing sources say.
This will cause huge financial losses for Abe and his gangster friends and thus leave them open to payback, the sources added.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/02/pandemic-show-aims-to-launch-world-government-project-blue-beam-next/
#8302049 at 2020-03-02 21:55:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10628: Anons on Bernie Bros! Edition
Ben Fulford: 3/2/2020
There can be no doubt that the ongoing Coronavirus panic is designed to pave the way for Emergency Military rule and the start of a World Republic. What people need to keep in mind though, is that it's all fake.
Here, for example, is a frontline report from Italy on the Pandemic:
Italian Governor Zaia from the Veneto region said: "80% of all sick people heal by themselves, 15% need medication and 5% need to have hospital attention. All 17 people who died already, had advanced health issues. No healthy person who caught the coronavirus has died. It's an alarm with no foundation.
"Before we describe more fakery though, we need to also point out some very serious special forces' battles that are unfolding in several key locations around the world.
The most important action is now taking place in Zug, Switzerland, according to MI6 sources.
A senior MI6 source said:
"We believe Baron Nathaniel Rothschild is housed at a compound in Zug, Switzerland. SIS has been dispatched to 'dislodge' this last obstacle. Switzerland is tricky because it is home to the CIA, as I am sure you already know, and also in the more esoteric world a group called Swiss Octagon, who are what remains of the pharaonic bloodlines and pretty tough/dark characters at that."
It is interesting to note that Japanese Royal Family sources have previously told us they also came from Egyptian pharaonic bloodlines. That is why a serious battle is also taking place in Japan, according to Japanese right-wing sources.
In order to force the Zionist puppet government of Shinzo Abe out of power the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be canceled, Japanese right-wing sources say. This will cause huge financial losses for Abe and his gangster friends and thus leave them open to payback, the sources added.
Sauce: https://benjaminfulford.net/2020/03/02/pandemic-show-aims-to-launch-world-government-project-blue-beam-next/
#8292307 at 2020-03-01 17:13:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10616: Celebs Are Falling Over Edition
Xi set to delay Japan visit over coronavirus crisis
Japan and China are discussing postponing Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit in April at least until the fall as both countries hope to prioritize combating the growing outbreak of the new coronavirus, sources said. Officials in Beijing and Tokyo feel that preparing for a successful visit has become nearly impossible given the growing epidemic. The two sides will renegotiate the new dates based on their political and diplomatic schedules. Xi's state visit to Japan will be the first by a Chinese president since 2008.
Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, visited Tokyo on Friday and Saturday to discuss the situation. Yang held talks with his counterpart Shigeru Kitamura, head of Japan's national security council. He also met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
Xi's visit "will be the first by the Chinese president in 10 years, and we need to make sure the visit will bring full results," Abe told a press conference Saturday. Xi's visit is intended to showcase improved Sino-Japanese relations, broadcasting to the world a "new era" in bilateral ties.
Japan and China are considering crafting documents defining their new bilateral relations. They have been negotiating cooperation in such areas as joint projects in third countries, the environment, medicine and nursing care. But the spread of the virus has delayed the preparations. The Chinese leadership led by Xi, who doubles as general secretary of the Communist Party, makes improved relations with Japan a top priority, especially in light of tensions with America over trade and other issues.
Even after the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing was still trying to arrange a April visit. But infections and deaths have continued to skyrocket, and the epidemic is expected to steamroll the Chinese economy. Beijing fears Xi would be seen as neglecting domestic policies if he goes ahead with the visit. On Feb. 24, Beijing postponed the annual National People's Congress, which was scheduled to open on March 5 – a momentous decision given that the meeting had convened on that date since 1998. Before then, the Congress failed to meet a number of times during the Mao-inspired cultural revolution from 1966 to 1976.
Coronavirus cases are also increasing in Japan, with the government trying hard to cap them in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. This has led officials to question the wisdom of accepting a large Chinese delegation. China-Japan relations deteriorated in 2012 after Japan nationalized the Senkaku Islands. The islands – a group of small uninhabited islets in the East China Sea – are administered by Japan but claimed by China, which calls them the Diaoyu Islands.
But over the past few years, diplomatic visits have resumed at a brisk pace. In May 2018, Li Keqiang visited Japan, becoming the first Chinese premier to do so in seven years. Later that year in October, Abe paid an official visit to China, the first such visit by a Japanese premier in about seven years, excluding those for international conferences. In 2019, Xi returned the favor by going to Osaka for the Group of 20 summit in June, while Abe again traveled to China in December.
Relations between Japan and China are still tense over security issues, including the East China Sea, so the Chinese president's visit is much anticipated by both sides. Xi has said that China will "aggressively build constructive security relations" with Japan. Japan has tried to resolve the issue of Chinese ships intruding into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkakus, as well as sort out joint development of natural gas fields in the East China Sea.
This will not be the first time a Chinese president's visit to Japan has been postponed. In September 1998, then-President Jiang Zemin was scheduled to arrive in Japan, but was delayed until November due to serious floods at home.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Xi-set-to-delay-Japan-visit-over-coronavirus-crisis
#8270504 at 2020-02-28 03:00:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10588: Bake It to Make It Edition
Abe to push forward with school closures
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will push forward with its plan to temporarily close schools and will not hesitate to take the necessary steps to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
The government decided on Thursday to request the closure of all elementary, junior and senior high schools and schools for students with special needs from Monday.
Abe on Friday asked for understanding for the plan and said the government will be responsible for any issues resulting from the closures. He stressed that the next week or two will be crucial for containing the spread of the coronavirus.
He said the government attaches the utmost priority to protecting the lives and health of the Japanese people and will take the necessary measures depending on how the situation develops. Education minister Koichi Hagiuda told reporters on Friday that each school can make its own arrangements depending on the local situation.
He also asked the government and private sectors to show consideration for employees with children by allowing them to take days off if necessary.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200228_13/
#8265530 at 2020-02-27 17:43:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10582: What's In Your Closet? Edition
>>8265504
Abe asks all schools in Japan to temporarily close over coronavirus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday the government will request all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan to close from Monday until the end of a spring break through early April amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. In a meeting of a government task force to fight the virus, Abe cited "children's health and safety" as the top priority and said the measure, which also includes schools for special needs education across Japan, is intended to better cope with a risk of infection to be generated by students and teachers spending long hours together.
Abe also asked schools to take the best possible steps to prevent infection, such as minimizing the number of participants, if they are to hold entrance exams and graduation ceremonies in the coming weeks.
Japan's school year ends in March and a new academic year typically starts in early April.
Abe announced the measure as opposition parties have stepped up criticism of his administration for not responding quickly enough, with the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients continuing to rise in Japan and the end of the outbreak of the China-originated, pneumonia-causing virus not yet in sight.
The number of confirmed infections in Japan topped 900 on Thursday, including over 700 from the Diamond Princess, a virus-hit cruise ship docked in Yokohama near Tokyo.
Given that schoolchildren are expected to stay home in the coming weeks, Abe requested that government agencies and companies allow workers to take days off so they can spend more time with their families.
Nursery schools will be excluded from the nationwide closure request, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200227/p2g/00m/0na/101000c
#8264767 at 2020-02-27 16:04:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10581: Pope Ain't Feel'n So Dope Edition
Abe seeks nationwide school closures over coronavirus
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that he will ask all elementary, middle and high schools to close temporarily, starting March 2, as the government tries to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. "With children's health and safety as our top consideration, we need to prepare in advance against the infection risks posed by large numbers of children and teachers gathering together for long periods of time every day," Abe said at a meeting to deal with the virus. The prime minister reiterated that the next week or two will be "critical" in curbing the outbreak. While it is up to schools and local governments to decide whether to suspend classes, the prime minister's request is likely to result in across-the-board closures. Japanese schools will have their year-end spring break from the middle of March through early April, so the closures will run through that period at least. As of Thursday, 175 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Japan across 19 prefectures, including Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, and Chiba. The number excludes those infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and those brought back from Wuhan via chartered flights.
Earlier on Thursday, the northern island of Hokkaido instituted a weeklong closure of all 1,600 public elementary and junior high schools amid a rise in confirmed infections. Japanese schools typically hold year-end exams and graduation ceremonies in March. Abe urged schools that go ahead with these events to take precautions against infection and minimize the number of people present.
The coronavirus has so far proved most dangerous to the elderly and those with underlying conditions such as diAbetes, while infecting children relatively rarely. A study by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the 44,672 cases reported through Feb. 11 found that just 416 patients were younger than 10, and another 549 were between the ages of 10 and 19. There were no deaths in the former group and only one in the latter. School closures could accelerate companies' precautions against the coronavirus, as employees with children are forced to adjust their schedules or the way they work. Abe urged businesses to make accommodations such as letting parents take time off. About half the respondents to a Nikkei poll of 127 companies on Thursday said they have at least partly switched over to telecommuting. Nearly 80% said they are holding off on events such as welcome and farewell parties.
About 40% of businesses are avoiding marketing visits, while 60% have banned domestic business trips. SoftBank Group has told staff that employees should hold meetings online.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Abe-seeks-nationwide-school-closures-over-coronavirus2
#8241879 at 2020-02-25 07:46:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10552: Song of India Continues Edition
How odd is this, considering the recent "Down Joans" fake POTUS tweet about a thousand point plummet?
https://news.yahoo.com/asian-shares-mixed-dow-drops-063752801.html
Asian shares mixed after Dow drops more than 1,000 points
Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street suffered its worst session in two years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumping more than 1,000 points on fears that a viral outbreak that began in China will weaken the world economy.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 3.3%, to 22,605.41 after it reopened from a holiday on Monday and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a nationwide effort in containing an escalation in the spread of the coronavirus.
Measures taken in coming weeks would determine if Japan can keep the virus under control, Abe said.
#8134821 at 2020-02-14 17:19:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10413: Sometimes A Leak Turns Into A Flood Edition
China's top diplomat to visit Japan ahead of Xi's state trip
China's top diplomat will travel to Tokyo this month to discuss whether Chinese President Xi Jinping will go ahead with a state visit to Japan as planned in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Yang Jiechi, state councilor and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo, will meet with Japanese National Security Council head Shigeru Kitamura and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit from Feb. 28 to Feb. 29. Yang last went to Japan in June for the Group of 20 summit.
Xi is scheduled to visit Japan in April after the National People's Congress, which begins on March 5. But there are some government and party officials in China who question whether to hold the congress, saying they worry that bringing regional leaders to Beijing for an extended period of time could hamper efforts to contain the virus.
Others are against postponing the annual congress. China held the NPC as planned during the height of the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, outbreak from 2002 to 2003. The Xi leadership is eager to strengthen ties with Japan amid protracted tensions with the U.S., and wants the state visit to go as planned. But Xi may be forced to delay the trip if the NPC is postponed.
Tokyo is also invested in Xi's trip, since it would be a sign that Beijing values their bilateral relationship. "We will steadily prepare for President Xi to come to Japan as scheduled this spring," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday. "We do not expect the Japanese side to ask for a delay."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-s-top-diplomat-to-visit-Japan-ahead-of-Xi-s-state-trip
#8129964 at 2020-02-14 03:05:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10407: Flood Detected Post Discarded Edition
China's top diplomat Yang to visit Japan on Feb. 28 and 29
TOKYO (Kyodo) – China's foreign policy chief Yang Jiechi will visit Japan on Feb. 28 and 29, a Japanese government source said Friday, amid expectations that Chinese President Xi Jinping may postpone an upcoming state visit to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Xi had been expected to visit Japan in around early April for meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Emperor Naruhito.
The visit would follow a recent improvement in the bilateral relations, with Abe stressing the importance of stepping up cooperation despite a territorial row over a group of Japan-controlled islets in the East China Sea and other issues of dispute.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-s-top-diplomat-Yang-to-visit-Japan-on-Feb.-28-and-29
#8109303 at 2020-02-12 03:27:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10380: With BIG BAD Things To Happen : The Podesta Edition
40 more on cruise ship in Yokohama test positive for coronavirus
TOKYO (Kyodo) – The number of people infected with coronvirus in Japan has topped 200 after another 40 people including a quarantine officer on a cruise ship docked at Yokohama have tested positive, the health ministry said Wednesday.
Four men already disembarked from the quarantined Diamond Princess and taken to hospital – three Japanese and one foreign national in their 60s and 70s – are in a severe condition, with two of the four being treated in intensive care, the ministry said.
The total number of confirmed infections on the ship, which has been placed in quarantine since a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was found infected with the virus, has risen to 174.
The quarantine officer was taking the temperatures of passengers and collecting medical questionnaires from them between Feb. 3 and 4, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The officer, who was not wearing protective wear or goggles but was using a mask and gloves, disinfected after seeing each passenger, according to the health ministry.
Japan is battling to contain the spread of the virus that apparently originated in China's Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei Province, blocking entry to foreigners from the region. It has also turned away another cruise ship that had been headed for Japan.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will extend its entry ban to foreign visitors from Zhejiang Province in eastern China, effective Thursday. Holders of Chinese passports issued by the province will be also barred from entry.
"It's imperative for us to take steps in a comprehensive and flexible manner to keep the virus away from our shores," Abe said at a meeting of a government task force at the prime minister's office.
From now, the government will bypass Cabinet approval when it wants to expand the scope of the entry ban to foreign arrivals from other regions in China where coronavirus infections are rampant, or to cruise ships carrying people suspected to have been infected, according to Abe.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200212/p2g/00m/0na/044000c
WTF do they expect to habben?..being on cruise ship is already a floating petri dish.
#8067175 at 2020-02-08 00:38:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10326: The Friday Night Massacre Edition
Abe admits his office arranged hotel reception for supporters
Backed into a corner, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe changed his long-held position and finally admitted that his local office made the agreement with a luxury hotel to host a dinner party for his supporters.
The prime minister until Feb. 5 had insisted that the 800 or so guests, who each paid 5,000 yen ($45) to attend the reception in Tokyo last year, were the ones who entered the agreement with the hotel regarding the cost and other matters.
That's why, Abe had said, revenues and expenditures covering that party were never included in the political fund report for the local party branch that he heads. But an apparent slip-up in his explanation led to his admission at the Lower House Budget Committee on Feb. 5 that his office made the agreement with the hotel, including arrangements to set the price for each participant at 5,000 yen.
"If such an agreement had not been reached, we would not have been able to inform the participants what the fee was," he said. The price has been described as much lower than the usual fees charged by that hotel.
The dinner reception was held on the eve of a cherry blossom viewing party that Abe hosted in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo.
The Abe-hosted sakura parties funded by taxpayer money have been a focus of opposition parties' criticism for months. They say Abe has wasted public funds by using these parties to wine and dine supporters of his and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Adding to the controversy is the government's insistence that all lists of invitees to those parties have been destroyed.
For the event in spring last year, hundreds of Abe supporters flew in from Yamaguchi Prefecture to attend both the hotel reception and the cherry blossom viewing gathering the following day. Abe had said the participants paid their fees directly to the hotel, and his local office did not receive any revenues or make any expenditures for the event that would have to be included in its political fund report.
However, Hiroshi Ogushi, a member of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, touched upon a comment made by Abe in the Diet on Jan. 27. The prime minister said the contract with the hotel was designed so that no problems would arise if participants made last-minute cancellations. Ogushi asked Abe if such an arrangement meant that his local office was the one that had entered the contract with the hotel.
Abe then revised his earlier comment and said his local office had to enter the agreement with the hotel because it mediated the event.
Yoichiro HamAbe, a professor of civil law at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, said Abe's earlier claim that the participants were the main agent in the contract was unacceptable.
"The fundamental point of civil law is to recognize a contract has been concluded based on an agreement made by the relevant parties," HamAbe said. "An agreement equals a contract."
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13105400
#8060570 at 2020-02-07 14:16:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10317: Early Friday Morning Edition
little gift
Hold T>old time>old story>when Brit rules the wawes>
Klingsor>Majorana>island of stability>stable ability>Shinzo Abe>table ability>BRIDGE
Who plays on multiple bridge tables?
#8049855 at 2020-02-06 17:49:46 (UTC+1)
Qresearch General #10304: POTUS Strikes Back Edition
"We'd Rather Die At Home" - Chinese Citizens Rebel Against Mandatory Quarantine As Lockdown Expands
Update (1100ET): Is this the WHO's "Mission Accomplished?"
During a press conference in Switzerland Thursday evening, Dr. Tedros, the WHO's director-general, thanked the Gates Foundation (which committed $100 million) and Japan (which contributed $10 million) for answering the organization's call for more funding to help suppress the coronavirus outbreak that has now claimed more than 560 lives, mostly in China. He also claimed that the number of new and suspected cases is finally starting to slow, a sign that the outbreak could be subsiding, and that the China-led response has been a success.
Though researchers have already mapped the virus's DNA and are already working on a remedy, there is still a lot we don't know about the virus, Dr. Tedros said. We don't know where it came from (though there are theories) and we don't 100% understand how it spreads. There are also many tools we don't have, like a vaccine, that will hopefully soon be developed. In effect, "we're shadow-boxing with the virus," Dr. Tedros said. "We need to bring it into the light."
The organization continued to sidestep questions about China's censorship and its initial reluctance to share information about the outbreak with the international community.
Responding to a reporter's question, the WHO rep confirmed that the doctor who was one of the first to detect the virus before being ignored and eventually sickened has now died.
Dr. Li Wenliang, the Chinese whistleblower doctor who warned the public of a potential "SARS-like" disease in December 2019, succumbed to the virus in Wuhan on Thursday, the WHO said.
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Thousands of athletes around the world breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo won't be delayed. Then again, if the outbreak continues to worsen in Japan and the broader region, who is going to want to come if they don't feel safe?
As the second week of global pandemic panic comes to a close, China, increasingly frustrated that their ruse with the WHO didn't manage to calm the international community, again registered its "strong objections" to the growing number of travel bans directed at its citizens.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/wed-rather-die-home-chinese-citizens-rebel-against-mandatory-quarantine-lockdonw
#8011469 at 2020-02-03 17:29:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10254: Dow is Up, DC in Panic, All is Good Edition
Abe says Japan developing rapid test kit for new coronavirus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan will coordinate closely with the World Health Organization to prevent the recent outbreak of a new coronavirus from impacting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer.
The health ministry, meanwhile, will take phlegm from possible coronavirus patients to accurately determine whether they are actually infected with the deadly pneumonia-causing virus, ministry officials said.
The government is stepping up efforts to stem the spread of the virus, which originated in Wuhan in central China, with 20 cases of infection confirmed in Japan so far. Abe said the development of a rapid test kit for the virus is under way so more institutions, including private ones, can conduct screenings. "We will closely work with the World Health Organization and others to make sure that preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics will steadily proceed without an impact (from the outbreak)," Abe told a parliamentary session.
Olympic organizers and relevant sports associations will meet, possibly later this week, to discuss how to respond to the new coronavirus and other infectious diseases, according to Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto.
The increasing number of coronavirus infections, mainly in China but also in other parts of the world, has raised calls among ruling and opposition party lawmakers for the government to do more to protect the public. "We have already embarked on the development of a simple test kit," Abe said. "As cases of infection in Japan are rising, it's an urgent task to improve testing (for the virus) and enhance consultation services."
The comments came in response to Fumio Kishida, the policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who said that virus testing is currently conducted only at state-run or public institutions such as the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200203/p2g/00m/0na/056000c
#7981413 at 2020-01-31 21:12:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10215: All Out of Ammo Edition
Countries shut doors to Chinese travelers as coronavirus spreads
TOKYO/SINGAPORE – As the coronavirus outbreak spreads further in China beyond the epicenter of Wuhan, countries including Japan and Singapore are imposing tougher restrictions on Chinese visitors in a bid to keep out potential carriers.
The bans would contribute further to the rapid curtailing of travel between China and the rest of the world. Data from flight-tracking site Flightradar24 showed 91 canceled international flights from China as of noon on Friday Japan time, double the previous day's 44.
Japan will bar non-Japanese travelers who have recently visited Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located, from entering the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting Friday of a government virus response task force. This marks the first time Japanese immigration law has been used to keep out visitors from a specific location. The ban, which took effect Saturday at 12:01 a.m., applies to visitors who either have visited Hubei Province in the preceding two weeks or hold a Chinese passport issued in the province.
The move follows two Japanese evacuees from Wuhan testing positive for the virus despite showing no symptoms, making it impossible to detect through normal screening processes. Recent reports indicate the virus can be spread by asymptomatic carriers. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern Thursday.
"We'll take all possible measures to enhance the effectiveness of our border controls and check the spread" of the virus, Abe said.
Japan may let in Hubei passport holders who are married to Japanese nationals or have resided for an extended period outside the province. The government looks to have travelers report their status during immigration procedures, with false information punished by visa revocation. The government will also move up its date for classifying the virus as a "designated infectious disease" to Saturday from Feb. 7. This will allow such steps as forced hospitalization of infected patients and restrictions on work activities.
Singapore on Friday said it will restrict entry by nearly all Chinese nationals. It will stop issuing new visas to Chinese travelers, and starting Saturday, it will bar any travelers who have been to China in the past 14 days. Singapore citizens, permanent residents and holders of long-term visas will be exempt but will be encouraged to stay home for two weeks in case of infection.
The city-state had confirmed 16 cases of the new virus as of Friday, all in people who had visited Wuhan, including one Singapore national. It had already closed its borders to holders of passports from Hubei province and non-Singaporeans who had been in the province recently.
Singapore reported 18.5 million foreign visitors in 2018, with nearly a fifth hailing from China. The ban is expected to deal a blow to a wide range of industries, including tourism and hotels. Inbound travelers from China have dropped by 80% compared with before the outbreak, according to Lawrence Wong, minister of national development.
The U.S. State Department issued a "do not travel" alert, its highest advisory level, for all of China on Thursday local time. Japan's Foreign Ministry has raised its travel advisory for mainland China to level 2, urging people to avoid nonessential travel. Hubei Province is under a level 3 warning recommending that all travel there be avoided.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus-outbreak/Countries-shut-doors-to-Chinese-travelers-as-coronavirus-spreads
#7960792 at 2020-01-30 02:49:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10188: Night Shift On Approach Edition
Operation Wuhan: How US and Japan planned evacuations of citizens
TOKYO/NEW YORK – When the crew of Kalitta Air flight K4371 announced "Welcome home to the United States" upon arriving at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska on Wednesday morning, the "whole plane erupted in cheers," said Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer who was in charge of screening the passengers.
The cargo plane was fitted with temporary seats for U.S. diplomats, their families and a few American citizens who returned from Wuhan, a city in central China with a population of 11 million. The plane arrived in Alaska after a nine-and-a-half-hour flight. While it was only for refueling, there is little doubt that passengers were relieved.
When the plane reached its final destination at a military base in California after another five hours in the air, it joined an All Nippon Airways plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday morning after the successful evacuation of citizens from Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly virus.
But many aspects of the operations changed up until the last minute, including the destinations and number of planes. With little experience dealing with similar situations, governments faced unexpected hurdles, such as when two Japanese passengers refused health checkups upon arrival. They headed straight to their homes, igniting a barrage of criticism on social media as fears continued to grow over the virus that has sickened at least 6,000 people worldwide and killed more than 130 in mainland China.
Australia, France, the U.K., Germany, Canada and Russia are also arranging similar evacuations, each with differing lengths and methods of quarantining passengers until they are given the all clear.
Among other countries planning to evacuate their citizens, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that evacuees will initially be sent to Christmas Island, a remote Australian island near Indonesia, to be quarantined for two weeks.
The use of an immigration detention center on the island to prevent evacuees from mixing with the general public stands in contrast to Japan's measures. The U.K., which plans to repatriate its citizens from Wuhan on Thursday morning, also plans to isolate evacuees at a military base for around two weeks, according to the BBC.
Part of Japan's hesitation to forcefully quarantine its citizens stems from its past, when the government for years kept leprosy patients in compulsory seclusion, despite disease's low risk of transmission. "We have to think of human rights when handling infectious diseases," a health ministry official said.
The Kalitta Air flight departed Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport with a pilot dressed in full protective gear, a photo from China's Xinhua News Agency shows.
Kalitta is part of a company that has been flying special missions for the U.S. government for decades. The company has taken part in disaster relief efforts, including major hurricanes and 9/11, according to the Kalitta Charters website. It has also transported casualties of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
After its stop in Alaska, the plane arrived at the March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, California. The evacuation flight was initially announced as heading to San Francisco, but was changed to Ontario International Airport, a civilian airport near Los Angeles, before finally being rerouted to a military base. Meanwhile, ANA flight NH1952 carrying 206 Japanese nationals from Wuhan was Japan's first mass evacuation of its citizens from abroad to escape a disease outbreak.
The second flight of Wuhan evacuees arrived in Tokyo on Thursday morning, with 210 passengers. All will be screened and any exhibiting symptoms will be immediately hospitalized.
Health ministry officials confirmed on Thursday that three evacuees from the first flight were carrying the coronavirus.
The evacuations were the culmination of a week of intense preparations.
After Wuhan entered lockdown last Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had local officials from the Japan External Trade Organization begin gathering information on employees of Japanese companies seeking to return home.
Abe met with cabinet ministers the following day, calling on them to make every possible effort to ensure Japanese citizens' safety. He urged Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to open talks with the Chinese government about what measures to take, including a potential evacuation.
Officials weighed multiple possibilities, including chartered planes as well as buses to ferry people out of Wuhan and onto commercial flights from other airports.
rest at link
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus-outbreak/Operation-Wuhan-How-US-and-Japan-planned-evacuations-of-citizens
#7936668 at 2020-01-28 03:20:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10157: Another Day Of Winning Edition
Abe Taps Reflationist Adachi to Replace Harada on BOJ Board
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated economist Seiji Adachi, a known reflationist, to the Bank of Japan policy board amid growing attention over the leader's stance on monetary easing.
Adachi, head of economic research at Marusan Securities, was tapped to replace Yutaka Harada, another reflationist on the central bank's board, according to a statement distributed by a parliamentary committee Tuesday. The Diet is likely to approve the nomination before Harada ends his five-year term on March 25 to avoid a vacancy in the board. Adachi wrote a book with other known reflationists on spurring prices to restore growth in the Japanese economy. The authors included former BOJ deputy governor Kikuo Iwata and Koichi Hamada, a member of Abe's original brain-trust of reflationists, who advised on the nomination of Kuroda and other BOJ board members.
Current deputy governor Masazumi WakatAbe and Harada also contributed to the book. The book was published in 2013, shortly before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda launched the BOJ's massive easing program to lift the economy out of deflation and achieve 2% price growth.
He previously worked as an economist at Deutsche Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse AG.
Abe's pick is under close scrutiny by BOJ watchers looking for clues on Abe's current stance on monetary policy amid signs that achieving the inflation target is no longer at the top of his priorities. Some 76% of economists expected Harada, a consistent dissenter to BOJ board decisions, to be replaced by another like-minded reflationist, according to a Bloomberg survey.
The nomination of Adachi is for one of the nine seats on a board that is expected to keep policy on hold for a while. With limited policy tools and relative stability in foreign exchange rates, a majority of economists expect the bank's next eventual policy step to be tightening.
Since last year, Abe has been signaling that achieving 2% inflation is not the be-all and end-all of his Abenomics policy platform to restore stable growth. For the first time since he returned to the premiership in late 2012, Abe last week didn't even mention deflation in an annual speech at the start of the legislative session.
Abe has a record of sending a message to financial markets through BOJ nominations. By handpicking Kuroda in 2013, he fueled speculation that aggressive monetary easing was in the pipeline.
After almost seven years of massive easing, there are growing concerns over the side effects of monetary policy. Yet inflation still remains at less than half the 2% target agreed by the government and the BOJ in 2013.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2020-01-28/Abe-taps-seiji-adachi-to-replace-boj-board-member-harada
#7918139 at 2020-01-26 09:17:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10133: Just Restin' Up Before the Storm Edition
kung flu update
https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/1221360107772092416
BREAKING: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Tokyo in discussions with Beijing to evacuate Japanese citizens in virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan.
#7901108 at 2020-01-24 19:20:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10111: The Rudy [BOOM] [BOOM] Giuliani Edition
Lawmaker accused of election law violations received 150 mil. yen from LDP before campaign
TOKYO – House of Councillors member Anri Kawai, who has been accused of election law violations, received some 150 million yen from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters before the race – far more than her rival candidate backed by the same party, it has emerged. Kawai won her upper house seat for the first time in the July 2019 election. The amount she received was about 10 times the amount remitted to the campaign office of her fellow party contender Kensei Mizote, who was given 15 million yen. The huge gap exposes the LDP headquarters' commitment to Kawai, the wife of former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, who is close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The LDP had fielded both Anri Kawai and Mizote as its official candidates in a bid to win the two seats that were up for grabs in the Hiroshima constituency in the 2019 upper house contest. Mizote, former minister of state for disaster management, had sought to secure his sixth term in the chamber.
The offices of the Kawais were raided by the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office on Jan. 15 on suspicion that Anri's campaign office paid daily allowances exceeding the legal limit in the July 2019 upper house race. The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine reported on Jan. 23 that the LDP headquarters had remitted a total of 150 million yen to the party's branch offices headed by Anri and Katsuyuki Kawai, respectively, between April and June 2019 – ahead of the upper house race.
Speaking to reporters in the Diet on Jan. 23, Anri admitted having received the funds. "There is no illegality, as I'm going to list the money in a political funding report," she said.
With regard to the huge sum, she said, "As it was after mid-April that the LDP branch (that I head) was set up and I started my political activities, the party had to expand its strength over a mere 2 1/2-month period (before the upper house poll). That's why the funds were intensively injected over a short span of time."
Based on records it has obtained, Shukan Bunshun reported that 75 million yen each was remitted to the LDP's Hiroshima Prefecture No. 7 upper house constituency, which Anri heads, and the party's Hiroshima Prefecture No. 3 constituency branch, headed by Katsuyuki, in several installments. Most of the funds remitted to Katsuyuki's branch were subsequently redirected to Anri's, according to the magazine's quoting of a source close to the investigation.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200124/p2a/00m/0na/017000c
#7894157 at 2020-01-24 01:52:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10102: The State Funeral Dead Pool Edition
Japan confirms 2nd new-coronavirus infection
Japan's health ministry said Friday it has confirmed a second infection with a new deadly virus that has been rapidly spreading from the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The patient is a man in his 40s from the city who is on a trip to Japan, the ministry said, adding that he has been hospitalized in Tokyo and is in stable condition.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed Cabinet members in a meeting in the morning to ensure thorough border control checks, provide necessary information quickly to the people and protect the safety of Japanese nationals living overseas. Japan confirmed its first infection with the pneumonia-like virus earlier this month. It involved a Chinese national who was returning to his home in Japan after traveling to Wuhan.
The second patient arrived in the country last Sunday after contracting a fever five days before, according to the ministry. The case was confirmed on the first day of the Lunar New Year holidays, when many Chinese are expected to travel.
Chinese people are expected to make 3 billion trips during the holidays through next Thursday with more than 7 million people likely to journey overseas, including to Japan.
In the latest case, the man's symptoms had eased by the time he arrived in Japan, having visited hospital twice in China on Jan. 15 and Jan. 17. However, he went to hospital in Japan on Monday, and as he continued to have a fever and a sore throat, returned for another checkup on Wednesday, when he was diagnosed with pneumonia. The man was transferred to a Tokyo hospital and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases confirmed that he had tested positive for the virus, which has killed at least 25 in China and infected more than 800 globally.
The institute informed the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the second case in the early hours of Friday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200124/p2g/00m/0na/019000c
#7863361 at 2020-01-21 01:25:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10064: Battle of Northam's Bluff Edition
Japan to establish space defense unit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday said Japan is to form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats as rivals develop missiles and other technology, and that the new unit would work closely with its US counterpart recently launched by US President Donald Trump.
The Space Domain Mission Unit is to launch in April as part of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Abe said in a policy speech marking the start of the year's parliamentary session.
Japan must also defend itself from threats in cyberspace and from electromagnetic interference against Japanese satellites, he said. Concerns are growing that China and Russia are seeking ways to interfere, disable or destroy satellites. "We will drastically bolster capability and system in order to secure superiority" in those areas, Abe said. The space unit is to be added to an existing air base at Fuchu in the western suburbs of Tokyo, where about 20 people would staff it ahead of a full launch later in the year.
The role of the unit is to conduct satellite-based navigation and communications for other troops in the field, rather than being on the ground. Abe's Cabinet in December last year approved a ?50.6 billion (US$459 million) budget in space-related projects, pending approval from the parliament. The unit would cooperate with the US Space Command that Trump established in August, as well as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Abe has pushed for the Japan Self-Defense Forces to expand its international role and capabilities by bolstering cooperation and weapons compatibility with the US, as it increasingly works alongside US troops and as it grows concerned about the increasing capabilities of China and North Korea.
Abe, in marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of Japan-US security treaty on Sunday, vowed to bolster Japan's capabilities and cooperation with the US, including in the areas of space and cybersecurity. He said that he is determined to settle Japan's "unfortunate past" with North Korea, as he hopes to "sum up" his country's postwar legacies before his term expires next year. He reiterated his intention to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without the conditions he had demanded in the past - denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and resolving the decades-old issue of abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea. Part of Abe's plan while in office is to achieve his long-cherished goal of revising Japan's US-drafted constitution that prohibits use of force in settling international disputes.
Despite Abe's push, chances are fading for the revision due to a lack of public interest and the opposition's focus on other controversial issues, such as Japan's recent dispatch of naval troops to the Middle East and questionable public record-keeping at Abe's annual cherry blossom viewing parties.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2020/01/21/2003729629
#7860816 at 2020-01-20 15:08:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10061: A Week To Remember Edition
Bureaucrats question disposal of guest lists for PM Abe's sakura parties
Bureaucrats at various Japanese government ministries and agencies have raised questions about the retention period of guest lists for annual cherry blossom-viewing parties hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being set at less than one year at the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office, leading the lists to be allegedly discarded immediately after the parties were over. The two agencies have explained that they disposed of the guest lists for the tax-funded sakura parties held in 2018 and 2019 after designating the exceptionally short retention period. Those lists come in two types – one a list of people nominated as guests to the sakura functions by the Cabinet Secretariat and other agencies, and the other a list of those who were actually invited to the parties. The Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office are the only agencies that adopted the short storage period for both types of rosters.
The Cabinet Secretariat's lists of nominated guests include those who were recommended by Prime Minister Abe and the ruling parties to invite to the sakura functions, while the Cabinet Office's lists of invitees include those recommended by the Cabinet Secretariat and other government bodies.
While the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office explained that they set the under-a-year retention period for those rosters after revisions were made to document management rules, other government bodies that have responded to Mainichi Shimbun inquiries said that on their watch they had set the storage period for the nominees' lists at three to 10 years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to answer.
"Any way you look at it, it is strange to discard the name lists," said an employee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. "Cherry blossom-viewing parties are official events where people of merit from various sectors are invited and recognized for their constant efforts. It is necessary to verify whether people were invited in accordance with the purpose of the parties in evaluating the appropriateness of the budget allocation. The guest lists provide a basis for such verifications and they shouldn't be discarded."
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200120/p2a/00m/0na/010000c
#7860125 at 2020-01-20 07:36:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10060: THE GREAT AWAKENING Edition
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/01/19/marking-60th-anniversary-of-defense-treaty-Abe-vows-to-boost-japans-role-in-us-alliance/
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country's role under its security pact with the U.S. in "outer space and cyberspace," as the allies marked the 60th anniversary of a treaty that has been the basis for their postwar defense alliance.
Abe's grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who was prime minister at the time, signed the treaty in Washington on Jan. 19, 1960, with President Dwight Eisenhower. The treaty allows for the stationing of tens of thousands of U.S. troops and the deployment of American warships in Japan. In exchange, the U.S. is obligated to protect Japan in case of enemy attack.
#7852618 at 2020-01-19 05:58:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10051:The Best Is Yet To Come Edition
Japan lawmaker aide admits illegality in election campaign scandal
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) – A secretary of Japanese lawmaker Anri Kawai, wife of a former justice minister, has admitted knowing that payments made to campaign staff during last year's upper house election were illegal, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
The election campaign office of Kawai, who won a seat for the Liberal Democratic Party in July's House of Councillors election, is suspected of covering up payments to staff that were double the amount permitted under Japan's election law. The state-paid political aide has told Hiroshima prosecutors during voluntary questioning that he was involved in providing daily allowance payments totaling 30,000 yen ($272) to a group of "election warblers," as women who are driven around in small vans touting their candidates over loudspeakers are known, according to the sources.
On Wednesday, the prosecutors searched the offices of the lawmaker and her husband, Katsuyuki Kawai, a lower house member of the ruling party, as well as the home of the secretary, who was in charge of coordinating plans for the staff members during the election campaign. The campaign office is suspected of making two receipts to be signed by the workers to make it appear the payments were under the legal cap of 15,000 yen per day.
Hiring skilled campaign staff for the election was seen as important as the LDP headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought to win both closely-contested seats in the constituency of Hiroshima for the first time in 21 years. The prosecutors are investigating whether the lawmaker and the former justice minister, who was active in recruiting the campaign staff, were involved in deciding the payment amounts.
The secretary used to be an aide to Katsuyuki Kawai, who resigned as justice minister in October after a weekly magazine first reported the allegation. After the election, he became an official secretary of his wife, who is in her first term as a lawmaker. Some of the campaign staffers have already admitted to receiving a 30,000 yen allowance under voluntarily interrogations by the prosecutors, investigative sources said earlier.
The Kawais have denied any intention to resign as lawmakers or as LDP members.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200119/p2g/00m/0na/018000c
#7828972 at 2020-01-16 13:41:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10020: It Definitely Takes a 2/3 Super-majority to Convict a President Edition
HBO Teams with CNN's Brian Stelter for Documentary About the Rise of Fake News
Just a week after news broke about CNN settling a
massive lawsuit over its fake news coverage of Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, WarnerMedia announced Wednesday that CNN's Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is making a documentary about the rise of fake news that will debut in March on HBO.
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News will examine the phenomenon of "fake news" in the age of social media and the impact that the trend has on average citizens, according to a release from WarnerMedia, the parent company of both CNN and HBO.
Brian Stelter is serving as an executive producer of the documentary, with Andrew Rossi directing. The CNN host said in a tweet Wednesday that he has been working on the project for "a couple of years."
The left-wing CNN has been one of the worst among the elite media's fake news offenders. CNN came under fire during the 2016 presidential election when it was revealed that the network leaked debate questions to Hillary Clinton via then-network contributor Donna Brazile.
Since President Donald Trump took office, CNN has made a slew of gross journalistic missteps that have required retractions or major corrections. One of its biggest embarrassments was a 2017 report about a Russian investment fund that allegedly had ties to certain Trump officials.
CNN retracted the story after significant flaws in the reporting came to light, resulting in the resignation of three journalists.
The following year, CNN erroneously reported that Donald Trump Jr. had coordinated with WikiLeaks on the publication of emails from the Democratic party and Hillary Clinton campaign. The story quickly went viral before it was revealed that CNN mixed up the dates, showing that WikiLeaks and Trump, Jr. communicated after the emails were published.
The network was also caught deceptively editing video to make it look like President Trump had rudely dumped a box of fish food into the water during a photo op with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. It was later revealed that President Trump was simply copying Abe's behavior.
CNN recently settled a $275 million lawsuit brought by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, who alleged the network defamed him in its coverage of his confrontation with a group of activists during a pro-life rally.
The lawsuit alleged the network put its anti-Trump bias ahead of journalistic standards in portraying Sandmann as the aggressor. Full video of the incident revealed that the Covington students didn't initiate the confrontation.
CNN personalities have repeatedly praised and lauded left-wing terrorist group Antifa. Just last year, Stelter downplayed the group's brutal beating of journalist Andy Ngo.
In addition to hosting Reliable Sources, Brian Stelter serves as CNN's chief media correspondent, a beat he previously covered at the New York Times
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/01/15/brian-stelter-making-hbo-documentary-about-rise-of-fake-news/
#7815393 at 2020-01-15 00:41:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10003: MILWAUKEE RALLY - POTUS INCOMING Edition
WW!
Abe and Abu Dhabi crown prince agree to secure a stable oil supply
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/14/national/politics-diplomacy/Shinzo-Abe-abu-dhabi-crown-prince-oil-supply/
ABU DHABI - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed Monday to secure a stable oil supply to Japan and closely cooperate to help reduce tensions in the Middle East.
During the talks in Abu Dhabi, Abe briefed the crown prince on Japan's deployment of a destroyer and reconnaissance planes to the Middle East, excluding the Persian Gulf, to safeguard commercial shipping, Japanese officials said.
The crown prince hailed Tokyo's role in ensuring maritime safety and pledged to offer cooperation as a country in the region.
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Japan's strong relationship with both the United States and Iran enabled it to play a diplomatic role in defusing heightened regional tensions following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani and a retaliatory missile attack by Iran on U.S. forces in Iraq.
As part of a Middle Eastern tour, Abe met United Arab Emirates leaders in Abu Dhabi on Monday after having been to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. He then traveled to Oman on Tuesday, whose ruler, Sultan Qaboos, died Friday….
#7779683 at 2020-01-11 03:43:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9957: Night Shift Sets the Cruise Control Edition
Abe heads to Middle East amid US-Iran tensions
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked on a five-day trip to the Middle East on Saturday as part of Tokyo's efforts to help reduce tensions in a critical region for resource-poor Japan. The trip will take him to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, countries which Japan sees as important players in stabilizing the situation in the Middle East, according to Japanese officials.
The visit precedes Tokyo's dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel and assets to the region to help secure the safe passage of shipping by enhancing intelligence-gathering capabilities. The SDF's operational areas include the Gulf of Oman and part of the Arabian Sea. "Japan will take its own initiative to tenaciously conduct peace diplomacy so as to ease tensions and stabilize the situation in the region," Abe told journalists before leaving Tokyo's Haneda airport.
Abe said he wants to win support from the three countries for the SDF dispatch to the region since it is vital to ensure the safety of Japanese commercial ships operating there.
In Saudi Arabia, Abe plans to meet with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. He will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday for a meeting with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In Oman, the Japanese leader is expected to hold talks Tuesday with Sayyid Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said, deputy prime minister for international relations and cooperation affairs and special representative for the sultan of Oman.
Abe is seeking to do his part in bringing stability to the Middle East, from which Japan gets most of its crude oil imports. Increased cooperation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman is seen as key to securing stable energy supplies. During the trip, he plans to brief leaders of the three countries on the SDF deployment, the Japanese officials said.
The dispatch is separate from a U.S.-led maritime initiative near the Strait of Hormuz.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200111/p2g/00m/0fp/037000c
Iran crisis exposes Japan's oil reserve risks
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Iran-tensions/Iran-crisis-exposes-Japan-s-oil-reserve-risks
#7740264 at 2020-01-07 15:08:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9905: All Eyes on the Middle East Edition
China promises 'relentless efforts' to save Iran nuclear deal after US drone strike on Qassem Soleimani
Foreign ministry says Tehran has 'shown restraint' even though it pulled out of international accord to restrict uranium enhancement after killing of senior commander
Beijing urges all parties to stay calm and seek political and diplomatic solutions after Donald Trump authorised Friday's attack
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Iranian mourners carry a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. Photo: AFPIranian mourners carry a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. Photo: AFP
Iranian mourners carry a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. Photo: AFP
China said it will "take relentless efforts" to salvage the Iranian nuclear accord and reduce tensions in the Middle East after the killing of Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack.
Tehran announced early on Monday that it would no longer abide by the uranium enrichment restrictions it agreed in 2015.
Iranian state media reported that the country's nuclear programme will now be based solely on its "technical needs", but it also said that the country would continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and it could return to the deal if sanctions are lifted and its interests are respected.
Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry, told a daily press conference on Monday that Iran had been forced to end its commitment due to external factors but had showed restraint and a willingness to implement the deal so it "does not violate its [non-proliferation] obligations".
The deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is "an important pillar" for global nuclear non-proliferation and peace and stability for the Middle East, Geng said.
He also called for all sides in the deal to remain calm and to "stick to political and diplomatic solutions" to avoid further escalation.
"The global community should bear in mind the general and long-term picture, firmly maintain the deal and push for the de-escalation of the Iran nuclear and Middle East situation," Geng said.
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#7740240 at 2020-01-07 15:05:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9905: All Eyes on the Middle East Edition
Chinese state media seizes on US killing of Iranian commander to paint Beijing as a force for stability
Official outlets such as People's Daily and Xinhua have focused on the global wave of criticism of the US following the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani last week
China wants to highlight its commitment to peace and international law
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Qassem Soleimani's coffin is carried through Tehran on Monday. Photo: DPAQassem Soleimani's coffin is carried through Tehran on Monday. Photo: DPA
Qassem Soleimani's coffin is carried through Tehran on Monday. Photo: DPA
As tensions in the Middle East flare following the killing of a top Iranian military commander, China's state media is seizing the chance to contrast its conduct of foreign affairs with those of the United States.
The main official media outlets have focused on global criticisms of the US following Friday's drone attack in Baghdad, which killed Major General Qassem Soleimani, and asked what consequences the US would face.
This coverage highlighted China's commitment to peace and international law and placed China's international profile in opposition to the US.
"The responsibility of a great power is not its own national priorities, nor is it militarisation, but to take practical actions to safeguard international fairness and justice," said an online People's Daily commentary.
"As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China will continue to work with all parties concerned to maintain peace and security in the Middle East and the Gulf region," said the commentary, one of several articles along similar lines run by the party mouthpiece in recent days.
Comments made by leading top Chinese diplomats and spokespeople in recent days have also followed similar lines.
They joined other governments in calling for a de-escalation of tensions after the attack on Soleimani, which followed attacks by Iranian-backed militias on a US military base - killing an American contractor and wounding US and Iraqi troops - and the embassy in Baghdad.
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#7739325 at 2020-01-07 09:41:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9904: Late Night Power Shift! Edition
Japan stepping up to the plate
Japan Sending Troops And Warship To Mideast Amid Heightened Iran Tensions
KEY POINTS
Japan to send Self Defense Forces ship to Persian Gulf
Mission is separate from the U.S.-led mission to protect shipping
Japanese public opinion sharply divided over move to send warship
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made the decision to deploy troops to the Middle East with the purpose of protecting the country's assets in the perpetually troubled Persian Gulf.
"Tensions are rising in the Middle East and I am deeply worried about the situation," Abe said. "Further escalation should be avoided, and I call on all parties concerned to exhaust all diplomatic efforts to ease tensions."
Japan is in a precarious position because its only military ally is the U.S., but it gets the bulk of its oil from the Persian Gulf and has had a historically warm relationship with Iran. Their two leaders exchanged visits in 2019. Abe became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran in 40 years and in December, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a visit to Tokyo, becoming the first Iranian president to visit Japan in 19 years.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated when Iranian commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani was killed on Friday, Jan. 3, in an American drone strike. The strike was in response to attacks on the American embassy in Baghdad by supporters of an Iran-backed Iraqi Shia militia group.
On Dec. 27, one week before the killing, Japan's cabinet approved sending a SDF (Self-Defense Forces) ship to waters around the Middle East on an intelligence-gathering mission. Japanese officials have maintained the move to be separate from U.S.-led operations in the area, which U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had invited Japan to join.
Public opinion in Japan is divided. Two surveys in December showed stark differences with the respondents. The Asahi newspaper found 37% of respondents in favor and 44% against the ship movement while the Nikkei newspaper found 49% of respondents in favor and 38% against. This difference is likely due to the opposing political views of the publications.
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Trump continues to squabble with Iran and has threatened to target 52 Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates for Qasem Soleimani's death. Trump is gambling that the Iranians will respect a show of strength more than the appeasement attempts of his predecessor.
So far, Japan continues to back the Iran nuclear deal but has complied with sanctions by halting oil imports from the country, according to government data.c
https://www.ibtimes.com/japan-sending-troops-warship-mideast-amid-heightened-iran-tensions-2897655
#7730794 at 2020-01-06 12:55:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9893: Ricky Gervais Listening to Bread Edition
Trump's strike on Soleimani: Japan's Shinzo Abe embarrassed, North Korea's Kim Jong-un laughing: analysts
Assassination ends Tokyo's efforts to mediate between Iran and US, but it can't afford to cancel scheduled warship deployment, experts say
Meanwhile, North Korea has a chance to test how much trouble Trump can handle at one time
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The assassination of Soleimani has cast a shadow over Japan's deployment of a warship to the Middle East. Photo: AP PhotoThe assassination of Soleimani has cast a shadow over Japan's deployment of a warship to the Middle East. Photo: AP Photo
The assassination of Soleimani has cast a shadow over Japan's deployment of a warship to the Middle East. Photo: AP Photo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
has been "humiliated" by the assassination of one of Iran's top military leaders - effectively ending Tokyo's efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington - but has little choice but to go ahead with the scheduled deployment of warships and reconnaissance aircraft to the Middle East
, according to analysts.
Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport on January 3, with US President Donald Trump
subsequently warning the leadership in Tehran that he was ready to attack 52 sites in Iran
in the event of any retaliatory action
.
The sudden escalation of tensions in the Middle East came exactly one week after the Japanese government approved the dispatch of a Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) destroyer to the Middle East in February. The warship will be joined by a number of long-range patrol aircraft the following month.
The units will conduct operations in the Gulf of Oman, the northern Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden and will be tasked with ensuring the security of civilian Japanese ships and personnel. The Japanese warship will not operate in the Straits of Hormuz, considered a potential flashpoint and where several tankers have been attacked in recent months.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have lost face as a result of US President Donald Trump's decision to take out the Iranian military leader, analysts say. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have lost face as a result of US President Donald Trump's decision to take out the Iranian military leader, analysts say. Photo: Kyodo
The Japanese government has been under pressure from Washington to commit units to the US-led coalition in the region but has purposefully limited its involvement to safeguarding sea lanes. Given the killing of Soleimani, Tokyo will hope to be able to remain at arms' length, analysts believe.
… body too long
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3044817/trumps-strike-soleimani-japans-Shinzo-Abe-embarrassed-north
#7730786 at 2020-01-06 12:52:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9893: Ricky Gervais Listening to Bread Edition
China promises 'relentless efforts' to save Iran nuclear deal after US drone strike on Qassem Soleimani
Foreign ministry says Tehran has 'shown restraint' even though it pulled out of international accord to restrict uranium enhancement after killing of senior commander
Beijing urges all parties to stay calm and seek political and diplomatic solutions after Donald Trump authorised Friday's attack
Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu in Beijing
Published: 8:18pm, 6 Jan, 2020
Updated: 8:17pm, 6 Jan, 2020
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Iranian mourners carry a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. Photo: AFPIranian mourners carry a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. Photo: AFP
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China said it will "take relentless efforts" to salvage the Iranian nuclear accord and reduce tensions in the Middle East after the killing of Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack.
Tehran announced early on Monday that it would no longer abide by the uranium enrichment restrictions it agreed in 2015.
Iranian state media reported that the country's nuclear programme will now be based solely on its "technical needs", but it also said that the country would continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and it could return to the deal if sanctions are lifted and its interests are respected.
Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry, told a daily press conference on Monday that Iran had been forced to end its commitment due to external factors but had showed restraint and a willingness to implement the deal so it "does not violate its [non-proliferation] obligations".
The deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is "an important pillar" for global nuclear non-proliferation and peace and stability for the Middle East, Geng said.
He also called for all sides in the deal to remain calm and to "stick to political and diplomatic solutions" to avoid further escalation.
"The global community should bear in mind the general and long-term picture, firmly maintain the deal and push for the de-escalation of the Iran nuclear and Middle East situation," Geng said.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3044886/china-promises-relentless-efforts-save-iran-nuclear-deal-after
#7703483 at 2020-01-03 18:15:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9858:There are promises made and then there are promises DELIVERED ! Edition
Tokyo prosecutors question 5 lawmakers over casino-bribery case
Tokyo prosecutors have conducted voluntary questioning of five House of Representatives members for their alleged receipt of cash from a Chinese gambling operator involved in a suspected casino-bribery case, an investigative source said Friday. The five lawmakers suspected to have received about 1 million yen ($9,200) each from the company, 500.com Ltd., include former Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party member of the lower house, the source said. Four of the five belong to the LDP, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the other is a member of the opposition Japan Innovation Party, according to the source.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is investigating if the lawmakers or their secretaries have received money in violation of the political funds control law, which bans donations from foreigners or foreign organizations. Iwaya, 62, and two others were members of a cross-party group of lawmakers who advocated promoting so-called integrated resorts comprising of casinos, hotels and conference hall facilities in Japan. Some of the members' constituencies are located in Hokkaido and Okinawa, regions in which 500.com was interested in entering integrated resort projects.
Japan recently legalized casinos to be operated at integrated resorts in hopes of attracting more foreign tourists and helping to boost the economy after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200103/p2g/00m/0na/068000c
#7686121 at 2020-01-01 21:13:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9835: 2Q2Q Leap Year!!! Edition
US and Japan in talks to boost space ties, send Japanese astronauts to moon in 2020s
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine proposed to the Japanese government during a visit in September 2019 that it join the U.S. in a plan to put Japanese astronauts on the surface of the moon in the latter half of the 2020s, multiple sources familiar with the matter said. If this were to be realized, it would be Japan's first moon landing, and it could possibly make the country only the second in history, after the U.S., to put a person on the astronomical body. The U.S. believes the moon is set to become a strategic point in the near future both in terms of economics and security, and its moves to strengthen ties with Japan are apparently part of an aim to check China's rise to interstellar prominence.
In May 2019, the U.S. government announced the Artemis program, a project to get astronauts back on the surface of the moon with a final goal to send humans to Mars. Currently it aims to achieve it by 2024, via a new space station called Gateway to be established in the moon's vicinity. Unlike the Apollo program missions between 1961 and 1972, which were about achieving landings, NASA has its sights set on building a moon base that will enable astronauts to continually stay on the celestial object as early as the latter half of the 2020s. The U.S.'s plans have been drawn up with a keen awareness of China's moves to herald itself as a strong space nation by having its own moon base in the 2030s.
At the end of May 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received U.S. President Donald Trump as a state guest, and declared that Japan was reviewing possible participation in Washington's program. Bridenstine then held an unofficial meeting on Sept. 24, 2019, in Tokyo with figures including Yoshiyuki Kasai, head of the government's Space Policy Committee and honorary chairman at the Central Japan Railway Co., Takafumi Matsui, deputy head of the same committee as well as the director at the Chiba Institute of Technology's Planetary Exploration Research Center and a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and Takehiko Matsuo, head of the National Space Policy Secretariat among others.
At the meeting, Bridenstine is reported to have petitioned the attendees to carry out a forward-thinking assessment with a vision of having Japanese astronauts stand alongside American ones on the moon. Until now the only people to have set foot on the moon are 12 U.S. astronauts serving during the Apollo program. President Trump intends to send humans to the moon annually, with the first personnel landing set to be a pair of male and female astronauts in 2024. And although the U.S. has not clarified a time span in which it expects to see Japanese astronauts on the moon, it's believed it wants to do so from the second mission in 2025 and onwards, and it also appears that the U.S. expects to have further financial cooperation from Japan. But while Prime Minister Abe finalized the basic policies of a place for Japan's participation in initiatives with an aim to strengthen cooperative ties with the U.S., the government stopped short of offering concrete measures beyond supplying equipment and technology to the Gateway space station.
Japan's annual budget for international space exploration related activities stands at about 35 billion to 40 billion yen (U.S. $322 million to 368 million). According to internal documents from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology obtained by the Mainichi Shimbun, just the points that the government intends to address as described in an October 2019 report will require approximately 213 billion yen by fiscal 2024. If Japan were to commit to putting people on the moon's surface, it appears an even greater financial burden would be required.
The U.S. government is expecting to announce details about the Artemis program as early as the spring. With those finer points clarified, the Japanese government will consider whether Japanese astronauts will go to the moon, and how deeply Japan can involve itself in the initiative.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200101/p2a/00m/0na/006000c
#7630354 at 2019-12-27 05:43:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9762: Q "We Will Have The Last Laugh" Edition
Japan Approves MSDF dispatch to Middle East to ensure safe sea lane
has details finally
The Japanese Cabinet approved Friday the dispatch of Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel to the Middle East for information-gathering activities to help ensure the safety of a key oil shipping lane. Japan's contribution to peace in the Mideast comes as tensions remain high between the United States and Iran over a 2015 nuclear deal, with Washington blaming Tehran for a series of attacks on oil tankers.
Japan has decided not to join a U.S.-led coalition guarding ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz so as to avoid hurting its friendly ties with Iran. The United States pulled out of the multinational deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program last year, re-imposing economic sanctions on the country.
Two P-3C patrol planes, which are currently based in Djibouti for anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden, and a helicopter-carrying destroyer will be sent along with around 260 MSDF personnel to engage in a one-year "survey and research" mission, which needs no parliamentary approval. "The peace and stability of the Middle East is vitally important for the peace and prosperity of the international community including our nation," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference. "It is necessary to boost intelligence activities for the safety of Japan-related ships in the region," he added.
After ordering the SDF to prepare for the dispatch, Defense Minister Taro Kono told a separate press conference that the destroyer Takanami will leave Japan in early February after about four weeks of training, and a unit leaving the country on Jan. 11 will engage in intelligence gathering by the P-3C aircraft.
Areas for the mission are limited to the Gulf of Oman, the northern part of the Arabian Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf have been excluded in view of Iran's criticism of the U.S. coalition initiative.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave the nod to the planned MSDF dispatch during talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo last week, according to a Japanese government official. Safe passage of vessels in the area is vital for Japan, which relies on the Middle East for over 90 percent of its crude oil. But sending the SDF overseas is a sensitive issue in the country, as entanglement in a foreign conflict could violate its war-renouncing Constitution.
The Japanese public is divided over the dispatch, with 51.5 percent of respondents in a recent Kyodo News poll opposing the plan and 33.7 percent expressing support. In an emergency, the MSDF could engage in maritime policing action based on the SDF law, which allows personnel to take necessary actions, including the use of weapons, at sea to safeguard Japanese lives and property.
The government initially explored the possibility of extending protection to foreign ships with Japanese nationals aboard, but it decided to limit protection to Japanese-registered vessels as international maritime law only permits the use of force to protect a country's own vessels, officials said.
Most ships associated with Japanese shipping companies operate under foreign countries' flags, they said. The government will be required to report to parliament when the Cabinet makes decisions such as extension or termination of the MSDF Middle East mission.
The creation of the U.S.-led coalition in November follows a series of attacks in May and June on oil tankers, including one operated by a Japanese shipping firm, in the Gulf region.
The coalition was launched with the United States and six other countries – Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Britain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Washington had called for participation of its longtime ally Japan and other countries in the coalition, but many have expressed reservations or distanced themselves from the initiative, partly due to economic interests in Iran.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191227/p2g/00m/0na/033000c
#7621113 at 2019-12-26 01:55:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9750: Calm Before The Nightshift Storm Edition
Jiji Press CHENGDU, China (Jiji Press) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday confirmed cooperation to realize a successful visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping as a state guest next year.
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006253554?fp=fbff0b697e56316ad50fc1321ce76b71
#7619433 at 2019-12-25 20:34:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9748: Follow the pictures Edition
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed to work together to strengthen relations, as Japan prepares for a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next spring
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1209934337426124800
#7613018 at 2019-12-25 00:22:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9739: Merry Christmas To All US Service Members Edition
>>7612751
He said that Japan Prime Minister Rothschild Puppet Shinzo Abe will be removed…. check the News.
#7601611 at 2019-12-23 20:04:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9725: Americas News Room is US Edition
Xi eyes 'new era' of China-Japan ties in shadow of Trump
Two leaders remain far apart on Senkakus and Hong Kong.
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to step up cooperation for a "new era" of bilateral relations, showcasing a thaw that contrasts sharply with Beijing's fraught ties with the U.S.
"I hope to maintain close communication with the prime minister and elevate Sino-Japanese relations to a new level," Xi said at the roughly 40-minute summit here.
Xi greeted Abe with a smile, and the two leaders shook hands – a far cry from the stiff, awkward expressions both wore when they met in 2014. The change shows how the atmosphere has improved from its nadir following Tokyo's 2012 nationalization of the Senkaku Islands, which China claims and calls the Diaoyu.
Xi has pursued closer ties with Tokyo as China faces the prospect of a protracted clash with the U.S. Beijing hopes to learn from Tokyo, which has managed to build a good rapport with President Donald Trump despite occasional trade frictions. But Japan and China do have their own set of unresolved issues, including the incursion of Chinese vessels into Japanese waters near the Senkakus and Beijing's detention of Japanese nationals. In a dinner after the summit, Abe praised the partial Sino-American trade agreement, noting that the two sides successfully resolved some of their differences through dialogue. He urged Xi to continue with reform to create a fair and equitable business environment.
Though progress has been made on the U.S.-China trade war with the recent "phase one" deal, tensions still run high on other fronts, including technology and security. Abe also brought up pending bilateral issues, in hopes of ironing them out before Xi's state visit to Japan next spring. He called clashes between police and demonstrators in Hong Kong "deeply alarming," and he asked for a more transparent explanation of human rights issues in China's treatment of members of the Uighur ethnic minority.
In response, Xi reiterated Beijing's stance that both matters are internal affairs. Abe also pressed Xi to take speedy action on the matter of Japanese nationals held by China amid a security crackdown. Fifteen Japanese have been detained since 2015, of whom 10 have yet to return.
The Japanese leader said there can be no real rapprochement between the two countries without stability in the East China Sea – referring to increased Chinese activity around the Senkaku Islands – and urged self-restraint by Beijing. A record 1,000-plus Chinese vessels have sailed near the islands this year. The ships involved in the incursions have been growing larger and more heavily armed, a Japan Coast Guard representative said. For his part, Xi called for Japan to cooperate with China on its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and on leveraging artificial intelligence and big data.
Abe told Xi that Tokyo is "extremely focused" on his state visit, which he called an "important milestone" for Sino-Japanese relations. The two countries see the event – the first state visit by a Chinese president since Hu Jintao in 2008 – as a chance to further develop bilateral ties and are considering taking the opportunity to sign a "fifth political document" defining the terms of their new relationship. Both leaders stressed their countries' shared responsibility for maintaining peace, stability and prosperity in Asia and the world as a whole – an idea linked to Xi's concept of a "community of common destiny." Tokyo hopes to use this shared ideal to guide Beijing in a more positive direction.
The two leaders agreed to work together toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea, and both were in accord on the importance of full implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions. Xi requested support for a proposal by China and Russia to ease sanctions on Pyongyang. Tokyo believes that it is too soon to consider such a move, a Japanese government source said after the meeting.
Abe and Xi will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday in Chengdu for a three-way summit.
Abe will meet with Moon separately on the sidelines of the gathering, marking the first formal talks between the two leaders in more than a year.
The Japanese leader will speak with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday about specific proposals for cooperation.
#7582811 at 2019-12-21 20:25:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9700: Smashing Patriot ! Adm Rogers Edition
>>7581617, >>7581630 (lb)
>Iran/Japan US backchannel?
Also, Abe was in Tehran back in June when the "Iranians" sabotaged the Japanese oil tanker.
Last week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tried to mediate U.S.-Iran relations during a summit with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The attacks took place while Abe and the Japanese delegation were still in Iran.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/06/16/Japan-requests-proof-of-Iran-involvement-in-tanker-attack/1211560702759/
#7581617 at 2019-12-21 18:22:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9699: Dark to Light Winter Solsticeis Coming Edition
POTUS and Abe discuss Iran in phone call
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked with U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone on Saturday evening. The Japanese leader is expected to have briefed Trump on his meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tokyo on Friday. In the Abe-Rouhani talks, which were held at the prime minister's office, the two leaders discussed the ongoing standoff between Tehran and Washington over the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal. Abe pressed Rouhani to fulfill the agreements in the accord. Abe also told Rouhani that Japan will deploy a destroyer warship and a patrol plane from the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Middle East to ensure the security of its shipping lanes, but they will not be joining a U.S.-led maritime security initiative near the Strait of Hormuz.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Trump-and-Abe-discuss-Iran-in-phone-call
#7577465 at 2019-12-21 03:14:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9693: They Knew Full Well! Edition
Japan gets Iran's backing for sending SDF to Middle East
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave a nod on Friday to Japan's plan to send Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Middle East to help secure the safe navigation of ships amid elevated tensions in the region. In talks with Rouhani in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefed Rouhani on the envisaged dispatch in detail and the Iranian leader expressed appreciation for Japan's efforts to make its own initiative "transparent," a senior Japanese government official said. The envisaged dispatch, separate from a U.S.-led initiative to ensure the safe passage of ships near the Strait of Hormuz, has been calibrated not to hurt Japan's good ties with both Iran and the United States.
With a formal decision pending, Tokyo is planning to deploy a destroyer and a patrol plane to enhance its intelligence-gathering capabilities in areas outside the Strait of Hormuz. Such a dispatch remains a sensitive and divisive issue under the war-renouncing Constitution but the Middle East is a critical region for resource-poor Japan. Abe also expressed "serious concern" about heighted Middle East tensions and said Iran needs to play a "constructive" role in stabilizing the situation.
On a faltering 2015 nuclear deal, Abe told Rouhani that Iran should refrain from taking actions that would undermine it and instead fully abide by it, according to the Japanese official. Tehran has chipped away at its commitment through breaches such as exceeding the uranium enrichment cap, which came in response to the U.S. withdrawal from the deal and the re-imposition of the sanctions.
Rouhani was visiting Japan as the first Iranian leader since Mohammad Khatami in October 2000, as Tehran apparently hopes to deepen bilateral ties amid the persisting Iran-U.S. standoff over the nuclear deal. As U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a "maximum pressure" campaign, Iran is struggling under oil and other U.S. sanctions that were reinstated following its pullout in 2018. Increased gasoline prices have sparked widespread protests, adding to the country's woes. "The nuclear deal is an extremely important agreement for Iran. That's why we strongly condemn the United States' one-sided and irrational withdrawal," Rouhani said in the meeting with Abe at his office in Tokyo, part of which was open to the media.
"We hope that Japan and other countries in the world will make efforts toward maintaining the accord," Rouhani said. Japan has consistently supported the accord under which Iran promised to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. It was signed between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. Experts say Tehran is hoping Japan will resume importing Iranian crude oil to strengthen economic ties. Rouhani was quoted by the Iranian presidential office as saying that Iran welcomes any plan that can increase economic exchanges and increase oil exports and sales.
During their 10th summit, Abe told Rouhani it is important to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which carries out inspections, according to the Japanese official. Tensions have spiked in the Middle East after a spate of attacks on oil facilities and tankers, including a vessel operated by a Japanese firm near the Strait of Hormuz in June. The United States has accused Iran of being involved. The areas that the SDF personnel will be deployed are the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Japan and Iran have built friendly ties over the years, and Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit Tehran since 1978 when he went in June.
Sachi Sakanashi, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Energy and Economics Japan, said it was Rouhani's turn to visit after Abe's trip to Iran. For Iran, the visit was meant to underscore the country is not suffering from isolation in the world as Japan and Iran have been on good terms for years, according to Sakanashi, an expert on Iranian affairs.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191221/p2g/00m/0na/005000c
they say he won't be able to re-do the constitution to facilitate this but they need to do this and soon. Probably some protests about it as well. No choice with 80% of supply from imports.
#7573870 at 2019-12-20 20:58:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research #9689: Space Command #Christmas Edition
Iran president in Tokyo, urges Japan to help rein in US
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has paid a landmark visit to Japan, calling on the country to help confront the United States' bid to wreck the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
Rouhani became the first Iranian president to visit Japan since 2000 when he landed in Tokyo Friday, his overnight stay seen as the international outreach to the important Middle Eastern country despite US efforts to isolate it.
The Iranian president inspected a guard of honor along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the latter's central Tokyo office before summit talks and a dinner scheduled to last into Friday evening.
Despite being a military ally of the US, Japan has traditionally maintained friendly relations with Iran as a major source of energy. In 2017, Iran supplied 5.2 percent of Japan's crude oil imports.
Iran's oil exports, however, have been disrupted by unilateral American sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Japan also relies on the Middle East for nearly 90% of its oil needs, but tensions have risen to new highs amid US deployment of new troops and military assets to the Persian Gulf.
Tensions have escalated since President Donald Trump's decision last year to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the international nuclear agreement with Iran is officially called.
"The nuclear deal is an extremely important agreement, and we strongly condemn the US withdrawal, which was one-sided and irrational," Rouhani said in the meeting with Abe on Friday.
"We hope that Japan and other countries in the world will make efforts toward maintaining the agreement," the Iranian president added.
President Rouhani has said that the purpose of his visit to Japan is to discuss the security of the Middle East and calming tensions in the Persian Gulf.
Abe plans to dispatch a Self-Defense Force destroyer and patrol plane to the Middle East. He is expected to explain the dispatch plan to Rouhani to seek a green light from Iran for the operation, Japan Times said.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/12/20/614145/Iran-Japan-nuclear-deal-JCPOA-Abe-Rouhani
Cabal meeting?!
#7572304 at 2019-12-20 18:22:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9687: The Fight is Real! The Time is Now! Edition
Abe, Rouhani discuss US-Iran nuclear deal standoff
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday to discuss the ongoing standoff between Tehran and Washington over a faltering 2015 nuclear deal. Rouhani became the first Iranian leader to visit Japan since 2000 when he landed in Tokyo, his overnight stay seen as an effort to break the impasse over the nuclear accord as U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a "maximum pressure" campaign. "The nuclear deal is an extremely important agreement for Iran. That's why we strongly condemn the United States' one-sided and irrational withdrawal," Rouhani said in the meeting with Abe at his office in Tokyo, part of which was open to the media. "We hope that Japan and other countries in the world will make efforts toward maintaining the accord," Rouhani said.
Abe, who visited Iran in June to broker dialogue between Tehran and Washington, said he is "deeply concerned" about the heightened tensions in the Middle East and Tokyo will do "whatever possible" to help ease them. Still, he also urged Iran to play a "constructive" role in bringing peace and stability and to fully abide by the nuclear deal. Japan has consistently supported the accord under which Iran promised to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. It was signed between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
The first visit by an Iranian president since Mohammad Khatami in October 2000 comes when Iran is struggling under oil and other U.S. sanctions that have crippled the economy. Increased gasoline prices have sparked widespread protests, adding to the country's woes.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191220/p2g/00m/0na/104000c
Experts say Tehran is hoping Japan will resume importing Iranian crude oil to strengthen economic ties. During the meeting with Rouhani, Abe is expected to express concern about Iranian moves since May to undermine the 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and other world powers, Japanese officials said. Iran has chipped away at its commitment through breaches such as exceeding the uranium enrichment cap, which came in response to the U.S. withdrawal and reinstatement of sanctions. Tensions have spiked in the Middle East after a spate of attacks on oil facilities and tankers, including a vessel operated by a Japanese firm near the Strait of Hormuz in June. The United States has accused Iran of being involved. Abe is expected to call on Iran to fulfill its responsibility for the critical oil transport lane and to ensure ships can safely navigate the waterway. Abe also plans to explain how, by deploying its Self-Defense Forces to the region, Japan is planning to contribute to Middle East stability, according to the officials. "We will spare no effort trying to explain our plan (to send the SDF) during the Japan-Iran summit," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference before Rouhani's arrival.
Japan has carefully weighed the SDF dispatch, deciding against joining a U.S.-led maritime security initiative to protect shipping near the Strait of Hormuz. Abe's Cabinet is expected to give the go-ahead on the plan next week after Rouhani is briefed in detail. The envisaged dispatch of an SDF destroyer and patrol plane will be limited to intelligence gathering in the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Japanese vessel and aircraft will stay away from the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Japanese government. Japan and Iran have built friendly ties over the years and Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit Tehran since 1978 when he went in June. Friday's summit is the 10th between Abe and Rouhani, who most recently met in September on the fringes of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
While the Trump administration has hardened its stance on Iran since Washington pulled out of the nuclear accord in 2018, remaining members such as France and Britain have been trying to salvage it. Efforts are also under way to facilitate trade between Iran and Europe via a scheme that does not rely on U.S. dollars for transactions and can avoid breaking U.S. sanctions. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191220/p2g/00m/0na/104000c
#7533021 at 2019-12-17 10:46:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9636: Cranton Global Innitiative -- Real or Hoax? Edition
>>7533007
US back channel through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Iran? President Hassan Rouhani will be in Japan this Friday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/iran-confirms-president-hassan-rouhani-visit-ally-japan-191216162035868.html
#7504879 at 2019-12-14 17:56:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9599: Dems are voting Republican! Edition
Clashes erupt in Delhi over citizenship law; Japan PM cancels visit
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and hundreds of university students on Friday over the enactment of a new citizenship law that critics say undermines India's secular foundations.
The unrest has already led Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to cancel a planned visit to India from Sunday.
The new law offers a way to Indian citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan including Hindus and Christians, but not Muslims.
Police fired tear gas and used baton charges to disperse scores of students demonstrating at Jamia Millia Islamia university in the heart of Delhi over the law.
Protesters attacked cars in the capital, and several people were injured and taken to hospital.
Zakir Riyaz, a PhD student in social work, said the new law made a mockery of India's religious openness.
"It goes against the whole idea of a secular India," he said, speaking by phone from the Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi where 15 of his fellow students were admitted after being injured in a police baton charge.
Police barricades were knocked down and streets were strewn with shoes and broken bricks. An official at the university dispensary said that more than 100 students had been brought in with injuries but all had been discharged.
Parvez Hashmi, a local politician who went to the protest site to speak to police, said about 50 students had been detained.
Students said it was meant to be a peaceful protest, with them trying to go from Jamia University to Parliament Street to show their opposition to the legislation. But police pushed them back, leading to clashes.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-india-citizenship/clashes-erupt-in-delhi-over-citizenship-law-japan-pm-cancels-visit-idUKKBN1YH0KW
#7498639 at 2019-12-13 19:47:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9591: Born in the USA! Edition
Modi-Abe summit postponed amid protests over citizenship bill
NEW DELHI – Massive protests in India's northeast against a controversial citizenship bill have forced Japan and India to postpone a summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart, Shinzo Abe, scheduled for Dec. 15-17. Separately, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen canceled his Dec. 12-14 visit to India amid concerns over the ongoing situation in the country, even though the Indian government said the Muslim-majority neighbor's decision was taken due to changes in "his program on account of domestic issues."
India's Ministry of External Affairs on Friday clarified that the annual Modi-Abe summit had been postponed. Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a statement: "With reference to the proposed visit of Japanese [Prime Minister] Abe to India, both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future."
Guwahati, the capital of the state of Assam, was slated to host Abe's summit with Modi on Monday, though the meeting place had not been officially announced. On early Friday, sources in Abe's government told Nikkei that they were coordinating plans to cancel his India visit. Parts of Assam and neighboring regions have seen major agitation following parliament's approval of the bill, which would grant citizenship to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and members of three other minority religious groups who have fled to India to escape persecution in Muslim-majority Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Assamese people, whose state borders Bangladesh, fear that granting citizenship to illegal migrants from the neighboring country would threaten their culture and language. TV footage showed thousands of people taking to the streets of Guwahati, shouting slogans against the bill and burning tires. There were also reports that two people were shot dead by police.
Many Indians also view the bill as anti-Muslim, as it seeks to offer citizenship on the basis of religion, but excludes. India's population of 1.3 billion is around 80% Hindu and 15% Muslim, with other faiths making up the rest. The country has a tradition of secularism and the constitution guarantees fundamental equality to all people.
On Thursday, Modi accused the opposition Indian National Congress of misleading the country on the citizenship bill and fomenting trouble in the northeast. "We are working for [the development] of the northeastern region. We want it to be the growth engine" of the country, he said. "It is well known that those minorities who chose to make Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan their home had to constantly live in the fear of extinction. This amended legislation by [the] Modi [government] will allow India to extend them dignity and an opportunity to rebuild their lives," tweeted Home Minister Amit Shah.
However, many see the latest move by Modi, whose Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leads the government, as a violation of the constitution. "It's not [part of] India's culture, ethos and political ethics to enact such a law," said Narayan Bareth, a political analyst based in India's northwestern state of Rajasthan, which borders Pakistan. "It is not according to the spirit of our constitution."
"The country has the right to deny [or grant] citizenship to anybody, but it has now been underlined that [decisions will be on the basis of] religion, which is unfortunate," he said, dismissing the bill as an electoral ploy aimed at keeping Hindus loyal to the BJP.
The ruling party was returned to power for another five-year term in May, but lost in a recent state election.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Modi-Abe-summit-postponed-amid-protests-over-citizenship-bill
#7482403 at 2019-12-11 20:08:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9570: Sympathy for the Devil! Edition
Japan-Iran summit being finalized for Dec. 20
TEHRAN (Kyodo) – Japan and Iran are making final arrangements for their leaders to hold talks on Dec. 20, a source close to bilateral relations said Wednesday.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is planning to arrive in Japan in the evening of Dec. 19 for a three-day visit from Malaysia where he is expected to attend a conference, the source said.
If realized, it would be the first visit to Japan by an Iranian president since Mohammad Khatami in October 2000.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he wants to make Tokyo's own diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East, confirming that Rouhani's visit was being arranged during a press conference in Tokyo on Monday. Tehran is seen as seeking to break the impasse over a 2015 nuclear deal, as the reinstatement of U.S. sanctions following Washington's withdrawal from the accord has been hurting its economy.
As Iran has moved away from the landmark deal in recent months, Abe is likely to urge Rouhani to keep to its commitments. The deal was intended to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
For resource-poor Japan, it is vital to secure the safe navigation of ships in waters in the Middle East, including near the Strait of Hormuz. Japan has been considering the dispatch of its defense forces to the region to enhance its information-gathering capabilities. But they are expected to stay away from the strait, located along the coast of Iran.
Japan has years of friendly ties with Iran. Abe visited Iran in June as the first Japanese leader to do so in about four decades. Iran used to be a major crude oil exporter to Japan before the United States threatened sanctions against nations buying it from the Middle East country.
In early December, Iran sounded out Japan about the possibility of Rouhani's visit when his special envoy Abbas Araghchi, the country's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, traveled to Tokyo and met with Abe.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191211/p2g/00m/0fp/097000c
#7455446 at 2019-12-08 15:45:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9535: Those Who Scream The Loudest... Edition
US OKs Japan plan for Rouhani visit as Iran seeks to break impasse
TOKYO (Kyodo) – The United States has shown approval toward Japan's plan to have Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visit the country, diplomatic sources said Saturday, as Tehran is seeking to break a deadlock over a nuclear deal with world powers.
Washington has also urged Tokyo to share the outcome of a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Rouhani, the sources said. A senior U.S. official has relayed the message to Japan.
Japanese and Iranian officials are arranging for Rouhani to visit around Dec. 20, according to the sources. If realized, it would be the first visit by an Iranian president since Mohammad Khatami in October 2000.
Building on years of friendship, Japan has been stepping up efforts to reach out to Iran, reeling from economic sanctions that the United States reinstated after President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the 2015 nuclear deal, which he called "horrible" and "one-sided."
Abe, an ally of Trump, visited Iran in June, becoming the first Japanese prime minister to do so since 1978 in the hope he could broker dialogue between Tehran and Washington. During the potential visit by Rouhani, Abe is expected to demand that Iran comply with the nuclear deal, the sources said. Tehran has gradually stepped away from commitments under the landmark agreement under which it promised to limit its uranium stockpiles and enrichment levels in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
Abe may also seek Iran's understanding toward Japanese plans to send Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Middle East, the sources said. The Japanese government is considering the dispatch of a destroyer and a patrol plane to the region to enhance information-gathering capabilities and ensure the safe navigation of ships.
On Tuesday, Abe met with Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, in Tokyo. The special envoy of Rouhani informed Abe of the president's intention to visit Japan, the sources said.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191208/p2g/00m/0in/005000c
#7447639 at 2019-12-07 18:35:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9525: ALL HANDS ON DECK! Edition
PM Abe abandons bid to revise Constitution in 2020 due to deadlock over scandals
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has abandoned his goal of revising the postwar Constitution and enforcing it in 2020, those linked to the governing coalition said. The reason for his decision is that Diet deliberations on revisions to the legislation on the procedure for holding a referendum on constitutional changes have been stalled over a scandal in which many members of a supporting body for Abe were present at a taxpayer-funded cherry blossom-viewing party. Moreover, the opposition camp is criticizing the prime minister over the resignation of two members of his Cabinet in autumn over political scandals.
Abe is poised to amend his goal and aim to only enforce revisions to the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan before his last term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) expires in September 2021. The LDP presidency carries with it the position of prime minister because the party has a majority in the House of Representatives. The prime minister intends to try to gain cooperation from opposition parties in enacting the law by clarifying that he no longer intends to amend the Constitution during his tenure – just the act on procedures to change the supreme law. Prime Minister Abe had previously declared his goal of enforcing a reformed Constitution in 2020 by saying on May 3, 2017, "The year 2020 when the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held should be a milestone when Japan will be reborn."
However, key opposition parties reacted sharply to the move. Deliberations on a bill to amend the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan remain stalled and no progress has been made in discussions on constitutional amendments. After the ruling camp won the July 2019 House of Councillors election, Prime Minister Abe urged the legislature to go ahead with debate on constitutional reform. "Diet members should hold thorough discussions on the matter. Let's fulfill our responsibility to the people," he said in his policy speech to the Diet on Oct. 4.
However, the opposition camp intensified its grilling of the government over the scandal involving the cherry blossom-viewing party the prime minister hosts each year in spring. As a result, a vote on the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan has been postponed beyond next year's regular Diet session. Full-scale debate on specific clauses in the Constitution to amend will likely be delayed for a prolonged period. Under these circumstances, the prime minister has reviewed his schedule of constitutional revisions and chosen to take time to gain cooperation from the opposition bloc.
"The prime minister wants to pave the way for constitutional revisions even if a revised Constitution can't come into force (in 2020)," said a senior member of the LDP.
A referendum on constitutional revisions is held within 60 to 180 days after the amendments are initiated by the Diet through a concurring vote of two-thirds or more of all the members of each chamber. Revisions can be approved if over half of all the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the move. A bill to revise the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan would open the way for the government to set up common polling stations at railway stations and commercial complexes just like in Diet and local elections.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191207/p2a/00m/0na/004000c
#7440615 at 2019-12-06 18:37:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9516: Happy Saint Nicholas Day to Q, POTUS & All Anons Edition
Xi Jinping set to make first state visit to Japan in April
Mention of specific month comes with Abe security chief in Beijing
BEIJING – Senior Chinese and Japanese officials discussed Friday a visit to Japan by China's President Xi Jinping in April, marking the first mention of a specific month for the high-profile trip. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan met with Shigeru Kitamura, Japan's new national security chief, in Beijing's Zhongnanhai government district.
"In principle, President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Japan next spring," said Wang. "If successfully realized, it will have great impact and significance for China-Japan relations."
Kitamura said: "We want to have full bilateral discussions on issues around an April visit to Japan by President Xi". Xi's trip would reciprocate a visit to China planned by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for later this month. On that occasion, Xi will hold talks with Abe, Wang confirmed.
Abe is expected to meet with Xi in Beijing on Dec. 23, according to a diplomatic source. Tentative plans also call for the two leaders to join South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a trilateral summit the following day in the city of Chengdu, the source said. This is the first visit to China by Kitamura since he became national security chief in September. "President Xi went out of his way to come and instruct me to meet with Mr. Kitamura by all means," said Wang.
Wang, considered to be Xi's right-hand man, attended Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement in October. "Through the enthronement ceremony, I felt the great international influence Japan possesses," Wang told Kitamura on Friday. Kitamura later visited the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing to meet with Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo and China's top diplomat. "The momentum for friendship between Japan and China is becoming extremely powerful," said Kitamura.
The China visit by Kitamura "has gained attention since he is one of Abe's close aides and there is a potential he will develop deep bilateral connections," said a Chinese diplomatic source. The fact that Kitamura is a former senior official for Japan's National Police Agency also appears to have been noticed in Beijing. Shotaro Yachi, Kitamura's long-serving predecessor as Abe's national security chief, repaired bilateral relations with China following a 2012 flare-up in tensions over the Senkaku Islands, which China claims and calls the Diaoyu.
The two sides reached a breakthrough in 2014 by agreeing to a set of shared understandings, including the gradual resumption of political dialogue.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Xi-Jinping-set-to-make-first-state-visit-to-Japan-in-April
#7437666 at 2019-12-06 05:25:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9512:Check'em Faggots! Bread # is 17! We Win! Edition
Opposition probes possibility Abe knew ex-chairman of questionable firm for decades
TOKYO – The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has suggested that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have been acquainted with the former chairman of a company investigated over a malicious multilevel marketing scheme for 35 years, though Abe has flatly denied they had any personal relationship. The name of the former chairman, Takayoshi Yamaguchi, surfaced amid investigations by an opposition camp team into invitations to an annual cherry blossom-viewing party hosted by the prime minister. The taxpayer-funded function, which the prime minister hosts each year in spring, has come under scrutiny over the attendance of many people linked to an organization supporting the prime minister.
Suspicions have arisen that Yamaguchi, the former chairman of failed healthcare product rental firm Japan Life Co., was invited to the 2015 party through the prime minister's quota. Japan Life previously ran a fraudulent multilevel marketing scheme and was investigated on suspicion of violating the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions.
At a meeting of an opposition camp team on Dec. 5, Takahiro Kuroiwa, a CDP member of the House of Representatives, pointed to the possibility that the prime minister and Yamaguchi had been acquainted for over three decades.
At a lower house Budget Committee session in 1986, Abe's father Shintaro Abe admitted that he met with Yamaguchi during a visit to the United States in 1984 to attend a U.N. General Assembly session. Shintaro Abe was serving as foreign minister at the time. Prime Minister Abe was then serving as an official secretary to his father as foreign minister. At the meeting of the opposition party panel, Kuroiwa demanded that the Foreign Ministry examine the records of the prime minister's overseas business trips at the time to confirm if he accompanied his father.
A ministry official replied that the ministry was closely investigating the matter and would give a reply immediately after completing the investigation. The opposition bloc has grilled the government over allegations that Prime Minister Abe may have invited Yamaguchi to the cherry blossom-viewing party because they had been acquainted with each other since around the time when the prime minister was serving as an official secretary to his father.
Prime Minister Abe told a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 2 that he has no personal relationship with Yamaguchi at all.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191206/p2a/00m/0na/002000c
#7429266 at 2019-12-05 01:09:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9501: Space Force Coast to Coast Edition
Japan to compile economic stimulus worth $120 billion in fiscal spending: Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday the government would compile an economic stimulus package worth about 13 trillion yen ($120 billion) in fiscal spending, including an extra budget from this fiscal year and spending earmarked for fiscal 2020.
The package would rise to 25 trillion yen ($230 billion) when private-sector and other spending are included, sources have told Reuters.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-stimulus/japan-to-compile-economic-stimulus-worth-120-billion-in-fiscal-spending-Abe-idUKKBN1Y901Z
Bigger then initial rumors. They also have the olympics next year.
#7422357 at 2019-12-04 02:23:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9492: CodeMonkey and @LimTheNick FTW Edition
Japan parliament approves US free trade pact
Agreement takes effect on Jan. 1 and will slash US beef tariffs from 38.5% to 9%
TOKYO – The Japan-U.S. trade agreement designed to reduce or eliminate a broad range of import tariffs was approved by majority vote of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and others in the upper house of the Diet on Wednesday. The pact will reduce the tariff on U.S. beef in steps from 38.5% at present to 9% by fiscal 2033. The Agreement between Japan and the U.S. on digital trade, which includes rules on e-commerce, was also approved. The two agreements will take effect Jan. 1.
Tokyo and Washington agreed to trade talks at a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September last year and they signed the two agreements on Oct. 7. The U.S. president has the authority to complete domestic procedures without a vote from Congress but the Japanese side requires parliamentary approval for the agreements to take effect. The U.S. will scrap about 92% of its tariffs on Japanese products, while Japan lift about 84% of its tariffs on U.S. products in value terms, according to a Japanese government official.
Japan and the U.S. will continue to discuss reducing and eliminating tariffs on cars and car parts. While the Abe government said in the current Diet session that removing tariffs through further talks is the premise of the agreements, the opposition insisted that the removal of tariffs has not been promised.
The two countries will decide on the agenda for a second round of trade talks as early as next spring. It is unclear whether Trump will agree to hold talks to eliminate auto tariffs ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November next year.
#7419027 at 2019-12-03 16:21:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9488: Watch for Shenanigans as IG Report Looms Edition
POTUS says China trade deal can wait until after 2020 election
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LONDON – U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday a trade deal with China may not be reached until after the 2020 presidential election, suggesting the trade war could drag on and continue to hurt China's economy.
"I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal, but they want to make a deal now and we will see whether or not the deal is going to be right," Trump told reporters in London during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Trump said he has "no deadline" for the trade talks, indicating that he does not mind if the negotiations become protracted. Since the trade war began in July 2018, China's economy has slowed down significantly. The country's 6% GDP growth for the third quarter of this year was the slowest pace since 1992.
Stock prices fell in the U.S. after Trump's remarks were reported, with the U.S. potentially moving forward with hiking tariffs on Dec. 15. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 400 points, or 1.5%, from the previous day's close in early trading Tuesday, while stocks also headed lower in Europe.
Separately, Trump said that he asked Tokyo to pay more for the costs of stationing American troops in Japan, adding that he told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting that Japan, a wealthy nation, should help the U.S.
Trump also said that it would only be fair for South Korea to shoulder a heavier burden for the U.S. military presence there.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Trump-says-China-trade-deal-can-wait-until-after-2020-election
and walking "nap" Wilbur Ross is talking too.
Ross says Trump has flexibility on tariffs toward France, Europe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-france-ross/ross-says-trump-has-flexibility-on-tariffs-toward-france-europe-idUSKBN1Y71XT
*it was always going to be this way. Need the trade deals settled before the removal of the FRB. Can't do it until those are done across the board.
#7408684 at 2019-12-02 02:14:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9475: Lights On, Nightshift Edition
Japan seeks approval for SDF dispatch to Middle East by year-end
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japan's Cabinet is considering approving by the end of the year the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to collect information in the Middle East, under a proposed mission independent of a U.S.-led coalition, government sources said Sunday.
The government will divert one of the two P-3C patrol aircraft currently posted in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia to help crack down on piracy activities for use in the mission, the sources said. The government is also considering dispatching a helicopter carrier, as Aegis destroyers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles are currently being used to counter North Korean threats around Japan.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe directed officials in October to consider a plan to dispatch SDF vessels and planes, and the government had been looking to a mission under the "survey and research" activities, which does not require Cabinet approval. But the ruling parties will seek Cabinet approval to clarify the details of the mission, such as objectives and exit strategy, as Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, is cautious about the plan. Approval could be delayed depending on discussions with Komeito. Sending SDF personnel overseas is a sensitive issue in Japan as entanglement in a foreign conflict could violate the country's war-renouncing Constitution.
The Gulf of Oman, the northern part of the Arabian Sea and the eastern part of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, have been tapped as potential locations for the dispatch. Japan was reluctant to join a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a key sea lane through which around a fifth of the world's oil passes, out of concern that doing so could hurt Tokyo's friendly ties with Tehran.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191202/p2g/00m/0na/002000c
#7400513 at 2019-11-30 19:11:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9464: "Schiff Hits the Fan" Parody Edition
NK Threatens 'Imbecile' Shinzo Abe With "Real Ballistic Missile" Over Japan
Amid stalled talks with the US we have the dangerous Thanksgiving specter of multiple North Korea ICBM launches in the past month - or were they?
Pyongyang has lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, calling him a "political dwarf" for 'misidentifying' missiles used in the latest tests. In the fourth known recent test of a new "multiple launch rocket system," two short-range projectiles were fired into waters off NK's east coast on Thursday. It's sparked an intense debate over the nature of the missiles, and whether they were banned ballistic missiles under United Nations Security Council resolutions, which would constitute a threat to the region and the world.
On Saturday a North Korean Foreign Ministry official called Abe "the most stupid person ever known in history" after the Japanese leader publicly characterized the latest rocket test as a likely ballistic missile launch.
"It can be said that Abe is the only one idiot in the world and the most stupid man ever known in history as he fails to distinguish a missile from multiple launch rocket system while seeing the photo-accompanied report," NK's Foreign Ministry's Department of Japanese Affairs said on the North's official Korean Central News Agency channel.
All of this has led an enraged Pyongyang to issue a more direct threat of "a real ballistic missile" which concluded the fiery and bizarre "political dwarf" comments:
"Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose," the statement said.
And followed with, "Abe is none other than a perfect imbecile and a political dwarf without parallel in the world.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nk-warns-imbecile-Shinzo-Abe-will-soon-see-real-ballistic-missile-flying-over-japan
#7399345 at 2019-11-30 14:35:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9463: Swing-State Dems are Feeling Some Heat Edition
N. Korea suggests it may launch ballistic missile over Japan
SEOUL (Kyodo) – North Korea suggested Saturday it may again fire a ballistic missile over Japan, two days after it test-fired what it called a "multiple launch rocket system," criticizing Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe as "a perfect imbecile." The suggestion came two days after North Korea, according to South Korea's military, fired two short-range projectiles from what is believed to be a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" into waters off its east coast.
Japan has concluded that it was a ballistic missile launch in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, but South Korea and the United States have yet to publicly confirm that.
"Abe is the only one idiot in the world and the most stupid man ever known in history as he fails to distinguish a missile from multiple launch rocket system," a North Korean official said in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
"Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose," said the unnamed vice director general in charge of Japanese affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.
"Abe would be well-advised to distinguish multiple launch rocket from a ballistic missile. Abe is none other than a perfect imbecile and a political dwarf without parallel in the world. Pyongyang estimates such thing as Abe so much," the official said. On Thursday, Abe's government held a meeting of the National Security Council at his office in Tokyo involving other Cabinet ministers and lambasted the launches, calling them a "grave challenge to the international community."
The projectiles were fired at around 4:59 p.m. on Thursday from the Yeonpo area of South Hamgyong Province toward the Sea of Japan and flew about 380 kilometers, South Korea said. It represented the 13th time since May that North Korea has launched projectiles of any type, including what are thought to be ballistic missiles. The Security Council resolutions ban Pyongyang from developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
In 2017, the North fired two ballistic missiles over Japan.
Recently, North Korea has warned it may restart nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests unless negotiations with the United States over de-nuclearization move forward by the end of this year.
Pyongyang might be preparing to fire medium-range ballistic missiles with enough range of Japan in the near future, a Japanese government source said.
Since earlier this year, meanwhile, Abe has expressed eagerness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "without conditions" in hopes of making a breakthrough over the issue of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
North Korea, however, has shown no sign of holding a summit between the two countries.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191130/p2g/00m/0na/053000c
#7394059 at 2019-11-29 16:24:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9456: I see a cold Moon rising . . . Edition
Probe into party hosted by Abe focuses on invitation to ex-head of questionable firm
TOKYO – Opposition legislators probing attendance at a controversial cherry blossom-viewing party hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have turned their attention toward an invitation card made out to the former head of a company suspected of running a multilevel marketing scheme.
Lawmakers suspect that the number 60 on the invitation was assigned to those invited to the party at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The taxpayer-funded party, which the prime minister hosts each year in spring, has come under scrutiny over the attendance of many people linked to an organization supporting the prime minister.
The government says it can't clarify who attended because the lists of guests "have already been discarded." The Cabinet Office claims it shredded a list of guests on May 9 this year, the same day a Japanese Communist Party lawmaker asked for access to related documents.
However, a leaflet of the organization Japan Life, which was raided by police in April this year on suspicion of running a fraudulent multilevel marketing scheme, showed a photo of an invitation card addressed to its former head, Takayoshi Yamaguchi, with the number "60-2357" allocated. The organization said he was invited to the party in 2015.
Numbers 60 to 63 were allocated to guests that the prime minister, the chief Cabinet secretary and others invited to the 2014 party, as shown by documents that the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) received from the Cabinet Office. Based on this information, opposition parties are grilling the government over allegations that the number 60 was printed on a card sent to Yamaguchi because he was invited through the prime minister's quota.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Nov. 27 that it remains unclear whether the number 60 was given to guests invited through the prime minister's quota because the lists of guests have been discarded.
"We don't have such information because the documents finished serving their purpose after the party ended," he said. Suga, who serves as the top government spokesman, claimed that the government discarded the lists of guests because their retention period was set at less than one year. He then asserted that it was difficult to specify the numbers allocated to the guests.
A focal point in the Moritomo scandal that surfaced in February 2017 was whether Prime Minister Abe's wife Akie was involved in the sale of state-owned land to the school operator. Nobuhisa Sagawa, then head of the Finance Ministry's Financial Bureau, told the Diet that the records of negotiations on the land deal had been dumped.
In the Kake scandal, opposition parties raised suspicions that the prime minister met with the head of Kake Educational Institution over its plan to set up a university-level veterinary school. However, the Abe administration reiterated that the records of visitors to the prime minister's office had been thrown away "without delay." The institution's head is a close friend of the prime minister.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191129/p2a/00m/0na/018000c
#7389221 at 2019-11-28 16:58:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9450: The Thankful Receiver Bears a Plentiful Harvest Edition
North Korea tests missiles a month ahead of deadline for US talks
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short range missiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest try out of its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's military said.
The test-firing came as the clock ticks down on the year-end deadline that Pyongyang had given the United States to restart stalled denuclearisation talks.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North fired the two missiles into the sea from launchers in the eastern coastal town of Yonpo at around 5 p.m. (0800 GMT).
The rockets travelled up to 380 kilometres (236 miles) and reached an altitude of 97 km (60 miles), the JCS said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the launch was a threat to not only Japan but the region and beyond, though his defence ministry said the projectile did not enter Japanese airspace or its Exclusive Economic Zone.
"We will remain in close contact with the United States, South Korea and the international community to monitor the situation," Abe told reporters.
The launch is the first since Oct. 31, when the North tested what it called super-large multiple rocket launchers, which had also been used in tests conducted in August and September that were overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Analysts believe Pyongyang is trying to demonstrate progress in weapons development while negotiations with the United States remained in limbo.
South Korea's military expressed "strong regret," urging the North to stop stoking military tension.
"Such acts by North Korea are unhelpful for efforts to ease tension on the Korean peninsula," Jeon Dong-jin, director of operations at the JCS, told a news briefing.
The test also comes a week after South Korea pulled back from a decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a key element of security cooperation between the key U.S. allies in the region.
Kim has set an end-of-the-year deadline for denuclearisation talks with Washington, but negotiations have been at an impasse after a day-long working level meeting on Oct. 5 ended without progress.
North Korean officials have warned the United States to abandon its hostile policy toward the North or Pyongyang would walk away from the talks.
The North has demanded the lifting of sanctions against it and the abandonment of joint military drills by the United States and South Korea, which it calls preparations for an invasion.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/North-Korea-tests-missiles-a-month-ahead-of-deadline-for-US-talks
#7370645 at 2019-11-25 18:08:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9426: It's so good to be home -- Emergency Bake Edition
Beijing restates support for Lam despite Hong Kong election results
HONG KONG – Beijing has reaffirmed its "firm support" for troubled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, despite a landslide win by opposition parties in local elections, as voters vented their frustration over her administration's handling of anti-government protests.
"The central government firmly supports Chief Executive Carrie Lam in governing Hong Kong according to the law, and firmly supports the police in ending violence and restoring order," said Geng Shuang, spokesperson at China's Foreign Ministry, at a regular press conference on Monday.
Geng echoed remarks made by his boss Foreign Minister Wang Yi earlier in Tokyo, claiming that Hong Kong matters were China's domestic affairs. He also restated Beijing's commitment to enforcing the "one country, two systems" framework, under which the city is meant to enjoy a high degree of autonomy that mainland Chinese cities are denied. "Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong," Geng said.
Earlier on Monday, Wang told reporters in Tokyo: "Any attempts to undermine the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong will end in failure." Prior to that, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at a meeting with Wang, had urged China to maintain a free and open Hong Kong.
Sunday's district council elections saw the highest turnout ever, with nearly 3 million people, or 71.2% of registered voters, casting their votes. The pan-democracy camp reaped big gains, claiming more than 80% of the total 452 seats up for grabs. The democrats also gained control of 17 of the 18 larger districts, giving them a bigger bargaining chip against the government.
Wu Chi-wai, chairman of the Democratic Party, now the largest political party at the district council level, attributed its success to the eruption of public grievances against the Hong Kong government triggered by a now-scrapped anti-extradition bill. His party more than doubled its seats, gaining 91 places.
He expected democrats from the different parties to come together to build a stronger alliance so that they could be in a better position to press the government in political and livelihood issues.
"There will be more changes going forward. I wish the pro-democracy camp can be united and take advantage of the victory, " Wu said.
China's Xinhua News Agency on Monday reported that the election took place, but did not mention the results. Instead, the state-run outlet said: "On the day of the election, troublemakers harassed the patriotic Hong Kong candidates."
Chung Kim-wah, assistant professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the scene of a violent standoff between students and police over the last week, said the election result shows that "people's anger toward the pro-Beijing camp's mishandling of the political crisis is immense."
"It's noteworthy that pro-Beijing camp still won [up to] 40% of the [total number of] votes, thanks partly to their years-long experience in community work and strong connections in local districts," he added. "The pan-democrats still face an uphill battle next year."
Kenneth Chan Ka Lok, associate professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, pointed out that the result was also due to the opposition's "success in uniting people across the spectrum, ending the schism in the past few years." The opposition in the past have been divided.
"It is actually good timing for Beijing and Carrie Lam to rethink their strategy on how to resolve the protest," he said. "If Beijing feels humiliated by the election result and continues to suppress people's voices, I can only imagine the crisis will deepen further and violence will escalate."
In a note published on Monday, Simon Pritchard, global research director at Gavekal Research, wrote: "It is possible that Beijing takes the message that Hong Kong's political culture remains anchored, and the way to buy off dissent is to appeal to a middle class that remains pragmatic in its political aims."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Hong-Kong-protests/Beijing-restates-support-for-Lam-despite-Hong-Kong-election-results
#7361023 at 2019-11-23 09:08:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9414: Baking a Bread for Comfiness
"Japan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a trade deal with the United States, paving the way for the deal struck between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump to move to the upper house for deliberations.
Along with its junior coalition ally Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is hoping that the trade deal will be ratified before the end of the current Diet session on December 9, in line with the U.S. plan for the deal to enter force on January 1 next year. The deal will see Japan lower its 38.5 percent tariff on U.S. beef to 9 percent gradually and eliminate or reduce tariffs on U.S. pork products.
Under the deal, U.S. products including wheat, wine and cheese will also be granted greater access to the Japanese market. In turn, the United States will eliminate or reduce tariffs on certain kinds of manufacturing equipment from Japan, as well as those on industrial products, including parts for trains and air conditioners."
poandpo.com/politics/japans-lower-house-approves-trade-deal-with-us-20112019498
#7356940 at 2019-11-17 21:35:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9410: NO QResearch Title Image Edition
11-minute chat brings Moon and Abe no closer as intel deadline looms
Two leaders speak for first time in 13 months as defense cooperation begins to fray
TOKYO – The Japanese government said it was a 10-minute conversation. The South Koreans said it was 11. Either way, the first conversation between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in 13 months did little to bring the two sides closer.
The brief talks took place in Bangkok against an increasingly precarious diplomatic backdrop. A key intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and South Korea is set to expire on Nov. 22 and the countries' defense cooperation over North Korean missile launches is already showing signs of crumbling.
The conversation happened in a "friendly and sincere atmosphere," a spokesperson for South Korea's presidential Blue House said.
The Japanese side announced that the conversation lasted 10 minutes as it is customary to round such numbers. But South Korea offered the precise number of 11 minutes, reflecting the plight Moon finds himself in.
The two leaders chose to sit down for the conversation to avoid being seen as having a casual exchange. An 11-minute conversation is long enough not to be seen as small talk but too short for a formal meeting. Moon's government needed to show the public that the two sides did have a meaningful conversation but he did not cede any ground to Japan.
But as the two men engage in a diplomatic dance, Pyongyang appears to be emboldened by the heightened tensions between Tokyo and Seoul.
North Korea has conducted ballistic missile tests on four separate occasions since Seoul said in August it would leave the General Security of Military Information Agreement, which has allowed Japan and South Korea to communicate quickly and effectively regarding Pyongyang's drills.
Cracks are already emerging even though the framework is not set to end for a few more weeks. After the Oct. 2 launch, Japan initially announced that the North launched two missiles. It later revised the number to one. South Korea said it believed there was one missile all along and asked Japan to share intelligence under the GSOMIA.
Japan also broke tradition regarding the pact when it announced details of an Aug. 24 test before South Korea.
Cooperation between South Korea, which is closer to the launch sites, and Japan, which is closer to the landing sites, is a vital part of analyzing the type of missile fired by North Korea and its flight path. South Korea's decision to end the GSOMIA "completely misjudges the region's security landscape and is extremely disappointing," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-South-Korea-rift/11-minute-chat-brings-Moon-and-Abe-no-closer-as-intel-deadline-looms
#7301745 at 2019-08-02 00:19:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9342: High Energy Rally Night Bread Edition
Japan set to revoke S. Korea's preferential trade status: sources
Japan is set to revoke South Korea's preferential status as a trade partner for the purchase of products that could be diverted for military use, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will approve Friday plans to remove South Korea from a "white list" of countries, the sources said, in a move almost certain to heighten a bitter diplomatic row between the neighbors.
The United States has been concerned that the growing enmity between its two largest Asian allies will hurt their ability to deal with missile threats from North Korea.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190802/p2g/00m/0bu/002000c
Pompeo urges Japan, S. Korea to find ways to ease bilateral tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Japan and South Korea on Thursday to find ways to defuse heightened tensions between the key American allies over wartime history and trade policy.
"We hoped that they will find a way to move forward together," Pompeo told reporters in Bangkok after Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung Wha apparently failed to bridge wide differences in their positions when they met earlier in the day.
Pompeo said he briefly met with Kono before they have a trilateral meeting Friday with Kang on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related foreign ministerial meetings in the Thai capital.
Pompeo criticized Chinese "coercion" in the South China Sea, alluding to Beijing's recent actions in disputed waters such as test-launching anti-ship ballistic missiles.
The chief U.S. diplomat also said he regrets not having talks with North Korean representatives while in Bangkok because the North's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho will skip the ASEAN Regional Forum, a 27-member security meeting on Friday.
However, Pompeo said, "We stand ready to continue our diplomatic conversations with the North Koreans."
Pompeo said he has urged regional allies "to maintain the sanctions that spur diplomacy with North Korea, to speak out against Chinese coercion in the South China Sea," and to deal effectively with other pressing issues.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190802/p2g/00m/0na/004000c
#7289028 at 2019-08-01 05:13:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9326: August is Hot! National Preparedness Month! Edition
Are US troops officially mercenaries now?
The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking up to a fivefold increase in Japan's spending on American military forces deployed to the Asian country.
In talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Shotaro Yachi, the head of the National Security Council secretariat, last week US National Security Adviser John Bolton raised the possibility of the fivefold increase in Japan's spending on US military, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported on Wednesday, quoting a US government source.
Trump has long complained that Japan was not contributing enough to its defense and that the American military was shouldering an unfair burden. He has repeatedly criticized a decades-old military treaty with Japan as "unfair."
Last month he told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the deal needs to be revised.
"I said, look, if someone attacks Japan, we go after them and we are in a battle, full force, in effect," Trump said. "If somebody should attack the United States, they don't have to do that. That's unfair."
The treaty, signed after Japan's surrender in World War II, commits the United States to defend Japan. Tokyo, in return, provides military bases that Washington uses to project power deep into Asia.
PressTV-Japan seeks record military spending amid US push
Japan's military wants record spending next year to buy US-made missile systems and warplanes.
Experts say a possible end to the treaty is widely seen as raising the risk of forcing Washington to withdraw a major portion of its military forces from Asia. It has stationed some 50,000 troops only in Japan.
An expert on US politics in Tokyo, Yasushi WatanAbe, said Trump "has long believed America has been forced to shoulder excessive burdens because of some frameworks of international relations."
Under an agreement reached with the United States and Japan under Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, Tokyo will pay a total of $8.7 billion over the five-year period from fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2020.
[ Editor's Note: It used to be that the US said it posted its military overseas to ensure its security; and hence, the US taxpayer footed that bill. And then there were other reasons.
Having our military posted everywhere gave us leverage on the current governments and hosting militaries. It also created a cash cow annuity for those companies that specialized in servicing those bases.
Clinton Bastin, who lived in Atlanta near me, in our early briefings from him, explained how the whole toxic nuclear storage was a contrived scam to create its own annuity for certain companies.
When chemical engineers used to run the Atomic Energy Commission, they were endorsing the constant recycling of nuclear fuel to reduce the volume of waste.
When I asked him to paint me a picture of how much it was visually, his answer floored me. He hesitated a bit, and then said: "All the real dangerous nuclear waste we have created to date could be piled on a football field 5- or 6-feet high, the rest is all just fillers and stabilizers".
Constant recycling would have made the uranium mining industry unhappy, as demand would go way down. What did the companies do? They lobbied to have "academics" always be put in charge of the Department of Energy - political appointees who would cater to the desires of those that put them there.
Clinton was a bitter man, exiled from his professional community after a lifetime of top level service. VT has always welcomed such people with open arms, as they bring a wealth of knowledge with them, along with their impeccable credentials.
I shed a tear for him at his memorial service, not only for him and me, but because I knew people of his caliber were not being replaced...
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/07/31/are-us-troops-officially-mercenaries-now/
#7271350 at 2019-07-31 04:51:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9303: Q drops! Get Ahead of the Narrative! Edition
>>7271290
JASDF-1…was wondering if Shinzo Abe is on the move
#7270959 at 2019-07-31 04:30:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9303: Q drops! Get Ahead of the Narrative! Edition
North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles' in second missile launch in a week
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea's military, the second such launch in a week.
The two missiles were launched from the Wonsan area early on Wednesday.
Last week's launch was the first such provocation since US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in June.
The North called that launch a "solemn warning" to Seoul over its planned military exercises with Washington.
It has previously expressed anger that the annual drills will go ahead next month- an event it sees as preparation for war.
What happened on Wednesday?
The latest missile launches came at 05:06 and 05:27 local time (20:06 GMT Tuesday) from the Kalma area near the port of Wonsan.
The missiles flew 250km (155 miles) and reached a height of 30km before landing in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
South Korean Defence minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said the missiles were identified as a different type from previous models.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that there was no impact on Japan's security following the launch.
It comes just six days after North Korea fired two short range missiles, with one travelling about 690km (428 miles) and the other 430km.
That launch was the first since Mr Trump and Mr Kim held an impromptu meeting in June at the demilitarised zone, an area that divides the two Koreas, where they agreed to restarted denuclearisation talks.
Why is this happening now?
The missile launches come after Pyongyang voiced anger over planned military exercises between South Korea and the US, an annual event which the allies have refused to cancel but have scaled back significantly.
One analyst said the missile tests are likely to continue in the run-up to the military drills.
"North Korea will continue to vent its anger by testing missiles… in the coming days before [the] drills begin in early August," Harry Kazianis of Washington-based think tank the Centre for the National Interest said.
"[It's] a message to Washington and Seoul: stop joint exercises or we will continue to show off our own offensive military capabilities."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49173514
#7270360 at 2019-07-31 03:50:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9302: Slim Pickens on a Tuesday night! Edition
N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL (Kyodo) – North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning, less than a week after it tested similar missiles, South Korea's military said.
Wednesday's missiles were fired from the Kalma area of Wonsan in the eastern part of the North at 5:06 a.m. and 5:27 a.m. and flew about 250 kilometers while reaching an altitude of about 30 km, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The JCS added that South Korea is working with the United States to analyze the missiles, while preparing for possible additional launches.
The projectiles fell into the sea before reaching Japan's exclusive economic zone or territorial waters, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.
In Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Japanese government has confirmed that the missile firings have not affected the country's security.
"We will continue to closely cooperate with the United States and others," Abe told reporters at the prime minister's office.
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from the same area last Thursday. The missiles, which South Korea assessed as having flown about 600 km before falling into the Sea of Japan, were characterized by North Korea as a warning to the South against holding a joint military exercise with the United States next month.
The joint exercise is scheduled to be held from Aug. 5 to 20, according to South Korean media. With Seoul appearing ready to go ahead with the exercise, the latest missile launches could be seen as a further North Korean response to it.
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday morning if the projectiles were ballistic missiles, it would amount to a breach of U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban North Korea from using ballistic missile technology. The launch was "extremely regrettable," he told reporters in the central Japan city of Nagoya.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190731/p2g/00m/0in/009000c
#7269638 at 2019-07-31 03:01:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9301: Solar Min, Max Kek! Night Shift On It! Edition
>>7269522
nope this the last story on him
Shinzo Abe played golf after North Korea fired missiles
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is drawing scorn from local media following reports he went golfing last Thursday, the same day North Korea tested two short-range missiles.
Abe, who has played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate and more recently in Japan, did not return to his office following North Korea's latest round of rocket tests, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Tuesday
The Japanese prime minister instead headed for a golf course in Fujikawaguchiko, a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, according to the report.
Abe went golfing because he assessed the situation and concluded North Korea's short-range ballistic missiles would not affect Japan's security.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/07/30/Report-Shinzo-Abe-played-golf-after-North-Korea-fired-missiles/6431564501641/
#7199725 at 2019-07-26 14:40:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9211: United Under One God and One Flag Edition
>>7199661
Part 2/2
Tech stocks just got hit on a POTUS tweet
Apple, Google Tumble After Trump Tweets
As stocks pushed back towards yet more record highs, President Trump just took the shine off the day by tweeting against two mega-tech companies…
First it was Google, following up on Peter Thiel's recent accusations:
There may or may not be National Security concerns with regard to Google and their relationship with China. If there is a problem, we will find out about it. I sincerely hope there is not!!! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019
And AlphAbet is giving back its exuberant gains.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-26/apple-google-tumble-after-trump-tweets
POTUS' "Greatest Economy Ever" Revised Away By Annual Data 'Corrections'
Not wanting to entirely rain on America's parade, after a stronger than expected set of data on growth this morning, President Trump's much-heralded 3.0% GDP growth in 2018 - "greatest economy ever" - has been slashed by annual revisions.
Updated government figures show that gross domestic product expanded 2.5% on a fourth-quarter-over-fourth-quarter basis last year.
That compares with a previous estimate of 3% and an upwardly revised 2.8% in 2017, the first year of Trump's presidency.
Slower growth of business investment and exports, along with a greater output in the fourth quarter of 2017 that made the comparison less favorable.
Growth in the final three months of 2018 is now pegged at an annualized 1.1%, half the previous estimate and the slowest pace in three years, as consumer spending downshifted significantly.
Full-year revisions for other recent years were fairly minor and didn't shift the economy's overall trajectory. Year-over-year growth in 2017 was revised slightly higher, to 2.4% from an earlier estimate of 2.2%, largely due to higher government spending, higher consumer spending on goods and the availability of new government finance data.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-26/trumps-greatest-economy-ever-revised-away-annual-data-corrections
This has ALWAYS been a HUGE problem-annual 'revisions' and are being used to mask the reality of what is going on-needs a re-work in a bigly way- easy to do with modern computing power but the will not in the places it needs to be
See Cap on this crumb for how it "works" out
this according to the CME Fed Watch data but the Boston FRB Pres. will not be voting yes for sure-STEIN-See Cap#4
excerpt from ZH article on GDP report (it has already been released but this is important to understand the credit aspect of it) from FED as it speks to the truth. Remember the yen was used as fuel for our growth-see Yen Carry-trade.
It is often, and correctly, stated as fact that the Fed is central banker to the world. And, under current political circumstances, that's more true than ever. Its fellow institutions are waiting for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to give them the ability,
cover and permission to move ahead with their own plans. And that will be forthcoming. Obviously, the ECB statement and subsequent press conference has gotten the lion's share of attention this week. But, in retrospect, the remarks given the day before by a senior economic adviser to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe read as if he was reflecting the debates of central bankers around the world. And it may explain some of the differences of opinion within the ECB Governing Council that became evident over the course of yesterday's meeting aftermath.
"If the Fed eases, then the Bank of Japan will need to think about further easing to prevent the yen strengthening."
Take out the word "yen" and it would be anyone's guess which country was being referred to. Don't think of this as currency war talk. It isn't aggression, or something nefarious. Its common sense and an issue of economic survival.
There isn't a single proposal that the ECB has tasked their committees to study prior to the September meeting that would do more to help revitalize the European economy, specifically the manufacturing sector, than getting the euro lowpolicy errors. Even ones spawned by desperation. And doubling down is a sign of outright panic.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-26/worlds-central-bankers-hold-breath-ahead-us-gdp-reporter.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EIXIC?p=^IXIC
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
#7121369 at 2019-07-21 17:04:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9111: Q Bakers Get The Trips! Join The Kitchen Edition
TOKYO - Shinzo Abe declared victory in Japan's national elections on Sunday, a win that would ensure his place in history as the country's longest-serving prime minister.
Official results are not expected until Monday, but the public broadcaster NHK said that while Mr. Abe's governing coalition had won a majority of seats in the upper house of Parliament, it had not secured the number of seats needed to fulfill his long-cherished ambition of revising a pacifist Constitution that has been in place since American occupiers created it in 1947.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/world/asia/japan-elections-2019.html
#7083786 at 2019-07-18 18:28:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9064: Salute last remains from WW2 being returned! WWG1WWA! Edition
Japan caught between US and SDF stipulations over military coalition in Middle East
Abe has a large task here as well as trying to win an election-I don't envy him at all-good luck to you
The United States will explain to interested parties July 19 its vision for a military coalition to protect the freedom and safety of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen in the Middle East.
Japan relies on the Gulf countries for over 80% of its crude oil supplies. In a tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump even named Japan as one of several countries that "should be protecting their own ships" on the dangerous shipping lanes where the U.S. provides protection.
Dispatching the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to the area, however, remains difficult under current laws. Furthermore, by doing so, Japan runs the risk of damaging the friendly ties it has long had with Iran, putting the Japanese government between a rock and a hard place.
"Japan is working closely with the U.S. regarding the Iran situation, but I will refrain from commenting on every piece of information that is being reported," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said at a press conference July 17. He indicated the government's intention to work toward relaxing tensions in the region, but avoided directly addressing U.S. explanations on the military coalition plan or how Japan would respond to it.
On June 12 and 13, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Iran, where he met with various officials including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Abe was unable to fulfill his mission of being an intermediary between the U.S. and Iran, but has expressed his willingness to continue searching for a diplomatic solution.
Joining a military coalition organized by the U.S. has the potential to send Iran the message that Japan has joined an anti-Iran bloc. Tensions in Japan's relationship with Iran would be inevitable, making Japan's unique ability for diplomatic dialogue with Iran almost impossible. Because of this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has only gone as far as to say that the Japanese government is "gathering necessary information and keeping a watchful eye on the state of affairs." At a press conference July 16, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya clarified his intention to prioritize diplomatic efforts, and said, "At this point, we are not thinking about dispatching the SDF."
Still, if Japan were to receive an official request from the U.S. to join its military coalition, it would have a difficult time turning it down. Many believe that Japan will have to cooperate in some form, with the Ministry of Defense beginning to review its legal framework in preparation for the dispatch of SDF troops. The Japanese government is planning to send someone from the Japanese Embassy in the U.S. to the information session that the U.S. government is giving about the military coalition on July 19. According to Kyodo News, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton – a hawk when it comes to Iran – is arranging a visit to Japan next week, during which the military coalition may be on the agenda.
Among Japan's options are maritime security operations, which are public security duties that SDF troops take part in on the ocean under the Self-Defense Forces Act. It allows the SDF to escort ships for the protection of people's lives and assets within the bounds of police action, and has been ordered three times in the past. However, SDF troops can only guard Japan-related vessels, such as those registered in Japan and those carrying shipments bound for Japan. The use of weapons that could be damaging to human life is limited to cases of legitimate self-defense and emergency evacuations, making it difficult to act in collaboration with a military coalition.
Joining a military coalition brings up the issue of whether Japan would be abiding by war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution. The Japanese government interprets the article to mean that SDF troops dispatched to other countries' land, waters and airspace are prohibited from using force. Force applies when the other party is "a country or an organization equivalent to a country." In the incident in June in which a tanker operated by a Japanese company was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. government has made the claim that the attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190718/p2a/00m/0na/016000c
what was done to Japan after WW2 is not biting them in ass as they could not have much in the way of large-scale organized military for a long time. That began changing a few years ago but it's not enough to protect oil interests
#7083762 at 2019-07-18 18:27:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9064: Salute last remains from WW2 being returned! WWG1WWA! Edition
33 killed after man sets Kyoto anime studio on fire
Kyoto authorities confirmed 33 deaths as a result of arson at a three-story building that houses a famed Japanese animation studio. The suspect was detained by police.
The death toll has been growing as firefighters searched for survivors in the charred building and found people with no vital signs.
A 41-year-old man allegedly poured a flammable liquid inside the Kyoto Animation Studio HQ before setting it on fire. The suspect was also injured in the incident, and was taken to hospital. No details were provided about his identity.
Some witnesses heard the suspect screaming 'Die!' as he was setting the building on fire, according to police.
The incident occurred around 10:30am local time (1:30am GMT). Videos and photos of the incident show a thick pillar of white smoke billowing from the badly scorched building, while raging fire can be seen devouring it from the inside.
kyoto animation studio was on fire 🥺 pic.twitter.com/Juj2sXa9O3
- (@hadixd) July 18, 2019
PRENDIERON FUEGO KYOTO ANIMATION.
MÁS INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL EN:https://t.co/MR9U1HT3tHpic.twitter.com/nn9u9ntP3m
- Shirof (@Shirof_WMO) July 18, 2019
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- NHK???? (@nhk_news) July 18, 2019
Police reported finding "multiple blades" at the site, although it is unclear whether they belonged to the perpetrator. NHK footage from the scene shows at least five machete-sized knives being photographed by officers.
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- NHK???? (@nhk_news) July 18, 2019
Over 30 fire engines were rushed to the scene as it was feared that the flames could spread to nearby buildings.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the tragedy was "too appalling for words," offering condolences to all hurt by the fire.
The studio was founded in 1981 and has become a household name for anime fans, winning a number of prestigious awards for its TV series. Among its best known works are The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, K-ON!, Lucky Star and Violet Evergarden.
https://www.rt.com/news/464436-anime-studio-fire-japan/
#6997750 at 2019-07-11 19:35:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8953: Twitter Problems Edition
U.S. coalition plan puts Japan in hot seat amid rising tensions over Iran
The Japanese government intends to gather information from U.S. authorities and carefully consider its response to a U.S. plan to form a coalition to protect waters in the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources. The U.S. plan comes amid rising tensions over Iran.
Several Japanese government sources said Wednesday that the United States has not formally discussed the coalition with Japan. Many in the government are cautious, with one senior Defense Ministry official saying: "Attacks on ships have not occurred repeatedly. The situation doesn't require us to dispatch naval vessels."
Though the security-related laws that took effect in 2016 expanded the scope of the Self-Defense Forces' activities, major obstacles remain regarding the dispatch of SDF personnel.
The SDF can provide logistical support such as refueling and supply transport when multinational forces tackle a situation that threatens the peace and security of the international community. However, SDF members cannot engage in activities that could involve the use of force, and can only provide logistical support through a resolution by the U.N. General Assembly or the U.N. Security Council.
"[The coalition] is unlikely to be based on past U.N. resolutions on sanctions against Iran," said a senior Foreign Ministry official, suggesting a new resolution is necessary for the SDF to provide logistical support to the planned coalition.
Under the antipiracy law, the Maritime Self-Defense Force currently operates in waters off Somalia to protect ships from pirates.
However, the SDF's activities are strictly limited to antipiracy under the law. The prevailing view is that it will be difficult to apply the law to enable the SDF to operate in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is suspected of involvement in tanker attacks.
Japan, which has traditionally maintained friendly relations with Iran, faces difficult decisions if it joins the coalition. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Iran on June 12 and 13 and met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Abe is considering holding more talks with Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September. However, Iran is likely to react negatively if Japan joins the coalition at the behest of the United States.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005866731
#6988296 at 2019-07-11 01:10:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8941: They Never Show The Crowds Edition
NEIL KEENAN UPDATE | Exposed: Japanese Prime Minister / Cabal Puppet: Shinzo Abe - Neil Keenan - Group K, Ltd.
http://neilkeenan.com/neil-keenan-update-exposed-japanese-prime-minister-cabal-puppet-Shinzo-Abe/
…According to sources familiar with Benjamin Fulford, Japanese Prime Minister Abe reached out to fellow members of the Cabal state players soon after completion of the G20 - which was just window dressing for the main event:
This was to steal the Global Accounts.
Shinzo Abe apparently advised them that, although they took a pretty good hit after the latest post on NeilKeenan.com condemning the Cabal / NWO, especially with the exposure reaching President Trump on his visit to South Korea; that there would be nothing further like this in the near future.
Abe reassured his colluding-cronies that Neil Keenan had no further information to provide the public. PM Abe boldly stated, "Keenan no longer has any holds over any of us."
Contrary to Abe's "fantasy wish list", Neil has plenty to release yet - which not only further exposures Abe, but also shines the light on many of the servants Abe sent forward representing him to South Korea, in his blatant and nefarious attempts to steal the Korean Bunker Assets.
Furthermore, Neil has it in his wherewithal to expose what very recently took place in certain hotel rooms in South Korea.
…At the same time on Thursday, June 20, 2019, while the G20 was taking place, another crafty scene unfolded in the Toyokobi Hotel in Dongdaemun, Seoul, Korea at 4pm - as six thieves gathered at this hotel.
Mr. Kojima, a 96-year-old Japanese, Two Taiwanese; Mrs. Chen and Mr. Wu, one City Bank official from Hong Kong, (the Far East Asia General Manager), and two other Koreans.
They gathered to stealthily purchase Japanese Yen and Gold from the South Korean bunkers; which were all criminal acts in accordance with Korean Law.
Furthermore, in their attempts to illegally purchase the Yen and Gold, they deliberately lied to the Korean Bunker Officials in order to actually succeed.
They claimed the following…
#6921576 at 2019-07-05 03:48:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8854: Howl at the Moon Saloon Open for shills! Edition
Japan's May household spending rises at fastest pace in four years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Household spending in Japan rose at the fastest pace in four years in May, in a sign improving domestic demand will offer some support for an economy facing growing external pressure.
A recovery in private consumption is seen as vital in Japan's fight against deflation, which has made companies reluctant to pass on rising costs to households.
Household spending grew 4.0% in May from a year earlier thanks to Japan's 10-day holiday, government data showed on Friday.
It rose at the fastest pace since May 2015 and was much stronger than the median forecast for a 1.6% increase.
From the previous month, it rose 5.5% for the month, which compared with a 1.4% contraction in April and the median estimate for a 1.2% gain.
The government raised its view on the household spending for the first time in four months, saying it is "picking up", an official said.
"Consumer spending in April-June is expected to have recovered from the previous month, which is likely to make up for some weakness in external demand," said Yoshiki Shinke, chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.
"But there is a risk that consumer spending will worsen as sentiment weakens amid sluggish wage recovery and uncertainty over the economic outlook. Also a planned sales tax hike could dent spending after it is implemented."
The strong growth in household spending in May was led by accommodation bills, mobile phone charges, transportation fees and electricity.
The U.S.-China trade dispute has clouded the outlook for the export-reliant economy, and the concern is that a hit to business and consumer confidence could affect overall domestic consumption and choke growth.
Top representatives of the United States and China are looking to resume talks next week to try to resolve a year-long trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Some policymakers in Japan also worry a proposed tax hike could add to the pressure on growth as a previous tax increase in April 2014 dealt a blow to consumers and triggered a deep economic slump.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has repeatedly said he will raise the sales tax to 10% this October as scheduled, unless there is a big economic shock on the scale of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
The Bank of Japan is counting on an improvement in consumer spending to achieve its elusive 2% inflation target, having failed to fire up consumer prices despite years of heavy money printing.
The central bank last month kept monetary policy steady but Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled a readiness to ramp up stimulus if global pressure on the economy intensifies.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-spending/japans-may-household-spending-rises-at-fastest-pace-in-four-years-idUSKCN1U0001
from the 10-day holiday period when the Reiwa era announced but a result is a result.
#6920351 at 2019-07-05 01:08:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8852: They Have Us Surrounded... Those Poor Bastards!! Edition
N. Korea's Kim 'notes' Japan's offer of talks, Xi tells Abe
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has "taken note" of Abe's offer to hold a bilateral meeting without preconditions, a diplomatic source said Thursday.
Xi revealed Kim's acknowledgment during talks with Abe last Thursday on the fringes of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the source said.
Abe said in May that he is willing to hold a no-strings-attached meeting with Kim, reversing his previous position that any encounter between the leaders would need to yield progress on the longstanding issue of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
While North Korea has publicly shot down the offer – an official called it the "height of brazen-facedness" – it is the first clear indication of a reaction from Kim himself.
Xi said he discussed the matter with Kim during a visit to Pyongyang ahead of the G-20 summit, the source said.
Japan officially lists 17 victims of abduction, five of whom were repatriated in 2002, and suspects North Korea's involvement in many other disappearances.
Abe has pledged to resolve the issue during his time in office, though Japan has taken a backseat to de-nuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190705/p2g/00m/0na/002000c
#6909303 at 2019-07-04 00:19:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8838: 4th Of July Pre-Party Edition
Abe sets sights on winning majority of seats in upper house
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his aim for the Liberal Democratic Party in an upper house election later this month is to at least maintain a majority in the upper chamber with coalition partner Komeito.
Abe, who heads the LDP, made the comment during a debate with opposition party leaders a day before official campaigning begins for the July 21 election for the House of Councillors. He vowed to make clear the legal status of the Self-Defense Forces by amending the Constitution, one of his clearly stated goals.
"We will aim for what is needed to carry out policy, which is to secure a majority of seats, including those uncontested this time, by the LDP and Komeito," Abe said during the debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
With 70 uncontested seats in the upper house, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito will need to win at least 53 of the 124 seats up for grabs this time to achieve a majority.
That goal may not be ambitious, given that the coalition won 69 seats – 55 for the LDP and 14 for Komeito – in the previous election in 2016. As a result of electoral reform, the total number of seats in the upper house will increase to 245 from the current 242.
With a U.S.-China trade war clouding the economic outlook, whether to raise the consumption tax is expected to be a major issue in the election. All five major opposition parties are opposed to the planned hike from 8 percent to 10 percent in October.
Abe, who supports the planned hike to enhance social security services, however, dismissed the idea of raising the tax higher than 10 percent during the remainder of his time in office. "I don't think it's necessary to raise it for the next 10 years or so," he said.
To better face off against ruling party candidates, opposition parties have decided to field unified candidates in the country's 32 single-seat constituencies to avoid splitting the vote. But Abe criticized the tactic.
"If you choose unified candidates, shouldn't you form a shared view over the Constitution, whether the Self-Defense Forces are legal or not?" Abe said
He noted that the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party, for instance, differ on the legality of the SDF.
Yukio Edano, who heads the main opposition CDPJ, brushed aside Abe's criticism, saying that all opposition parties are clear about what must be prioritized now.
"The five parties decided to join forces for the shared goal of protecting people's livelihoods at a time when they are in a critical situation," Edano said. "We are giving voters a clear choice, whether to choose political continuity or to change course."
The opposition parties are trying to draw a distinction between themselves and the ruling parties, saying the government should pay more attention to tepid consumption, a key driver of the economy, before the consumption tax rises. Tax hikes are often unpopular among voters.
Abe defended his "Abenomics" policy mix including bold monetary easing by the Bank of Japan, even though the central bank's 2 percent inflation target is still far off.
"It is a goal…but the important thing is to bolster the real economy. What that means is (improving) employment conditions," Abe said.
Abe's LDP has placed foreign policy and defense as the first of six pillars of its election platform, shifting its focus from Abenomics in previous elections.
Abe hosted the Group of 20 summit in Osaka last week that produced a joint statement despite underlying differences over trade policy and climate change.
But questions remain about any substantial progress in advancing peace treaty negotiations with Russia and resolving abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.
The unwavering bilateral alliance with the United States has also been thrown into doubt following U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that the security treaty is not fair.
Some opposition party lawmakers raised concerns during Wednesday's debate about Abe's policy of following the United States, which they said may put Japan in a dangerous situation amid a U.S.-Iran standoff, and about the possibility of an expanded role that the SDF will play if the Constitution is revised.
The five opposition parties participating in the debate were the CDPJ, the Democratic Party for the People, the Japan Innovation Party, the Japanese Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190703/p2g/00m/0fp/078000c
#6886560 at 2019-07-01 04:04:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8808: WWG1WGA The Wall Edition
KJU, Mary Barra (bitch), Stanley Fischer (Fed Reserve), Volcker Rule (Germans), Mel Watt (Federal Housing Finance Agency), 'Worst Ever Congress' (indeed kek), Shinzo Abe (Propaganda) - all some of the most relevant finds and most recent I saw at a good glance
#6882749 at 2019-06-30 18:41:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8803: Brunch with Frens. The Bacon and Kimosas Edition
Abe did not broach Khashoggi killing in talks with Saudi crown prince
OSAKA (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not bring up the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting Sunday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.
The crown prince has been dogged by questions about Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. A U.N. report called it a "premeditated extrajudicial execution" and said there is "credible evidence" suggesting the crown prince's involvement.
In a two-hour meeting in Osaka following a Group of 20 summit, the two leaders exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East amid heightened tensions surrounding Iran, a ministry official said.
Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally and Iran's main rival in the region, has accused Tehran of being responsible for attacks in mid-June on two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
While Japan is also a U.S. ally, it has traditionally maintained friendly ties with Iran and views it as an important source of oil.
The tanker attacks happened just as Abe was visiting Iran in an effort to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
In their meeting, Abe and the crown prince also welcomed the strengthening of economic ties between their countries.
Touching on Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify from its reliance on oil, Abe pledged the "full support" of Japan's public and private sectors.
The crown prince said he was happy that a number of projects were seeing progress.
Under the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 economic cooperation framework, the two countries are exploring setting up special economic zones to invite more investment by Japanese companies into the Middle Eastern country.
Abe, the chair of this year's G-20 summit, thanked the crown prince for his support and pledged to support Saudi Arabia's presidency next year.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190630/p2g/00m/0na/040000c
#6877096 at 2019-06-30 01:46:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8796: GREAT & UNLIMITED Edition
Ghosn abruptly cancels news conference due to opposition from his family
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn abruptly canceled a news conference on Friday, just hours after notifying the media of the plan, due to opposition from his family, one of his lawyers said.
Ghosn, who is preparing for a trial over financial misconduct charges, had been scheduled to speak at 9 p.m. Friday in what would have been his first news conference since his arrest last November.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan said in the early afternoon that he would meet the media at the club in Tokyo, but the event was called off in the evening.
Junichiro Hironaka, one of his lawyers, told reporters that his family opposed the plan for him to speak to the media as it could prove disadvantageous to him.
Ghosn had also planned to hold a news conference on April 11 after he was granted bail in March but was unable to do so because he was arrested for the fourth time on April 4. He was released for the second time on bail on April 26.
The latest cancellation was also decided because some of his lawyers became concerned about whether he was fully prepared for questions about the allegations against him.
Hironaka said that Ghosn wanted to speak against the Tokyo District Court's decision on Friday to dismiss his objection to bail conditions that bar him from getting in touch with his wife Carole Ghosn without court approval.
"I think it is difficult to reschedule (the news conference) soon," Hironaka said.
Ghosn, who holds Brazilian, French and Lebanese nationality, was planning to hold a news conference as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies gathered in Osaka for a two-day summit from Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday at a news conference in Tokyo after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that France will pay attention to whether the principle of the presumption of innocence and the right of defense are respected, adding that he has no intention of interfering in individual cases.
The Ghosn case has brought international attention to Japan's criminal justice system and the use of so-called hostage justice. Critics say the system enables authorities to hold alleged offenders in difficult conditions for long periods of time in the hope of inducing an admission of guilt.
The former Nissan chairman has been indicted for allegedly violating the financial instruments law by underreporting his remuneration in the eight years through March 2018 as around ¥7.8 billion ($72 million) when his pay actually totaled around ¥17 billion.
He faces other allegations that he transferred some Nissan funds for personal use, including channeling them to Carole Ghosn's company, where a portion may have gone toward the purchase of a luxury yacht mainly for use by the family.
Ghosn is also accused of having a Nissan subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates pay $10 million to a distributor in Oman between July 2017 and last July, and of having $5 million of that money transferred to a savings account at a Lebanese investment firm that Ghosn effectively owns.
He has denied all allegations, saying in a video message recorded prior to his fourth arrest that he is the victim of a "conspiracy" by Nissan executives who felt that a possible convergence or merger with partner Renault SA would threaten Nissan's autonomy.
Ghosn, credited with saving Nissan when it was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in the late 1990s, has been stripped of his chairmanship posts at Nissan and Renault as well as at Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the third partner in the Japanese-French alliance.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/29/national/ghosn-abruptly-cancels-news-conference-due-opposition-family/
#6876261 at 2019-06-29 23:19:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8795: DS Shakin' All Over Edition
Japan to invest about $3 bln in Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project - Putin
The Russian leader noted that energy remains the main area of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Japan
OSAKA, June 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Japan's investments in the Arctic LNG 2 project will amount to almost $3 bln.
"An important agreement has just been signed that the Japanese partners Mitsui, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation join the construction of the Arctic LNG-2. Under that agreement investments will amount to almost $3 bln," he said at a press conference held after the negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Russian leader noted that energy remains the main area of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Japan. Companies from Japan are participating in the Sakhalin-2 project. He added that Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom is continuing to work to eliminate the consequences of the Fukushima disaster. The two countries are working on a number of initiatives to reprocess used nuclear fuel and options of working together in third countries.
Putin also mentioned the development of cooperation on transport and infrastructure. He stated that a series of test shipments across Trans-Siberian railroad showed the cost-effectiveness of the route, which allows Japan to increase supplies of its goods to European markets.
"The cross-year exchanges of cross-regional exchanges in Russia and Japan in 2020 will facilitate the expansion of contacts between the regions. This what we have agreed with Mr. Prime Minister today," the Russian President said.
The Arctic LNG 2 is the second LNG project of Russian independent gas producer Novatek after Yamal LNG. The project is based on hydrocarbon resources of the Utrenneye field on the Gydan peninsula. The plant will contain three LNG trains with capacity of 6.6 mln tonnes per annum each.
https://tass.com/economy/1066357
#6874170 at 2019-06-29 16:47:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8792: A Course In Dissociation Edition
'Osaka Track' opens new chapter for global data flow
The launch of the "Osaka Track" declared Friday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at an event on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit meeting opened a new chapter in diplomatic bargaining over rule-making for global data flows.
The bargaining involved many countries, from the United States, China and Europe to emerging nations. Yet Japan, which hopes to get results with the Osaka Track, already has a tough road ahead due to difficulties in forming a consensus between the United States and China.
Friday's event on the digital economy had the tinge of a prelude to the U.S.-China summit talks Saturday - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have clashed behind the scenes over the U.S. move to urge Japan, European nations and others to shun Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co.
During the event, Xi said that the creation of a market environment that is fair and without discrimination is the most important condition for drawing up international rules. Xi's comment was apparently made to pressure the Trump administration over its move to shut out Huawei from the global market.
In response, the U.S. president said, "We must also ensure the resilience and security of our 5G networks."
Trump's comments suggested that he wants to ensure U.S. strategies targeting Huawei on the grounds of security are reflected in the international rules.
Caught in the middle between the United States and China, Japan has been struggling to serve as an intermediary between the two countries.
Trying to increase the influence of the digital economy event, Japan insisted from the beginning on the attendance of the leaders of the United States and China - the world's two major powers. Foreign Minister Taro Kono requested that Xi attend the event during a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Wednesday. He also asked the U.S. government about Trump's attendance.
Adapting to the schedules of the two leaders, Japan hastily moved up the event's start time, and eventually both Trump and Xi attended.
Japan also worked hard to reach a consensus on the wording in the Osaka Track declaration.
According to a Japanese government source, the United States requested the use of the phrase "high-level agreement." The United States apparently wanted to put pressure on China by including the word "high-level" in the declaration.
If this wording had been included in the declaration, there were concerns that not only China but many emerging nations would not have been able to join the Osaka Track framework.
The Japanese government could not accept the U.S. request given that Japan aims to promote the Osaka initiative among the international community. They finally reached a consensus on Friday morning when Abe held direct negotiations with Trump during their summit talks, saying he wanted to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion with which any country can agree.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko also had direct talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and agreed to add the expression, "with the participation of as many WTO [World Trade Organization] members as possible," to give consideration to developing countries.
Meanwhile, other participating countries are not merely observing the U.S.-China conflict.
About 80 WTO member countries will start negotiations on the international rules. But India, which is not one of the negotiating countries, did not even send a delegate to the event.
As India wants to keep data within its own country in a bid to develop its digital industry, it absolutely cannot accept discussions by the member countries to allow cross-border data flows.
The Chinese government has claimed the right to self-management of data utilization so that it can also keep its data within its borders, as the more information is collected from many users, the more that data becomes valuable.
India, the second most populous country following China with about 1.3 billion people, is believed to have a similar intention.
The European Union, for its part, prioritizes privacy protection and demands companies strictly protect personal information as a warning to the United States, which is home to Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
The 80 or so countries are expected to hold a meeting as early as July to narrow down the points of contention in the hope of getting fruitful results at the WTO ministerial meeting in June next year.
Japan will face a rigorous test of its competency in searching for common ground as a mediator.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005843523
#6873352 at 2019-06-29 14:00:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8791 QR AM Bake Edition
Abe, Putin make little progress on territorial row
OSAKA (Kyodo) – Japan and Russia remain far from resolving a long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of a set of islands after their leaders met in Osaka on Saturday,
further delaying the signing of a formal peace treaty more than 70 years after World War II.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin said their governments will continue negotiations on the fate of the islands in line with a 1956 joint declaration.
"It is not easy to reconcile our differences, but it is becoming clearer what the issues we need to overcome are," Abe said at a joint press briefing.
"Much work needs to be done to take Russia-Japan relations to the next level," Putin said. "But this will set the stage to resolve the most difficult issues we are facing in a mutually acceptable manner."
The meeting, their first since Abe visited Moscow in January, took place after leaders from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a two-day summit in the western Japan city.
The two were slated to hold expanded talks over dinner.
The 1956 joint declaration, under which Japan and the Soviet Union re-established diplomatic ties, mentions Moscow handing over the two smaller islands – Shikotan and the Habomai islet group – to Tokyo.
Eager for a diplomatic achievement ahead of a parliamentary election next month, Abe had been hoping to convince Putin to sign a basic agreement making good on that promise at Saturday's meeting.
But Abe was forced to give up on that game plan after Moscow took a more hard-line stance than expected, Japanese government sources have said.
Switching gears, Abe has sought to focus on economic programs in five areas – aquaculture, greenhouse farming, tourism, wind power and waste reduction – that the two countries are looking to conduct together on the islands.
The two leaders said their governments were looking to begin pilot programs in two of those fields – tourism and waste reduction – as early as this fall.
"There is a lot of work going into starting these programs," Abe said.
The Soviet Union seized the islands after Japan's surrender in the war in 1945. Moscow maintains that its acquisition of the islands was legitimate, and the dispute has prevented the signing of a formal peace treaty.
Abe and Putin also discussed other issues including recent developments surrounding North Korea.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190629/p2g/00m/0na/097000c
#6868753 at 2019-06-28 23:08:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8785: Beautiful Brave New World Edition
President Trump Toasts Vladimir Putin with His Diet Coke at G20 Dinner
US President Trump attended the G20 dinner along with global leaders Friday night in Osaka, Japan.
President Trump sat next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and two seats down from Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Trump sat across from Chinese leader Xi and French President Emanuel Macron.
President Trump and Vladimir Putin are seen clinking glasses in a toast!
Take that Deep State hacks!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/video-president-trump-toasts-vladimir-putin-with-his-diet-coke-at-g20-dinner/
#6859926 at 2019-06-28 00:25:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8774: [OnReady] Edition
Abe, POTUS meet with security alliance, Middle East in spotlight
OSAKA (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump met Friday as their bilateral alliance is being called into question after Trump's recent criticism against what he sees as a one-sided security treaty.
During the talks that took place just ahead of the start of the two-day Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the two leaders are also likely to discuss the tense situation in the Middle East, North Korea and bilateral trade issues, according to a Japanese government official.
They are meeting for the third time on a monthly basis since late April, in a sign of their personal rapport. But Bloomberg news agency reported earlier this week that Trump mused to confidants about withdrawing from the security treaty that has formed a key part of the Japan-U.S. ties after the end of World War II.
The treaty requires the United States to come to the defense of Japan in the event of an attack. At the same time, around 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan, which has renounced war under its postwar Constitution, enabling the United States to respond rapidly to contingencies in the Asia-Pacific region, including North Korea.
Japanese and U.S. government officials quickly moved to shrug off the media report. But Trump, in remarks similar to what he asserted in the 2016 presidential campaign, openly showed his discontent with the treaty on Wednesday on Fox Business Network.
"If Japan is attacked, we will fight World War III. We will go in and we will protect them and we will fight with our lives and with our treasure…but if we're attacked, Japan doesn't have to help us at all. They can watch it on a Sony television, the attack," he said.
On the situation in the Middle East, Abe was expected to stress the need to prevent an escalation of tension in the region, stemming from the confrontation between the United States and Iran over a global nuclear deal reached in 2015.
With Japan long enjoying amicable ties with Iran, Abe made a two-day visit to Iran earlier in the month in an apparent bid to serve as a bridge between Washington and Tehran.
But tensions spiked as two oil tankers, one operated by a Japanese company, were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for oil shipments from the region. Trump also came close to launching a military strike against Iran, which downed a U.S. drone last week.
On North Korea, Abe and Trump were to reaffirm during their talks the need to work toward ridding the country of its nuclear weapons.
Talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended in February without reaching a deal on denuclearization, but the two have voiced willingness to return to the negotiating table.
As for trade issues, Abe and Trump were expected to agree to accelerate the ongoing negotiations toward a bilateral trade agreement.
The talks at the ministerial level started in mid-April as part of Trump's push to reduce his country's large trade deficit and increase jobs.
During his previous visit to Japan as a state guest in May, Trump suggested he will not push Japan for a trade deal before a House of Councillors election in July.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190628/p2g/00m/0na/047000c
#6858086 at 2019-06-27 21:35:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8771: Be Ready Edition
Has Shinzo Abe been briefed for security purposes? POTUS has spent much time with him.
#6854128 at 2019-06-27 12:30:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8766: Ebake For Victory Edition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-27/macron-s-g-20-climate-threat-melts-away-just-like-the-ice-caps
Macron's G-20 Climate Threat Melts Away Just Like the Ice Caps
Emmanuel Macron arrived in Japan for the G-20 summit threatening to block the final communique if he didn't get what he wanted on climate.
His hard line stance didn't last long.
On landing in Tokyo, the French president told expats that he would insist on a reference to the 2015 Paris Climate Accord.
"If we are not able to get around a table and defend the climate, then France won't go along with it," he said. "It's that simple."
His aides were back-pedaling immediately.
One said it was impossible to discuss hypotheticals when asked if Macron would really pull a Donald Trump-style maneuver and refuse to sign. Another said it wasn't a threat, just an indication of France's priorities.
A few hours later, Macron himself was dialing back his position at a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
"We'll have met for nothing" if the G-20 doesn't take new climate initiatives, Macron said. But there was no threat.
By the time he saw Japanese businessmen Thursday morning, Macron was simply saying that climate would be a major issue at the G-20.
Climate and bio-diversity have always been major issues for Macron – partly because the landmark 2015 Paris Accord was signed in the French capital – but they have taken on even greater importance after the French Green Party made major advances in May's European parliamentary elections. Macron has calculated that voters favoring tougher action on the environment could be an important source of support.
#6851861 at 2019-06-27 03:05:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8763: Hola. Me Llamo Cory. Puedo por favor chuparte la polla? Edition
Abe, Xi likely to agree to take bilateral ties to 'new dimension'
OSAKA (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to agree with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the two Asian powers will work together to elevate oft-strained bilateral relations to a "new dimension" during planned talks in Osaka on Thursday.
While seeking to improve ties, which have deteriorated in recent years over territorial and historical issues, Japan and China also hope to organize a visit by Xi to Tokyo as a state guest next spring.
Abe and Xi are also expected to exchange views on North Korea's denuclearization alongside other issues concerning their two nations at the meeting and dinner, scheduled for the sidelines of the two-day Group of 20 summit, which starts Friday.
Making his first trip to Japan since coming to power in 2013, Xi visited Pyongyang last week for talks with leader Kim Jong Un, the first Chinese head of state to travel to North Korea in 14 years.
Japan and China, meanwhile, plan to cooperate on breeding research into giant pandas and will sign a memorandum on the occasion of their leaders' meeting in a bid to showcase the thaw in bilateral relations, diplomatic sources said.
The last visit to Japan by a Chinese head of state was made by Hu Jintao in November 2010. He attended a Yokohama meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Sino-Japanese tension intensified after the government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Abe's predecessor, decided in September 2012 to bring the uninhabited Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea under state control.
The Senkakus, called Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but claimed by Beijing.
The relationship between the two nations appears to have changed recently, with last year's 40th anniversary of the bilateral Treaty of Peace and Friendship serving as an incentive to forge better ties.
Xi is scheduled to stay in Osaka for three days through Saturday. He last visited Japan in 2009, when he was a vice president of China.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190627/p2g/00m/0na/055000c
#6826087 at 2019-06-23 23:28:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8730: On The Move Edition
Okinawa marks 74th anniv. of WWII battle, mourns victims
NAHA (Kyodo) – Okinawa on Sunday marked the 74th year since the end of a major World War II ground battle that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 local residents and soldiers from the Japanese and American militaries.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who was elected last September, made a "peace declaration" at the annual memorial service in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, in which he urged the central government to give up its plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the subtropical island prefecture.
Using also the region's dialect and English, Tamaki said, "We must pass down Okinawa's warm heart we call 'chimugukuru' and its spirit of peace, inherited from our ancestors, to our children and grandchildren."
"We will endeavor to forge a world of everlasting peace," the governor said in English before closing the declaration by pledging he is "determined to work together with the people of Okinawa."
But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who also attended the ceremony in the park, the site of the final stage of the Battle of Okinawa, told reporters later that he will promote the project, saying that the relocation "doesn't mean a base will be added."
In his speech during the memorial service, Abe said he would "achieve results" in reducing the "burden" on Okinawa.
Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan, wants to move the Futenma air base outside of the prefecture.
But the central government and the United States have already agreed to relocate the base from a crowded residential district in Ginowan to the less populated Henoko coastal area of Nago.
They have said the current plan is the "only solution" to eliminate the dangers posed by the Futenma base without undermining the deterrence provided by the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
No court has ruled in favor of the prefecture in the legal battle launched against the central government by the late Takeshi Onaga, the predecessor of Tamaki and a staunch opponent of the relocation plan.
Tamaki oversaw a prefectural referendum in February on the transfer plan which demonstrated the depth of local opposition to the base move. More than 70 percent of voters rejected the plan, although the outcome was legally nonbinding.
In the ground conflict that ran from March through June 1945, approximately 94,000 civilians, about a quarter of Okinawa's population at that time, as well as over 94,000 Japanese soldiers and some 12,500 U.S. troops died, according to the prefecture.
This year, the names of 42 war dead were newly inscribed on the Cornerstone of Peace in the park, bringing the total to 241,566, irrespective of nationality or their civilian or military status.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190623/p2g/00m/0na/012000c
#6825283 at 2019-06-23 21:07:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8729: Planefags on it! Edition
>>6825220
>>6825175
John Bolton Flies to Israel to Apologize for Not Bombing Iran, Says He Will Do It Soon
You thought that headline was an exaggeration, didn't you?
It's not.
This is utterly insane.
Try to imagine a situation where an advisor to the president of any other country goes to another country to give a press conference with the second country's leader and promises to use the military of his home country to start a war to forward the agenda of the foreign country.
Like, imagine an advisor to Shinzo Abe going to China and giving a press conference with Xi Jinping telling the Chinese that Japan is going to invade South Korea, and apologizing that they haven't done it already.
John Bolton stood in front of an Israeli flag at a podium identifying him as an employee of the Prime Minister of Israel.
You couldn't even satirize this.
Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Jewish shill in such a way that someone won't mistake them for the genuine article.
This is so incomprehensibly bizarre that it is difficult to even wrap your head around.
On Friday, Tucker Carlson called for John Bolton to be fired.
He said, "there is nothing normal about John Bolton," and I lol'd.
I don't think Bolton is going to be fired. And I don't think Trump is canceling the war in Iran. Tucker says that if Trump had gone through with the strike on Thursday, he would have lost the 2020 election. But he also admitted that a war is initially good for poll numbers. So what Trump can do is wait until closer to the election to start bombing Iran.
Furthermore, unless Bernie gets the nomination (sadly, Tulsi and Yang have no chance), the Democrat is also going to be pro-war, which means that Americans are going to be deciding who will do the war better, not whether or not we should be in a war.
In fact, if Trump started the war before the Democrat primaries, then it would be good for Bernie.
I hope that Bernie makes the fact that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and all the rest of these people are war hawks central to his campaign strategy. Because I will endorse him over Trump, without question.
Trump has proven himself to be deranged and dangerous. Whether he is simply being manipulated by Jews - and I think this is the case - is totally irrelevant. Whatever is driving him, he is a lunatic who is going to start World War III because the Jews told him to do so.
>>NPR:
>>"Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," Bolton said. "No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East."
>>He spoke in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bolton said he is in the Middle East for previously scheduled meetings with Israeli and Russian security advisors. And he warned Iran that the U.S. remains a formidable adversary.
>>"Our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go," Bolton said.
#6825256 at 2019-06-23 21:02:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8729: Planefags on it! Edition
>>6825175
John Bolton Flies to Israel to Apologize for Not Bombing Iran, Says He Will Do It Soon
You thought that headline was an exaggeration, didn't you?
It's not.
This is utterly insane.
Try to imagine a situation where an advisor to the president of any other country goes to another country to give a press conference with the second country's leader and promises to use the military of his home country to start a war to forward the agenda of the foreign country.
Like, imagine an advisor to Shinzo Abe going to China and giving a press conference with Xi Jinping telling the Chinese that Japan is going to invade South Korea, and apologizing that they haven't done it already.
John Bolton stood in front of an Israeli flag at a podium identifying him as an employee of the Prime Minister of Israel.
You couldn't even satirize this.
Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Jewish shill in such a way that someone won't mistake them for the genuine article.
This is so incomprehensibly bizarre that it is difficult to even wrap your head around.
On Friday, Tucker Carlson called for John Bolton to be fired.
He said, "there is nothing normal about John Bolton," and I lol'd.
I don't think Bolton is going to be fired. And I don't think Trump is canceling the war in Iran. Tucker says that if Trump had gone through with the strike on Thursday, he would have lost the 2020 election. But he also admitted that a war is initially good for poll numbers. So what Trump can do is wait until closer to the election to start bombing Iran.
Furthermore, unless Bernie gets the nomination (sadly, Tulsi and Yang have no chance), the Democrat is also going to be pro-war, which means that Americans are going to be deciding who will do the war better, not whether or not we should be in a war.
In fact, if Trump started the war before the Democrat primaries, then it would be good for Bernie.
I hope that Bernie makes the fact that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and all the rest of these people are war hawks central to his campaign strategy. Because I will endorse him over Trump, without question.
Trump has proven himself to be deranged and dangerous. Whether he is simply being manipulated by Jews - and I think this is the case - is totally irrelevant. Whatever is driving him, he is a lunatic who is going to start World War III because the Jews told him to do so.
>>NPR:
>>"Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," Bolton said. "No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East."
>>He spoke in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bolton said he is in the Middle East for previously scheduled meetings with Israeli and Russian security advisors. And he warned Iran that the U.S. remains a formidable adversary.
>>"Our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go," Bolton said.
#6824555 at 2019-06-23 19:11:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8728: "It's the BREAK" KITCHEN's HOT Edition
GOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ON THE FENCE NORMIES
President Trump (unlike both of his predecessors) has done an excellent job of avoiding war. This writer considers this his greatest achievement to date. The achievement is even more amazing considering how conflicts in Syria, North Korean, Iran, and Venezuela were all poised to escalate when Trump took office. More amazing still is that a good portion of the U.S. Government controlled by the Deep-State has been waging a covert civil war aimed at removing Trump and his 'Alliance' of patriots from power since before he even took office. And yet the peace remains. For those of us who are informed, responsible, patriotic Americans, here is a short list of the questions compiled for OSI:DI that one might consider asking in light of the current situation:
Why have the most recent attacks in the gulf region targeted oil tankers and not military vessels?
Why was the Japanese tanker Kokura Courageous attacked while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meeting with the Iranian regime? (Shinzo Abe's mission to Iran ends in flames - Washington Post, June 14, 2019)
Was the June 14 piece in the Washington Post another "Company" op-ed/communique? [We strongly recommend reading the previous link in detail - OSI:DI]
Shinzo Abe was meeting the Iranian regime at the behest of President Trump and the Gulf Monarchies who were beginning to make diplomatic overtures to Iran. Was the attack a message from the Deep-State to all world leaders saying "if you attempt to stop our push for war in Iran, your oil supplies might meet a similar fate"?
Cui Bono? Who benefits from a regional war which would drag down Iran? Saudi Arabia? Not likely. The United States? Certainly not the Trump Administration. Israel? Well, Bibi Netanyahu is always calling for war with Iran, so why has his cabinet been instructed to keep their mouths shut this time? (Oman Attack: Why Israel Remains Mum as Accusations Against Iran Abound - Haaretz, June 16, 2019)
- Are we seeing the globalists lose their hold on the peasantry? If this was 2003, they might have had 100,000 troops dying on the road to Tehran by now
Do we remember the Maine? How about the Gulf of Tonkin? What about "Weapons of Mass Destruction"? How many people actually thought that WMD was anything other than a buzz-phrase for the war-propaganda psychological operation run out of Langley and Tel Aviv?
https://www.osidi.net/single-post/2019/06/22/Rumors-of-War-Issue-034
#6820006 at 2019-06-23 02:05:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8722: You are the Rockstar News Now! Edition
Uyghur activist to be allowed into Japan during G-20 summit
TOKYO (Kyodo) – A prominent political activist for China's Uyghur ethnic minority, Rebiya Kadeer, will be allowed into Japan during next week's Group of 20 leaders' summit, her supporters said Friday.
Japanese government sources confirmed that Tokyo has issued a visa to Kadeer despite calls not to do so from Beijing. She plans to protest human rights violations by the Chinese government during her stay, which will coincide with President Xi Jinping's visit to Osaka to participate in the summit.
Roughly 10 million Uyghurs live in China, mainly in the far-western Xinjiang autonomous region. The Chinese government has been criticized for its oppressive treatment of the majority-Muslim group, including sending large numbers to mass detention camps for "re-education."
Former president of the World Uyghur Congress and current president of the Free Indo-Pacific Alliance, a group that represents exiled minorities including Tibetans, Kadeer herself fled China after being lAbeled a separatist and now lives in the United States.
The visa was applied for on June 7 and issued Wednesday on the grounds Kadeer had already traveled to Japan more than 10 times, and that there was no legal reason to keep her from doing so again, the government sources said.
Kadeer's supporters said the process was longer than for previous visas, which only took a week or so to be issued.
According to the government sources, Beijing asked Tokyo in December to handle the matter of Kadeer's entry into Japan during Xi's visit "appropriately." The request was made directly to the office of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe via a senior official from China's Ministry of State Security, they said.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190622/p2g/00m/0na/008000c
#6808569 at 2019-06-21 18:58:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8709: Ten Minutes Till Midsummer Edition
Finance minister Aso blasted for rejecting report on inadequate pension system
TOKYO – Current and former members of government advisory panels are criticizing Minister for Financial Services Taro Aso for rejecting a Financial Services Agency (FSA) panel report that an average elderly couple will need some 20 million yen on top of their public pension benefits to fund a 30-year post-retirement life.
They fear that if Cabinet ministers are allowed to refuse to accept reports from such panels that oppose the policies of the administration, bureaucrats will increasingly bow to those in power, preventing experts' views from being reflected in government policies.
Not a few members of advisory councils are choosing to keep silent about the matter for fear that their relations with government ministries and agencies could worsen.
"It's outrageous to ignore recommendations from experts while prioritizing the (upcoming House of Councillors) election," said a member of a working group within the FSA's Financial System Council.
The council sets up specialized working groups to deliberate policy issues including those focused on financial markets and the protection of investors.
In some cases, recommendations put together by working groups are not reflected in policy measures because of opposition from the ruling bloc. However, it was unprecedented that a minister in charge refused to even accept a report from one of these panels.
Aso, who also serves as deputy prime minister and finance minister, suggested that FSA bureaucrats who helped the group put together the report are to blame. "Those who worked on the matter should've done so a little more carefully," he told a news conference on June 14 following a regular Cabinet meeting.
The FSA working group member expressed grave concerns that Aso's move could discourage bureaucrats from proactively making proposals compiled by experts.
The panel member pointed out that those in power "could undermine bureaucrats by placing the blame on them, and cause them to increasingly bow to the administration's intentions" in policy recommendations.
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who returned to power in late 2012, set up the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs in 2014, allowing the prime minister's office to gain control over the appointment of bureaucrats and increase its authority over ministries and agencies.
There are observations that Finance Ministry bureaucrats doctored documents on the heavily-discounted sale of a state-owned land lot to a school operator that was linked to Prime Minister Abe's wife Akie because the bureaucrats surmised the prime minister's intentions.
"A growing number of bureaucrats are trying to gauge politicians' reactions to their work. If bureaucrats were to reject opinions that are disadvantageous to politicians at the stage of coordinating views among panel members, then the existence of such advisory councils would be meaningless," said an individual who previously served as an advisory panel member.
Government advisory councils had previously been criticized for allowing bureaucrats to take advantage of experts' opinions to justify policy measures advantageous to themselves.
In response to such criticism, the Cabinet of then Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi decided in 1999 to increase transparency and independence of advisory panels by restricting the appointments of retired bureaucrats to such panels and taking other measures. The move is part of an administrative reform drive initiated by the government of Obuchi's predecessor, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
A member of the Industrial Structure Council, an advisory panel to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, pointed out the latest moves by the prime minister's office has brought the reform of advisory panels to nothing.
"Advisory panels appear to have become like those in the pre-Hashimoto administrative reform period. The move is going against the times," the panel member lamented.
Only two of 21 members of the FSA panel's working group in question replied to a Mainichi Shimbun survey on Aso's move. This supports critics' complaints that the prime minister's office's increased control over government ministries and agencies has weakened the influence of bureaucrats and advisory panel members.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190621/p2a/00m/0fp/015000c
#6808312 at 2019-06-21 18:27:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8708: Something definitely going on Edition
Have You Heard of the CIA's Iran Mission Center?
These are men who are reckless with violence, willing to do anything if it means provoking a war against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was adamant-just hours after it happened-that the explosions on two Norwegian and Japanese oil tankers were the responsibility of Iran. Iran did this, he said, and Iran would have to pay the price. The United States government offered no evidence for this claim, apart from a grainy video that showed little that seemed conclusive. Pompeo took no questions.
It is important to know that the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Tehran at that time. Abe, who has been trying to maintain the Iran nuclear deal, made no belligerent comments, nor did he storm out of the country. The head of the Japanese shipping company said that there was no evidence that this event had been conducted by Iran. In fact, he disputed the claim that a limpet mine had been attached to his ship. He said that "flying objects" had struck the ship.
The Norwegian shipping company did not make any kind of statement about the events either, certainly not anything that blamed Iran for the incident. The Norwegian government remained silent as well-no threats of any kind from Oslo. The shipping company said an investigation would be conducted in due course.
The crew from both the vessels had been rescued by U.S. and Iranian boats and taken to safety.
Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said that his military will not try to close the Strait of Hormuz by deceit. If they want to close the strait, he said, it will be an open military operation. He fully denies that Iran hit those two tankers.
No U.S. ship was assaulted. These incidents took place in international waters-in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coasts of Iran and Oman. Not on U.S. territory, nor on a U.S. military base or on U.S. government property. Yet, it was the U.S. government that made the claims and made the threats. This has become an ugly habit.
It has also become impossible for the region, where there remains an electric sense of foreboding. Will Trump be mad enough to launch missiles? Will the United States of America want to open wider the doors of hell in West Asia, doors that the United States opened wide with its illegal war on Iraq?
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/06/18/have-you-heard-cias-iran-mission-center
#6802394 at 2019-06-21 00:06:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8701: United We Stand Edition
https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/921272?section=newsfront&keywords=lindsey-graham-drone-military&year=2019&month=06&date=20&id=921272&oref=duckduckgo.com
The United States is "a lot closer today than we were yesterday" to military involvement against Iran after a multimillion U.S. Navy drone was shot down early Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham said after senators met in a classified briefing at the White House.
"We're a lot closer today than we were yesterday and only God knows what tomorrow brings," Graham told reporters after he was asked if the response would be made "militarily."
"If next week they go back into enrichment, putting them back on a path to a bomb which they were on anyway, that escalates the tensions between Israel and Iran," Graham added. "If they do anything else against an American asset and this president doesn't respond like Ronald Reagan that's a signal to North Korea and the entire world we're all talk. So Iran's fate is in their hands. And it's up to them to decide how it ends."
Iran, he added, "needs to get ready for severe pain inside their country. Their capability pales in comparison to ours. We won't let them disrupt navigation of the seas, attack our allies, and U.S. interests without paying a price. So if they're itching for a fight, they'll get one."
Graham remarked that the large, unmanned U.S. Navy drone that was shot down was in international waters and the United States has been flying surveillance patterns for months while trying to collect intelligence.
Graham also pointed out that when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was asked to deliver a message to Iran about negotiations, "not only was he rebuffed, they attacked a Japanese ship while the Japanese prime minister was delivering a message from the American president. That tells me all I need to know about the Iranian regime and the negotiating."
Further, if Iran starts with the enrichment of nuclear materials at the levels it has been speaking about, Israel will need to respond, and the United States will back its ally "100%," said Graham.
"There is one nation on the planet that is not going to give the Iranians the pass on their nuclear program," said Graham. "Israel, will, as a last resort, attack to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. We'll come to their aid."
#6802009 at 2019-06-20 23:16:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8700: Rockin' Stock Market Edition
>>6801983
The United States is "a lot closer today than we were yesterday" to military involvement against Iran after a multimillion U.S. Navy drone was shot down early Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham said after senators met in a classified briefing at the White House.
"We're a lot closer today than we were yesterday and only God knows what tomorrow brings," Graham told reporters after he was asked if the response would be made "militarily."
"If next week they go back into enrichment, putting them back on a path to a bomb which they were on anyway, that escalates the tensions between Israel and Iran," Graham added. "If they do anything else against an American asset and this president doesn't respond like Ronald Reagan that's a signal to North Korea and the entire world we're all talk. So Iran's fate is in their hands. And it's up to them to decide how it ends."
Iran, he added, "needs to get ready for severe pain inside their country. Their capability pales in comparison to ours. We won't let them disrupt navigation of the seas, attack our allies, and U.S. interests without paying a price. So if they're itching for a fight, they'll get one."
Graham remarked that the large, unmanned U.S. Navy drone that was shot down was in international waters and the United States has been flying surveillance patterns for months while trying to collect intelligence.
Graham also pointed out that when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was asked to deliver a message to Iran about negotiations, "not only was he rebuffed, they attacked a Japanese ship while the Japanese prime minister was delivering a message from the American president. That tells me all I need to know about the Iranian regime and the negotiating."
Further, if Iran starts with the enrichment of nuclear materials at the levels it has been speaking about, Israel will need to respond, and the United States will back its ally "100%," said Graham.
"There is one nation on the planet that is not going to give the Iranians the pass on their nuclear program," said Graham. "Israel, will, as a last resort, attack to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. We'll come to their aid."
#6793211 at 2019-06-20 00:07:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8689: POTUS on Hannity at 9PM EST Edition
Japan rejects S. Korea's offer for wartime labor talks
TOKYO (Kyodo) – Japan rejected Wednesday an offer by South Korea to settle a wartime labor dispute through diplomatic channels, saying the time for talks had already passed and it is now seeking to proceed with an arbitration process involving other countries.
Bilateral ties have been frayed following South Korean court decisions last year ordering Japanese firms to pay damages to victims of forced labor during Tokyo's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula
South Korea said Wednesday it is willing to hold discussions with Japan on the condition that companies of the two countries chip in funds to compensate the victims.
Japan argues that the issue of compensation was settled by a 1965 bilateral accord under which it provided $500 million in financial aid to the South Korean government and a further $300 million in private credits.
Under Seoul's proposal, the implicated Japanese companies, including Nippon Steel Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., as well as South Korean firms that benefited from the financial aid would contribute to a joint fund.
It is the first time that South Korea has made a specific settlement proposal since the court rulings.
But Japan quickly shot down the proposal, with Foreign Minister Taro Kono saying in a Twitter post, "This will not correct the situation of South Korea in violation of international law."
If South Korea continues to ignore the request to establish an arbitration panel and allow lawyers to seize and liquidate the Japanese companies' assets, Kono has said he would consider taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice.
The highly charged exchange came a day after a deadline for South Korea to name a member of the panel along with Japan and a third country came and went.
Taking the next step outlined in the 1965 accord, Japan has asked South Korea to form the arbitration panel with members chosen entirely by other countries.
Underscoring the frosty relations, Japanese officials say Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to forgo holding talks with South Korean President Moon Jae In on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit next week in Osaka.
Kono and his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung Wha are planning to meet on the fringes of the June 28-29 G-20 summit to discuss the issue, according to the officials.
In January, Japan asked to settle the issue through diplomatic channels. But South Korea did not oblige, maintaining that the issue should be left to its judicial system.
In a bid to break the impasse, Japan proposed on May 20 that the countries set up an arbitration panel consisting of one member each selected by the two countries and a third nation.
Under the 1965 accord, South Korea had 30 days to comply. South Korean officials had said they would "carefully review" the proposal but did not present a panel member by the deadline on midnight Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Japan pressed South Korea to move to the next step, in which each side has a further 30 days to ask another country to choose a panel member. Those two countries would also select a third country to produce the final panel member.
Kenji Kanasugi, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, made the request to a senior official at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo, expressing regret over Seoul's failure to meet the deadline.
The South Korean official said he would relay the request to the country, according to the Japanese ministry.
Often marred by differing views of wartime history and a territorial row, bilateral ties have become especially fraught in recent months due to the wartime labor issue as well as an incident where a South Korean destroyer allegedly locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese patrol plane in Japan's exclusive economic zone.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190620/p2g/00m/0na/002000c
#6777872 at 2019-06-18 06:16:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8669: Vanderbilt gone but never scrubbed Edition
China's Xi to make first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday
by Jesse Johnson
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will make his first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday, state-run media from both countries reported Monday, just over a week before Xi is due to meet U.S. leader Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe separately on the sidelines of the Osaka Group of 20 summit.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/17/asia-pacific/chinas-xi-make-first-visit-north-korea-president-thursday/
Extra Sauce:
White House on Xi's NK visit: Focus is on denuclearization:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190618000111
Oh, how the wheels are turning. Nowhere to run.
#6775760 at 2019-06-18 01:18:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8666: 17 States Edition
Our Reality Can Beat Up Your Reality. Spreading False News Stories on Iran
Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda for Trolls, by Trolls
Twitter has declared victory over disinformation, deplatforming thousands of pro-Iranian Twitter accounts this week to coincide with US Secretary of State "Rapture Mike" Pompeo's evidence-free declaration that Iran had attacked two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. But the mass deletion is merely an effort to distract from the implosion of two anti-Iran troll campaigns dedicated to smearing pro-peace Americans, both tacitly Twitter-approved. And there's plenty more where those came from. As US media and politicians continues to hyperventilate about Russian bots, who's the real troll-master?
Pompeo was out front with the blame hours after the attack, absent a shred of proof beyond unspecified "intelligence" and a few other dubious incidents in the Middle East that the US has previously pinned on Iran (also absent a shred of proof). But even mainstream media has initially been reluctant to take his word for it, mostly because the narrative is so improbable - Japan's PM Shinzo Abe was in Tehran when it happened, promising to make the "utmost effort" to de-escalate tensions, when, as if on cue, one Japanese ship and another carrying Japanese cargo were hit? What are the odds?
When even CNN acknowledged that the attack "doesn't appear to benefit any of the protagonists in the region," and Bloomberg admitted "Iran has little to gain" from blowing up the ships of its esteemed guest, Pompeo clearly understood another route of influence was required. Who better to call in for reinforcements than Twitter, which has demonstrated time and again its willingness to serve the US' preferred narrative with mass deplatformings? 4,779 accounts believed to be "associated or backed by Iran" were removed - less than an hour after Pompeo's declaration of Iranian guilt - for nothing more than tweeting "global news content, often with an angle that benefited the diplomatic and geostrategic views of the Iranian state." This was deemed "platform manipulation," and therefore unacceptable.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/our-reality-can-beat-up-your-reality-spreading-false-news-stories-on-iran/5680746
#6771037 at 2019-06-17 14:56:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8660: Trust Q's Plan Edition
https://freebeacon.com/politics/bloomberg-op-ed-suggests-iran-tanker-attack-was-a-false-flag/
Bloomberg Op-ed Suggests Iran Tanker Attack Was a False Flag
Bloomberg ran an opinion piece Thursday suggesting that the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf were false-flag operations meant to frame Iran.
"Iran Has Little to Gain From Oman Tanker Attacks," read the headline from Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee.
"Fingers will certainly be pointed at Iran as the mastermind behind these events. But the potential benefits to the Persian Gulf nation are outweighed by the risks. And even if Tehran isn't responsible, it will still suffer the consequences," he wrote.
Lee then goes on to admit, "Who gains from these attacks? The obvious answer is Iran. If Tehran is attacking tankers leaving the Persian Gulf - either directly, or through proxies - it sends a message that transit through the world's most important choke point for global oil flows is not safe without its consent."
Still, he writes, the attack also benefits "the people who want to see the U.S. step up its campaign against Iran and move from an economic war to a military one. There are plenty of those, both in the U.S. and among its allies in the Persian Gulf and wider Middle East regions.
Lee wrote that "the timing of the attacks also raises questions" given that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting Tehran at the same time a Japanese ship was attacked.
"This would seem very clumsy timing from a country seeing the first tangible signs of any easing of the crippling sanctions imposed by the Americans. But it is absolutely understandable if you're someone whose ultimate goal is to derail any easing of tensions between the two nations, and to effect regime change in Tehran. Whoever is behind the attacks is no friend of Iran."
After publication, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that intelligence indicated Iran was responsible for attacking the tankers. A day later, the U.S. released video of an Iranian vessel approaching one of the tankers and removing an unexploded mine near the damage in the hull.
#6766466 at 2019-06-16 22:37:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8654: QR PM Bake Edition
Pope slated to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki in late November
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201906150021.html
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 15, 2019 at 13:10 JST
Pope Francis will likely travel to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in November in what will be the first papal visit to Japan in 38 years, government and other sources said.
Aside from visiting the two cities leveled by atomic bombing in 1945, Francis, 82, is expected to meet with Emperor Naruhito, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May, as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
He will hold mass at the Tokyo Dome stadium in the capital during his four-day stay, the sources said.
The pope is also considering meeting with people who evacuated their homes following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and an advocacy group calling for abolition of the death penalty.
Francis, who assumed the papacy in 2013, is expected to visit from Nov. 23 to Nov. 26, the sources said. The last pontiff to visit Japan was John Paul II in 1981.
As spiritual head of 1.2 billion Catholics, the pope is an ardent advocate of a world without nuclear weapons and the abolition of capital punishment.
On the latter issue, the Roman Catholic Church formally changed its teaching last year to declare it inadmissible whatever the circumstance after the Vatican had turned a blind eye to the death penalty in extreme cases.
The recent change reflects Francis' vehement opposition to capital punishment.
He may raise the issue during his stay in Japan, where execution by hanging is still carried out.
Francis is the first Jesuit pope and the first from South America. Born in Buenos Aires, he harbored a strong desire when he was young to visit Japan as a missionary to pay his respects to 26 Jesuits who were martyred for their faith in Nagasaki during Japanese authorities' persecution of Christians in the late 16th century.
#6764396 at 2019-06-16 16:25:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8651: QR AM Bake Edition
Schiff: Bolton, Pompeo undercutting Trump's attempts to stay out of war
House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that advisors to President Trump are attempting to undercut his stated desire to avoid war with Iran.
"The president has said that he doesn't want war, but nonetheless, his people, and I don't know whether there is [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo or [National Security Advisor John] Bolton or both, seem to be taking actions to undercut that ambition to stay out of war," Schiff said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Schiff also noted that Bolton was announcing new sanctions on Iran at the same time Trump was "apparently" sending a message to Iran through Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the U.S.' willingness to negotiate.
.@RepAdamSchiff says even though @realDonaldTrump says he doesn't want war, "his people, and I don't know whether there is Pompeo or Bolton or both, seem to be taking actions to undercut that ambition to stay out of war." pic.twitter.com/3NXZqO3N02
- Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 16, 2019
Schiff: Bolton, Pompeo undercutting Trump's attempts to stay out of war
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House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that advisors to President Trump are attempting to undercut his stated desire to avoid war with Iran.
"The president has said that he doesn't want war, but nonetheless, his people, and I don't know whether there is [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo or [National Security Advisor John] Bolton or both, seem to be taking actions to undercut that ambition to stay out of war," Schiff said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Schiff also noted that Bolton was announcing new sanctions on Iran at the same time Trump was "apparently" sending a message to Iran through Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the U.S.' willingness to negotiate.
.@RepAdamSchiff says even though @realDonaldTrump says he doesn't want war, "his people, and I don't know whether there is Pompeo or Bolton or both, seem to be taking actions to undercut that ambition to stay out of war." pic.twitter.com/3NXZqO3N02
- Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 16, 2019
"Now, is that an effort to scuttle the president's effort to initiate a dialogue? It certainly seemed to have that effect," Schiff said.
Schiff called the idea that a sustained pressure campaign could force Iran back to the table "dangerously naive," saying Iranian aggression was proof that the U.S.' 2018 exit from the Iranian nuclear deal "has not made us safer."
However, Schiff was aligned with the Trump administration on Iran's responsibility for the attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, saying there was "no question that Iran's behind the attacks."
"I think the evidence is very strong and compelling, in fact I think this is a Class A screw-up by Iran," he said. "I can imagine there are some Iranian heads rolling from that botched operation."
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/448787-schiff-bolton-pompeo-undercutting-trumps-attempts-to-stay-out-of
#6764256 at 2019-06-16 16:00:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8651: QR AM Bake Edition
Japan seeks cooperation from Mongolia in N. Korean abduction issue
ULAANBAATAR (Kyodo) – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Sunday sought cooperation from Mongolia over efforts to settle the issue of past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea, as Ulaanbaatar maintains friendly ties with Pyongyang.
During talks between Kono and his Mongolian counterpart Damdin Tsogtbaatar in the Mongolian capital, the two agreed on the importance of fully implementing U.N. sanctions against North Korea to push the country toward denuclearization, according to Japanese officials.
Kono said the two countries are strategic partners sharing universal values and that he hopes to further develop their relationship. Tsogtbaatar agreed to deepen ties.
Tokyo, which has no diplomatic ties with North Korea, has often looked to Mongolia to act as a mediator. It is the first time in about nine years that a Japanese foreign minister has visited the country.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently stepped up efforts to reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying he is willing to hold a meeting "without preconditions" – a shift from his previous position that any summit should yield progress on the abduction issue.
North Korea has so far reacted coldly, with its state-run media quoting a spokesperson for the country's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee earlier in the month as calling the offer "brazen."
Japan officially lists 17 people as victims of abduction, five of whom were repatriated in 2002, and suspects the North's involvement in many other disappearances.
Kono will return to Japan on Monday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190616/p2g/00m/0na/056000c
#6757111 at 2019-06-15 15:01:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8642: Golden Era of Man Awaits Us Edition
Japan's Abe holds phone talks with Trump on Iran trip
TOKYO, June 14 (Xinhua) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to brief him about the Japanese prime minister's trip to Iran this week, local media reported.
"U.S. President Trump expressed appreciation for my visit to Iran and efforts (toward easing tensions)," Abe said in a press conference at his office in Tokyo shortly after their phone talks.
Abe said that he agreed with Trump to work closely for regional peace and stability, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
During his two-day trip to Iran, Abe sought to mediate a de-escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran, and offered to broker dialogue between the two countries, according to Japanese government officials.
Nevertheless, his efforts to broker dialogue were rejected by Iran with Abe stating that the standoff in the region remains difficult.
Abe said Japan remained committed to working towards peace and stability in the region and the de-escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Abe's visit to Iran marked the first visit made by a Japanese prime minister since Takeo Fukuda in 1978.
http://en.brinkwire.com/news/japans-Abe-holds-phone-talks-with-trump-on-iran-trip/
#6756892 at 2019-06-15 14:13:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8642: Golden Era of Man Awaits Us Edition
Oil tanker attacks: did Iran's ties with China just go up in smoke?
Washington has blamed Tehran for an attack on two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on Iran's allies like China
Beijing usually backs its trade partner - but experts say the trade war with the US and problems with Huawei may have changed the equation
When Shinzo Abe headed to Tehran this week for the first visit by a sitting Japanese prime minister in four decades, some in the diplomatic world imagined he could be the man to bring Iran back to the negotiating table with the United States.
Those hopes were torpedoed on Thursday when, on the same day Abe was meeting Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, explosions ripped through two oil tankers, one Japanese and one Norwegian, near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically significant shipping lane.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/3014610/oil-tanker-attacks-did-irans-ties-china-just-go-smoke
#6754835 at 2019-06-15 04:00:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8639: Anon Oversight On The Oversight Committees Edition
G-20 energy, environment chiefs meet amid Middle East tensions
KARUIZAWA, Japan (Kyodo) – Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 major economies gathered in central Japan on Saturday for talks likely to center on energy security concerns following attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, as well as environmental issues.
The two-day meeting began in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa after Thursday's tanker attacks, which the United States blames on Iran, heightened Middle East tensions and sent crude oil prices surging.
"The situation over energy and climate change issues among G-20 members vary and it is not easy to unite one message concerning those issues," Japanese industry minister Hiroshige Seko said in his opening remarks.
But as co-chair of the meeting, Seko said, he hopes to send a message of solidarity among G-20 members to the rest of the world.
The United States and Iran have been cranking up the rhetoric over the attacks on the two tankers, one of which was operated by a Tokyo-based company, near the strategically important sea lane.
For Japan, the stability of the Middle East is of vital importance as the resource-poor country is dependent on the region for most of its oil supply.
The attacks took place when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Tehran in a bid to ease the growing tension between Iran and the United States over their row stemming from a nuclear deal that Iran reached with the United States and five other world powers in 2015.
Also on the agenda is ways to utilize clean energy sources such as hydrogen, as well as efforts to reduce plastic waste in the ocean.
About 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced every year, of which 8 million tons end up in the world's oceans, according to the U.N Environment Program.
Japan drew criticism last year for refusing to endorse a Group of Seven statement setting a target for plastic litter reduction. The United States also did not sign the document.
Playing catch up, Japan is now aiming to garner support for a pledge to stop plastic waste from going into the ocean by 2050 at a G-20 leaders' meeting later this month in Osaka, western Japan.
The issue "is a global problem that needs to be addressed by both the public and private sector," Seko said, adding that Japan will play its part by aiming to make businesses charge for plastic shopping bags by next April.
The G-20 consists of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190615/p2g/00m/0bu/052000c
#6754759 at 2019-06-15 03:49:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8639: Anon Oversight On The Oversight Committees Edition
Ship Owner Says "Flying Objects" Damaged Japanese Tanker During Attack in Gulf of Oman
June 14, 2019 by Reuters
Yutaka Katada, president of shipping company Kokuka Sangyo Ltd. points to a picture of their tanker Kokuka Courageous, one of two that were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman, during a news conference in Tokyo
Yutaka Katada, president of shipping company Kokuka Sangyo Ltd. points to a picture of their tanker Kokuka Courageous, one of two that were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman, during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
ReutersBy Junko Fujita TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Two "flying objects" damaged a Japanese tanker owned by Kokuka Sangyo Co in an attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, but there was no damage to the cargo of methanol, the company president said on Friday.
The Kokuka Courageous is now sailing toward the port of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, with the crew having returned to the ship after evacuating because of the incident, Kokuka President Yutaka Katada told a press conference. It was being escorted by the U.S. Navy, he said.
"The crew told us something came flying at the ship, and they found a hole," Katada said. "Then some crew witnessed the second shot."
Katada said there was no possibility that the ship, carrying 25,000 tons of methanol, was hit by a torpedo.
The United States has blamed Iran for attacking the Kokuka Courageous and another tanker, the Norwegian-owned Front Altair, on Thursday, but Tehran has denied the allegations.
See Also: U.S. Military Says Video Proves Iran was Behind Tanker Attacks
The ship's crew saw an Iranian military ship in the vicinity on Thursday night Japan time, Katada said.
Katada said he did not believe Kokuka Courageous was targetted because it was owned by a Japanese firm. The tanker is registered in Panama and was flying a Panamanian flag, he said.
"Unless very carefully examined, it would be hard to tell the tanker was operated or owned by Japanese," he said.
The tanker was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, a major strategic waterway through which about one-fifth of global oil consumption passes on its way from Middle Eastern producers including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE and Kuwait as well as Iran.
"This strait is very crucial. Without this route we can not transport gasoline and heavy oil to Japan," Katada said. "Unless another major incident occurs, as long as we get approval from our crew, we will continue operating our tankers via this route to Saudi Arabia."
Japanese Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday that the incidents will be discussed at a meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers this weekend.
Seko declined to comment on American officials blaming Iran, saying Japan is still investigating the incident, which occurred while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Tehran trying to help ease rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
(Reporting by Junko Fujita; writing by Malcolm Foster; editing by Richard Pullin and Christian Schmollinger)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.
https://gcaptain.com/ship-owner-says-flying-objects-damaged-japanese-tanker-during-attack-in-gulf-of-oman/
#6753118 at 2019-06-15 00:26:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8637: BOOMING BOOM Edition
Oh what a mystery we have on our hands in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Iran! Sherlock Holmes at the peak of his reasoning would struggle mightily in putting the evidentiary pieces of this crime together. From the article:
"Two oil tankers came under attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, forcing their crews to abandon ship and setting at least one vessel ablaze, a month after four tankers were damaged in the same waterway, a vital thoroughfare for much of the world's oil products. ….. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, who was visiting Iran and trying to bridge the gap between Iran and the United States, warned of the risk of stumbling into military conflict." (emphasis added)
Now who, at the very moment in time when the Japanese Prime Minister – acting as a go-between for Trump – would want to thwart a possible thawing in the chilly relations between the United States and Iran? Hmmm? Must be some Iranian "hardliners" attacking these Asia-bound tankers. Yeah, that's it.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump's walrus-faced National Security Advsior John Bolton were both quick to point fingers at Iran. Trump himself has made no such statement, but he did "retweet" Pompeo's remark that "Iran is responsible." Whether this is a case of Trump's subordinates carrying on their own Zionist agenda, or Pompeo and Bolton (at Trump's behest) just playing along in order to throw a rhetorical bone to the Zionist mad dog is anyone's guess. Nevertheless, we maintain, as we always have, that Trump, in spite of his anti-Iranian rhetoric and vomit-inducing praise for the shitty little terrorist state, has no intention of attacking Iran for the sake of Israel – no matter how many of these ridiculously transparent Israeli submarine / mine attacks that Satanyahoo's thugs stage.
The Zio-warmongers are going to have a hard time selling these false flags – especially when Iran itself is not afraid to openly call theses stunts out for what they are. From The Times of Israel, of all sources:
Headline / June 13, 2019 : Iran Says It's 'Suspicious' Reported Tanker Attacks Came During Japan PM Visit
'Reported attacks on Japan-related tankers occurred while PM @AbeShinzo was meeting with Ayatollah @khamenei_ir for extensive and friendly talks. Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning,' Zarif (Foreign Minister) tweeted."
Everyone knows what's going on here.
As for that meeting between the President Abe of Japan and Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran, the official story claims that the grand spiritual leader wants nothing to do with talking to Trump. A statement published by Khamenei's website after his meeting with Abe read:
'We have no doubt about your good will and seriousness, but... I don't regard Trump as deserving any exchange of messages.'
We read this statement as all part of the necessary theaterical smoke for concealing what is really happening. Trump will eventually meet with the Iranians to kiss and make-up, exactly as he did with Lil' Kim of North Korea after a similar theater of insults and threats (Rocket-Man, fury & fury etc). Let Satanyahoo play his little games with the Dolphin-Class submarines which the pathetic guilt-ridden Germans built (at a huge discount) for the shitty little state. We have never claimed that Trump is the new "Great One," – or that he will be the saviour of white western civilization (too late for that, it seems). But he did pull us back from the precipice of World War III; and he is not going to attack Iran for the sake of a Greater Israel.Be grateful for that at least.
#6746375 at 2019-06-14 02:39:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8628: "I Must Tell You, He's A Different Guy" Edition
Tankers Hit in Sea of Oman: Iran Helps Rescue 23 Crew Members, U.S. Blames Iran For The Attack
Two tanker ships reportedly carrying Japanese goods were attacked in Sea of Oman on Thursday while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to try and deescalate tensions between Iran and the US.
Aerial footage shows one of the oil tankers targeted in the Sea of Oman#SeaofOman pic.twitter.com/mdvEPPT3J4
- Press TV (@PressTV) June 13, 2019
One ship with 23 people on board was reportedly "rescued Thursday by nearby vessel Hyundai Dubai, were unharmed and were transferred to an Iranian navy vessel and disembarked at a local Iranian port," according to the AP.
23 oil tanker crew members filmed safe in #Jask after suspected attack pic.twitter.com/07VQqiZsx9
- Ruptly (@Ruptly) June 13, 2019
The second ship with 21 people on board "escaped on a life boat and were initially rescued by a Dutch ship that was headed to the United Arab Emirates," the AP reports.
They were reportedly later picked up by the US.
World reacts as two #tankers 'attacked' in #SeaofOmanhttps://t.co/gkA6e1RP98#Iran#PersianGulf #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/rG72SF5Edu
- Press TV (@PressTV) June 13, 2019
Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif responded to the attack saying: "Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning."
Reported attacks on Japan-related tankers occurred while PM @AbeShinzo was meeting with Ayatollah @khamenei_ir for extensive and friendly talks.
Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning.
Iran's proposed Regional Dialogue Forum is imperative.
- Javad Zarif (@JZarif) June 13, 2019
Bloomberg columnist Julian Lee, in a surprisingly honest report which was shared on the top of the Drudge Report, noted how Iran "has little to gain" from any such attack.
Even mainstream sources like Bloomberg are admitting the attack on the #oiltankers is probably a false flag. Quote "Whoever is behind the attacks is no friend of Iran." If even the MSM admits it that means a lot. #hormuz https://t.co/2QV3Wkb2XD
- Partisangirl 🇸🇾 (@Partisangirl) June 13, 2019
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60345
#6744557 at 2019-06-13 22:43:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8626: Iranian Boat Fags Edition
US sends destroyer to Gulf of Oman tanker incident site as Pentagon says 'no interest' in new war
The US has dispatched another warship to the Gulf of Oman, but says it has "no interest" in engaging in a new Middle East conflict. The State Department accused Iran of attacking two tankers there, which Tehran denies.
Guided missile destroyer USS Mason will join the destroyer USS Bainbridge on station near the Kokuka Courageous, a damaged tanker just outside the Persain Gulf, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday, adding that "Iranian small boats" were spotted in the area.
No interference with USS Bainbridge, or its mission, will be tolerated.
The Florida-based combat command called the attacks on tankers "a clear threat to international freedom of navigation and freedom of commerce."
"We have no interest in engaging in a new conflict in the Middle East," CENTCOM added. "We will defend our interests, but a war with Iran is not in our strategic interest, nor in the best interest of the international community."
The statement comes several hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of carrying out attacks against Kokuka Courageous and Front Altair in the Gulf of Oman, claiming that Tehran was "lashing out" at Washington's "successful maximum pressure campaign" of sanctions.
Pompeo offered no evidence for his accusations, only the US "assessment" that Iran was behind the attacks on the tankers because no one else in the region had the required "sophistication," an extremely dubious claim. He tried to present the latest incident in the "context of four years of unprovoked aggression against freedom-loving nations," offering a laundry list of events in Yemen, Iraq and even Afghanistan that supposedly implicated Iran, but again without any proof Tehran was behind any of them.
Iran has rejected the accusations coming from Washington, pointing out that the two Japanese-related tankers were attacked as Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was visiting Tehran on a mission of peace.
"Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning," Iranian FM Javad Zarif tweeted.
https://www.rt.com/news/461821-us-destroyer-tankers-incident/
#6743119 at 2019-06-13 19:28:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8623: Thursday Mid-day Edition
>>6743100
Trump's narcissism is perfectly suited to unilateralism since narcissists' obsession is to have complete freedom to act unconstrained as the impulse moves them.2 The malignant narcissist in particular craves that freedom so as to impose himself on others at will and to hurt them as he wishes.
This is a Hobbesian world. An all-against-all environment where the strongest will rule - and has a right to rule. Threat and coercion are the standard instruments used to get one's way. In practice, there is some inhibition about direct use of military force where and when it can lead to all-out war. Why? Big wars are not predictable; they can lose you votes; and - in this case - they demand the intestinal fortitude that Trump totally lacks. After all, his experience of combat is limited to the grey-zone real estate market and municipal corruption in NYC. The disposition arising from the last two often is mistaken for 'isolationism.'
An essential feature of this behavior pattern is that it is not formed or guided in accordance with some carefully conceived, thought-through strategic design. There is none. The closest approximation is the Wolfowitz Plan whose ideas gained remarkable currency by seeping into the minds of the policy community by osmosis rather than by deliberation. There, it has filled an intellectual void. If there were such a comprehensive strategy - clearly articulated, Trump himself would be incapable of understanding it or following the script. The same can be said for Kushner, for Pompeo, for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Joseph Dunford, and their senior associates. The uniformed military do not yearn for wars. What they want are three things: expanding bureaucratic empires and budgets; getting as close as they can to the mirage of "full spectrum military dominance' in every region of the globe; and avoiding embarrassing failures. This last is accomplished by throwing dollars and lives into lost causes like Afghanistan along with a sophisticated propaganda apparatus that uses the managed media and pliable politicos to pass on fictional versions of what is happening in Yemen, in Saudi Arabia, in Syria, in Iraq, and in the Russian borderlands.
Hence, the coverage and analysis of Trump's doings internationally are distorted by the erroneous assumption that his acts form a rational pattern. That they are the resultant of some logical thought process. That is false. Trump is mentally deranged. We discuss that fact of life all the time - except when it comes to foreign policy. So, analysis of his meeting last week with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is treated like that of any other American president with the head of a major government. Trump's counterparts do not; they are acutely aware that they are dealing with somebody who is unhinged- somebody who could have a temper tantrum that seriously harms them, himself and bystanders. Abe prepared for his first encounter with Trump by forming a panel of six psychiatrists whose insight and advice he sought on how to deal with this madman. Likely, so have Xi and Putin. This aspect of Trump's tête-à-têtes with foreign leaders should figure in every report of these meetings.
Indeed, the most significant theme of journalistic coverage should be how a given foreign leader is using what psychological strategy to bring Trump more or less into line with what he wants to get across - even if it be just warding off some disaster or other. Otherwise, they fall into the trap that has ensnared American commentators/analysts: trying to figure out what Trump's scattershot ejaculations - verbal and electronic - are meant to convey. That futile exercise is like seeking the recondite theological message hidden in 'scat' singing. Also, they might employ their talents to illuminate the psychological stratagems used by Bibi Netanyahu, Mohammed bin-Zayed of the UAE, and Mohammed bin-Salman to put a ring through the loudmouth bully's nose to turn him into a docile water buffalo.3
2/2
#6740038 at 2019-06-13 09:06:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8620: Europa in Binoculars Edition
Two oil tankers were damaged in a suspected attack off the Gulf of Oman early Thursday, according to multiple reports.
The U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet told Reuters it was assisting two tankers in the Gulf of Oman after receiving two distress calls.
``We are aware of the reported attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman. U.S. Naval Forces in the region received two separate distress calls at 6:12 a.m. local time and a second one at 7:00 a.m.,'' Joshua Frey of the Fifth Fleet said. The Fleet did not blame anyone for the attack.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations – an arm of the British Navy – had put out an alert earlier and urged "extreme caution" amid U.S.-Iran tensions.
The incident comes as Iranian media claimed - without offering any evidence - that two oil tankers had been targeted in the area.
The area is near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic route through which 20 percent of global oil consumption passes from Middle East producers. Benchmark Brent crude, in apparent reaction to the incident, rose its prices by 3.4% on Thursday.
Dryad Global, a maritime intelligence firm, identified one of the vessels involved as the MT Front Altair a Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker. The vessel was "on fire and adrift," Dryad added.
International Tanker Management, which operates the MT Front Altair said an explosion had caused a fire onboard. The Firm The Associated Press the incident is still being investigated and it was unclear what caused the explosion. Its 23 crew members were evacuated by the nearby Hyundai Dubai Vessel and are now safe, the firm said.
The other vessel, the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous, sustained damage on its hull starboard side, said BSM Ship Management. 21 sailors were evacuated, and one was slightly injured, four shipping and trade sources said.
Thursday's report comes a month after the U.S. accused Iran of attacking ships off the coast of United Arab Emirates.
The timing of Thursday's incident was especially sensitive as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Iran on a high-stakes diplomacy mission.
On Wednesday, after talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Abe warned that any "accidental conflict" amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. must be avoided at all costs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.ttps:
//www.foxnews.com/world/uk-maritime-groups-warns-of-incident-in-gulf-of-oman
#6737908 at 2019-06-13 01:38:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8617: The World Doesn't Work That Way Edition
Abe urges Rouhani to avoid escalation of Iran-US tensions
TEHRAN (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday to avoid a further escalation of tensions and an unintended military conflict in the Middle East, as he sought to nudge Tehran toward dialogue as a mediator with the United States.
Speaking after talks with Rouhani at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Abe offered to do whatever Japan can to reduce friction between Iran and the United States. But he added Iran also needs to play a "constructive role" in bringing peace and stability in the region.
"We must avoid an armed clash at any cost. Peace and stability in the Middle East are essential for the prosperity of the region and the world," Abe said alongside Rouhani.
Abe made the comments after he became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran since Takeo Fukuda in 1978. Tensions have flared in recent weeks over Iran's nuclear program and Washington's attempt to boost its military presence.
"We won't pursue war with the United States," Rouhani said, while adding that Iran will act resolutely if the situation develops into war.
"We've seen heightened tensions in this region and the U.S. economic war is to blame. So if the economic war ends, we believe stability can be ensured," Rouhani said.
Rouhani welcomed Abe's visit to diffuse tensions, and expressed appreciation and hope for Japan's continued support for an international nuclear deal from which the United States has already withdrawn.
During his visit through Thursday, Abe will also hold a meeting with Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It will be the first time a Japanese prime minister has met with the supreme leader, who ultimately determines the country's policy direction.
The Middle East is a critical area for Japan, which relies heavily on countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Japanese officials say the purpose of Abe's visit is not simply serving as a messenger.
Iran was also a major supplier before the United States ended its sanctions waivers given to Iranian oil buyers, including Japan, in May.
Rouhani disclosed Japan is interested in continuing to buy Iran's oil, adding he is "thankful for (Japan's) wish" to aim for such an environment.
As Abe landed in Iran, Yemen's Houthi rebels that are pro-Iran attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, media reports said, highlighting the escalation of regional tensions.
Earlier in the day, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks in Tehran.
Abe's symbolic visit comes as Washington has left the door open for dialogue despite its abrupt withdrawal last year from the nuclear accord and the reinstating of economic sanctions. Japan is not a member of the deal but has been a supporter.
The trip gives Abe a rare opportunity to raise his diplomatic profile ahead of a Group of 20 summit in Japan on June 28 and 29 before an election for the upper house this summer.
Before making the trip official, Abe secured backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, who was on a state visit to Japan in late May, for his efforts to reach out to Iran.
Abe also spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
Roughly a year after Trump's decision to leave the international nuclear accord that led to the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for its curbing of nuclear activities, Tehran said it was suspending some of its commitments under the deal.
Tehran set a 60-day deadline to negotiate new terms, saying it would keep more enriched uranium than allowed under the agreement initially reached with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
Washington has dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group and bombers to the Persian Gulf, and decided to send additional U.S. troops to the region.
Trump's more aggressive approach to Tehran has prompted a delicate balancing act by Japan, which marks the 90th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Iran this year.
Since returning to power in 2012, Abe has held seven meetings with Rouhani.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190613/p2g/00m/0in/002000c
#6735724 at 2019-06-12 20:04:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8614: Wednesday Flyover Edition
PM Abe calls Iran significant country, voices Japan's readiness to help ease tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country aims to play a role in easing tensions surrounding Iran, as he highlights peace and tranquility in the Middle East as very important for the entire world.
Abe said that stability and peace in the Middle East region would benefit not only the regional countries but the entire world, adding that efforts should be made to avoid any military confrontation in the region.
"Japan seeks to play a maximum role to prevent tensions, and this has been the focus of my trip to Iran," he added.
He said that Iran has been an important country in the Middle East, stressing that it's necessary for Iran to continue playing its constructive role in order for the region to remain stable and does not face any confrontation.
Abe, who is in Tehran on an official two-day visit, made the remarks at a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday.
For his part, Rouhani praised the age-old relations between Iran and Japan and welcomed the Japanese government's determination to expand relations with Iran in different fields.
He said that during several meetings with the Japanese side different issues were discussed, including Japan's investment in southern Iran including Chabahar Port.
Rouhani said that Japan was interested in buying Iran's oil, adding that this is appoint that can guarantee the expansion of relations between the two states.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/06/12/598356/Iran-Japan-US-tension-Shinzo-Abe–Tehran-visit-
#6729378 at 2019-06-12 00:53:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8606: Growth Potential Edition
John Bolton: 'Substantial' belief five countries spreading lies on Trump team dysfunction
National security adviser John Bolton named five countries he believes are spreading lies about dysfunction in the Trump administration. "We have substantial reason to believe that North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and China have made a decision to - and you can see it publicly - to try to sow disinformation about the administration, and to say that the president and his advisers are divided, and things like that," Bolton said Tuesday during a Wall Street Journal event in Washington, D.C.
Asked about reports about President Trump appearing to break with him on North Korea and Iran, Bolton blamed the media in the U.S. for spreading the misinformation. "The stenographers of these regimes in the American press immediately pick it up," he said. He also railed against a New York Times report that said Bolton was "noticeably absent" from a banquet in Japan that was attended by Trump, the Japanese emperor, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Bolton said he was sick and that the Times and CNN, which reported his absence, never reached out to ask why he was not in attendance. Bolton joined the Trump administration in April 2018, replacing retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, whose tenure as national security adviser was marred by constant leaks among his staff.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-bolton-substantial-belief-five-countries-spreading-lies-on-trump-team-dysfunction
Video
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1138436169425924096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
#6721742 at 2019-06-11 00:19:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8596: 50% Approval Edition
Abe expected to abandon dissolving lower house for snap election
TOKYO – Observations are growing within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will abandon dissolving the House of Representatives to call a snap general election to coincide with the upcoming House of Councillors poll, those linked to the party said.
The move comes amid prospects that the LDP and its junior coalition partner Komeito will win the upper house election as the approval ratings for the Abe Cabinet remain at high levels.
The ongoing regular Diet session is expected to end on June 26 without being extended. The campaign for the upper house race will likely kick off on July 4 for the July 21 poll. The government is also expected to raise the consumption tax rate from the current 8% to 10% in October 2019 as scheduled.
There had been growing calls within the LDP for a double election in the hope of synergy effects between simultaneous lower and upper house campaigns as opposition parties are forming a united front in a bid to defeat the ruling coalition in the upper house election. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso and other high-ranking administration officials had recommended that the prime minister call a double election of both chambers.
However, if the ruling bloc decreases its strength in the powerful lower house, it could deal a serious blow to the Abe government. Moreover, there are fears that the ruling camp and other forces in favor of constitutional revisions could lose their two-third majority in both chambers, a prerequisite for initiating amendments to the supreme law in the Diet.
"If we decrease our seats in both lower and upper chambers, all intraparty factions will express dissatisfaction," said a senior LDP official.
Observations are growing within the LDP that if the prime minister abandons dissolving the lower house, the prime minister can stably run the government even after the upper house election.
Lower house legislators became more active in their preparations for campaigning because there had been growing observations that a double election would be called, which some party officials believe has helped boost public support for LDP upper house candidates to a certain extent.
Prime Minister Abe will visit Iran from June 12 to 14, after which he will ascertain the political situation and make a final decision on whether to dissolve the lower chamber.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190610/p2a/00m/0na/022000c
#6714041 at 2019-06-10 00:45:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8586: The Failing @nytimes Proven Shockingly Fake And Gay Edition
Asia Market/US Futures rise plus Japanese Economic data released
the japanese numbers have some fudge factor in them but not near the amount that ours do, the numbers are up partly due to imports falling however this is evidence of globalistic policy's being tempered.
Dow futures jump more than 100 points after US-Mexico reach deal to avoid tariffs
Stock futures indicated that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would open more than 100 points higher Monday in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to suspend planned tariffs against Mexico.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/09/dow-futures-jump-more-than-100-points-after-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-avoid-tariffs.html
Japan's Economy Grew at Faster Pace in 1Q After Capex Revision
Capex=Capital expenditures.
Japan's economy expanded at a slightly faster pace than initially estimated in the first quarter, helped by an increase in capital spending despite fears over China's slowdown and its trade war with the U.S.
Gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 2.2% in the three months through March, revised Cabinet Office data showed Monday. That compared with a preliminary reading of 2.1% and matched an estimate for the revised figure by economists.
Key Insights
*The improved growth figure supports the government's view that the economy is showing resilience in the face of slowing global demand and the trade war.
*Speculation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might still postpone a sales tax increase amid fears over the economic outlook cooled further on Friday when his party pledged to go ahead with the hike in October in its election platform.
*The growth figure still masks weakness in the economy, since much of the expansion is due to imports falling faster than exports, resulting in net exports boosting the economy on a technical basis.
*Economists had expected an upward revision in GDP growth given stronger-than-expected capital expenditure figures for the quarter released a week ago.
*While the GDP figures continued to show growth in the first quarter, the outlook has worsened considerably since a sharp escalation in trade tensions between the U.S. and China in May.
*Business investment rose 0.3% from the previous quarter. Economists forecast was for a 0.5% rise.
*Private consumption slipped 0.1% from the previous quarter. The median estimate was for a 0.1% decline.
*The current account balance for April showed a surplus of 1.7 trillion yen, compared with a 1.5 trillion yen surplus estimated by economists.
Goldman Now Expects The Yuan To Drop Below 7 For The First Time Since The Financial Crisis
Goldman's latest forecast revisions now see the trade-weighted index falling by 1% over the next 3 months and 4% over the next year (and the DXY index by 1% and 5% over the same periods).
Yet any global dollar weakness would be offset by even greater weakness in the Yuan, according to Goldman. Specifically, the bank now sees "scope for further US dollar appreciation" against the Yuan, and as a result it has revised its USD/CNY forecasts higher to 7.05, 6.95, and 6.80 on a 3M, 6M and 12M outlook (from 6.95, 6.65 and 6.60 previously). This is remarkable, because if Goldman is right, not only will the yuan breach what many have said is the PBOC's "redline" level of 7.00 vs the USD, which to many is also the catalyst for a resumption in aggressive capital flight from China, but would also mean the lowest level of the yuan since the financial crisis - the last time the USDCNY traded above 7.00 was in March 2008, just after Bear Stears collapsed. This, in turn, was shortly after China began strengthening the yuan after a decade of "fixing" the currency at almost exactly 8.28 as shown in the chart.
See cap# 4
And another consideration highlighted by Goldman is similar to the comments made by PBOC governor Yi Gang last week, namely that while there are costs and risks associated with allowing USD/CNY to breach 7.0, "we would not overemphasize them" for three reasons:
*First, the capital controls put in place after the capital outflows in 2015 have been and should continue to prove effective.
translated, MOAR PRINTING.
*Second, just as the US perceives an advantage in negotiating with tariffs in place, Chinese policymakers may determine that compromises are more forthcoming following a sizable CNY depreciation in the bag.
*Third, authorities should and will manage the pace of depreciation so that it is gradual and such that it is not seen as a one-way move, by managing the currency back and forth around the 7.0 mark.
MOAR PRINTING…-see the problem here.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-09/goldman-now-expects-yuan-drop-below-7-first-time-financial-crisis?
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-09/japan-s-economy-grew-at-faster-pace-in-1q-after-capex-revision
#6696300 at 2019-06-07 20:56:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8563: POTUS Homeward Bound Edition
U.A.E.-Led Probe of Oil Tanker Attacks Points to `State Actor'
June 7, 2019 by Bloomberg
A damaged Andrea Victory ship is seen off the Port of Fujairah
A damaged Andrea Victory ship is seen off the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Satish Kumar
By David Wainer (Bloomberg) - An investigation into a spate of attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East last month has concluded that a "state actor" is to blame, according to a summary of the preliminary findings of the probe by the United Arab Emirates, Norway and Saudi Arabia.
The investigation found a "high degree of sophistication" behind the May 12 attacks near the U.A.E. port of Fujairah, according to the report. The summary was distributed to diplomats attending an informal briefing at the U.A.E.'s mission to the United Nations.
"The attacks required intelligence capabilities for the deliberate selection of four oil tankers from among almost 200 vessels of all types that lay at anchor off Fujairah at the time of the attacks," according to the summary. "The attacks required the expert navigation of fast boats" which "were able to intrude into UAE territorial waters and to exfiltrate the operatives after delivering the explosive charges."
Divers were deployed to attack the ships in a manner that would do damage but not risk a major explosion, according to the presentation.
The investigation looked into the mysterious sabotage of ships including two Saudi oil tankers, an Emirati ship and a Norwegian tanker. The attacks came after the U.S. stepped up economic pressure on Iran in early May by allowing the expiration of waivers that had permitted eight governments to buy Iranian oil.
Envoys from the U.K., the U.S., and Saudi Arabia suggested a probable Iranian involvement in the attacks, according to two diplomats who attended the meeting.
The U.S. had previously blamed Iran for the attacks on the vessels, with National Security Adviser John Bolton claiming those responsible used naval mines almost certainly from Iran. Iran has denied any involvement in the incidents and called for an investigation. An Iranian official at the UN mission in New York said on Thursday that he was skeptical of the credibility of the evidence.
Bolton signaled last week that evidence could be presented to the UN Security Council, and diplomats said that option is still being considered.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have surged since President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear accord, reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic's economy and bolstered America's military presence in the Middle East in response to unspecified threats from Iran and its proxies.
Trump said on Wednesday that he'd "much rather talk" with Iran's leaders than go to war, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected in Tehran next week on what's being seen as a mediation effort.
The report on Thursday said the U.A.E., Norway and Saudi Arabia plan to share the evidence with the London-based International Maritime Organization.
© 2019 Bloomberg L.P
https://gcaptain.com/u-a-e-led-probe-of-oil-tanker-attacks-points-to-state-actor/
#6689828 at 2019-06-07 01:22:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8555: For The Survival Of Liberty Edition
Japan unable to propose Abe-Kim summit to N. Korea at security forum
ULAANBAATAR (Kyodo) – The Japanese government was unable to directly propose arranging a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after Pyongyang pulled its officials out of a two-day security conference held in Mongolia through Thursday.
Tokyo had hoped to relay Abe's willingness to hold the summit "without conditions," a softening of his previous stance that any meeting between the leaders would require a guarantee that North Korea moves closer to returning Japanese nationals abducted by its agents in the 1970s and 1980s.
According to the Mongolian government, Pyongyang usually fields officials to the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue, an annual conference on Northeast Asian security, and had said it intends to do so this year, but pulled out at the last second.
The conference has been one of the rare opportunities for Japanese and North Korean officials to interact, as the countries do not have formal diplomatic ties.
A senior official at the Japanese Foreign Ministry said North Korea has stopped engaging in talks with other countries since the summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump in February collapsed over differing views on the scope of the North's denuclearization in exchange for sanctions relief.
"They may be reluctant to make moves right now because of the uncertainty surrounding the negotiations with the United States," the official said, adding that Tokyo will continue efforts to reach out to Pyongyang.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190607/p2g/00m/0na/003000c
#6687332 at 2019-06-06 19:36:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8552: Tiffany Thursday Edition
Tokyo says Japan's Abe due in Iran next week amid US provocations
Tokyo says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is set to pay an official visit to Iran as the two countries mark 90 years of diplomatic ties, with Japanese media reporting that the premier will also seek to lower heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington during the trip.
Japan's Kyodo news agency said the Tokyo government outlined Abe's plan for the Iran trip at a meeting with a parliamentary committee on Thursday.
According to the report, Abe will visit Tehran on June 12-14.
Meanwhile, an unnamed Japanese government official told AFP on Thursday that Tokyo was "still arranging details, including whom our prime minister will meet" during his upcoming trip to Tehran.
Other government officials also said Abe hopes to hold talks with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Abe will become the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran in more than four decades as Tehran and Japan "celebrate their 90th year of diplomatic relations," according to Kyodo.
Kyodo also said Abe will seek to mediate between the United States and Iran and encourage dialog between them in a bid to ease the tensions.
The plan for Abe's Tehran visit was first reported last month.
Commenting on those reports during a visit to Tokyo in May, US President Donald Trump said, "The prime minister (Abe) and Japan have very good relationship with Iran so we'll see what happens."
Speaking at a news conference with Trump, Abe also expressed his keenness "to help ease the current tension surrounding the Iranian situation" through "closely cooperating between Japan and the US."
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have been rising since Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 international nuclear deal and imposed unilateral economic sanctions against Iran, mainly targeting its energy dealings on the global market.
In early May, the Trump administration beefed up the US's military presence in the Persian Gulf, citing alleged and unspecified threats posed by the Islamic Republic to American troops and interests.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/06/06/597834/Iran-Japan-Shinzo-Abe-tensions
Interesting Trump goes to Japan then Abe goes to Iran!
#6649299 at 2019-06-02 01:49:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8502: Day of Prayer 6/2 @ 11:15 EST Edition
At Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Japanese defense minister warns that North Korea remains global threat
SINGAPORE - Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Saturday that North Korea remains a threat to global security, urging the international community to work closely to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Iwaya also criticized Pyongyang's recent firing of short-range ballistic missiles as being in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, while emphasizing that defense authorities should maintain deterrence against North Korea.
"We need to remind ourselves of the undeniable fact that there has been no essential change in North Korea's nuclear and missile capacities," Iwaya said in a speech at the Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore.
Pyongyang fired projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9, about two months after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to strike a deal during their second summit in late February.
In the wake of the collapse of the meeting in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea have been at a standstill, and Pyongyang has resumed provocative actions against Washington.
"The most pressing risk is that the collective resolve of the international community abates" before North Korea takes concrete measures toward complete denuclearization, Iwaya said.
"Now is the time to make a concerted effort" to fully implement U.N. resolutions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile ambition, he added, stressing the importance of "robust deterrence" against Pyongyang.
Iwaya added that Tokyo is eager to have a dialogue with Pyongyang, saying Japan "seeks to normalize its relations with North Korea through a comprehensive resolution of outstanding issues of concern such as abductions."
Recently, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed willingness to hold a summit with Kim "without conditions" to resolve the long-standing issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.
At the same session on the Korean Peninsula, Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for North Korea, also said Washington will continue talks with Pyongyang despite the missile launches.
"President Trump is confident" that Kim will meet the commitments that he made at their first summit in Singapore in June last year, Biegun said. "Through continued negotiations, we can continue to close the gaps that separate our two countries."
Meanwhile, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo voiced concern that tensions on the peninsula may be rekindled, depending on future developments of denuclearization talks.
At the Feb. 27-28 summit, Trump and Kim fell short of a deal due to the gap between Washington's insistence on denuclearization and Pyongyang's demand for sanctions relief.
Kim has sought the easing of international economic sanctions, claiming that his country has already carried out concrete steps toward denuclearization.
But the U.S. has argued that the relaxing of economic sanctions requires North Korea to scrap all its nuclear facilities and programs.
By provoking the United States, Kim is believed to be trying to gain concessions from Trump, who wants to be able to tout results during his re-election campaign next year, some analysts say.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/01/national/politics-diplomacy/shangri-la-dialogue-singapore-japanese-defense-minister-warns-north-korea-remains-global-threat/
#6638172 at 2019-05-31 18:56:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8488: E-ish Bake Edition
Lets play a little chess game.
1. CASE:
- China Raises Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff to U.S.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/21/china-raises-threat-of-rare-earth-mineral-cutoff-to-us/
2. FACTS:
- Chinese mines account for around 70% of global output.
- Around 80% of the rare earths imported by the United States comes from China, according to US government data.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48366074
- U.S. Fighter Jets and Missiles Are in China's Rare-Earth Firing Line
- Everything from Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet to guided missiles and lasers used to determine targets rely on the elements to perform key functions. China accounts for as much as 95% of global output and the U.S. relies on the Asian nation for 80% of its rare-earths requirement.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/u-s-fighter-jets-and-missiles-in-china-s-rare-earth-firing-line
3. SOLUTIONS:
- A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has been found in Japan
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/12/japan-rare-earths-huge-deposit-of-metals-found-in-pacific.html
- North Korea is sitting on trillions of dollars of untapped wealth, and its neighbors want in
https://qz.com/1004330/north-korea-is-sitting-on-trillions-of-dollars-on-untapped-wealth-and-its-neighbors-want-a-piece-of-it/
4. CHESS MASTER:
- President Trump's state visit to Japan aimed to show two allies at their closest in history, at the start of a new Japanese emperor's reign.
- Donald Trump insists 'very smart' Kim Jong-un knows he must give up nukes and backs Shinzo Abe to meet one on one
- Abe will be hoping positive tone extends to talks on trade, military ties and the growing superpower rivalry between Washington and Beijing
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3011906/donald-trump-becomes-first-world-leader-meet-japanese-emperor
5. CONCLUSION:
- While whole world is looking for Potus mistakes, he is playing 4D chess this whole time.
And only few are able to understand it.
#6631745 at 2019-05-31 00:02:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8480: Taco Tariffs Edition
Japan and Russia hold 'two-plus-two' meeting, revealing rift over territorial dispute
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Russia met Thursday in Tokyo to discuss regional security issues, revealing a deep gap between the two sides over a territorial dispute involving the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
After the "two-plus-two" meeting, Foreign Minister Taro Kono told reporters the Japanese side raised concerns over a recent missile-firing exercise and the deployment of a jet fighter unit to the islands, which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories.
Such military buildup on the islands is "unacceptable" given Japan's claim of sovereignty over the territory, Kono said during a joint press announcement.
In response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the military activities were conducted on territory under "Russian sovereignty" and adheres to international law. Moscow calls the disputed islands the Southern Kurils.
"We reconfirmed our position that the activities were conducted by the Russian military on our territory," Lavrov said through a Japanese-language translator.
On Friday Kono and Lavrov will meet again in Tokyo to discuss the territorial issue and lay the groundwork for the next meeting between Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will take place on the sidelines of the G20 meeting at the end of next month in Osaka.
But the territorial talks between the two top leaders have been deadlocked for months, and no major breakthrough is expected for the Lavrov-Kono meeting this time.
During Thursday's two-plus-two meeting, the Lavrov expressed concern over Japan's program to strengthen its "global missile defense" capability, referring to Tokyo's plan to set up the U.S.-made Aegis Ashore missile defense system in the prefectures of Akita and Yamaguchi.
In response, Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya argued that Aegis Ashore is a "purely defensive system" and will not pose any threat to Russia or other countries.
Japan has decided to introduce the Aegis Ashore system to defend against North Korean ballistic missiles, but Moscow has argued it could also pose a threat to Russia.
Meanwhile both Kono and Lavrov said the two countries agreed to push for the denuclearization of North Korea.
"Russia's position on the situation of the Korean Peninsula is very close to that of Japan," Lavrov said.
The two-plus-two meeting was launched in November 2013 in hopes of building up confidence between the two countries and possibly help promote territorial talks as well. Thursday's meeting was the fourth following the one held in July last year in Moscow.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/30/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-russia-hold-two-plus-two-meeting-revealing-rift-territorial-dispute/
#6621774 at 2019-05-29 23:17:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8467: Case Closed Edition
Japan to propose Abe-Kim summit to N. Korean officials next week
TOKYO (Kyodo) – The Japanese government plans to reach out to North Korean officials next week in Mongolia to propose a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the North's leader Kim Jong Un, government sources said Wednesday.
Abe has said he is willing to meet Kim "without conditions," softening his previous stance. He had said it would be a prerequisite for a summit that North Korea moves closer to returning Japanese nationals abducted by its agents in the 1970s and 1980s.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has met Kim twice for negotiations on the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, said during a visit to Tokyo this week that he supports an Abe-Kim summit.
According to the sources, Japanese officials hope to speak with North Korean diplomats on the sidelines of a Northeast Asian security conference to be held June 5-6 in Ulaanbaatar.
The conference will be a rare opportunity for Japanese and North Korean officials to speak as the countries do not have formal diplomatic ties.
Japan is expected to send a senior official from the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau to the conference, while North Korea may send a vice foreign minister, the sources said.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190530/p2g/00m/0na/010000c
#6613819 at 2019-05-29 02:34:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8456: Together We Win Edition
NOTES/NEWS
TRUMP, Abe AGREE ON EXPANDED HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to "dramatically expand" human spaceflight cooperation. Trump is in Japan on a four-day visit. He made the announcement at a joint press conference with Abe today.
Japan is already a partner in the International Space Station (ISS) and the two countries have been discussing cooperation in future human space exploration for many years. This is the first statement since the White House decided to accelerate NASA's plan to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, however.
Japan and other countries have been making plans to participate in the Gateway that will orbit the Moon and serve as a transfer point between the Earth and the lunar surface and, eventually, the Earth and Mars. There has been concern that the new plan, focused on Americans on the lunar surface, would leave international partners with a less prominent role. The announcement today shores up the international component.
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/trump-Abe-agree-on-expanded-human-space-exploration/
#6609502 at 2019-05-28 17:24:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8451: Kitchen Collab Edition
Trump pledges to help bring home Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Monday to support Japan's effort to repatriate citizens kidnapped by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s as he met with a group of the abductees' kin in Tokyo.
Monday marked the second time for Trump to sit down with family members of the abductees. The families have "suffered the unthinkable heartbreak of having their loved ones abducted by North Korea," Trump told a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the State Guesthouse at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo.
"The United States also remains committed to the issue of abductions, which I know is a top priority for Prime Minister Abe," Trump said, adding that his country "will continue to support Japan's effort" to bring its citizens home.
Trump's renewed commitment to the abduction issue was perhaps reassuring for Abe, who has gone to great lengths to press the president to raise the topic with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Abe himself hasn't been able to secure a one-on-one meeting with Kim, thus relying heavily on Trump to serve as his messenger.
"There is no meeting that he's had (with me) where he doesn't bring up the abductees," Trump said of Abe as he met the family members.
moar
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/05/trump-pledges-to-help-bring-home-japanese-citizens-abducted-by-north-korea/
#6607155 at 2019-05-28 08:51:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8448: It's a Free-Speech Chandwich Edition
Kawasaki Knife Killer
GER Sauce
Tokyo. Deadly knife attack in Japan: A man attacked a group of schoolchildren and two adults with knives in the morning at a bus stop. A girl died, even an adult succumbed to his stab wounds.
The alleged perpetrator, a man in the 50s, had stabbed himself in the neck after the madness act and died later also in the hospital.
It is not known why the man in the city of Kawasaki stabbed the group of girls waiting for the bus at the bus stop. According to eyewitness reports, the man is said to have shouted, "I will kill you." This is reported by Japanese media. The police found two knives at the scene.
In the attack, a total of twelve girls and another adult were sometimes seriously injured.
Knife attacks in Japan are increasing
The reason for the knife attack in Kawasaki is still unclear.
Photo: Kyodo / Reuters
Schoolgirls go to Caritas Elementary School, a private Catholic school facility in Kawasaki, according to Japanese media. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the Ministry of Education to ensure that children in Japan go to school safely. US President Donald Trump, who completes his state visit to Japan this Tuesday, expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack.
The act shocked all over Japan. Especially as the world's third largest economy enjoys the reputation of being one of the safest countries in the world. But in recent years the attacks with knives in the island kingdom have increased.
In the hitherto bloodiest rampage in Japan for decades, a young man had stabbed 19 defenseless people in a home for the disabled three years ago. In 2008, a man stabbed seven people in Tokyo. At lunchtime, the Japanese had raced into the crowd with a truck in a neighborhood that was also popular with tourists and had indiscriminately stabbed passers-by. Ten people were injured. The man was later sentenced to death.
The bloodbath in Tokyo occurred on the same day as in 2001, when a gunman stabbed eight children with a kitchen knife indiscriminately in a primary school in the city of Ikeda. (SDO / dpa)
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article225473883/Messerattacke-auf-Schulkinder-in-Japan-drei-Tote.html
#6604013 at 2019-05-27 23:27:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8444: Impeachment Quashing Edition
Japan to limit foreign ownership of firms in its IT, telecom sectors: New rule kicks in on 1 August
https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/662142/japan-limit-foreign-ownership-firms-its-it-telecom-sectors/
Reuters (Computerworld)
28 May, 2019 08:40
Japan's government says that high-tech industries will be added to a list of businesses for which foreign ownership of Japanese firms is restricted.
The new rule, effective Aug. 1, comes amid heightening pressure from the United States in dealing with cyber-security risks and technological transfers involving China.
The Japanese government made no mention of specific countries or companies that will be impacted by applying existing foreign ownership restrictions to the IT and telecoms industries.
The announcement came on the same day visiting U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are holding talks in Tokyo on trade and other issues.
The United States has warned countries against using Chinese technology, saying Huawei Technologies could be used by Beijing to spy on the West. China and Huawei have strongly rejected the allegations.
"Based on increasing importance of ensuring cyber security in recent years, we decided to take necessary steps, including addition of integrated circuit manufacturing, from the standpoint of preventing as appropriate a situation that will severely affect Japan's national security," Japanese ministries said in a statement.
Japan wants to prevent a leakage of technology deemed important for national security or damage to defense output and technological foundation, they added.
The new rule will be applied to 20 sectors in information and communications industries, according to the joint statement by the finance ministry, trade ministry and communications ministry.
Under the foreign exchange and foreign trade control law, Japan brings certain industries such as airplanes, nuclear-related sectors and arms manufacturing under foreign capital controls.
The law requires foreign investors to report to the Japanese government and undergo inspection in case they buy 10% or more of stocks in listed Japanese companies or acquire shares of unlisted firms.
If the government finds any shortcomings, it can order foreign investors to change or cancel their investment plans.
#6603391 at 2019-05-27 21:50:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8443: "Morning Sun Brings Heat" Edition
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe: "Since President Trump came to office, Japanese companies decided on new investments to the total of 24 billion dollars to the U.S. thereby creating 45,000 new jobs."
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1133104336026963968
#6602826 at 2019-05-27 20:16:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
@thehill
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1133104336026963968
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe: "Since President Trump came to office, Japanese companies decided on new investments to the total of 24 billion dollars to the U.S. thereby creating 45,000 new jobs."
#6602750 at 2019-05-27 20:02:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
North Korea Calls John Bolton "Defective Human Product" , "Warmonger"
North Korea on Monday called US National Security Adviser John Bolton a "war monger" and "defective human product" after he claimed that Pyongyang's recent short-range missile tests were a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, according to CBS News, citing an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman.
The comments come amid President Trump's visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during which the North Korean nuclear discussions are likely to be high on the agenda.
North Korea tested short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9, ending a pause in launches that began in late 2017. The tests have been seen as a way for North Korea to pressure Washington to soften its stance on easing sanctions against it without actually causing negotiations to collapse. -CBS News
On Saturday, Bolton told reporters in Tokyo that he had "no doubt" that North Korea's launches violated UN resolutions, which justifies keeping sanctions in place. According to Reuters, Japan shares Bolton's view on the matter.
North Korea's Central New Agency, the North Korean Spokesman, said that the North was rightfully exercising its rights of self-defense by conducting the launches. "Demanding us to ban all launches using ballistic technology regardless of range is same with asking us to relinquish our rights for self-defense," said a spokesman, who added that Bolton is an "ignorant" hard-liner who has consistently pushed provocative policies against North Korea - including pre-emptive strikes and regime change.
The spokesman also said Bolton's "hammer act" was responsible for the collapse of a major nuclear deal between the countries reached in 1994, when the North agreed to halt its nuclear program in exchange for U.S. fuel aid. The deal broke down in 2002 after U.S. intelligence agencies said North Korea was continuing its pursuit of bombs with a secret uranium enrichment program.
"Bolton should not be called a security adviser who works to secure security, but an adviser for security destruction who destroys peace and security," the spokesman said. "It's not that strange that crooked sound will always come out the mouth of a man who is structurally flawed, and it's best that this defective human product goes away as soon as possible." -CBS News
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/72898/north-korea-calls-john-bolton-defective-human-product-.html
#6602436 at 2019-05-27 19:06:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
Trump says US not after regime change in Iran as war threats lose momentum
US President Donald Trump says his administration is not looking for regime change in Iran and would rather sit down for talks, signaling a change of tone after a period of sAber-rattling that saw him and other US officials threaten the Islamic Republic with war in hope of getting concessions.
"We're not looking for regime change, we're looking for no nuclear weapons," Trump said at a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo Monday, adding that he thinks "we'll make a deal" with Tehran.
"I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal, and I think that's very smart of them, and I think that's a possibility to happen," he said.
Ever since quitting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018, Trump has used sanctions and political pressure to force Iran into the negotiating table for a new agreement, but to no avail.
The American president, who is on a visit to address trade differences with Tokyo, tried to use Shinzo's good relations with Iran to find a way out of his self-made crisis.
He suggested earlier in the day that the Japanese premier could act as a mediator.
"I know that the prime minister and Japan have a very good relationship with Iran so we'll see what happens," Trump said.
"The prime minister's already spoken to me about that and I do believe that Iran would like to talk. And if they'd like to talk, we'd like to talk also," the US president added. "We'll see what happens … nobody wants to see terrible things happen, especially me."
Trump's call for talks came only days after he threatened "the official end of Iran" in a tweet, as tensions rose following the US deployment of an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to purportedly confront an alleged "Iranian threat."
However, the war talk has lost much of its steam thanks to a measured response from Iranian officials, who have indicated that they are not looking for war but would not hesitate to defend themselves against one either.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/05/27/597019/US-Trump-Iran-regime-change-Abe-japan
#6602342 at 2019-05-27 18:41:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
Trump Says US Not Ready to Make Trade Deal With China
President Donald Trump said the United States is not ready to make a trade deal with China, in remarks he made while on a state visit to Japan. "I think they probably wish they made the deal that they had on the table before they tried to renegotiate it," Trump said during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 27. "They would like to make a deal. We're not ready to make a deal." Trump added that the administration was receiving tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods, which he threatened "could go up very, very substantially, very easily."
Earlier this month, Trump increased tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports after accusing the Chinese regime of reneging on key commitments negotiated over months of trade talks. Meanwhile, the U.S. Trade Representative's office has begun the process for enacting 25 percent on another $300 billion of Chinese imports. The Chinese regime reportedly backtracked on a pledge to change its laws to address core U.S. concerns including theft of U.S. intellectual property, forced technology transfer, and currency manipulation. The Trump administration's demand for the Chinese regime to implement structural reforms, which propelled it to launch the trade war with China last March, has been a sticking point during trade negotiations.
While in Japan, the U.S. president also said that as a result of U.S. tariffs, businesses were leaving China and moving to countries that do not have tariffs including parts of Asia and the United States. However, he was also optimistic that the two sides could eventually reach an agreement. "I think some time in the future China and the United States will absolutely have a great trade deal," Trump said. Since the recent deterioration of trade talks, the U.S. administration also blacklisted Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on national security grounds, effectively banning it from doing business with American companies. A raft of U.S. firms have since suspended business with the company, including Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Intel. Foreign companies have also followed suit, including UK-based chip designer ARM, German chipmaker Infineon Technologies, and Japanese parts supplier Toshiba. The administration is reportedly also considering restrictions on as many as five other Chinese technology companies, on the grounds that they committed human rights abuses.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-us-not-ready-to-make-trade-deal-with-china_2939056.html
Also see: Trump Administration May Blacklist Chinese Video Surveillance Firm Hikvision: Report
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-administration-considers-blacklisting-chinese-video-surveillance-firm-report_2932377.html
#6602133 at 2019-05-27 17:59:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8441: A Day of Thanks and Rememberance Edition
Trump: 'We'll be going to Mars very soon'
President Trump said Monday that the United States will be "going to Mars very soon" as he announced new cooperation between the U.S. and Japan in sending humans to space, though he did not give a timetable.
"I am pleased to confirm that Prime Minister Abe and I have agreed to dramatically expand our nations' cooperation in human space exploration," Trump said during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. "Japan will join our mission to send U.S. astronauts to space."
Trump added, "We'll be going to the moon. We'll be going to Mars very soon. It's very exciting. And from a military standpoint, there is nothing more important right now than space
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-well-be-going-to-mars-very-soon
#6600765 at 2019-05-27 14:07:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8440: Memorial Day 2019 Edition
http://archive.is/jNzaQ
Seoul, South Korea – North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a "war monger" and "defective human product" after he called the North's recent tests of short-range missiles a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The statement by an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman came as President Trump continued his visit to Japan for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in which the nuclear standoff with North Korea was expected to be high on the agenda.
http://archive.is/NUgHk
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and said he was happy with how things were going with North Korea despite its recent missile and rocket launches.
Trump told a news conference with Abe after their summit that he wanted U.S. exports to be put on a fair footing in Japan through the removal of trade barriers. He said he hoped to have more to announce on trade very soon and said he and Abe had agreed to expand cooperation in human space exploration.
#6599673 at 2019-05-27 06:52:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8438: Red White and Q. May 27th in USA. The Pre Dawn Edition
Trump says will work with Japan's Abe to bring abductees home from North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would work with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring home Japanese citizens who were kidnapped by North Korean agents decades ago. Trump, on a four-day state visit to Japan, was speaking at a meeting with some of the relatives of people abducted. They were abducted to train North Korean spies, North Korean defectors have said. Among the relatives Trump spoke to were the mother and brother of Megumi Yokota, who was 13 when she was snatched off a lonely beach on her way home from school and taken to North Korea. Trump has mentioned Megumi in past speeches, including at the United Nations, and said on Monday the stories of the abductees were very sad. Megumi's mother, Sakie Yokota, 83, expressed gratitude to Trump for spending time with them. He met them in late 2017 on a previous trip to Japan.
Since then, Trump has met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un twice, most recently in Vietnam in February. "We have started to see some tangible progress in things," Yokota said.
Koichiro Iizuka, who was a toddler abandoned in a creche when his mother was abducted, also offered his thanks but said the families also wanted results. "We'd like to have our family members come back as soon as possible," he said.
In 2002, North Korea admitted its agents had kidnapped 13 Japanese decades before. Japan says 17 of its citizens were abducted, five of whom were repatriated. North Korea has said eight are dead and that another four never entered the country. Abe has vowed not to rest until all the abductees come home and sought Trump's help on the issue. Abe recently said he was ready to meet Kim without conditions, a shift from his long-held position of insisting on progress on the abductions before a summit could take place. No date for a meeting between Abe and Kim has been set.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-usa-northkorea-abductees/trump-says-will-work-with-japans-Abe-to-bring-abductees-home-from-north-korea-idUSKCN1SX0D1?il=0
#6599607 at 2019-05-27 06:38:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8438: Red White and Q. May 27th in USA. The Pre Dawn Edition
Trump presses Japan over trade gap, expects 'good things' from North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and expressed confidence, despite Japanese wariness, that "good things" would come from North Korea. Trump is on a four-day state visit to Japan meant to showcase the alliance between the two nations, but which has also been shadowed by trade tensions. Trump explicitly linked trade and security, a connection that disturbs Tokyo, whose alliance with Washington stands at the core of its defense policies.
"It's all a balance sheet thing," he said. "When I talk about a security threat, I talk about a balance sheet. "In order to have $716 billion dollars a year in military expenditures, you have to have a lot of money coming in," he said, adding that Japan had bought "tremendous amounts" of U.S. military gear. On Sunday, Trump tweeted that he expected big moves on trade would wait until after Japan's upper house election in July.
"Trade-wise, I think we'll be announcing some things, probably in August, that will be very good for both countries," Trump said on Monday. "We'll get the balance of trade, I think, straightened out rapidly." Abe, who has developed close personal ties with Trump since the U.S. leader came to office, stressed the closeness of ties. "I am determined to demonstrate at home and abroad the very strong bond" he said of the alliance in Japan's new Reiwa era, which began on May 1 when Emperor Naruhito inherited the throne.
Earlier, Trump was greeted by Naruhito and his Harvard-educated wife at the imperial palace in Tokyo in a formal welcome ceremony broadcast live on national television. He became the first foreign dignitary to be received by the monarch since the latter inherited the throne after his father, Akihito, stepped down in the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in two centuries. Trump gave a slight bow and he and First Lady Melania Trump shook hands with the imperial pair before entering the palace, to be met by Abe and his wife, Akie, among others. The president and emperor and their wives returned outside to walk a red carpet and stand under a hot sun while a military band played the national anthems of both countries.
RED CARPET, POLICY DIFFERENCES Trump then walked the red carpet again, waving at assembled school children and inspecting Japanese troops before a military band played a formal salute as he stood solemnly on a raised platform. Trump has made clear he was pleased to have the honor of the first reception with the emperor, who is hosting a lavish state dinner for the U.S. leader and his wife on Monday. The two leaders have put on a show of friendship but have policy disagreements over trade and North Korea. Trump has threatened to target Japanese automakers with high tariffs in his effort to cut the U.S. trade surplus and get a two-way trade pact with Tokyo.
Trump has also spearheaded an expensive trade dispute with China. That trade war between the world's two largest economies has hurt markets worldwide and confounded U.S. allies, including Japan and the European Union. Such allies share U.S. concerns about Chinese practices but object to Trump's hardball tactics. Abe and Trump are also set to discuss North Korea and Iran. "I personally think that lots of good things will come with North Korea. I feel that. I may be right, I may be wrong, but I feel that," Trump said on Monday.
On Sunday, Trump had said he was not worried about a recent missile launch by North Korea. That put him at odds with his own national security adviser, John Bolton, who said on Saturday Pyongyang's recent short-range missile tests violated United Nations Security Council resolutions. Japan shares Bolton's view. Abe is considering a trip to Iran next month, domestic media said, to try to soothe rising tension between Tehran and Washington. Trump said Abe had spoken to him on the subject. "We'll see what happens," Trump said. "But I know for a fact that the prime minister is very close with the leadership of Iran, and we'll see what happens." Also on Monday, Trump will meet families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-usa/trump-presses-japan-over-trade-gap-expects-good-things-from-north-korea-idUSKCN1SX01E
#6599550 at 2019-05-27 06:29:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8438: Red White and Q. May 27th in USA. The Pre Dawn Edition
In addition to the Emperor's Cup, the No. 8 maegashira Asanoyama will receive a trophy from U.S. President Donald Trump, who will attend Sunday's tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
It's customary that the final winner takes away a variety of prizes from various companies, organizations, and international delegations, as well as esteemed recognition from the Japanese government.
Excitement at the May Grand Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall was particularly high when it was announced that United States President Donald Trump would join Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in attending the final matches.
the presidents cup was just a sponsor bling….
didn't replace emperor cup at all
#6599316 at 2019-05-27 05:47:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8438: Red White and Q. May 27th in USA. The Pre Dawn Edition
>>6599259 24 May, 2019 14:21
Japan's PM Abe mulling visit to Iran - report
https://www.rt.com/newsline/460185-japan-Abe-iran-visit/
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a visit to Iran as early as mid-June, NHK television said on Friday. This would be the first such trip in four decades, as global concern grows about tension between Tehran and Washington.
Japan was a major buyer of Iranian oil for decades before US sanctions. Iran said the visit was unlikely in the near future, Reuters reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Japan and met the prime minister and Foreign Minister Taro Kono earlier this month.
Abe is likely to discuss his plan for a Tehran visit with US President Donald Trump when the latter visits Japan from Saturday, NHK said. Asked about the state of preparations for such a visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga denied the report.
Look like a plan for me
I think PM Abe short his ties and is now free
remember when Kim met POTUS?
#6598706 at 2019-05-27 04:00:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8437: Massive Victory for EU Conservative Nationalists Edition
>>6598605
In case everyone forgot… Abe was the FIRST foreign leader to meet with President ELECT Trump, at Trump Tower.
"The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he believes Donald Trump is a "reliable leader" in whom he can have "great confidence", after he became the first foreign leader to meet the US President-elect face-to-face.
Mr Trump welcomed Mr Abe to Trump Tower in Manhattan shortly before 5pm on Thursday, for a hastily planned encounter that lasted approximately an hour and a half. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Mr Abe declined to reveal "details or specifics" of their conversation, but insisted it had been "very, very cordial".
The President-elect's aides had earlier emphasised the informal nature of the meeting, which was organised at the last minute after Mr Abe reportedly called Mr Trump to congratulate him on his shock election win, and suggested he drop by Mr Trump's New York home on his way to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru.
A "HASTILY" planned meeting?
I'd say that Japan has been a very important ally from Day One.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/donald-trump-election-latest-japanese-prime-minister-Shinzo-Abe-meeting-a7424106.html
#6598424 at 2019-05-27 03:23:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8437: Massive Victory for EU Conservative Nationalists Edition
Trump: 'If Iran would like to talk, we'd like to talk' GmailLinkedinPinterest
US President Donald Trump on Monday held out the possibility of negotiations with Iran as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is reportedly weighing a trip to Tehran.
"I do believe that Iran would like to talk, and if they'd like to talk, we'd like to talk also," Trump said. "We'll see what happens, but I know for a fact that the prime minister (Abe) is very close with the leadership of Iran, nobody wants to see terrible things happen, especially me."
https://www.deccanherald.com/international/trump-if-iran-would-like-to-talk-wed-like-to-talk-736345.html
#6597474 at 2019-05-27 01:21:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8435: UNBELIEVABLE TEAM Edition
>>6597394
Faggot IGNORANCE
Shinz? Abe (?? ?? Abe Shinz??, IPA: [Abe ?i?zo?]; born 21 September 1954) is the current Prime Minister of Japan, re-elected to the position in December 2012. Abe is also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
and
Answer Wiki. The Japan not have a president, it's a constitutional monarchy, we have a emperor, currently the Emperor Akihito, the first emperor are the Emperor Jimmu (660 BC), and an Prime Minister, currently Shinzo Abe. the fist are Ito Hirobumi (1885-1888).
#6597173 at 2019-05-27 00:45:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8435: UNBELIEVABLE TEAM Edition
>>6597140
He supposedly NOMINATED POTUS.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/15/trump-Shinzo-Abe-nobel-peace-prize-1171831
But others have nominated and said he should get it too.
#6594832 at 2019-05-26 19:37:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8432: Japan knows Q Edition
POTUS hints he won't push Japan for trade deal before summer election
TOKYO (Kyodo) – U.S. President Donald Trump indicated Sunday he will not push Japan for a bilateral trade agreement before a House of Councillors election in the summer.
"Much will wait until after their July elections," Trump said in a Twitter post after playing golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the second day of his four-day state visit to Japan. Later Sunday, the leaders watched a sumo tournament with their wives.
"Great progress being made in our Trade Negotiations with Japan. Agriculture and beef heavily in play," Trump wrote, a sign that he will not push Abe for a swift conclusion of the ongoing bilateral trade talks when they hold an official meeting Monday.
Trump apparently took into account Abe's concern about being forced to make concessions related to the agricultural sector as the prime minister leads his Liberal Democratic Party into the upper house election, with a simultaneous election for the House of Representatives also a possibility.
Underscoring the president's tweet, John Roberts, chief White House correspondent for Fox News, quoted Trump as telling him over the phone that he "will wait until after the July elections in the House of Councillors…before really pushing for a deal."
Speaking to reporters after playing 16 holes with Trump and veteran Japanese professional golfer Isao Aoki, Abe said, "I think I had a frank exchange of views (with Trump) in a very relaxed atmosphere," without providing details.
The two leaders had breakfast and lunch together at Mobara Country Club in Chiba Prefecture, and their lunch included double cheeseburgers with U.S. beef, according to Japanese officials.
It was their fifth round of golf together since Trump took office in 2017. The most recent time they played was during Abe's trip to Washington in late April.
Abe, dressed in a blue blazer and white pants, welcomed Trump, wearing a red pullover and carrying a red hat in his hand, who arrived at the golf course on his Marine One helicopter.
Trump's tweet came a day after he said he wants to make bilateral trade "a little bit more fair," a sign of his frustration about the hefty and chronic U.S. trade deficit with Japan.
Speaking at a meeting with Japanese business leaders, Trump said he wants to address the imbalance, remove barriers to U.S. exports and ensure fairness and reciprocity, while foreshadowing several announcements including "some very big ones over the next few months."
While maintaining hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan and other U.S. trading partners, Trump has also threatened Tokyo and other major car exporters with a potential 25 percent automobile levy in a bid to pressure them into making concessions.
Aside from bilateral trade, Abe and Trump, in their formal talks Monday, are expected to affirm coordination over North Korea.
But in a contrast with U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, Trump on Sunday played down the significance of North Korean short-range ballistic missile tests earlier this month.
"North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me," Trump tweeted, a day after Bolton said Pyongyang's recent missile launches were in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution – a view shared by Japan.
Trump said he has confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two have met twice, the first time in Singapore last June and the second in Hanoi in February.
On the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, Trump presented the "President's Cup," a huge American-made trophy, to Asanoyama, a rank-and-file wrestler who clinched his first title Saturday.
On Monday, Trump and first lady Melania, the first state guests of Japan's new Reiwa imperial era, will have an audience with new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
Trump will be the first foreign leader to meet with the emperor, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 after former Emperor Akihito abdicated the previous day, the first Japanese monarch to stand down in about 200 years.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190526/p2g/00m/0na/030000c
#6594480 at 2019-05-26 18:51:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8432: Japan knows Q Edition
President Xi Invites World To Join China In Building New Internet
Along with the cookouts and beautiful Memorial Day Weekend weather, President Trump offered plenty of distractions for any Americans still tuned into their news feeds - from photos of his golf outing with Shinzo Abe to his presentation of the 'first-ever' US President's Cup
Meanwhile, in China, President Xi was busy exhorting the rest of the world (presumably excluding the US) to cooperate with Beijing in developing new Internet, big data and artificial intelligence resources in a letter to the China International Big Data Industry Expo, which kicked off Sunday in the southwestern city of Guiyang, according to state-run business newswire Xinhua.
Beijing has an obvious use-case for improved big-data resources: Optimizing its growing surveillance apparatus. And with the White House reportedly mulling Huawei-style bans on companies involved in building said apparatus, it's unsurprising that Beijing is already casting about for international support.
Chinese tech and Internet giants dominated the big data expo, which drew some 26,000 representatives from nearly 55 countries to marvel at China's emerging leadership in the big data industry. Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba and other Chinese firms were heavily represented.
China also used the opportunity to denounce Washington's blacklisting of Huawei.
The Huawei ban is a "rough" disruption to the market, Wang Zhijun, vice head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in an interview on state broadcaster China Central Television. He urged the U.S. government to stop "unreasonable suppression" of China's integrated circuit and electronic companies.
While Trump and Abe were on their golf outing, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin trolled Abe on Twitter.
Bottom line: As Washington steps up its aggressive trade rhetoric, Beijing is stepping up its efforts to recruit more geopolitical allies to free itself of its reliance on American tech - while reminding the world that it can create serious disruptions in the global supply chain with very little effort.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-26/president-xi-invites-world-join-china-building-new-internet
#6588277 at 2019-05-25 21:01:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8424: Sumo Security Edition
Trump Urges Fairer Trade with Japan at Start of State Visit
Tokyo (AFP) - President Donald Trump Saturday vowed to make the US trade relationship with Japan a "little bit more fair", as he kicked off a four-day visit to Tokyo aimed at cementing ties between the two close allies.
Trump's four-day trip is expected to feature plenty of warm words and images as he plays golf and watches sumo with his "friend" Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister.
But the world's top and third-biggest economies are also thrashing out a trade deal and Trump wasted no time in lashing out at what he sees as an imbalance between the pair.
"Japan has had a substantial edge for many, many years. But that's OK, maybe that's why you like us so much," Trump told leaders from some of Japan's leading companies, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
After a bilateral trade deal has been signed, it will be "a little bit more fair," vowed the president.
"With this deal we hope to address the trade imbalance, remove the barriers to United States exports and ensure fairness and reciprocity in our relationship. We're getting close," said Trump.
He added: "We hope to have several further announcements soon and some very big ones over the next few months."
Some observers suspect Abe is rolling out the red carpet to present Japan as the most favourable of the countries currently engaged in trade disputes with Washington but little concrete progress is expected with elections looming for the Japanese PM.
Japanese and US officials hail as "unprecedented" the relationship between Trump and his "golf buddy" Abe, and the pair are scheduled to again find time for a round to burnish their diplomatic bromance.
Just over an hour before Trump arrived, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in Tokyo, with the epicentre very close to where the leaders are due to tee off.
The official centrepiece of the trip is Trump's meeting on Monday with Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, who only ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne at the beginning of the month following his father's historic abdication for health reasons.
"With all the countries of the world, I'm the guest of honour at the biggest event that they've had in over 200 years," said Trump before his departure.
But the visual highlight is more likely to be Trump's visit on Sunday to the final day of the summer "basho" or sumo tournament where he is expected to present the trophy to the winner.
Japanese wrestler Asanoyama will receive the "president's cup" - weighing 60-70 pounds (27-32 kilos) and measuring 54 inches (1.4 metres) - after his win as Trump was arriving on Saturday gave him a 12-2 record and put him out of reach on the final day.
Trump's appearance at the hallowed sumo hall has presented a logistical, security and protocol nightmare, ranging from where he sits to how he should be protected if the crowd start throwing chair pillows - as tradition dictates when a Grand Champion (yokozuna) falls.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-urges-fairer-trade-with-japan-at-start-of-state-visit/
#6587057 at 2019-05-25 17:41:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8422: Great Awakening Volume 64 - The [[[Hunters]]] Become The Hunted Edition
=Motegi and Lighthizer Meeting Right Now...=
Based on time zones (Japan is 13 hours ahead), and considering Lighthizer left on Thursday; it would appear Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are meeting right about now.
(Reuters) - Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Friday that he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Tokyo on Saturday for trade talks ahead of a summit meeting between leaders from the two nations on Monday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to discuss topics including North Korea's nuclear programs, trade issues and the coming Group of 20 leaders' summit. (link)
Following the State Dinner to celebrate the beginning of the Reiwa Era, introduced with the coronation of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are scheduled to hold a summit and joint press conference on Monday.
There is a rumor their presser may include a "significant announcement."
I cannot think of a non-splendid reason for Ambassador Lighthizer to fly all the way to Japan if Trump and Abe didn't have something planned.
...just sayin'.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/25/motegi-and-lighthizer-meeting-right-now/
#6586565 at 2019-05-25 16:10:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8422: Great Awakening Volume 64 - The [[[Hunters]]] Become The Hunted Edition
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/president-donald-trumps-schedule-for-sunday-may-26-2019/
'President Donald Trump will travel to Mobara Country Club in Chiba, Japan where he and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will play golf.
In the evening, the president and First Lady Melania Trump will visit the Sumo Wrestling Cultural Program and attend the Sumo Wrestling Finals at the Ry?goku Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo, then the first couple will attend a dinner with the Prime Minister and Mrs. Abe.
President and Mrs. Trump are on a 3-day State visit to Japan during which he will be the first foreign leader to meet Japan's new Emperor and the first U.S. president in modern history to set foot upon a Japanese warship.
This is President Trump's second trip to Japan since becoming president and he has another trip to the area planned in June.'
'Longtime wrestling fan President Trump to get a taste of sumo in Japan'
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-japan-sumo-in-tokyo-part-of-visit-focused-on-flattery/
#6586512 at 2019-05-25 16:03:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8421: Japanese Trade Edition
QNN REPORT:
POTUS AND FIRST LADY SAFELY ARRIVE IN TOKYO, JAPAN FOR A 4-DAY VISIT WITH PRIME MINISTER Shinzo Abe. THEY WILL MEET NEW JAPANESE EMPEROR NARUHITO AND ENJOY A GREAT STAY IN JAPAN.
#6586252 at 2019-05-25 15:20:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8421: Japanese Trade Edition
>>6586190
>>>6585860
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>>centered near the golf course where he and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to play golf Sunday.
>
>Quite the coincidence.
yep, waiting for another anon to comment!
Anyone who has actually done some digging NOT seeing the blatant, in your face use of esoteric weapons?
Missing the nice coordination between the use of these weapons and the globalist war against the world?
The weather events in this year alone are so obvious they seem to come from a crappy corporate sci-fi plot.
Cyclone bombs?
Flooding in the bread basket of America?
Perfectly timed AND placed earthquake in Japan?
Cannot believe that the existence of such level of weaponry could be kept secret?
Really? In an age where 80% pay no attention to anything other than the corporate media Matrix?
When the captured minions get a clue about the SCOPE of this war, the war will be over!
Indeed, this IS bigger than most can imagine, apparently, including anons!
WWG1WGA !
#6586190 at 2019-05-25 15:10:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8421: Japanese Trade Edition
>>6585860
>centered near the golf course where he and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to play golf Sunday.
Quite the coincidence.
#6585860 at 2019-05-25 14:11:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8421: Japanese Trade Edition
Earthquake strikes Tokyo ahead of Trump's visit to Japan
President Trump's trip to Japan started with a bang - a magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered near the golf course where he and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to play golf Sunday.
The temblor, which rattled Tokyo just hours before Trump's arrival, briefly halted nearby bullet trains, but did not derail the leaders' plans for their first meeting of the four-day visit, which will take place at the Mobara Country Club in Chiba.
Later, the leaders will attend a championship sumo wrestling match, where Trump will award the "President's Cup" to the winner. The trophy is 5 feet tall and weighs between 60 and 70 pounds, the White House said.
Trump spoke to Japanese business leaders at a reception shortly after his arrival late Saturday, where he needled them about trade.
"I would say that Japan has had a substantial edge for many, many years, but that's OK," Trump said. "Maybe that's why you like us so much."
He said the U.S. and Japan "are hard at work" negotiating a bilateral trade agreement more favorable to American business.
https://nypost.com/2019/05/25/earthquake-strikes-tokyo-ahead-of-trumps-visit-to-japan/
#6584683 at 2019-05-25 06:53:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8419: Never Give Up Edition
"Japanese officials have gone to great pains to ensure that Trump's time will be filled by playing golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, presenting the "Trump Cup" to the winner of a sumo wrestling tournament and visiting a helicopter carrier that is being adapted so it could host Lockheed Martin's vertical takeoff F-35B jet fighters. A dinner is planned at a robatayaki restaurant, where with respect for the president's preference for well-done steak, the meat will be grilled before his eyes.
Much of that kabuki choreography is simply the product of traditional Japanese culture and hospitality, as well as Abe's long-running effort to flatter the American leader, which in the past has included giving him a $3,755 gold-plated golf club.
However, Trump's schedule is also booked to minimize any possibility that a substantive issue might arise and disrupt an agenda designed to make both leaders look good to the voters at home, say U.S. and Japanese officials and outside experts.
"This is a policy-free visit," says Stanford University's Daniel Sneider. "The Japanese know that Trump can be unpredictable and that his attention is focused on Washington, but it's completely choreographed. It's more like a weekend jaunt to Japan."
HMM
http://time.com/5594780/japan-trump-naruhito-visit/
#6583733 at 2019-05-25 03:29:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8418: This Time, It's Time Edition
POTUS to start state visit to Japan for audience with new emperor
TOKYO (Kyodo) – U.S. President Donald Trump is set to start a four-day state visit to Japan on Saturday, a historic event that will make him the first foreign leader to meet with new Emperor Naruhito.
Trump, flanked by first lady Melania, will have an audience Monday with the emperor and Empress Masako. Trump's itinerary also includes a bilateral meeting, golf outing, visit to a grand sumo tournament and informal dinner with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Tweeting from Air Force One en route to Japan on Friday, Trump said he is "looking forward to honoring, on behalf of the United States, His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan," and that he will discuss trade and regional security with Abe, whom he called "my friend."
In a meeting Friday with Trump's national security adviser John Bolton in Tokyo, Abe said he welcomes Trump's "historic" visit as the first state guest of Japan's new imperial era of Reiwa and expressed hope that it will further strengthen the bilateral alliance.
Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump expressed excitement about traveling to Japan. "With all the countries of the world, I'm the guest of honor at the biggest event that they've had in over 200 years," he said.
Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 after former Emperor Akihito abdicated the previous day, the first Japanese monarch to stand down in about 200 years.
In a meeting on Monday, Abe and Trump are expected to discuss bilateral trade and North Korea policy, with Trump pushing Japan to cut its trade surplus with the United States.
Similarly, American farmers have grown concerned about their reduced market share in Japan following the recent enforcement of an 11-nation Pacific free trade agreement including Japan and farming nations such as Australia and New Zealand.
The leaders are also likely to seek a good balance between pressuring North Korea and exploring opportunities for engagement with leader Kim Jong Un in a bid to address the nuclear, missile and abduction issues.
Following the talks with Abe, Trump will meet with the relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s. The president raised the abduction issue during the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit last June in Singapore and also in his second meeting with Kim in February in Hanoi.
On Tuesday, Abe and Trump will board the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Kaga docked at an MSDF base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, in another demonstration of the firmness of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Trump will address troops during a visit to the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base before wrapping up the trip.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190525/p2g/00m/0fp/022000c
#6549510 at 2019-05-21 10:34:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8374: Transparency Edition
"Trump Cup" for Sumo Torno in Japan
"security concerns"……
He is also expected to be the first foreign dignitary to meet Emperor Naruhito, who inherited the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1.
Trump says he is having a trophy made, which Japanese media have already informally dubbed the Trump Cup.
"I've always found that fascinating," he told reporters last month, describing sumo as "something I'll enjoy very much".
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is eager to have Trump and his wife Melania attend a tournament May 26 and hand over a trophy to the winner.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/security-fears-over-trump-sumo-visit/news-story/072810237abfb4d82191cd713d1f68a1
#6544212 at 2019-05-20 19:08:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8368: Cali Commie Ruffian Fisticuffs Edition
Mainichi Q&A with teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg
STOCKHOLM Mainichi: Japan is still relying on coal-fired plants for more than 30% of its total electricity. It is also about to build more new coal-fired plants that any other nation, and is looking to export the plants overseas. What is your view of this?
Greta Thunberg: Of course it's horrible. I wouldn't have expected anything better because it's just like everywhere else. No one is doing basically anything. They say that they are doing things and yet they're expanding coal mines, coal power plants or airports or things like that. So something big needs to happen. We're still on the wrong path. We need to change direction.
M: Japan will host the Group of 20 summit in late June. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants to play a leadership role on combating climate change at the summit. What do you say to him?
GT: Basically every world leader is like that. They say, "We are going to make this better," or "We are going to do everything we can and we're going to be the leading country." And yet they expand coal power plants and so on. They say one thing and then do another complete opposite thing. That is very dangerous because it's very misleading. We need to realize the full consequences of the climate crisis and we need to realize what has to be done, how much the emissions need to be reduced, and so on.
M: What is read climate change leadership?
GT: I think you have to practice what you preach. In Sweden, we say, "We are so good with combating climate change and we are so environmentally friendly," and so on. But Sweden has one of the world's top 10 ecological footprints per capita, according to WWF (Word Wildlife Fund). It's complete opposite of what we say. So I think leadership is to lead by example.
M: Regarding the global school strike on March 15 this year, there were only about 200 participants in Japan. That's relatively small compared to the numbers in European countries. So do you have any message to Japan's youth?
GT: I have the same message for them as I do for everyone else, because this is a global problem and we all have a responsibility to do something. As young people, our future is being taking away from us and I think we should get angry, and transform that anger into action. We must help keep the older generations accountable for what they have done and keep doing to us. And we need to realize what is actually at stake.
M: I believe Japanese students are concerned for their future, but are hesitant to walk out of school. So do you have an alternative to striking?
GT: There are many, many things you can do. You don't have to do a school strike. For instance, you can march, you can create organizations, you can create petitions. Vote if you can, and try to put pressure on business leaders and politicians so that they will do something. Also, there are many changes you can make in your everyday life.
M: What kind of concrete climate action is needed on the individual level?
GT: There are many scientific studies on what are the most efficient ways you can make changes. I don't have the education to speak out about that myself. But I think that as an individual, the most important thing you can do right now is to read about the climate crisis and try to understand what it actually means, because then you understand what you can do yourself. And also to spread that information, talk to people about it, and to put pressure on people in power. We need to go through democracy, put pressure on corporations and states.
M: You have described yourself as an invisible girl. Has that changed?
GT: Not in school but here, definitely yes. I never used to speak and I don't think people were interested in hearing my opinion. Now I am speaking to the whole world and to everyone. Privately I'm still very shy. I never make small talk or just talk because I want to. I do it because I have to.
I've been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, which makes me think a bit differently. I don't like socializing and I have special interests which I get very focused on. And so I was able to really focus on this issue and to read for hours and hours because I had an interest in it, and that wouldn't have been possible if I'd been "normal."
M: A few people have said there must be someone behind your campaign. How do you react to them?
GT: It's pretty sad that people spend their time trying to make up rumors and spreading hate. I can't really do anything about it, and I knew that when I started. I think that these rumors show that this movement is actually having an impact, and some people feel threatened by this. So it's also a good thing.
rest at link
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190520/p2a/00m/0in/011000c
#6536155 at 2019-05-19 16:24:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8358: Moves and Countermoves. Never Stop Learning Never Stop Adapting Edition
>>6536150
Clue three: Energy: "who are making America into the energy superpower of the world" - followed by : "nation WEALTHIER but they are making America SAFER by building a future of American Energy INDEPENDENCE". Two sorts of energy cabal extracts from children during sacrifice rituals. One is Andrenochrome = fountain of youth for cabal and two Spiritual energy, which is harvested to summon demons and open portals by cabal.
Note: Q drop # 3170 - 3 times MAYDAY.
- Bread crumb 3: Japanese Emperor Abdication on April 30th 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-abdication-explainer/explainer-japan-emperor-abdication-rare-but-could-set-precedent-idUSKCN1S524Z
- Bread crumb 4: Shinzo Abe comments on new Emperor May 1st 2019.
Clues one & two: "The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his "heartfelt congratulations" on behalf of the Japanese people. "We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically," he said.
This would be a "child", "meticulously grown" (like a bonsai), bringing in a "new era", coming from the East..." = Children + new era. Abe is resonating with Potus when it comes to children.
The WHAT: Flotus/Potus/Abe combined = THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING, MOSTLY CHILDREN SEX TRAFFICKING. Children are the future and by making the chidren safe we are making our future safe. Children are our TRUE wealth, but making our children safe, we are making ourselves wealthier. They are our future. It's about helping save the children forced into the sex slave TRADE in Japan.
- The "Where" in Japan:
Only one bread crumb: Potus tweet on May 14th 2019 - G20 summint in Osaka, Japan.
We have our location. A quick look at Osaka and it's clear it's a sex slave trafficking NEST.
Among many digs, notables are the white bunny statues and comfort women statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Peace
Anons, please spread the word. Potus/Flotus tweeted about this to draw Anons attention to it. Potus wants anons to know about this. It's like Epstein Island & NXIVM. Please anons, HELP SAVE THE CHILDREN BY SPREADING THE WORD = PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON IT.
P.S.: An anon helped by finding that Osaka is linked to Tony Podesta & Camp Nose via Wikileaks Podesta Emails. Who ever that anons is, thank you so much and God bless you.
(Part 2)
#6528724 at 2019-05-18 16:14:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8348: Fear the Storm Edition
Speculation grows that PM Abe set to dissolve lower house for summer double election
TOKYO – Speculation is growing within Japan's ruling and opposition camps that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election to coincide with the summer House of Councillors race.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga clearly said at a May 17 news conference that if opposition parties submit a no-confidence motion against the Abe Cabinet to the lower chamber, it could lead to the dissolution of the powerful chamber.
He apparently warned the opposition camp against introducing such a motion. However the remark, made by a key member of the Cabinet, is likely to cause wide political repercussions.
Suga's remarks came as high-ranking members of ruling and opposition parties have also pointed to the possibility of a double election, which is likely to happen if the prime minister dissolves the lower house shortly before the June 26 end of the ongoing regular Diet session.
An upper chamber election is held every tree years, with half of its 242 seats up for grabs each time. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 65 seats in the 2013 upper house election, which LDP Election Strategy Committee chairman Akira Amari describes as "a figure that we cannot surpass."
A focal point is how the LDP will minimize its losses. If a double election is held, lower house candidates will also campaign, causing a possible synergistic effect with upper chamber candidates.
The opposition camp is not sufficiently prepared for an early lower house election, as they have yet to decide on fielding joint candidates to present a united front. Abe Cabinet's approval ratings remain high, and the celebratory mood surrounding the start of the Reiwa era continues to build. These factors are behind the growing view that the prime minister will call a double election.
LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai told a May 13 press conference that the party is "always prepared" for simultaneous elections for the lower and upper chambers. Hakubun Shimomura, chairman of the LDP Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution, suggested that he shares this view.
"There are some people who said we should 'accept the challenge' if the opposition bloc submits a no-confidence motion against the Abe Cabinet," he told reporters at the party headquarters on May 16.
With regard to the possibility of calling a double election to ask the public if they support constitutional revision, Shimomura said, "There are a growing number of people who have mentioned this recently."
A summit meeting of the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations and regions is scheduled for June 28-29 in Osaka, shortly after the current Diet session ends.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190518/p2a/00m/0na/017000c
#6524248 at 2019-05-17 22:55:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8343: Global Heating for Traitors Edition
>>6524230
Clue three: Energy: "who are making America into the energy superpower of the world" - followed by : "nation WEALTHIER but they are making America SAFER by building a future of American Energy INDEPENDENCE". Two sorts of energy cabal extracts from children during sacrifice rituals. One is Andrenochrome = fountain of youth for cabal and two Spiritual energy, which is harvested to summon demons and open portals by cabal.
Note: Q drop # 3170 - 3 times MAYDAY.
- Bread crumb 3: Japanese Emperor Abdication on April 30th 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-abdication-explainer/explainer-japan-emperor-abdication-rare-but-could-set-precedent-idUSKCN1S524Z
- Bread crumb 4: Shinzo Abe comments on new Emperor May 1st 2019.
Clues one & two: "The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his "heartfelt congratulations" on behalf of the Japanese people. "We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically," he said.
This would be a "child", "meticulously grown" (like a bonsai), bringing in a "new era", coming from the East..." = Children + new era. Abe is resonating with Potus when it comes to children.
The WHAT: Flotus/Potus/Abe combined = THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING, MOSTLY CHILDREN SEX TRAFFICKING. Children are the future and by making the chidren safe we are making our future safe. Children are our TRUE wealth, but making our children safe, we are making ourselves wealthier. They are our future. It's about helping save the children forced into the sex slave TRADE in Japan.
- The "Where" in Japan:
Only one bread crumb: Potus tweet on May 14th 2019 - G20 summint in Osaka, Japan.
We have our location. A quick look at Osaka and it's clear it's a sex slave trafficking NEST.
Among many digs, notables are the white bunny statues and comfort women statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Peace
Anons, please spread the word. Potus/Flotus tweeted about this to draw Anons attention to it. Potus wants anons to know about this. It's like Epstein Island & NXIVM. Please anons, HELP SAVE THE CHILDREN BY SPREADING THE WORD = PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON IT.
Note: Everything is open source.
(Part 2)
#6522759 at 2019-05-17 19:23:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8341: AG Barr In The House Edition
>>6522717
Clue three: Energy: "who are making America into the energy superpower of the world" - followed by : "nation WEALTHIER but they are making America SAFER by building a future of American Energy INDEPENDENCE". Two sorts of energy cabal extracts from children during sacrifice rituals. One is Andrenochrome = fountain of youth for cabal and two Spiritual energy, which is harvested to summon demons and open portals by cabal.
Note: Q drop # 3170 - 3 times MAYDAY.
- Bread crumb 3: Japanese Emperor Abdication on April 30th 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-abdication-explainer/explainer-japan-emperor-abdication-rare-but-could-set-precedent-idUSKCN1S524Z
- Bread crumb 4: Shinzo Abe comments on new Emperor May 1st 2019.
Clues one & two: "The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his "heartfelt congratulations" on behalf of the Japanese people. "We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically," he said.
This would be a "child", "meticulously grown" (like a bonsai), bringing in a "new era", coming from the East..." = Children + new era. Abe is resonating with Potus when it comes to children.
The WHAT: Flotus/Potus/Abe combined = THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING, MOSTLY CHILDREN SEX TRAFFICKING. Children are the future and by making the chidren safe we are making our future safe. Children are our TRUE wealth, but making our children safe, we are making ourselves wealthier. They are our future. It's about helping save the children forced into the sex slave TRADE in Japan.
- The "Where" in Japan:
Only one bread crumb: Potus tweet on May 14th 2019 - G20 summint in Osaka, Japan.
We have our location. A quick look at Osaka and it's clear it's a sex slave trafficking NEST.
Among many digs, notables are the white bunny statues and comfort women statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Peace
Anons, please spread the word. Potus/Flotus tweeted about this to draw Anons attention to it. Potus wants anons to know about this. It's like Epstein Island & NXIVM. Please anons, HELP SAVE THE CHILDREN BY SPREADING THE WORD = PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON IT.
Note: Everything is open source.
(Part 2)
#6520307 at 2019-05-17 12:41:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8338: It's a Baaaad Day for Evil Edition
>>6520301
Clue three: Energy: "who are making America into the energy superpower of the world" - followed by : "nation WEALTHIER but they are making America SAFER by building a future of American Energy INDEPENDENCE". Two sorts of energy cabal extracts from children during sacrifice rituals. One is Andrenochrome = fountain of youth for cabal and two Spiritual energy, which is harvested to summon demons and open portals by cabal.
Note: Q drop # 3170 - 3 times MAYDAY.
- Bread crumb 3: Japanese Emperor Abdication on April 30th 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-abdication-explainer/explainer-japan-emperor-abdication-rare-but-could-set-precedent-idUSKCN1S524Z
- Bread crumb 4: Shinzo Abe comments on new Emperor May 1st 2019.
Clues one & two: "The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his "heartfelt congratulations" on behalf of the Japanese people. "We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically," he said.
This would be a "child", "meticulously grown" (like a bonsai), bringing in a "new era", coming from the East..." = Children + new era. Abe is resonating with Potus when it comes to children.
The WHAT: Flotus/Potus/Abe combined = THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING, MOSTLY CHILDREN SEX TRAFFICKING. Children are the future and by making the chidren safe we are making our future safe. Children are our TRUE wealth, but making our children safe, we are making ourselves wealthier. They are our future. It's about helping save the children forced into the sex slave TRADE in Japan.
- The "Where" in Japan:
Only one bread crumb: Potus tweet on May 14th 2019 - G20 summint in Osaka, Japan.
We have our location. A quick look at Osaka and it's clear it's a sex slave trafficking NEST.
Among many digs, notables are the white bunny statues and comfort women statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Peace
Anons, please spread the word. Potus/Flotus tweeted about this to draw Anons attention to it. Potus wants anons to know about this. It's like Epstein Island & NXIVM. Please anons, HELP SAVE THE CHILDREN BY SPREADING THE WORD = PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON IT.
Note: Everything is open source.
(Part 2)
#6518865 at 2019-05-17 04:31:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8336: PapaD Reveals New Details on Non-Collusion Edition
>>6518807
>Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will be constitutionally allowed to use force for self-defense if the country comes under cyber-attacks.
Post-Fukushima fuckery, they changed constitution? This should get very interesting.
#6518807 at 2019-05-17 04:23:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8336: PapaD Reveals New Details on Non-Collusion Edition
PM Abe says Japan can use force for self-defense against cyber-attacks
TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will be constitutionally allowed to use force for self-defense if the country comes under cyber-attacks.
During a House of Representatives plenary session on May 16, Abe stated that in some cases cyberattacks on Japan alone can constitute armed attacks, and said, "Under the Constitution, Japan will be allowed to exercise force for self-defense."
With regard to the question of what sort of cyberattacks can constitute armed attacks, the prime minister said, "It should be judged on a case-by-case basis based on factors such as international circumstances, the other party's explicit intention, the means employed in the attacks, and responses to them."
Abe then went on to specify "armed attacks" as "cases in which extremely serious damage on par with that caused by attacks by physical means arises, and the attacks are made by the other party in a systematic and premeditated manner." In those cases, Abe suggested, Japan will be able to respond with arms for the sake of self-defense.
Meanwhile, the prime minister expressed concerns over heightening tensions in the Middle East, including the United States' implementation of economic sanctions against Iran.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190517/p2a/00m/0na/002000c
#6491613 at 2019-05-14 00:08:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8301: Attempts By Dems Will FAIL Edition
Xi visit to Japan as state guest to be put off until next year
Japan and China are making arrangements for President Xi Jinping to visit Tokyo as a state guest next year, rather than this year as initially planned, due to a tight schedule, according to sources familiar with the situation.
During his visit to China last October, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sounded out Xi about the possibility of visiting Japan in June for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka and then in the fall as a state guest, diplomatic sources said earlier.
But Beijing was reluctant to accept the proposal for Xi to visit Japan two times in the same year even though bilateral relations have been improving, making a request that Abe visit China instead, according to the sources.
China plans to host a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea later this year.
Abe is now likely to visit China before receiving Xi as a state guest.
Japan also has a series of events this fall in connection with the imperial succession, including the Sokuirei Seiden no Gi enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22 to proclaim Emperor Naruhito's accession.
A visit by a foreign leader as a state guest involves a meeting and banquet with the emperor, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1.
"It's difficult to receive President Xi as a state guest before the year's end because the schedule is tight," a senior government source said.
The postponement is also under consideration as Tokyo has apparently judged it can wait until next year to realize Xi's visit provided that Sino-Japanese relations keep improving.
Despite outstanding issues related to territory and wartime history, Japan and China have been warming to each other while Beijing has been locked in a trade war with Washington.
Abe last October became the first Japanese leader in nearly seven years to make an official visit to China.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/13/national/politics-diplomacy/xi-visit-japan-state-guest-put-off-next-year/
#6474876 at 2019-05-11 23:18:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8279: Spring Cleaning Edition
Russia-Japan talks on disputed isles go nowhere, 'significant differences' remain
MOSCOW - The top diplomats of Japan and Russia said Friday there was a ways to go before their countries can resolve a long-standing dispute over the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
In Moscow, Russia's Sergei Lavrov said "significant differences" remained between the two nations' positions, despite several previous rounds of negotiations.
"The task is not easy, it's clear it will only be solved by long, painstaking and creative work," Lavrov told journalists following his meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Kono.
The territorial dispute centers on four islands between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean that were seized by the Soviet army in the last days of World War II.
"Solving a problem that remains unresolved more than 70 years on from the end of the war is not easy," Kono said at the joint news conference.
"It cannot be said that as a result of today's talks we were able to overcome these differences."
Tokyo has refused to recognize Moscow's sovereignty over the isles, preventing the two countries from signing a peace treaty to formally end wartime hostilities.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin have made resolving the dispute a priority - meeting 25 times since 2013 in an effort to build cooperation. But both face domestic opposition to any compromise and a meeting in Moscow in January fell short of an agreement.
A meeting between their foreign and defense ministers will take place in Tokyo at the end of the month, Lavrov said Friday.
Moscow has said negotiations should be based on a 1956 Soviet-Japanese declaration that calls for the signing of a peace accord before any move to hand over the two smaller territories, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group, to Japan. The two larger isles are Etorofu and Kunashiri. The Russian names are different.
But giving away even uninhabited islands would be poorly received in Russia, where World War II is hugely symbolic and postwar gains in territory are seen as nonnegotiable.
Moscow in recent months has taken further steps to consolidate its hold on the isles, which are home to some 20,000 people. In December, for example, Russia said it built four new military barracks there, prompting an angry response from Tokyo. In February, it said it had laid fiber-optic cables to provide homes and businesses there with high-speed internet access.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/11/national/politics-diplomacy/russia-japan-talks-disputed-isles-go-nowhere-next-round-headed-tokyo/
#6473697 at 2019-05-11 20:46:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8278: A House Needs To Be Constantly Cleaned Edition
Japan wary of U.S. shift to hard line in trade talks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) - Japan is wary of the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will adopt a hard line in bilateral trade talks following Friday's U.S. tariff hike on Chinese products.
The hike has intensified the uncertainty over the future course of U.S.-China trade discussions, raising concern that the United States may rush to produce results in its trade negotiations with Japan, which began in April.
Worries are also mounting that the U.S.-China trade war will affect the Japanese economy. The Japanese government is closely watching related developments, officials said.
Trump voiced his dissatisfaction at his country's trade deficit with Japan during a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in late April.
But Trump did not make a difficult request, such as for agricultural market liberalization exceeding the level Japan is committed to under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact. The United States withdrew from the TPP in early 2017.
According to sources with access to the summit, Trump did not bring up numerical limits on Japanese vehicle exports to the United States.
His main concern for now is the 2020 presidential race. If his country's trade negotiations with China reach a dead end, he may attempt a breakthrough with Japan to seek immediate results.
Abe and Trump are expected to hold summits in May and June. Some Japanese government officials are braced for possible erratic remarks by Trump around the period.
What Tokyo hopes to avoid are additional U.S. duties on Japan-made vehicles that may be introduced on national security grounds.
The two sides confirmed that no such measure will be taken while the bilateral trade talks are under way, according to sources with access to the negotiations.
But Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC partner Keisuke Hanyuda, an expert on trade negotiations, warned, "The United States may press for major concessions in the agricultural sector by threatening to impose the additional tariffs."
Meanwhile, the Chinese economy has slowed down since summer last year, mainly due to the effects of the trade conflict with the United States.
The trade stagnation has spread to other countries in Asia, weighing on Japan's Asian-bound exports.
"No country benefits from exchanges of trade restrictions," Finance Minister Taro Aso told a press conference Friday.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005732214
#6436838 at 2019-05-07 14:43:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8231: Report Week: Suicide Watch in Effect for D.C. Edition
No conditions for Japan-N. Korea summit, Abe tells POTUS
The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump during telephone talks on Monday night that he aims to realize a bilateral meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea without setting any preconditions.
The Japanese and U.S. leaders also agreed to cooperate with each other in analyzing details of projectiles recently launched by North Korea.
After the telephone talks, Abe told reporters: "I myself must face Workers' Party of Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un without setting any conditions. I'm determined to secure any opportunity."
So far, the prime minister has stated that a bilateral meeting with Kim "must be a meeting that can be conducive to resolving the abduction issue."
However, among member countries of six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear issues, only Japan has not held a bilateral meeting with North Korea. Abe's shift in stance seems to indicate a prioritization of realizing a bilateral meeting with Pyongyang.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said: "The prime minister has spoken of his determination more clearly to directly face Chairman Kim."
"To resolve the abduction issue, it's important for Japan to take the initiative," he added.
In Monday's telephone talks, the two leaders coordinated responses to North Korea's launching on Saturday of several short-range projectiles from around Wonsan, a city on North Korea's east coast.
Abe and Trump reconfirmed that they will aim for a swift realization of an agreement in the U.S.-North Korea bilateral meeting in June last year, in which Pyongyang promised total denuclearization.
Abe told reporters: "As to the response to North Korea, I share absolutely the same view as Mr. Trump in all respects."
If the projectiles launched by Pyongyang were ballistic missiles, the actions would violate U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions concerning North Korea. Both Japan and the United States will make detailed analyses of Pyongyang's actions.
In the telephone talks, Abe and Trump also discussed a new trade negotiation between Japan and the United States. They confirmed that the two countries will accelerate the trade talks so that the outcome will be beneficial for both sides.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005722370
#6402615 at 2019-05-03 15:35:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8187: The 'S' Word Edition
Abe again vows to revise Japan's top(Constitution) law, aiming for enactment in 2020
Seventy-two years after the enactment of Japan's pacifist Constitution, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge Friday to revise the supreme law and emphasized that he still hopes to see an amended Constitution go into effect in 2020.
"I made clear at this very forum, two years ago, that I hoped 2020 would be the year this nation sees a newly revised Constitution come into effect. That hope hasn't changed for me," Abe said in a prerecorded video message shown during a forum to discuss constitutional change hosted by a conservative grassroots group aligned with Japan Conference (Nippon Kaigi).
The pacifist Constitution has been a topic of debate because its war-renouncing Article 9 bans the country from maintaining any "war potential."
Abe has argued the article should be revised to formalize the legal status of the Self-Defense Forces, although the government has long maintained the SDF are constitutional despite Article 9 and polls have shown a majority of voters support that interpretation. Pacifist political forces remain opposed to Abe's ideas, fearing any revision of Article 9 could change the status quo and lead to unrestrained reinterpretation of the article in the future.
Referring during Friday's forum to a poll that indicated about 90 percent of respondents had a positive impression of the Self-Defense Forces, Abe said: "This level of trust is something the SDF has earned for themselves," and that "now it is time for us in politics to do our part as well."
"We must write the role of the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution to put an end to the debate over its constitutionality," he added.
Abe proposed such a revision at the same rally in 2017, adding at the time that he hoped to see an amended top law enacted in 2020.
In a video message shown at last year's forum, however, Abe didn't mention the 2020 target, in a move that observers said underlined the political difficulty he faced in achieving his long-held ambition.
This year Abe re-emphasized the 2020 goal, but Diet sessions on constitutional matters have remained stalled. Political observers say that whether Abe is able to reboot his drive for constitutional change will depend on the results of the Upper House elections scheduled for July.
The forum is hosted by a conservative group that has promoted a revision of the top law and this year attracted 1,100 people to its main event, held on Constitution Day, according to the organizers.
Among groups supporting the event is Japan Conference, the nation's largest political group representing conservative, right-wing and nationalist causes.
Abe is known to be a strong advocate of constitutional revision, but his push for change has been brought to a deadlock in recent months with opposition parties resisting reforms and Upper House elections looming in the summer. Discussions at the Commission on the Constitution at the House of Representatives have been on hold since the start of the year when the ordinary Diet session opened.
A bill to revise the national referendum law was tabled for discussion, but following a data scandal that found statistical inaccuracies in employment figures opposition parties have refused to attend discussions at the commission.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/03/national/politics-diplomacy/constitution-day-Abe-renews-pledge-enact-revised-top-law-2020-despite-resistance-diet/
#6392067 at 2019-05-02 14:54:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition
Abe ready to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'unconditionally' to 'break the shell of mutual distrust'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two foes, a daily newspaper reported Thursday.
In an interview with the Sankei Shimbun on Wednesday, Abe said: "I want to meet Chairman Kim Jong Un unconditionally and talk with him frankly with an open mind."
Abe, seen as a foreign policy hawk, has recently softened his rhetoric toward Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Kim to resolve an emotional row over past kidnappings of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents.
"It is more than important for our country to be proactive in tackling the issue," Abe also said in the interview.
"We can't break the shell of mutual distrust between Japan and North Korea unless I directly face Mr. Kim," he said. "I hope that he is a leader who can make a decision strategically and flexibly on what is best for his nation."
Tokyo has been one of the most hawkish of the major powers on reclusive North Korea, and has been on the receiving end of some of Pyongyang's harshest rhetoric - as well as missiles launched over its territory.
Until late 2017, North Korea repeatedly tested missiles that flew toward or over Japan, sparking warnings blared from loudspeakers and stoking calls for a tough stance against Pyongyang.
However, Japan now finds itself battling to keep itself relevant on the fast-moving North Korea issue as Kim expands his diplomatic circle.
Kim met Russian President Vladimir Putin last week after multiple meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Abe also told the Sankei that he had asked Trump to help resolve the abduction issue when they held talks at the White House on Friday.
Trump will hold another meeting with Abe in late May when he visits Japan as the first foreign head of state to meet Emperor Naruhito, who acceded the throne Wednesday.
Tokyo believes North Korean agents kidnapped Japanese nationals to train its spies in language and customs in the 1970s and 1980s.
After years of denial, North Korea admitted in 2002 that it had taken 13 Japanese civilians and released what it said were the five survivors, saying eight others had died.
Campaigners, however, believe the disappearance of up to 470 Japanese may be linked to North Korea.
North Korean authorities have given no public indication of any willingness to meet Abe.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/02/national/Abe-ready-meet-north-koreas-kim-unconditionally-break-shell-mutual-distrust/
#6370435 at 2019-04-30 14:36:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition
Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne after 30-year reign
Emperor Akihito of Japan formally stepped down Tuesday, the first abdication for 200 years in the world's oldest monarchy, as his son Naruhito prepared to take the Chrysanthemum Throne and usher in a new imperial era.
In the "Room of Pine" in Tokyo's Imperial Palace, the popular 85-year-old performed the abdication ritual in the presence of the imperial regalia – an ancient sword and sacred jewel that are considered to legitimise an emperor.
In his final speech, Akihito offered his "deepest heartfelt gratitude to the people of Japan" and said he would "pray for the peace and happiness of all the people in Japan and around the world."
Despite near-constant rain in Tokyo, several hundred wellwishers congregated outside the Palace during the historic ceremony attended by around 300 people, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and around a dozen members of the royal family.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190430-japan-emperor-akihito-abdicates-throne-after-30-year-reign
#6366111 at 2019-04-30 02:23:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8140: Captcha Chaos Edition
Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito reported his abdication to a Shinto sun goddess in a ritual at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to end a three decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people.
Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power. His abdication is the first in two centuries. His father, Hirohito, in whose name Japanese troops fought World War Two, was considered a living deity until after Japan's defeat in 1945, when he renounced his divinity. Akihito, together with Empress Michiko, his wife of 60 years and the first commoner to marry an imperial heir, carved out an active role as a symbol of reconciliation, peace and democracy.
"I think the emperor is loved by the people. His image is one of encouraging the people, such as after disasters, and being close to the people," Morio Miyamoto, 48, said as he waited near a train station in western Tokyo. "I hope the next emperor will, like the Heisei emperor, be close to the people in the same way," he said. Akihito, who has had treatment for prostate cancer and heart surgery, said in a televised address in 2016 that he feared his age would make it hard for him to carry out his duties fully.
REPORT TO THE SUN GODDESS Akihito reported his abdication in a ritual held in a sanctuary inside the palace grounds honoring the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami, from whom mythology says the imperial line is descended. He was to do the same at two other sanctuaries honoring departed emperors and Shinto gods. Video aired on NHK public TV showed Akihito, wearing a dark orange traditional robe and black headress, walking slowly into the first sanctuary as a courtier in a white robe walked behind holding the train and another carried a sword. Crown Prince Naruhito would then conduct a similar ceremony, NHK said. Ahead of the ceremonies, Japanese and foreign tourists gathered near the palace after early morning rains had stopped.
The abdication will be publicly marked by a brief and relatively simple ceremony in the Imperial Palace's prestigious Matsu no ma, or Hall of Pine. About 300 people will attend and it will be broadcast live on television. Attendees at the afternoon abdication ceremony will include Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Empress Michiko, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, as well as the heads of both houses of parliament and Supreme Court justices. Imperial chamberlains will carry state and privy seals into the room along with two of Japan's "Three Sacred Treasures" - a sword and a jewel - which together with a mirror are symbols of the throne. They are said to originate in ancient mythology. Abe will announce the abdication and Akihito, wearing Western morning coat, will make his final remarks as emperor.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japanese-emperor-akihito-to-abdicate-after-three-decades-on-throne-idUSKCN1S5245?il=0
#6354965 at 2019-04-29 03:45:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8126: FEAR THE STOR M Edition
Abe, Trudeau to seek rule of law in resolving dispute over Huawei
OTTAWA (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Sunday with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to seek the rule of law in resolving international issues, including China's arrest of two Canadian citizens.
Beijing has detained the pair since December on allegations of harming national security.
Their detention followed Canada's arrest of Meng Wanzhou – chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. – at the request of the United States, which has accused her of helping the company evade U.S. sanctions on Iran.
During a meeting in the Canadian capital, Trudeau voiced his concern to Abe. The two agreed to request China play a constructive role in the international community, Japanese officials said.
Abe visited Ottawa before Japan hosts a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, in June, at which Trudeau is likely to join other leaders – including Chinese President Xi Jinping – to discuss issues ranging from free trade for economic growth, to empowering women and tackling marine plastic debris.
Huawei, a leader in next-generation 5G mobile communications networks, this year filed a lawsuit with a federal district court in Texas, against the U.S. government.
The arrest of Meng, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, came as Washington was pressing allies, including Japan, to exclude the company from government contracts due to fears its products may facilitate spying and disrupt communication networks.
On global trade, Abe told a press conference after the meeting, "It is essential to reform (the World Trade Organization) to ensure it works to settle disputes."
On Friday, Japan denounced a recent WTO ruling that supported a South Korean ban on imports of some Japanese fishery products in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Tokyo said the ruling was not based on scientific evidence.
Other WTO members, Abe said, have also raised questions about the ruling.
Abe and Trudeau also agreed to maintain U.N. sanctions against North Korea to achieve Pyongyang's denuclearization, said the Japanese officials.
Trudeau expressed his support for Abe's efforts to address the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190429/p2g/00m/0na/044000c
#6353502 at 2019-04-29 01:25:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8124: The World is Watching Edition
>>6346400 Bread #8115 NOtables
>POTUS tweets last night "judge" and "pal" + Abe from Japan
>INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNALS
>"This judge is Radhabinod Pal, from India. Justice Pal sat on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE).Following World War II, General Douglas MacArthur convened the IMTFE to prosecute the Japanese leadership. The IMTFE issued its sentences in November 1948. It convicted 25 defendants."
>http://opiniojuris.org/2019/03/23/judge-pal-with-jefferson-davis-in-tokyo/
There is moar than you know here.
I didn't get this post, no correlation to Abe.
Turns out that Abe's Grand Father, Prime Minister Kishi, gave this dude Pal a,n award…
The fourth visit to Japan in October 1966 by the invitation of Ichiro Kiyose and Nobuyuki Kishi . At that time, he was awarded the first prize treasure trove from Emperor Showa . On January 10, 1967, he died at his home in Calcutta. 82 years old. It is said that Pearl, the last year, had lost his home because he had overpaid his income tax, and that he was in a poor life. https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB (sic) translated by chrome.
Then, three months later he was DEAD!
Hmmmmmm
[August 23 AFP] (Additional photo ) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting India on a three-day schedule is the representative of India at the Far East International Military Trials (Tokyo Trial) in Eastern Kolkata ( Kolkata ) on the 23rd I met with the son of the late judge, Radhabinod Pal, and the bereaved family of the late Indian leader of the anti-English independence movement, Chandra Bose .
?Judge Pearl, a former British colonial representative from the United Kingdom, is known for claiming the innocence of all Japanese Class A war criminals in a Tokyo trial in which allied judges including Britain have been lined up. Mr. Abe, who met with Mr.
?Pearl's eldest son Proshanto Pal (81), said, "Mr. Pearl is still respected by many Japanese."
?Judge Pearl, who cast doubt on the legitimacy of the Tokyo trial, and former Prime Minister Abe's grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi , who was arrested on suspicion of Class-A war criminals and later released , had a relationship with each other.
?"I'm very happy," he told AFP about his meeting with Abe, "I am very happy. I'm proud that my father's fair judgment is in the memory of people." He also agreed with his father's decision, "I do not think it is possible to judge only one party in the war for war crimes."
https://www.afpbb.com/articles/-/2271294
It is " Ladabinod Pal " in Bengali language and " Laderbinod Pearl " in Hindi language, but it is hoped that people of the Pearl family want to call it "Pal" [2] . In Japan, he is often referred to as
" Pearl Judge "
from the position he served in the Tokyo trial .
Ironic this dude is the Pearl Judge being the only Judge dissenting against all others after Pearl Harbor, IJS…
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
#6352930 at 2019-04-29 00:31:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8123: Spam Is Spam Edition
Trudeau honors Shinzo Abe by dressing in traditional Japanese attire.
#6352757 at 2019-04-29 00:14:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8123: Spam Is Spam Edition
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Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan
On April 26, 2019, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Akie Abe of Japan to the White House. President Trump and Prime Minister Abe held an in-depth exchange of views on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), reviewing recent developments and discussing the way forward. They reiterated their firm resolve to advance their shared vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. The two leaders discussed the enduring strength of the United States-Japan alliance, which is a cornerstone for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and around the globe. The leaders also discussed a range of economic issues, including priorities for the June G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, and reviewed the state of bilateral trade negotiations. Finally, the President and First Lady conveyed their deep appreciation for being invited to travel to Japan as the first state guests following the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.
Linda Feldmann
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https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-intown-pool-report-8-readout-of-Abe-meeting-1834367552
#6352708 at 2019-04-29 00:09:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8123: Spam Is Spam Edition
>>6352551, >>6352590 4, 10, 20 Tweet by PM Shinzo Abe
NOTABLE
#6348773 at 2019-04-28 18:19:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8118: Mirror Digits. Through The Looking Glass. The Bottomless Mimosas Edition
Canadian and Japanese leaders tout benefits of Pacific trade deal that Trump abandoned
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The leaders of Canada and Japan on Sunday touted the benefits of a Pacific trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump walked away from and said the pact should serve as a model for future agreements.
The landmark 11-country trade deal, a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), came into force last December. It does not include the United States, which pulled out of talks on the initial TPP in 2017.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said exports of some beef products from Canada to Japan had increased nearly threefold under the deal, formally known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
"(This deal) has benefited tremendously Canadian citizens, Japanese citizens and businesses and indeed people throughout the region," he told a news conference after talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
"(That) stands in stark contrast with the United States withdrawal … continuing to move forward on freer more open trade, according to the rules we can all agree on, is something we need more in the world," he said.
Trump, whose administration is working on a bilateral free trade deal with Japan, said on Friday after meeting Abe that an agreement could be reached next month. Both men, however, made clear they differed in some areas with Trump citing Japanese tariffs on American agricultural products and Abe bringing up U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos.
Abe said the CPTPP "should be a model going forward," describing it as a meaningful way "to disseminate a 21st century type of free and fair rules-based (trade)."
Abe, speaking through an interpreter, told the news conference that Canada and Japan would work to expand the number of nations inside the CPTPP.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-japan/canadian-and-japanese-leaders-tout-benefits-of-pacific-trade-deal-that-trump-abandoned-idUSKCN1S40N5
#6342361 at 2019-04-28 02:52:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8110: High off the Rally Edition
Donald Trump Renegotiates: $40 Billion Japanese Car Plants Coming to U.S.
President Donald Trump revealed at a Saturday night rally in Wisconsin that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told him earlier that Japanese auto manufacturers are investing $40 billion in U.S. manufacturing facilities.
"Prime Minister [Shinzo] Abe, we're negotiating trade deals because every country has been ripping us off for years, and I really like the prime minister, he's a friend of mine, but I said, 'Mr. prime minister, we gotta do something'," the president told the crowd of thousands. "For so many decades we've been losing tens of billions of dollars to China, and Japan, and Indiana, and name any country and we lost, but we're not losing anymore."
Abe has been meeting with President Trump this Friday and Saturday.
Trump recounted the conversation with Abe, "I said listen, we gotta do something. $68 billion in trade losses over the last four or five years, a year. So we're renegotiating and I think he'll be fair. I think he'll be fair."
"By the way, he started by saying he's putting $40 billion into the United States for new car factories," President Trump said, summarizing Abe's commitment. "Toyota is coming in with $14 billion dollars. Many, many companies are coming in. And they're coming in, frankly, to Michigan. They're coming back, they want to be back, to Ohio, to Pennsylvania, to North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and what's the name of this special place - it's called Wisconsin."
"So they'll be investing shortly and it's started already, $40 billion with a b, $40 billion dollars, and it'll be a lot more than that," Trump said. He added, "The poverty rate for Wisconsin families has reached the lowest rate in 22 years. The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows, has never been this low before, ever, ever, ever. Think of that."
"We're now the number one economy in the world and it's not even close."
The crowd began chanting, "USA, USA, USA."
The president then asked the crowd if there is any place more fun on a Saturday night than a Trump rally.
Trump later revisited the issue of trade, reiterating previous comments that America has rebuilt China.
"Prime Minister Abe said to me today, 'Nobody's ever talked to me this way' from our country, it's true. No, he said it friendly," said Trump, repeating that Abe is a friend of his.
The president commented that in all fairness, the bad trade deals go back further than Barack Obama's presidency. He said America is the piggy bank that everyone else is robbing from and taking advantage of.
Trump promised that at the end of the next six years, Americans will be left with the strongest country they've ever had.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/27/donald-trump-renegotiates-40-billion-japanese-car-plants-coming-to-u-s/
#6338856 at 2019-04-27 23:08:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8105: POTUS Rally Truth Bombs Edition:
Trump pressed Japan's Abe to build more vehicles in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to have Japanese automakers produce more vehicles in the United States, according to a readout of their recent meeting provided by the U.S. ambassador to Japan on Saturday.
The two discussed recent public announcements by Japanese car makers, including Toyota Motor Corp's decision to invest more in U.S. plants, and Trump's desire to see "more movement in that direction," according to Ambassador William Hagerty.
Trump said on Friday it is possible that the United States and Japan could reach a new bilateral trade deal by the time he visits Tokyo in May, but he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited areas where they differ on trade.
"We want to ensure that the U.S. has trading terms with Japan that are no less favourable than any other nation," Hagerty said in a phone call with reporters.
He added that Trump is planning to attend the G20 summit in June, set to take place in Osaka, Japan.
Separately, Trump was optimistic trade talks with China would be successful, the ambassador said.
https://www.businesstelegraph.co.uk/update-1-trump-pressed-japans-Abe-to-build-more-vehicles-in-the-u-s/
#6338424 at 2019-04-27 22:38:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8105: POTUS Rally Truth Bombs Edition:
>>6338114 (lb)
Does POTUS know Abe is going to see Trudeau?
Note: All times local
Ottawa, Ontario
9:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will attend the welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.
https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news
#6335081 at 2019-04-27 18:29:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8100: The Take Back Day Edition
President Donald Trump spends the morning golfing with Japan's President Shinzo Abe at the Trump National Golf Course in Sterling, Virginia.
#6331341 at 2019-04-27 06:09:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8096: Declas Hussein's Birth Certificate Edition
Trump calls for removal of Japanese tariffs on US farm products
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called for the removal of Japan's "very massive" tariffs on American agricultural products, as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to accelerate new negotiations for a bilateral trade pact.
In a show of eagerness to bring a swift conclusion to the talks, Trump said at a White House meeting with Abe that the governments may strike a deal by the time he travels to Japan in late May for a meeting with the country's new emperor.
"I think it can go fairly quickly. Maybe by the time I'm over there. Maybe we sign it over there," Trump told the meeting, part of which was open to the media. "But it's moving along very nicely, and we'll see what happens."
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Abe said Trump assured him that he will fully cooperate in arranging a first summit between Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as part of efforts to resolve Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
Abe and Trump affirmed close coordination bilaterally, and trilaterally with South Korea, in achieving the fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, while vowing to maintain U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, according to senior Japanese and U.S. officials.
With the Trump administration regarding a bilateral deal as a means to reducing the hefty U.S. trade deficit with Japan, Abe said they agreed to make any pact a "win-win" for both countries.
"We agreed to accelerate negotiations between Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer so as to produce a mutually beneficial outcome for both countries," he said.
Trump accused Japan of imposing "very massive" tariffs on U.S. farm products. "We want to get rid of those tariffs," he said at the outset of the meeting.
With Trump seeking re-election in the 2020 presidential race, he appears poised to seal trade deals that would put the interests of American businesses, farmers and ranchers first.
He has repeatedly condemned Japan, China and other countries for posting chronic trade surpluses with the United States.
But Motegi, speaking after the meeting, said Trump did not demand Japan cut tariffs on American farm products beyond levels it has agreed in other trade pacts, such as a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership and a free-trade agreement with the European Union.
The administration's desire for increased access to the Japanese market has grown as a revised TPP – an 11-member FTA including Japan and farming nations such as Australia and Canada – and the Japan-EU FTA have put American farmers and ranchers at a disadvantage.
Motegi also said Trump did not push Japan to set quotas to limit automobile exports or to include a provision preventing currency devaluations.
Abe briefed Trump on Japan's efforts to balance bilateral trade, such as increased purchases of defense equipment and energy from the United States, as well as $23 billion of Japanese investment that led to the creation of some 40,000 jobs there since Trump took office in January 2017, according to a senior Japanese official.
The meeting came after Motegi and Lighthizer launched trade negotiations last week. They started talks to cut tariffs on agricultural and industrial goods, including automobiles.
They have also agreed to begin talks on digital trade, an area including e-commerce, data transfers and music distribution services, at an appropriate time.
Referring to a May 25-28 trip to Japan by Trump and first lady Melania Trump, Abe said it is "a great pleasure and honor" for the country to welcome them as the first state guests in its new Reiwa era, starting next Wednesday.
Crown Prince Naruhito is set to ascend to the throne that day, following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito, on Tuesday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190427/p2g/00m/0na/005000c
#6328101 at 2019-04-27 00:31:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8092: Lets Have Us A Fun Friday Nightshift Edition
GEOTUS Welcomes Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to the White House
#6327117 at 2019-04-26 22:58:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8091: Baker Assist Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8090 Baker change
>>6326954 Planefag report
>>6326874 , >>6326895 The Daily Caller and Bongino talk about Pences' aide Josh Pitcock
>>6326946 Which Dems took campaign cash from indicted Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton?
>>6326845 Nunes and timelines
>>6326785 , >>6326846 PG&E price hike approved
>>6326759 Wray speaks at the Council for Foreign Relations
>>6326664 Pentagon prepping $22M expansion to southern border mission
>>6326551 Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger's death cert released
>>6326456 Trump says sees possibility of U.S.-Japan trade deal by May
>>6326378 NASA declares carbon dioxide is GREENING the Earth
>>6326362 Elon Musk and SEC reach agreement over his use of Twitter
#8089
>>6326228 POTUS NRA speech transcript.
>>6326221 Tesla CEO Musk, SEC reach agreement over his Twitter use.
>>6326186 Sri Lanka cancels Catholic masses indefinitely after Easter bombings.
>>6326081 U.S. man released from Venezuelan prison after five years.
>>6326073 Support for impeachment of President Trump dropped to a new low of 37%.
>>6326067, >>6326119 Oil tumbles most in 4 months as Trump urges OPEC to pump more.
>>6326047 POTUS trolling MSM.
>>6326023 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6326007 Turkey indicts third U.S. Consulate worker in Istanbul on terrorism charges.
>>6326000 POTUS Schedule: ""We have a chance to make a very good and long-term trade deal" with Japan."
>>6325999 Top Dem Lawmaker threatens Trump officials: Honor our subpoenas or go to jail.
>>6325969 Brazil must not become a "gay tourism paradise," Bolsonaro says.
>>6325901 Information on warrantless wire tapping programs.
>>6325900 US Government spending on colleges is already higher than in the countries with "free" college"
>>6325876 J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley see U.S. Fed may cut interest on reserves next week.
>>6325729 How Salem is quietly becoming a Conservative media giant.
>>6325583, >>6325693 Denver Truck incident update.
>>6325683 Marketfag update.
>>6325666 Joe Biden can't defend his treatment of Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas hearing.
>>6325616, >>6325650 WaPo on RR and the Mueller investigation.
>>6325609 Planefag: A-10 over Arizona border.
>>6325569 Nissan chief released on 45 million bail.
>>6325496 Florida bill banning sanctuary cities passes State Senate.
>>6325495 PyramidEye dig cont.
>>6325489 Roger Stone trial set for Nov. 5 start.
>>6326274 #8089
#8088
>>6325346 Libya's government says that it cannot extradite Manchester Arena bomber due to Hafta's militia attack (POTUS/Pompeo support).
>>6325314 Virginia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography.
>>6325295 DOJ could build Assange case on Espionage Act, carries possible death sentence.
>>6325286 Facebook faces new investigation from New York attorney general as it braces for FTC fine.
>>6325270 Russia claims Reuters is spreading disinfo for the Pentagon.
>>6325217 John Brennan claims he didn't participate in a coup.
>>6325216 Smirnoff Vodka switches to non-GMO corn.
>>6325121 POTUS Schedule: Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo
>>6325090 Biden's ties to Hollywood.
>>6325082 Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib & Hama following rocket attack on Hmeimim airbase (videos)
>>6325012 PapaD on Shannon Bream's show tonight.
>>6324996 Spreadsheetanon update.
>>6324938 Possible Mifsud, PapaD, Italian spy connection.
>>6324833, >>6324877, >>6324907, >>6324953, >>6324972 Globalist/Bilderberg dig.
>>6324786 Maxine irate over Hasson's release.
>>6324771 John Brennan welcomes 'further investigation' into Obama Admin spying on Trump Campaign.
>>6324703 California politicians hiked gas tax, now demand investigation into State's $4 per gallon gas prices.
>>6324661 House Republicans try to de-escalate standoff over White House security clearances.
>>6325362 #8088
Previously Collected Notables
>>6323832 #8086, >>6324615 #8087,
>>6321455 #8083, >>6322232 #8084, >>6323071 #8085
>>6319090 #8080, >>6319817 #8081, >>6320671 #8082
>>6316726 #8077, >>6317540 #8078, >>6318309 #8079
>>6314398 #8074, >>6315190 #8075, >>6315916 #8076
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6326456 at 2019-04-26 21:54:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8090: Young, Vibrant POTUS Edition
Trump says sees possibility of U.S.-Japan trade deal by May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that trade talks with Japan were moving along nicely and it might be possible to reach a deal ahead of his visit to Japan in May.
Speaking at the start of a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump said Japan was buying a large amount of military equipment from the United States and Washington is pressing Tokyo to get rid of its agricultural tariffs.
Abe told reporters at the White House he was looking forward to the trade discussions and underscored the importance of the ties between the two countries.
Japan has been resisting U.S. pressure to link trade with currency issues ahead of the talks between the two close allies. In addition to trade, they were expected to discuss North Korea and other issues of mutual interest.
Japanese ministers discussed trade and currency issues with their U.S. counterparts in Washington ahead of the summit between Abe and Trump, hoping to keep Washington from linking the issues.
Trump has made clear he is unhappy with Japan's trade surplus with the United States - much of it from auto exports - and wants a two-way deal to change it.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-japan-trade/trump-says-sees-possibility-of-u-s-japan-trade-deal-by-may-idUSKCN1S229E?il=0
#6326284 at 2019-04-26 21:40:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8090: Young, Vibrant POTUS Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8089
>>6326228 POTUS NRA speech transcript.
>>6326221 Tesla CEO Musk, SEC reach agreement over his Twitter use.
>>6326186 Sri Lanka cancels Catholic masses indefinitely after Easter bombings.
>>6326081 U.S. man released from Venezuelan prison after five years.
>>6326073 Support for impeachment of President Trump dropped to a new low of 37%.
>>6326067, >>6326119 Oil tumbles most in 4 months as Trump urges OPEC to pump more.
>>6326047 POTUS trolling MSM.
>>6326023 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6326007 Turkey indicts third U.S. Consulate worker in Istanbul on terrorism charges.
>>6326000 POTUS Schedule: ""We have a chance to make a very good and long-term trade deal" with Japan."
>>6325999 Top Dem Lawmaker threatens Trump officials: Honor our subpoenas or go to jail.
>>6325969 Brazil must not become a "gay tourism paradise," Bolsonaro says.
>>6325901 Information on warrantless wire tapping programs.
>>6325900 US Government spending on colleges is already higher than in the countries with "free" college"
>>6325876 J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley see U.S. Fed may cut interest on reserves next week.
>>6325729 How Salem is quietly becoming a Conservative media giant.
>>6325583, >>6325693 Denver Truck incident update.
>>6325683 Marketfag update.
>>6325666 Joe Biden can't defend his treatment of Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas hearing.
>>6325616, >>6325650 WaPo on RR and the Mueller investigation.
>>6325609 Planefag: A-10 over Arizona border.
>>6325569 Nissan chief released on 45 million bail.
>>6325496 Florida bill banning sanctuary cities passes State Senate.
>>6325495 PyramidEye dig cont.
>>6325489 Roger Stone trial set for Nov. 5 start.
>>6326274 #8089
#8088
>>6325346 Libya's government says that it cannot extradite Manchester Arena bomber due to Hafta's militia attack (POTUS/Pompeo support).
>>6325314 Virginia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography.
>>6325295 DOJ could build Assange case on Espionage Act, carries possible death sentence.
>>6325286 Facebook faces new investigation from New York attorney general as it braces for FTC fine.
>>6325270 Russia claims Reuters is spreading disinfo for the Pentagon.
>>6325217 John Brennan claims he didn't participate in a coup.
>>6325216 Smirnoff Vodka switches to non-GMO corn.
>>6325121 POTUS Schedule: Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo
>>6325090 Biden's ties to Hollywood.
>>6325082 Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib & Hama following rocket attack on Hmeimim airbase (videos)
>>6325012 PapaD on Shannon Bream's show tonight.
>>6324996 Spreadsheetanon update.
>>6324938 Possible Mifsud, PapaD, Italian spy connection.
>>6324833, >>6324877, >>6324907, >>6324953, >>6324972 Globalist/Bilderberg dig.
>>6324786 Maxine irate over Hasson's release.
>>6324771 John Brennan welcomes 'further investigation' into Obama Admin spying on Trump Campaign.
>>6324703 California politicians hiked gas tax, now demand investigation into State's $4 per gallon gas prices.
>>6324661 House Republicans try to de-escalate standoff over White House security clearances.
>>6325362 #8088
Previously Collected Notables
>>6323832 #8086, >>6324615 #8087,
>>6321455 #8083, >>6322232 #8084, >>6323071 #8085
>>6319090 #8080, >>6319817 #8081, >>6320671 #8082
>>6316726 #8077, >>6317540 #8078, >>6318309 #8079
>>6314398 #8074, >>6315190 #8075, >>6315916 #8076
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6326248 at 2019-04-26 21:37:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8089: Happy Friday Edition
Lots of smiles as Pres Trump greets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the West Wing portico and then escorts him to the Oval Office for talks.
#6325371 at 2019-04-26 20:16:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8089: Happy Friday Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8088
>>6325346 Libya's government says that it cannot extradite Manchester Arena bomber due to Hafta's militia attack (POTUS/Pompeo support).
>>6325314 Virginia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography.
>>6325295 DOJ could build Assange case on Espionage Act, carries possible death sentence.
>>6325286 Facebook faces new investigation from New York attorney general as it braces for FTC fine.
>>6325270 Russia claims Reuters is spreading disinfo for the Pentagon.
>>6325217 John Brennan claims he didn't participate in a coup.
>>6325216 Smirnoff Vodka switches to non-GMO corn.
>>6325121 POTUS Schedule: Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo
>>6325090 Biden's ties to Hollywood.
>>6325082 Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib & Hama following rocket attack on Hmeimim airbase (videos)
>>6325012 PapaD on Shannon Bream's show tonight.
>>6324996 Spreadsheetanon update.
>>6324938 Possible Mifsud, PapaD, Italian spy connection.
>>6324833, >>6324877, >>6324907, >>6324953, >>6324972 Globalist/Bilderberg dig.
>>6324786 Maxine irate over Hasson's release.
>>6324771 John Brennan welcomes 'further investigation' into Obama Admin spying on Trump Campaign.
>>6324703 California politicians hiked gas tax, now demand investigation into State's $4 per gallon gas prices.
>>6324661 House Republicans try to de-escalate standoff over White House security clearances.
>>6325362 #8088
#8087
>>6324346 Judge Ellis (Mueller's SC judge)
>>6324335 Satanic Temple claims IRS designated it a tax-exempt Church.
>>6324292 DJT Tweet: "Spoke to Saudi Arabia and others about increasing oil flow…"
>>6324280 'Bilderberg Group to Meet in Sierra City, CA in June 2019.
>>6324276 Big Tech's push for regulation and censorship.
>>6324257, >>6324265 China hacks Amnesty International.
>>6324239 POTUS Schedule: "Congratulations on your first year as United States Secretary of State, @SecPompeo."
>>6324220 DHS tells Army Corps to skirt land regs, begin $1B project to replace 53 miles of border fence.
>>6324197 Putin arrives in Beijing.
>>6324103 FBI spy Stefan Halper's $240,000 Pentagon study disavowed by high-profile experts.
>>6324095 WH Trump Tweet.
>>6324084 Santa Fe, NM Mayor, Alan Webber, says Santa Fe will not harbor asylum seekers.
>>6324065 Mike Pence to the NRA: 'No One Is Taking Your Guns'.
>>6324026, >>6324159 POTUS and VPOTUS reaffirm our 2nd amendment rights.
>>6324025, >>6324062, >>6324104 Call to shovels on EyePyramid. (malware employed by Italian spies)
>>6324018 WikiLeaks lawyer says he helped pass info to 'innocent victim' Don Jr.
>>6324012 Rosenstein slams Obama for failing to call out Russian election interference.
>>6323983 POTUS hints at Ukraine happenings.
>>6323974 Twitter bans UKIP campaign account for Carl Benjamin, better known as Sargon of Akkad.
>>6323967 Trump on measles vaccination: 'They have to get the shot'.
>>6323951 City schools see 2,000 percent rise in 'forcible-sex offenses'.
>>6323940 Planefag: United States Navy FLOTA55.
>>6323915 Brother and sister arrested for spying on Italian politicians for years.
>>6324615 #8087
Previously Collected Notables
>>6323832 #8086,
>>6321455 #8083, >>6322232 #8084, >>6323071 #8085
>>6319090 #8080, >>6319817 #8081, >>6320671 #8082
>>6316726 #8077, >>6317540 #8078, >>6318309 #8079
>>6314398 #8074, >>6315190 #8075, >>6315916 #8076
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6325362 at 2019-04-26 20:15:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8088: GUNS ARE SAFE Edition
#8088
>>6325346 Libya's government says that it cannot extradite Manchester Arena bomber due to Hafta's militia attack (POTUS/Pompeo support).
>>6325314 Virginia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography.
>>6325295 DOJ could build Assange case on Espionage Act, carries possible death sentence.
>>6325286 Facebook faces new investigation from New York attorney general as it braces for FTC fine.
>>6325270 Russia claims Reuters is spreading disinfo for the Pentagon.
>>6325217 John Brennan claims he didn't participate in a coup.
>>6325216 Smirnoff Vodka switches to non-GMO corn.
>>6325121 POTUS Schedule: Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo
>>6325090 Biden's ties to Hollywood.
>>6325082 Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib & Hama following rocket attack on Hmeimim airbase (videos)
>>6325012 PapaD on Shannon Bream's show tonight.
>>6324996 Spreadsheetanon update.
>>6324938 Possible Mifsud, PapaD, Italian spy connection.
>>6324833, >>6324877, >>6324907, >>6324953, >>6324972 Globalist/Bilderberg dig.
>>6324786 Maxine irate over Hasson's release.
>>6324771 John Brennan welcomes 'further investigation' into Obama Admin spying on Trump Campaign.
>>6324703 California politicians hiked gas tax, now demand investigation into State's $4 per gallon gas prices.
>>6324661 House Republicans try to de-escalate standoff over White House security clearances.
#6325168 at 2019-04-26 19:55:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8088: GUNS ARE SAFE Edition
#8088
>>6325121 POTUS Schedule: Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo
>>6325090 Biden's ties to Hollywood.
>>6325082 Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib & Hama following rocket attack on Hmeimim airbase (videos)
>>6325012 PapaD on Shannon Bream's show tonight.
>>6324996 Spreadsheetanon update.
>>6324938 Possible Mifsud, PapaD, Italian spy connection.
>>6324833, >>6324877, >>6324907, >>6324953, >>6324972 Globalist/Bilderberg dig.
>>6324786 Maxine irate over Hasson's release.
>>6324771 John Brennan welcomes 'further investigation' into Obama Admin spying on Trump Campaign.
>>6324703 California politicians hiked gas tax, now demand investigation into State's $4 per gallon gas prices.
>>6324661 House Republicans try to de-escalate standoff over White House security clearances.
#6325121 at 2019-04-26 19:51:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8088: GUNS ARE SAFE Edition
https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1121851438756446209
POTUS_Schedule
@45_Schedule
50m50 minutes ago
Welcome back to the White House Prime Minister Shinzo Abe @AbeShinzo 🇯🇵🌸
#6320533 at 2019-04-26 10:22:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8082: Night is Followed by Light Edition
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1121719316620038146
Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 and will be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito. This factfile looks at the main duties of Japan's outgoing emperor as he brings the curtain down on his 30-year reign
http://u.afp.com/Jxv3
6:15 AM - 26 Apr 2019
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1121620446573555712.html?refreshed=yes
A re-post from a friend that shows who our friends are:
Brexit.
The Japanese Prime Minister yesterday TOLD the EU leadership that the EU must ensure that there is a Brexit deal agreed. Failure to do so could lead to japanese investment in the European market being in jeapordy.
Shinzo Abe also hinted that the USA will also not look to kindly upon the EU for hindering any UK/US trade deal..reminding the EU that their 'protectionist policies' are a threat to global trade.
Note: The EU is urgently seeking a Trade Deal with the USA, but not willing to do anything about germany's illegal state subsidies to their Steel Industry and France's subsidies to Airbus.
Meanwhile….
One of the six MEP's on the European parliament's Brexit steering committee…they decide what the EU parliaments position will be….has started a 'war of words' over the Brexit party at the EU elections.
The Belgium MEP and close ally of Guy Verhofstadt stated
- " Britains empire is dead and buried. The EU are the real power now, so get used to it."
- " Even if the UK Brexit party win all the EU MEP seats in parliament, it makes no difference. We will not allow them to disrupt our plans, they will not be allowed to be heard, they are irrelevent."
Opinion.
When the US and Japan both warn the EU, it has consequences if the EU doesn't comply.
As for the Belgium MEP, it just emphasises that there is no democrarcy inside the EU parliament…. when just six MEP's, selected by unelected EU Officials, out of 750 decide how the EU Parliament must and will vote!
.
#6318603 at 2019-04-26 04:12:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8080: 4 More Years, Trump 2020 Edition
" The Japanese government apologized to thousands of people forcibly sterilized under a now defunct eugenics program, and offered the victims money in compensation.
The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe devoted 3.2 million yen (US$28,000) to all surviving victims of the program, while Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga extended "sincere remorse and heartfelt apology."
What we know:
Conducted under Japan's Eugenics Protection Law, the program ran from 1948 until 1996 and targeted people with hereditary diseases for forced sterilization surgeries and vasectomies.
The law was designed to "prevent the birth of poor-quality descendants," and Tokyo until recently viewed the sterilizations as legal.
In around 16,500 cases, no consent was given for the procedures, while some victims were as young as nine years old.
Under the program, more than 8,000 additional people gave consent to be sterilized, while nearly 60,000 women agreed to terminate their pregnancies due to hereditary illnesses, according to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations."
https://www.rt.com/news/457429-japan-apology-forced-sterilization/
#6313170 at 2019-04-25 21:10:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8073: POTUS on Hannity @ 9PM EST Edition
Japan tells U.S. can't link monetary policy to trade, finance minister Aso says: Jiji
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that Tokyo cannot accept discussions that link monetary policy to trade issues, Jiji news agency reported.
Aso also said the two sides agreed that exchange-rate matters would be discussed between financial authorities, and that Tokyo and Washington should not talk about currency issues in the context of the trade debate, according to Jiji.
Aso and Mnuchin held a bilateral meeting in Washington ahead of a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump later this week.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-japan-idUSKCN1S12NS
#6284271 at 2019-04-23 14:49:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8036 Tuesday Forecast: Partly Cloudy with intensifying PAIN Edition
Abe and Macron to seek closer coordination on global issues; PM offers 'unwavering support' for Notre Dame
PARIS - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday asked French President Emmanuel Macron for closer bilateral coordination in addressing trade and other global issues before Japan hosts the Group of 20 summit in June.
During a joint press appearance ahead of their talks, Abe also offered Japan's "unwavering support" for reconstructing Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after last week's fire partially destroyed the World Heritage structure.
Abe chose France, which holds this year's presidency of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, as the first stop of his six-nation European and North American trip.
He hopes to rally support for a successful G20 summit in Osaka as Japan aims to demonstrate joint efforts toward fostering economic growth, tackling marine plastic debris and drawing up rules for the use of big data.
"I hope that the G20 will send out a strong message that we will be united" to promote free trade and tackle global issues such as climate change.
Macron said he will visit Japan to attend the G20 summit, his first trip to the country after taking office.
The Japanese and French leaders were expected to discuss cooperation in coping with regional issues such as North Korea's denuclearization.
Japan and France have been deepening bilateral ties in recent years, particularly in the field of maritime security amid China's growing clout.
Macron said France wants to explore more specific industrial and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
As France has island territories in the Pacific such as New Caledonia, Japanese government officials say Tokyo and Paris share the need to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific region based on the freedom of navigation and the rule of law.
The summit comes as Japanese investigators have detained Carlos Ghosn, a former boss of France's Renault SA and its Yokohama-based partner Nissan Motor Co., following his arrest for alleged financial misconduct at Nissan.
The two leaders did not mention the situation surrounding Ghosn or the future of the alliance between the carmakers at the press appearance.
It is not immediately known whether Abe and Macron exchanged views on Ghosn's arrest or the future of the Nissan-Renault alliance during talks.
The talks come amid media reports that Nissan has rejected Renault's fresh proposal earlier this month on their merger, which apparently reflects the desire of the French government, Renault's biggest shareholder.
Renault, the largest stakeholder in Nissan, is seeking to further solidify their partnership. But some executives of Nissan, which has a 15 percent stake in the French peer without voting rights, view the partnership balance as unfair, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/23/national/politics-diplomacy/Abe-macron-seek-closer-coordination-global-issues-pm-offers-unwavering-support-notre-dame/
#6242177 at 2019-04-19 19:30:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7982: Digital Soldiers Edition
Japan using emperor, first lady's birthday to court Trump
TOKYO >> Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduling a rushed visit to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump and celebrate first lady Melania Trump's birthday, and then is inviting him to be first foreign leader to meet Japan's new emperor, the two countries announced today.
Without close friends in Asia, Abe is seen as using every opportunity, even the emperor's accession, to court Trump.
Tokyo and Washington said today that Trump and the first lady will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May, just weeks after Crown Prince Naruhito ascends Japan's Chrysanthemum throne. Naruhito's 85-year-old father, Emperor Akihito, is ending his three-decade reign on April 30 by abdicating.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said receiving Trump as the first state guest of the new imperial era would "symbolize the unshakable bond of the Japan-U.S. alliance."
Japanese officials are also arranging for Trump to watch the final day of a sumo wrestling tournament on May 26 so he can present a trophy to the winner. Trump may also travel to a Japanese naval base in Yokosuka west of Tokyo to see a destroyer that has been refitted as Japan's first postwar aircraft carrier, Japanese officials and media reports said.
Abe, experts say, is taking every opportunity to court Trump as Japan tries to stay out of the U.S. leader's crosshairs, unlike some other world leaders who have upset him on trade and other issues.
"I'm not sure what other choices this administration, or any Japanese administration, has except to try to build the best relationship possible with Washington through face-to-face interaction," said Stephen Nagy, a politics and international studies professor at International Christian University in Tokyo. "I think Mr. Trump being the first to meet the emperor is a good example of that."
Relations between Japan and two of its closest neighbors, South Korea and China, remain strained over their war history and territorial disputes.
In February, Trump said Abe had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to denuclearize North Korea. Abe did not deny the claim, triggering criticism from opposition lawmakers that his apparent effort to please Trump was embarrassing.
Abe has managed to largely stay on good terms with Trump by assiduously avoiding criticism of the U.S. leader. "You never hear criticisms out of Japan ... that has been very characteristic of the Abe administration," Nagy said. "I think he has done well because he hasn't insulted Mr. Trump to cause problems."
Abe was also the first foreign leader to meet Trump after his election in November 2016, not even waiting until he officially took office as is normal diplomatic practice, and gave him a special golf driver.
Hiro Aida, professor of global studies at Aoyama Gakuin University and an expert on Japan-U.S. relations, said Abe is jumping at the opportunity of the emperor's succession after his ties with Trump were seen to be weakening as the U.S. leader came down hard on trade issues, demanding that Japan do more to reduce the countries' trade imbalance.
"Inviting Trump in May to meet the new emperor would be a perfect chance for Abe to show how much he cares about Trump, while also showing their relationship off to the world," Aida said.
Abe may be also demonstrating his political power over Naruhito by sending the message that he can decide whom the emperor meets. Aida, however, said the choice of Trump amid continuing investigations into his administration's ties with Russia may hurt Naruhito's image.
Abe will travel to Washington on April 26-27, just ahead of the busy imperial succession. He and Trump are also expected to meet for a third month in a row in June when Japan hosts the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, where the economy and trade will be the main issues.
The White House said today that Abe and Trump will discuss North Korean nuclear disarmament, trade and other issues during this month's visit. After talks at the White House, Abe and his wife Akie are to have an informal dinner with Trump and Melania to celebrate the first lady's 49th birthday. The next day, the two leaders are expected to play golf in the outskirts of Washington, following several previous rounds they have shared in each country.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/04/19/breaking-news/japan-using-emperor-first-ladys-birthday-to-court-trump/
#6235159 at 2019-04-19 04:24:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7973: [RR] Departure Soon. The Bags Are Packed And He Ready To Go Edition
Abe abandons June timeline for Japan-Russia peace treaty
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has given up on reaching a broad agreement on a Japan-Russia peace treaty when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in June amid persisting differences over how to settle a long-standing territorial dispute, a government source said Thursday.
Instead, the two leaders may agree on visa-free travel between the Russian-held region where the four disputed islands are located and Hokkaido when they meet on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the source said.
Abe had been hoping to secure a promise from Putin to hand over two of the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils.
But with the chances of an immediate breakthrough looking slim, Abe has opted to revert to his earlier strategy of conducting joint economic activities with Russia on the islands while the countries continue negotiations, the source said.
The islands off eastern Hokkaido were seized by the Soviet Union after Japan's 1945 surrender brought an end to World War II. Japan has opposed Russia's position that it legitimately acquired the islands as a result of the war.
Putin has voiced concern that returning the two smaller islands - Shikotan and the Habomai islet group - would clear the way for the United States, Japan's largest security ally, to deploy troops to the region.
Japan, meanwhile, has rebuffed Russia's demand for recognition of its current sovereignty of the four islands as a condition for signing a peace treaty.
With such a wide rift in the negotiations, a senior Japanese official said, "It's unlikely that we'll have some kind of agreement at the G20 summit."
The countries are instead considering the establishment of a system of visa-free travel between Sakhalin in Russia's Far East and Hokkaido, a move Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed in January in a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.
Kono is planning to visit Moscow in mid-May to continue talks with Lavrov, with the two slated to meet again later in that month. Japan hopes that by holding the meetings in quick succession, the countries can keep the momentum in the negotiations going.
Abe has been widely seen as eager to secure a political legacy by resolving the territorial dispute and signing a peace treaty with Russia during his final term in office through September 2021.
He agreed with Putin in November to accelerate the talks based on the 1956 joint declaration that mentions the return of Shikotan and Habomai once a peace treaty is concluded.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/18/national/politics-diplomacy/Abe-abandons-june-timeline-japan-russia-peace-treaty-source/
#6232840 at 2019-04-19 01:31:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7970: Two Years And 35 Million Taxpayer Dollars Later Edition
https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1119050415671271424
POTUS_Schedule
@45_Schedule
1m1 minute ago
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary:
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Akie Abe of Japan to the White House from April 26-27.
The President & First Lady will also travel to Japan from May 25-28.
#6214801 at 2019-04-17 21:56:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7947: The 17:17 Edition
Autos, farm products head list in Japan-U.S. trade talks
WASHINGTON - Japan and the United States agreed to prioritize discussions on automobiles and agricultural products for their new trade agreement during the two-day first round of negotiations that ended in Washington on Tuesday.
The two countries also agreed to start negotiations on digital trade such as e-commerce.
Whether the introduction of a clause to restrict currency devaluation will be included in the negotiations is inconclusive, indicating the possibility that consensus building will proceed with difficulty.
Toshimitsu Motegi, minister for economic revitalization, and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer led the trade talks. They are expected to meet again to advance the talks when a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump is held in Washington in late April.
"We were able to frankly exchanges views," Motegi said at a press conference on Tuesday after the talks. "I believe we're off to a good start."
The USTR released a statement, saying, "The two officials reaffirmed their shared goal of achieving substantive results on trade."
Regarding Japan's automobile exports, which have led to a trade imbalance with the United States, Motegi said, "We are proceeding with talks with an eye toward a win-win agreement."
Over the abolition or reduction of tariffs on agricultural items, the Japanese side reiterated its stance that the levels that Japan has agreed to during Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations are the lines that it will not cross. The U.S. side is said to have expressed an eagerness to resolve the current situation in which U.S. products are at a disadvantage due to impacts such as the TPP coming into effect. Japan and Australia are among the 11 countries that are party to the TPP trade deal.
Japan had intended to limit the negotiations with the United States to a trade agreement on goods, but agreed to include digital trade after the United States proposed it. The two countries apparently aim to work together to seize the initiative in establishing rules in this area ahead of China and other emerging countries.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005680948
(thank god munchkins not doing this-something might actually get done instead of endless PR statement's)
#6196325 at 2019-04-16 06:23:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7923: Now Comes The PAIN in 23 Edition
Japan and U.S. to focus on cutting tariffs on goods in trade talks, Tokyo says
WASHINGTON - Japan and the United States agreed Monday to focus mainly on tariffs on goods such as agricultural and industrial products as they started negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, according to economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
Speaking to reporters after the first day of a two-day meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington, Motegi signaled his opposition to the potential inclusion of a currency provision in any trade deal. He said currency matters should be handled by the respective finance ministers.
Motegi said he and Lighthizer affirmed they will conduct negotiations in line with an agreement struck between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump last September.
The agreement said the two governments "will enter into negotiations ... for a Japan-United States trade agreement on goods, as well as on other key areas including services, that can produce early achievements."
During three hours of talks Monday, Motegi said he mainly discussed goods trade with Lighthizer, and that he also discussed how negotiations could progress.
"I think we have come to see some priority areas for discussions going forward through our talks today," Motegi said, without elaborating.
A statement issued by Abe and Trump last Sept. 26 indicated Washington would not demand deeper farm tariff cuts than levels Japan has agreed in other trade pacts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership - the regional free trade agreement from which Trump withdrew the United States in 2017 - and its FTA with the European Union.
The first round of Japan-U.S. trade negotiations came as American agriculture lobbies have stepped up calls on the Trump administration to take swift measures to increase access to the Japanese market.
A revised TPP - an 11-member FTA including Japan and farming nations such as Australia and Canada - as well as a Japan-EU FTA have put American farmers and ranchers at a disadvantage.
While Japan has said the two governments aim for a trade agreement on goods only, the United States has called for a comprehensive pact that would cover a range of areas such as goods, services, investment and currency.
Motegi and Lighthizer will continue talks Tuesday in an effort to determine the scope of their future negotiations.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that any agreement with Japan would include a requirement to refrain from manipulating currencies to gain an advantage in international trade.
In a summary of negotiating objectives for bilateral talks with Japan, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in December that the Trump administration would push for reducing or eliminating tariffs on U.S. agricultural imports, and to address nontariff barriers in the automobile sector.
The U.S. will also seek to include trade in services such as telecommunications and financial services in a trade deal.
Trump regards automobiles as a symbol of the trade imbalance with Tokyo, because automobiles and auto parts accounted for about 75 percent of the U.S. deficit with Japan as of 2017.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/16/business/japan-u-s-focus-cutting-tariffs-goods-trade-talks-tokyo-says/
#6185899 at 2019-04-15 16:16:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7910: Dark Knights Edition
Xi Jinping to attend Osaka G20, says Taro Kono, in China leader's first visit to Japan since 2013
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Japan in June to attend this year's summit of the Group of 20 major economies, in what will be his first trip to the nation since coming to power in 2013, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday.
"His attendance is scheduled," Kono told reporters in Beijing after meeting separately with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Kono's Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
It is also hoped that the visit will be an opportunity for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold his first meeting with Xi since a summit in Buenos Aires in November.
Kono said he agreed with Wang to work toward the success of the summit, set to be hosted in Osaka, and boost cooperation between the two countries on various global issues.
"To stabilize Japan-China relations in the truest sense, positive action by China in the East China Sea is necessary," Kono added. A dispute over the Japanese-controlled and uninhabited Senkaku Islands, which China claims and calls Diaoyu, remains a source of tension between the two countries.
At the outset of the meeting, held at the Zhongnanhai government compound, Li had said, "As neighbors, China and Japan should deepen economic cooperation and cultivate third-country markets for the benefit of not only our two countries but also to ensure a stable recovery in the global economy."
The Japanese minister said he also asked China to lift restrictions on imports of Japanese food that were put in place after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
In November, China removed a ban on rice grown in Niigata Prefecture, more than 200 kilometers away from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and has shown willingness to ease restrictions on other Japanese food proven to be safe based on scientific evaluations.
In a blow to Japan's fishery industry, the World Trade Organization ruled Thursday that South Korea could maintain its import ban on Japanese seafood, reversing an earlier decision that had called for the prohibition to be lifted.
Kono and Wang are also believed to have discussed the resumption of talks on a joint gas development project in the East China Sea based on a 2008 bilateral accord that has since stalled.
On Sunday, the two co-chaired a high-level economic dialogue aimed at deepening cooperation at a time when global growth is slowing.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/15/national/politics-diplomacy/beijing-taro-kono-chinese-premier-li-keqiang-discuss-possible-xi-visit-japan-g20/
#6174382 at 2019-04-14 14:59:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7895: Digging the Legal Propaganda and 4AM Drops Edition
During visit to crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, Abe gets updated about ongoing reconstruction work
FUKUSHIMA - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe toured the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant complex and nearby areas on Sunday to check on progress in reconstruction following the 2011 crisis.
His visit came after Olympics minister Yoshitaka Sakurada stepped down last week when remarks he made were deemed offensive to people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which also triggered one of world's worst nuclear disasters.
"The government will do its utmost to rebuild (this area), engraving in our heart once again that each minister is in charge of reconstruction," Abe said following his visit to the disaster-hit nuclear complex, his first since September 2013.
Abe said he confirmed "steady progress" in the decommissioning work at the plant that suffered core meltdowns in three of its reactors but noted that "many challenges" remain.
"The state will continue to stand at the forefront of the decommissioning work and the containment of radioactive water (that is accumulating at the plant)," he said.
Earlier in the day, Abe attended a ceremony to open a new town hall in Okuma, one of the two municipalities hosting the nuclear plant, and visited a soccer facility from which the Japan leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start in March 2020.
Abe said he wants to visit again to see the first torchbearer start the relay.
The J-Village facility, which was used as an operational base for dealing with the nuclear crisis, will fully reopen on Saturday.
The government lifted its mandatory evacuation order just last Wednesday over parts of Okuma.
The new town hall, however, is in a different area from where the original town hall was located in what was once Okuma's center, as that part remains a no-go zone.
At the opening ceremony, Okuma Mayor Toshitsuna WatanAbe said, "The new government building is at the forefront of the town's revival, and it's a symbol of the pledge to realize our reconstruction."
The new town hall will start providing services on May 7.
But in the parts of Okuma where the evacuation order has been lifted - which cover 40 percent of the town's total land area - only 367 people, or around 3.5 percent of the original population of 10,341, had registered as residents as of late March.
With people in parts of the Tohoku region still struggling to return to the lives they led before the disasters hit, Abe effectively sacked Sakurada over his gaffes and apologized to the public for appointing him.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/14/national/visit-crippled-fukushima-no-1-plant-Abe-gets-updated-ongoing-reconstruction-work/
(always sorry. we're so sorry-one of the funnier aspects of japanese business when they fuck up)
#6170161 at 2019-04-14 02:31:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
Japan and the United States are considering a plan for U.S. President Donald Trump to present a trophy to the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo in May, Japanese government sources have said.
Trump is scheduled to visit Japan as a state guest for three days starting on May 26, which coincides with the final day of the 15-day Summer Basho at the Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Under the plan, Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would enter the sumo ring together after watching the matches. Trump would then present the 40-kilogram Prime Minister's Cup or another special trophy to the winner.
A major challenge is security at the venue. The ring is surrounded by rows of seats, making security more difficult than in locations with no seats behind the stage.
"It is very hard to guard. Some people may throw seat cushions," a Japanese government source said.
While some within the Japanese government are pushing to give Trump a seat near the ring, others insist that he should use a VIP seat on the second floor for security reasons.
During his visit to Japan, Trump is also slated to play golf with Abe.
Trump is due to become the first foreign leader to meet with the new Emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito is scheduled to ascend to the throne on May 1.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/13/national/politics-diplomacy/trump-may-present-trophy-tokyo-sumo-tournament-officials-weigh-security-concerns/
#6084868 at 2019-04-07 16:12:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7782: Nunes will be remembered as a Great American Hero Edition
Suga emerges as post-Abe possibility
The Yomiuri Shimbun
the public eye for being the face of the "Reiwa" announcement, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is becoming a focus of attention as a possible successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Campaigning for the unified local elections Saturday afternoon, Suga mentioned he had announced the new era name during a speech in front of JR Sapporo Station.
At the sound of "Reiwa," many in the crowd of over 1,000 listeners raised their smartphones in his direction. After the speech he was swamped by the public - a sign of rising Suga fever.
Since the start of Abe's second administration, Suga has seen himself as the prime minister's behind-the-scenes fixer, according to a source close to him. During the era name announcement however, the spotlight shone more on Suga than Abe.
The night before the announcement, Suga apparently practiced lifting up a frame to show the new era name's characters in the press room at the Prime Minister's Office. The paper in the practice frame reportedly had the characters for "Heisei" written on it.
Suga has used the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs - which oversees staffing for senior ministry and agency officials - to promote policies under Abe's platform and increase his own influence within the administration.
For instance, after he suggested that cellular communications fees "could be lowered by about 40 percent" and urged major mobile carriers to lower their rates, NTT Docomo Inc. announced it would cut communication charges by 20 to 40 percent this fiscal year.
Suga also helped cut through opposition among the ministries and agencies to the administration's plan to successfully revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law in order to increase the number of foreign workers.
He plans to visit the United States in May to meet with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, expanding his role to the diplomatic stage.
Suga, 70, has emphasized he is "not thinking at all about becoming prime minister."
However, there is a precedent - Keizo Obuchi was the chief cabinet secretary who had announced "Heisei" as the current era name, and he went on to become prime minister.
Liberal Democratic Party factions with leading "post-Abe" candidates are becoming increasingly wary of Suga's moves.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005659147
#6002177 at 2019-04-01 10:45:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7676: 1776 -- 1976 Edition
TOKYO (AP) - The era of Japan's next emperor, Naruhito, will use the name "Reiwa" to connote pursuing harmony, the government said Monday, selecting the culturally significant phrase from ancient Japanese poetry as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to promote national pride.
The "Heisei" era ends with Emperor Akihito's abdication on April 30 and the new era starts May 1. The era name is widely used in official documents in Japan and has everyday references such as in non-Western calendars or when people speak of belonging to a generation.
The name for the first time in the history of imperial era naming draws from a Japanese text - a 7th century poetry collection "Manyoshu."
…more…
https://www.apnews.com/bfb2106efca04461a1dd17675a85f18f
#5847340 at 2019-03-23 17:13:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7480: West Coast Wake and Bake, East Coast High Noon. The Brunch Edition
Japan and China to open talks on foreign infrastructure projects amid warming ties
Japan and China have agreed to launch talks to facilitate cooperation on infrastructure development projects in third countries amid a recent thaw in bilateral relations, diplomatic sources said Friday.
The inaugural meeting is being arranged for April or May in Beijing, before Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned visit to Japan in June for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, according to the sources.
The launch of talks comes as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shifting toward conditional cooperation with China despite Xi's "Belt and Road" initiative to build infrastructure networks in Asia and beyond, which has raised concerns over the possibility Beijing could pull many developing countries into its economic orbit.
When Abe visited China last October, he and Xi agreed on the need to discuss how best to cooperate on infrastructure projects in third countries.
Kazuya Nashida, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's International Cooperation Bureau, is expected to lead a Japanese delegation for the meeting with senior officials from the China International Development Cooperation Agency, according to the sources.
It remains to be seen how much China and Japan, the world's second- and third-largest economies, can cooperate in developing infrastructure in third countries, including those along the ancient Silk Road that runs from China to Europe via Central Asia.
Critics say some developing countries that have borrowed heavily from China are reeling from excessive debt burdens.
Japan has been vigilant against China's attempts to increase its economic influence in the region even though recent months have seen the two countries warming to each other amid trade friction between Beijing and Washington.
Some Japanese government officials say the upcoming dialogue should not be a forum for the giant initiative.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/23/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-china-open-talks-foreign-infrastructure-projects-amid-warming-ties/
#5816065 at 2019-03-21 22:07:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7440: We Have To Fight Back Edition
Abe eyes U.S. trip in late April for talks with Trump on trade: sources
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit the United States in late April for talks with President Donald Trump, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Wednesday.
In the envisioned April 26-27 trip, Abe and Trump are likely to discuss trade negotiations the two governments may start the same month, as well as a planned visit by Trump to Japan in late May, the sources said.
But the timing of Abe's trip could change, given the possibility that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a summit meeting in late April to reach a trade deal.
In the planned talks, Abe and Trump are also expected to discuss how best to deal with North Korea in the wake of the collapse of a second summit between Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un in late February in Vietnam.
Abe and Trump are expected to affirm that the international community will coordinate in maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang until it achieves complete denuclearization.
On bilateral trade, the two leaders are likely to exchange views on what they aim to achieve in the negotiations.
While the United States desires a free trade agreement that would cover a range of areas such as goods, services, investment and currency, Japan is insisting the two governments aim for a trade deal on goods only.
Abe and Trump are also expected to coordinate the U.S. leader's trip to Japan, which will likely take place from May 26 to 28. If the trip is realized, Trump would likely become the first foreign state guest to meet with Crown Prince Naruhito after he accedes the throne on May 1, following the abdication of his father Emperor Akihito.
The Japanese government also plans to invite Trump to the Group of 20 summit planned in Osaka at the end of June. Should all meetings occur, it would be rather unusual for the leaders of Japan and the U.S. to meet for three consecutive months.
Prior to the trip to the U.S., Abe is considering visiting France and other European countries as part of preparations for the Osaka Group of 20 summit in June, they said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/21/national/politics-diplomacy/japanese-prime-minister-Abe-eyes-u-s-trip-late-april-talks-trump-trade-sources/
#5798538 at 2019-03-20 23:48:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7417: Follow the Attorney Edition
Details fixed for abdication, enthronement ceremonies
7:05 pm, March 20, 2019
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The details of ceremonies related to the Emperor's abdication and the crown prince's accession to the throne have been decided at a meeting of the panel overseeing the ceremonies.
For the Oct. 23 banquet to be hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, the panel decided on Tuesday to appoint kyogen play actor Nomura Mansai as general adviser for cultural events at the party.
At the Taiirei Seiden no Gi abdication ceremony on April 30, the Emperor will speak after Abe delivers the "address of the national representatives."
After the abdication ceremony, the magatama comma-shaped jewel and a sword that validates the throne will be returned to the place where they are kept at the Imperial Palace. When the Kenji to Shokei no Gi - a ceremony where a new emperor inherits the Imperial Regalia - is held on May 1, the sacred objects are to be brought to the site of the ceremony again.
This is intended to avoid a situation in which the Emperor - who does not have powers related to government - could give the impression that he passed the throne to the crown prince through his own will by directly passing him the regalia.
"The decision is appropriate on the basis of the purport of the Constitution," Cabinet Legislation Bureau Director General Yusuke Yokobatake said during the panel meeting on Tuesday.
Leaders from foreign countries will be invited to the Sokuirei Seiden no Gi ceremony slated for Oct. 22, during which the new emperor will proclaim his enthronement at home and abroad.
To encourage foreign guests to deepen their understanding of Japanese culture, the government plans to hold kabuki and noh performances.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005619085
#5775371 at 2019-03-19 19:18:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7387: Brazilian Moon Probe Edition
Aussie PM calls for global internet crackdown in wake of Christchurch attacks
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a global crackdown on social media in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, one of which was streamed live on Facebook and viewed thousands of times.
"It is unacceptable to treat the internet as an ungoverned space," Morrison wrote in a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of the upcoming G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan in June.
"It is imperative that the global community works together to ensure that technology firms meet their moral obligation to protect the communities which they serve and from which they profit," Morrison added.
In a report on the incident, Facebook said that less than 200 people actually watched the carnage unfold live, but the archived video of the attack in which 50 people were killed and over 40 injured was then reportedly streamed some 4,000 times before it was eventually taken down. The first user complaint was lodged some 29 minutes after the attack had begun.
https://www.rt.com/news/454236-scott-morrison-social-media-clampdown/
#5768566 at 2019-03-19 07:37:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7378: to 'KILL' a Mocking Bird Edition
It's OK, anons. FIVE EYES will save us from the evils of social media.
Christchurch mosque shootings: Social media likely on agenda at Five Eyes, G20 meetings=
The use of social media to spread hate speech and incite violence will likely be discussed by the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network of countries, Government minister Andrew Little says.
Little, who is responsible for New Zealand's security agencies, said Cabinet had yesterday discussed options for dealing with social media after the mosque massacre was livestreamed on Facebook then shared via social media.
Both he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have acknowledged it would take combined efforts of countries to make a difference.
Ardern said today it was "horrendous" that the mosque gunman's video of the shooting could still be viewed on Facebook.
Little, who is also in charge of the Harmful Digital Communications Act, said there was a willingness in Government to now look more closely at what was wrong with social media - and what powers could be used to rein in the worst aspects of it.
"We know this is an area of work that other governments are looking at, the UK in particular and the US. We accept we have to work with other governments to do that."
New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States make up the membership of Five Eyes group and Little has been in touch with almost all of them.
"At the weekend I had calls from my Canadian counterpart, my Australian counterpart and a message from the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid. The issue of social media and its social responsibility was raised in all of those conversations and messages," he said.
There would be a meeting of Five Eyes partners in the UK later this year and Little said it was very likely that working together on the issue would be high on the agenda, "recognising that we we're going to have to work with others to make meaningful change".
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also called for a crackdown by G20 nations on social media giants such as Google, Facebook and Twitter following the attacks. Australia is a member of the G20 group of countries but New Zealand is not.
The Australian newspaper said that according to leaked correspondence, Morrison had written to Shinzo Abe, The Prime Minister of Japan which is hosting the summit in June, asking for a crackdown to be a top agenda item.
The G20 is an annual meeting of the world's 19 largest economies plus the EU.
(more)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214227
http://archive.fo/NBEUi
#5634023 at 2019-03-12 02:50:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7205: -[9] Edition
Eight years on, Abe says 3/11 recovery nearing 'final stages,' though half of public unconvinced
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan is approaching the "final stages" of its effort to rebuild areas devastated by a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami in 2011, as the nation marked the eighth anniversary of the biggest disaster in its postwar history - which left more than 20,000 dead or unaccounted for.
A moment of silence was observed nationwide at 2:46 p.m., the fateful minute when the Great East Japan Earthquake jolted many parts of Japan and subsequently triggered a killer tsunami that engulfed large swaths of the Tohoku region, including the three hardest-hit prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima.
Eight years on, Abe was confident like never before in the steadfast manner in which reconstruction is taking place. Whereas he previously said reconstruction was proceeding "step by step," this year he ditched the language of a gradual recovery and instead adopted a more definite tone.
That decision was notable given that a recent opinion poll showed nearly half of respondents nationwide saw little or no progress in the reconstruction.
Speaking at a state-organized memorial ceremony in Tokyo, Abe said efforts to rebuild the affected regions are "making visible progress," before declaring: "In areas that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami, the reconstruction is advancing toward its final stages."
The death toll from the magnitude 9 quake and ensuing tsunami - plus numerous aftershocks in the months following - hit 15,897 as of Friday, including 9,542 in Miyagi, 4,674 in Iwate and 1,614 in Fukushima, according to National Police Agency statistics.
That figure would be higher if combined with deaths triggered by stress and illness stemming from the disaster, which the Reconstruction Agency put at 3,701 as of December.
Separately, the latest NPA statistics also show that 2,533 people are still unaccounted for, which is also likely to boost the final death toll.
Despite signs of recovery, about 52,000 people remained displaced nationwide as of February, including those consigned to prefabricated temporary housing, hospitals and dwellings of relatives and friends, according to statistics compiled by the Reconstruction Agency. Residents in Fukushima, where the nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant took place - the world's worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl accident in Ukraine - are one of the most affected, with 9,322 still unable to return home.
At the ceremony, Abe acknowledged the plight of those forced to endure "uncomfortable" lives for an extended period of time.
But at the same time, he touted moves toward "full-scale reconstruction" - a phrase absent from last year's speech - in Fukushima, citing the lifting of evacuation orders in almost all areas except for neighborhoods designated as "difficult to return home" due to exposure to high-level radiation from the plant.
rest at link
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/11/national/eight-years-Abe-says-3-11-reconstruction-nearing-final-stages-though-half-public-unconvinced/
#5580420 at 2019-03-08 23:07:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7136: Escape Chute Edition
Saudis agree to cooperate on G20 summit
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed Thursday to work closely together for the success of the Group of 20 summits this year and in 2020.
Leaders of the 20 advanced and emerging economies will meet in Osaka in June this year. Next year's G-20 summit is slated to take place in Saudi Arabia.
In their talks by phone, Abe told the Saudi crown prince that Japan traditionally has a friendly relationship with Saudi Arabia and that he supports the Middle East country's pro-reform stance.
Abe also said his government intends to promote the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030, under which Japan helps Saudi Arabia reduce its heavy dependence on oil exports for revenue.
The crown prince said Saudi Arabia aims to further strengthen the bilateral relationship as there is room for more cooperation in a wide range of fields.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the 15-minute phone talks did not cover the killing in October last year of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi crown prince is suspected of having been involved in the murder.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005591092
#5460572 at 2019-03-02 07:18:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6981: [-21] Edition
>>5459092 (PB notable)
Japan also may open talks about Okinawa base move. It will be interesting to see POTUS reaction.
Tamaki wants U.S., Japan, Okinawa talks on U.S. base move
The governor of Okinawa pushed for three-way talks Friday involving his group of islands, Japan's central government and the U.S. on how to move forward following a referendum that rejected a relocation plan for an American military base.
The referendum is not legally binding but Gov Danny Tamaki stressed that it holds significance and must be respected as showing a clear will of the people of Okinawa on a single issue. He said that dialogue was key to work toward a solution.
"The democracy of the Japanese government is now being tested," Tamaki told reporters after meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Joseph Young in Tokyo.
Tamaki said he delivered a letter for President Donald Trump about the referendum. He did not elaborate on what scenarios might be discussed at the three-way talks, but stressed the results of the referendum "speak for everything."
Sunday's vote showed 72 percent of Okinawans oppose the plan for the Marine air base being built on a landfill in coastal Henoko.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/governor-wants-us-japan-okinawa-talks-on-us-base-move
#5445250 at 2019-03-01 07:40:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6961: 4D Us To Freedom Edition
Abe 'fully supports' Trump's decision at N. Korea summit
The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "fully" supports the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to walk away from talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam, a move that resulted in the summit meeting ending abruptly Thursday without a deal.
Abe and Trump spoke for about 10 minutes by telephone Thursday evening while the U.S. president was returning to the United States. Trump briefed Abe on the developments of the second U.S.-North Korea summit.
Later that evening, Abe said to reporters at his official residence, "I fully support President Trump's decision not to make concessions easily and, at the same time, to continue constructive talks to urge North Korea to take concrete steps [toward denuclearization]."
rest at link
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005577610
#5410371 at 2019-02-27 06:01:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6916: Flyin' Breads Edition
Shinzo Abe Is Living in Cloud Cuckoo Land, Has Thoroughly Exhausted the Patience of the Russians
The Kremlin has had it with him
Gilbert Doctorow Mon, Feb 25, 2019 | 2140 words 4,998 39
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Sundays in Russia, like Sundays in most of the Western world, are usually not news generating days. However, today Moscow broke that rule and provided Russia-watchers with a couple of very weighty international affairs developments that I will analyze in this article on Japan and in another article later today on what the termination of the INF Treaty will mean for Russian military doctrine, namely reaching for the Holy Grail of a first strike, a decapitating strike capability against the United States in the foreseeable future.
What these two developments today have in common is how the very harsh messages are being delivered: not by the head of state, Vladimir Putin, but by members of his inner circle, his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the knock-out blow on Japanese expectations of a peace treaty so long as Shinzo Abe is prime minister, and the head of news on Russian broadcasting, Dmitry Kiselyov, as regards the detailed explanation of Russian plans for arms deployment following the end of the INF Treaty.
https://russia-insider.com/en/Shinzo-Abe-living-cloud-cuckoo-land-has-thoroughly-exhausted-patience-russians/ri26380
#5381853 at 2019-02-25 22:13:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6879: Truth Can Always Be Found Edition
The World's Most Powerful People
>>5381837
1 Xi Jinping China 65
2 Vladimir Putin Russia 66
3 Donald Trump United States 72
4 Angela Merkel Germany 64
5 Jeff Bezos Amazon.com 55
6 Pope Francis Roman Catholic Church 82
7 Bill Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 63
8 Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud Saudi Arabia 33
9 Narendra Modi India 68
10 Larry Page AlphAbet 45
11 Jerome H. Powell United States 66
12 Emmanuel Macron France 41
13 Mark Zuckerberg Facebook 34
14 Theresa May United Kingdom 62
15 Li Keqiang China 63
16 Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway 88
17 Ali Hoseini-Khamenei Iran 79
18 Mario Draghi European Central Bank 71
19 Jamie Dimon Chase 62
20 Carlos Slim Helu América Móvil 79
21 Jack Ma Alibaba Group 54
22 Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund 63
23 Doug McMillon Wal-Mart Stores 52
24 Tim Cook Apple 58
25 Elon Musk Tesla 47
26 Benjamin Netanyahu Israel 69
27 Ma Huateng Tencent Holdings 47
28 Larry Fink BlackRock 66
29 Akio Toyoda Toyota Motor 62
30 John L. Flannery General Electric 57
31 Antonio Guterres United Nations 69
32 Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries Ltd. 61
33 Jean-Claude Juncker European Union 64
34 Darren Woods ExxonMobil 54
35 Sergey Brin AlphAbet 45
36 Kim Jong-un North Korea 35
37 Charles Koch Koch Industries 83
38 Shinzo Abe Japan 64
39 Rupert Murdoch News Corp 87
40 Satya Nadella Microsoft 51
41 Jim Yong Kim World Bank 59
42 Stephen Schwarzman Blackstone Group 72
43 Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan United Arab Emirates 71
44 Haruhiko Kuroda Japan 74
45 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egypt 64
46 Li Ka-shing CK Hutchison Holdings 90
47 Lloyd Blankfein Goldman Sachs Group 64
48 Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey 64
49 Bob Iger Walt Disney 68
50 Michel Temer Brazil 78
https://www.forbes.com/powerful-people
#5381244 at 2019-02-25 21:34:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6878: Truth is the Standard Edition
PM adviser: OK for BOJ to abandon price goal
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan can abandon its 2 percent inflation target or suspend efforts to achieve it once the job market is tight enough because the public is better off having prices fall, not rise, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
While inflation is stuck near 1 percent, the BOJ's ultra-loose monetary policy is going well as it created jobs and boosted wages for temporary workers, said Koichi Hamada, who is considered as among the key architects of the premier's "Abenomics" stimulus policies.
"Prices don't need to rise much. From the perspective of people's livelihoods, what's more desirable is for prices to fall, not rise," Hamada told Reuters on Friday.
On the BOJ's elusive 2 percent inflation target, Hamada said "I think it can be abandoned. It isn't absolutely crucial." He added that the "appropriate target level of inflation can be decided by the central bank."
The remarks highlight the shift in public sentiment towards the BOJ's radical monetary experiment begun by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in 2013 as among the three pillars of Abenomics.
At the start, Kuroda pledged to achieve 2 percent inflation in roughly two years with a huge dose of monetary stimulus to end two decades of grinding deflation and economic stagnation.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005567107
#5378190 at 2019-02-25 18:47:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6874: Next to Fall Edition
Japan to push ahead with U.S. base relocation despite Okinawa referendum result
TOKYO (Reuters) - A majority of voters in a referendum on Okinawa opposed a plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the southern Japanese island, but the central government said on Monday it intended to press ahead with its construction plans.
Just over 70 percent of voters opposed relocating the U.S. Marines' Futenma air base within Okinawa in Sunday's non-binding referendum, with a turnout of 53 percent. Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki was elected on that platform in September.
Okinawa is host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan, whose alliance with Washington is central to its security. Many Okinawa residents associate the bases with crime, pollution and accidents.
The governor is required to respect the outcome and notify the premier and the U.S. president if the top response was backed by more than 25 percent of eligible voters.
Tokyo's central government and Okinawa authorities have long been at loggerheads over the plan to move the air base.
A U.S.-Japan agreement calls for moving the base, which is surrounded by schools, hospitals and shops, to a less populated area, called Henoko, on the northern part of Okinawa.
However many Okinawa residents, indignant at what they see as an unfair burden, want the base off the island altogether.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Monday the government was taking the results seriously, and would work to obtain the understanding of Okinawa residents, but that plans to move the base could not be deferred.
"We cannot avoid the necessity of moving Futenma, said to be the most dangerous base in the world," Abe said, noting that two decades had passed since the agreement to do so was made.
"We can't put this off any longer," he said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-okinawa/japan-to-push-ahead-with-us-base-relocation-despite-okinawa-referendum-result-idUSKCN1QE06Q
#5252571 at 2019-02-19 00:33:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6712: Perp Walk Edition
BREAKING: President Trump In Running for Nobel Peace Prize - With At Least Two Officials Supporting His Nomination
Although Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not want to confirm whether or not Donald Trump has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the issue seems already settled in a positive way by two Norwegian parliamentarians. Trump is a candidate for the highest award given by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his efforts for detente and peace on the Korean peninsula.
During a press conference at the White House last Friday, President Trump announced that the Japanese "premier" had sent him "a beautiful copy" of the nomination - in a five-page letter - to the Nobel Prize winner. Peace. And although Abe has been reluctant to confirm this information since then, it has transpired that at least two Norwegian parliamentarians support the nomination of the conservative president of the United States.
"We have nominated him of course for the positive developments on the Korean peninsula," Per-Willy Amundsen , Minister of Justice , told Reuters between 2016 and 2018. "There were tensions, largely due to Trump's unconventional diplomatic style, but they have already been reduced, "Amundsen added.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/breaking-president-trump-in-running-for-nobel-peace-prize-with-at-least-two-officials-supporting-his-nomination/
#5248005 at 2019-02-18 20:57:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6706: FEAR IS REAL Edition
Sorry if repost. Should be a notable here. MSM sure as shit won't cover it, unless it's to ridicule.
Reuters: No need for Shinzo Abe: Trump already nominated for Nobel Peace
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-peace/no-need-for-Shinzo-Abe-trump-already-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-idUSKCN1Q71IS
#5238684 at 2019-02-18 07:20:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6694: Most Impressive Edition
Japanese cabinet spokesman mentions heated exchange of views between Kono, Lavrov
World February 18, 10:00 UTC+3
According to the Japanese official, it was a frank discussion
TOKYO, February 18. /TASS/. There was a frank though sometimes heated exchange of views between the Japanese and Russian foreign ministers during their recent meeting in Munich, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday.
"The parties continue talks feeling the weight of national interests, so sometimes a heated exchange of views was taking place [at the Munich meeting]. However, it was a frank discussion," he said.
There was a substantive exchange of views aimed at finding a mutually acceptable solution," the Japanese cabinet spokesman pointed out. "We will continue persistent talks in accordance with our commitment to making a peace treaty [with Russia], resolving the territorial dispute," Suga added.
On February 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono agreed that their deputies Igor Morgulov and Takeo Mori would hold consultations on the peace treaty issue in the coming weeks.
Kono told reporters later that Sergey Lavrov's visit to Tokyo was under consideration.
Dispute over Kurils
Since the mid-20th century, Russia and Japan have been holding consultations in order to clinch a peace treaty as a follow-up to World War II. The Kuril Islands issue remains the key sticking point since after WWII the islands were handed over to the Soviet Union while Japan laid claims to the four southern islands.
In November 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Singapore and agreed that the two countries would accelerate the pace of the peace negotiations based on the 1956 Joint Declaration. The document ended the state of war and said that the Soviet government was ready to hand Shikotan Island and a group of small islands called Habomai over to Japan on condition that Tokyo would take control of them once a peace treaty was signed.
However, after Japan and the United States had signed the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in 1960, the Soviet Union withdrew its obligation to hand over the islands. A Soviet government's memorandum dated January 27, 1960, said that those islands would only be handed over to Japan if all foreign troops were pulled out of the country.
Russia has pointed out on numerous occasions that the document does not clarify handover conditions and thus required further clarification.
Putin-Abe meeting
Putin and Abe held a meeting in Moscow on January 21. The Russian leader confirmed that Moscow was interested in signing a peace treaty based on the 1956 document. He also emphasized the need to find a solution "that would be acceptable for the people of Russia and Japan." The parties agreed to continue boosting joint economic activities on the southern Kuril Islands in the areas of aquaculture, greenhouse farming, tourism, wind energy and waste management.
Peace treaty talks
On January 14, Lavrov and Kono held talks in Moscow, which were dedicated to the peace treaty issue. The Russian top diplomat stressed that Moscow had no intention to discuss its sovereignty over the southern Kuril Islands.
More:
http://tass.com/world/1045161
#5222280 at 2019-02-17 13:58:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6672: The Best Part of Waking Up Edition
Japan PM Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on US request: Asahi
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the United States government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday (Feb 17).
The report follows Mr Trump's claim on Friday that Mr Abe had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for opening talks and easing tensions with North Korea.
The Japanese leader had given him "the most beautiful copy" of a five-page nomination letter, Mr Trump said at a White House news conference.
The US government had sounded Mr Abe out over the Noble Peace Prize nomination after Mr Trump's summit in June last year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the first meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting US president, the Asahi said, citing an unnamed Japanese government source.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japans-pm-nominated-trump-for-nobel-peace-prize-on-us-request-asahi
#5214611 at 2019-02-17 02:39:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6662: Smollett BTFO Edition
Japanese Prime Minister Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
WASHINGTON-Ahead of his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump said on Feb. 15 that the leader of Japan had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to open up a dialogue with the reclusive country.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the Nobel Prize," Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden when asked about his upcoming summit with Kim later this month in Vietnam.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-japanese-leader-nominated-me-for-nobel-peace-prize_2802983.html
#5194479 at 2019-02-15 20:52:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6636: The Pace Quickens Edition
Trump 'nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Japanese PM'
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Donald Trump has said Japan's Prime Minister nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to open up a dialogue with North Korea.
At a White House event to discuss the proposed border wall, Mr Trump spoke about his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.
The president said early exchanges with Mr Kim were filled with "fire and fury" but since their first meeting last year, the two have established a good relationship.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is said to have nominated Donald Trump (Dan Kitwood/PA)
Mr Trump said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the Nobel Prize.
"He said, 'I have nominated you, respectfully, on behalf of Japan. I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize.'"
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who has also credited Mr Trump with starting negotiations with North Korea, has endorsed him for the prize as well.
In 2009, President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize for laying out the US commitment to "seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons".
"I'll probably never get it, but that's OK," Mr Trump said. "They gave it to Obama. He didn't even know what he got it for."
- Press Association
https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-by-japanese-pm-904842.html
#5192144 at 2019-02-15 18:07:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6633: The Orders Came From The Highest Office In The Land Edition
Trump says Japanese prime minister nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/15/trump-Shinzo-Abe-nobel-peace-prize-1171831
Trump said he would "probably would never get" the prize, but that he had thanked the Japanese prime minster.
"But that's okay," Trump added. "They gave it to Obama. He didn't even know what he got it for."
#5030854 at 2019-02-05 00:45:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6423: Melania Monday Edition
Japan, Germany to reach broad accord on info pact
TOKYO (Jiji Press) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were slated to reach a broad accord on concluding a bilateral information protection agreement at their summit in Tokyo on Monday.
The two leaders are also expected to agree to promote free trade, bearing in mind protectionist moves by the United States under President Donald Trump, and affirm their cooperation for a summit of the Group of 20 key advanced and developing economies to be held in Osaka in June.
The envisioned information protection pact is aimed at strengthening cooperation between Japan and Germany in the field of security.
It will cover the sharing of terrorism-related and other intelligence information and the management of information provided by the other nation.
Japan has concluded similar agreements with eight partners, including the United States, Australia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Following the entry into force of the Japan-European Union economic partnership agreement on Friday, Abe and Merkel are set to confirm both sides' commitment to strengthening economic cooperation.
They are also expected to discuss Britain's planned exit from the EU in late March, as well as Japan-Germany collaboration for stability in Africa and the Indo-Pacific region.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005523161
#5010875 at 2019-02-03 06:45:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6398: These People Are STUPID (& SICK) Edition
Govt to report new era name to crown prince beforehand
Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) - The government will report the new era name to the Emperor and Crown Prince Naruhito before making it public April 1, informed sources said Sunday.
The government thinks it desirable to let the new era name known to both of them beforehand, because an ordinance on the new era name will be signed by the Emperor for promulgation and implemented on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito rises to the throne, the sources said.
The government is considering having Prime Minister Shinzo Abe report the new name directly to both the Emperor and the Crown Prince, according to the sources close to Abe.
The government is expected to report the new name to them as soon as the government selects it from among the proposed names.
The government will seek advice from the Cabinet Legislation Bureau to set a specific reporting procedure, so as not to raise any question about the constitutionality of the procedure, the sources said. The constitution bans the Emperor from being involved in political affairs.
Under the 1979 era name law, Japan stipulates an era name in a government ordinance. In determining the new name, the government will follow the procedure taken when the current one, Heisei, was decided in 1989, according to the sources.
The new name will be adopted at a cabinet meeting April 1 this year after being selected from proposed options. The government will obtain opinions from experts and the heads of both chambers of the Diet, the country's parliament, to make its decision.
The selection process will not involve the current or the new Emperor. At the time of the 1989 name change from Showa, the government reported the era name of Heisei to the Emperor through the grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency before making it public.
The government decided to announce the new era name a month before the Imperial succession, even though some Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and the Japan Conference, a Shinto-linked conservative group backing Abe, called for an announcement after the enthronement.
The idea of reporting the new era name to both the Emperor and the Crown Prince beforehand was devised partly as a response to concerns among conservative people that a prior announcement may defy the tradition of assigning only one era name to each Emperor.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005521645
#4950802 at 2019-01-29 14:02:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6320: White Rabbit Protocol Edition
Japan's economy likely in longest postwar expansion phase, government says, as risks loom
apan's economy is likely experiencing its longest expansion phase since the end of World War II amid solid domestic demand and a tightening labor market, the government said Tuesday.
But in the same economic report for January, the Cabinet Office, which helps coordinate government policy, cut its monthly assessment of exports for the first time in three months due to the trade war between the United States and China in a warning that the fallout is spreading to Japan.
The Japanese economy is thought to have counted its 74th consecutive month of improvement since December 2012 under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though there is persistent criticism that consumers have yet to feel the benefits as wage gains remain tepid.
In the report, the Cabinet Office kept its headline assessment that the economy is "recovering at a moderate pace."
Toshimitsu Motegi, minister for economic and fiscal policy, told a Cabinet meeting the economy has likely surpassed the previous longest expansion between February 2002 and February 2008, also known as the Izanami Boom, named after a goddess in Japanese mythology.
In roughly a year from now after conducting a comprehensive review of more data, a government panel will formally decide whether the boom has indeed extended the record.
Robust exports and business investment have been the main drivers of growth under Abe's economic policies focusing on drastic monetary easing and fiscal spending.
His Liberal Democratic Party will seek to tout the success of Abenomics ahead of local elections in April and Upper House elections in the summer.
But gross domestic product has grown a real 1.2 percent on average during the current expansionary phase, lower than the 1.6 percent during the previous boom. Private consumption remains on a weak note as wage increases remain slow despite companies chalking up record profits.
Motegi, who belongs to the LDP, was quick to point out that the economy had added 3.75 million jobs in that time, nearly four times as many as during the Izanami Boom and approaching that of the asset bubble economy of the late 1980s and early '90s.
The government will implement measures to "extend the current expansion and make the benefits felt more strongly," he said.
Despite the record-setting implications, the Cabinet Office report was somewhat downbeat on the economy, saying exports are "in a weak tone" as demand from Asia for technology products waned.
It also warned of risks abroad including heightened trade tensions between the United States and China and a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
"We need to keep in mind that there is uncertainty about how trade disputes and China's economic outlook will affect the global economy," the report said.
Japan's exports in December fell 3.8 percent from a year earlier, its sharpest year-on-year decline since October 2016, dragged by plummeting shipments to China. Exports account for around 17 percent of the country's GDP.
In addition to the U.S.-China trade row, Japanese policymakers are wary of Britain's departure from the European Union and the risk of a sudden spike in the yen.
The office maintained its assessments of other key elements of the economy, saying private consumption is "picking up" and business investment is "increasing."
But it also said that inflation is "flat," a more dovish reading than in December when it said it had been "rising at a slower tempo."
Year-on-year gains in core consumer prices, excluding volatile fresh food items, have slowed to 0.7 percent despite the Bank of Japan's efforts to hit 2 percent inflation.
Dollar weakens to around ¥109.20 in Tokyo
The dollar traded on a weak note around ¥109.20 in Tokyo on Tuesday as investors continued to refrain from active trading ahead of key events this week. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood …
Tokyo stocks erase early losses to end higher Stocks wiped out early losses to close marginally higher Tuesday, partly supported by speculation that the Bank of Japan moved to buy exchange-traded funds. The Nikkei 225 average edged up 15.64…
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Same problem there..unlimited printing to support growth for growth's sake.
The yen carry trade has supported the west for a very long time.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/economy-business/japans-economy-likely-longest-postwar-expansion-phase-government-says/
#4944808 at 2019-01-29 00:59:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6313: The Alexander Downer Edition
Posting again for moar eyes, appreciate feedback
Steve Bannon theory: when bannon left he vowed his support for trump, even when he was being criticised. He then went to Europe to work with the countries and their elections, he had a big influence in the countries rebelling against the EU.
Makes me wonder if Bannon was sent there by Trump and team because they knew if they could cause havoc in Europe, there would be a major shift.
So the theory: Bannon helped organize the yellow vests, or at least had something to do with. The question I have how come we hear nothing about him in the news.
And did you know, he gave a speech shortly after leaving the WH, where he said, I've always wanted to create "a digital army" to change the world? Interesting ehh, Q or Q team perhaps?
I never thought it possible Bannon would say any of those things about Ivanka, Jared, or the admin….I didn't believe the Wolfe book was anything real or true, and I've surmised it was controlled op.
Anyone got an opinion?
After leaving the White House, Bannon declared his intention to become "the infrastructure, globally, for the global populist movement."[26] Accordingly, he has supported various national populist conservative political movements around the world. These include France's National Front,[27] Hungary's Fidesz,[28] the Italian League,[29] the Brothers of Italy,[30] Alternative for Germany,[31] the Sweden Democrats,[32] the Dutch Party for Freedom,[33] the Freedom Party of Austria,[34] the Swiss People's Party,[35] the UK Independence Party,[36] the Flemish Vlaams Belang,[37] the Belgian People's Party,[37] Spain's Vox,[38] the Finns Party,[37] the pan-European identitarian movement,[39]Republika Srpska's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats,[40]the Brazilian 2018 Jair Bolsonaro presidential campaign,[41] and the Israeli Likud.[42] Bannon believes that the aforementioned movements - along with Japan's Shinzo Abe, India's Narendra Modi, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Saudi Arabia's Mohammad bin Salman, China's Xi Jinping, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and America's Donald Trump, as well as similar leaders in Egypt, the Philippines, Poland, and South Korea - are part of a global shift towards nationalism.[43][44][45]
A self-described economic nationalist, Bannon advocates for reductions in immigration,[46]restrictions on free trade with China and Mexico,[47][48] and an increased federal income tax for those earning incomes of over $5 million a year.[49] Bannon is a skeptic of military interventionabroad and has opposed proposals for the expansion of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan,[50] Syria,[51] and Venezuela.[52] He has referred to himself as a "proud Christian Zionist" in reference to his support of Israel. He has been described by some as a white nationalist but rejects the description.[53]According to conservative commentator David French, Bannon has "done more than any other person to introduce the … alt-right into mainstream American life".[54]
Bannon graduated from Benedictine College Preparatory, a private, Catholic, military high school in Richmond, Virginia, in 1971,[60] and then attended Virginia Tech, where he served as the president of the student government association.[61] During the summers he worked at a local junk yard.[62]
He graduated from Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies in 1976, with a bachelor's degree in urban planning. While serving in the navy, he earned a master's degree in national security studies in 1983 from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.[63] In 1985,[66]Bannon earned a Master of Business Administration degree with honors[67] from Harvard Business School.[68]
Bannon was an officer in the United States Navy for seven years in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he served on the destroyerUSS Paul F. Foster as a surface warfare officer in the Pacific Fleet, and afterwards stateside as a special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon.[69] Bannon's job at the Pentagon was, among other things, handling messages between senior officers and writing reports about the state of the Navy fleet worldwide.[70] While at the Pentagon, Bannon attended Georgetown University at night and obtained his master's degree in national security studies.[62]
In 1980, Bannon was deployed to the Persian Gulf to assist with Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis. The mission's failure marked a turning point in his political world-view from largely apolitical to strongly Reaganite, which was further reinforced by the September 11 attacks.[71][72] Bannon has stated, "I wasn't political until I got into the service and saw how badly Jimmy Carter fucked things up. I became a huge Reagan admirer. Still am. But what turned me against the whole establishment was coming back from running companies in Asia in 2008 and seeing that Bush had fucked up as badly as Carter. The whole country was a disaster."[73]
#4944305 at 2019-01-29 00:05:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6312: "Trust yourself. Think for yourself. WWG1WGA!" Edition
Steve Bannon theory: when bannon left he vowed his support for trump, even when he was being criticised. He then went to Europe to work with the countries and their elections, he had a big influence in the countries rebelling against the EU.
Makes me wonder if Bannon was sent there by Trump and team because they knew if they could cause havoc in Europe, there would be a major shift.
So the theory: Bannon helped organize the yellow vests, or at least had something to do with. The question I have how come we hear nothing about him in the news.
And did you know, he gave a speech shortly after leaving the WH, where he said, I've always wanted to create "a digital army" to change the world?
Interesting ehh, Q or Q team perhaps?
I never thought it possible Bannon would say any of those things about Ivanka, Jared, or the admin….I didn't believe the Wolfe book was anything real or true, and I've surmised it was controlled op.
Anyone got an opinion?
After leaving the White House, Bannon declared his intention to become "the infrastructure, globally, for the global populist movement."[26] Accordingly, he has supported various national populist conservative political movements around the world. These include France's National Front,[27] Hungary's Fidesz,[28] the Italian League,[29] the Brothers of Italy,[30] Alternative for Germany,[31] the Sweden Democrats,[32] the Dutch Party for Freedom,[33] the Freedom Party of Austria,[34] the Swiss People's Party,[35] the UK Independence Party,[36] the Flemish Vlaams Belang,[37] the Belgian People's Party,[37] Spain's Vox,[38] the Finns Party,[37] the pan-European identitarian movement,[39]Republika Srpska's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats,[40]the Brazilian 2018 Jair Bolsonaro presidential campaign,[41] and the Israeli Likud.[42] Bannon believes that the aforementioned movements - along with Japan's Shinzo Abe, India's Narendra Modi, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Saudi Arabia's Mohammad bin Salman, China's Xi Jinping, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and America's Donald Trump, as well as similar leaders in Egypt, the Philippines, Poland, and South Korea - are part of a global shift towards nationalism.[43][44][45]
A self-described economic nationalist, Bannon advocates for reductions in immigration,[46]restrictions on free trade with China and Mexico,[47][48] and an increased federal income tax for those earning incomes of over $5 million a year.[49] Bannon is a skeptic of military interventionabroad and has opposed proposals for the expansion of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan,[50] Syria,[51] and Venezuela.[52] He has referred to himself as a "proud Christian Zionist" in reference to his support of Israel. He has been described by some as a white nationalist but rejects the description.[53]According to conservative commentator David French, Bannon has "done more than any other person to introduce the … alt-right into mainstream American life".[54]
Bannon graduated from Benedictine College Preparatory, a private, Catholic, military high school in Richmond, Virginia, in 1971,[60] and then attended Virginia Tech, where he served as the president of the student government association.[61] During the summers he worked at a local junk yard.[62]
He graduated from Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies in 1976, with a bachelor's degree in urban planning. While serving in the navy, he earned a master's degree in national security studies in 1983 from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.[63] In 1985,[66]Bannon earned a Master of Business Administration degree with honors[67] from Harvard Business School.[68]
Bannon was an officer in the United States Navy for seven years in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he served on the destroyerUSS Paul F. Foster as a surface warfare officer in the Pacific Fleet, and afterwards stateside as a special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon.[69] Bannon's job at the Pentagon was, among other things, handling messages between senior officers and writing reports about the state of the Navy fleet worldwide.[70] While at the Pentagon, Bannon attended Georgetown University at night and obtained his master's degree in national security studies.[62]
In 1980, Bannon was deployed to the Persian Gulf to assist with Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis. The mission's failure marked a turning point in his political world-view from largely apolitical to strongly Reaganite, which was further reinforced by the September 11 attacks.[71][72] Bannon has stated, "I wasn't political until I got into the service and saw how badly Jimmy
Upon his departure he was ranked as a lieutenant (O-3).[1][
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steveannon
#4938234 at 2019-01-28 13:27:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6304: Rift of the Rothschild's Edition
In annual policy speech, Abe omits passage on ties with South Korea
Breaking with precedent, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday removed from his annual policy speech a paragraph outlining his vision for Japan's ties with South Korea, in a possible reflection of the neighbors' increasingly tumultuous relationship.
On the day that marked the opening of this year's 150-day regular Diet session, Abe delivered his seventh policy speech since his return to power in December 2012. In the speech Abe afforded South Korea only a passing reference, as he stressed the importance of "closely coordinating with the international community, in particular Washington and Seoul," to deal with nuclear-armed North Korea.
The speech - delivered each year at the start of the ordinary Diet session - was a departure from previous policy addresses that have seen Abe dedicate a whole paragraph detailing his desire to promote what he had often called "future-oriented" relations with Seoul.
The intention behind the omission was unclear, but Abe's speech came on the heels of surging tensions between Tokyo and Seoul.
Late last year, South Korea's Supreme Court ruled that several Japanese companies must compensate South Koreans over wartime forced labor, sparking stern protest from Japanese officials. Tokyo also said earlier this month that it would discontinue working-level talks with Seoul over the flare-up of a so-called "radar lock-on" spat, after both sides failed to reconcile amid weeks of recriminations.
To be sure, Abe's shifting rhetoric on South Korea was already evident in his speech last January, when he jettisoned the conventional description of the country as Japan's "most important" neighbor.
At the time, Abe's administration had been furious over South Korea's sudden demand for an apology over wartime "comfort women" - a euphemism used to refer to women who provided sex, including those who did so against their will, for Japanese troops before and during World War II.
Tokyo saw the move as Seoul's effective desertion of a 2015 bilateral agreement that had been said to resolve the long-standing issue "finally and irreversibly."
As part of his push to "settle Japan's post-war diplomacy" conundrum, Abe's speech also saw him reiterate an eagerness to "accelerate" talks with Russia to solve a territorial dispute that has festered since the end of World War II and sign a formal peace treaty.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/national/politics-diplomacy/annual-policy-speech-Abe-omits-passage-ties-south-korea/
#4932645 at 2019-01-28 00:14:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6297: Kudos To Our Diggers. (You) Are The Super-Elite Edition
Business, national leaders uneasy as Davos forum ends
The Yomiuri Shimbun
DAVOS, Switzerland - The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum ended here Friday. Many of the national and corporate leaders who attended the four-day conference expressed concern over U.S-China trade friction and the breakdown of multilateral cooperation.
Amid signs of a global economic slowdown, the world's leaders will be pressed to come up with specific actions to improve the situation.
Optimism fades
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern about the "America first" attitude of the United States and similar tendencies elsewhere, and emphasized the importance of maintaining multilateral frameworks.
"We should think about our national interest while taking the interests of other countries into consideration, and from that create win-win situations that are the precondition for multilateralism," she said in a speech Wednesday.
Compared to last year's conference, which was dominated by optimism over the global economy, many of this year's attendees pointed to risks. These include the tit-for-tat over tariffs that the United States and China have engaged in, and the growing possibility Britain will leave the European Union without an agreement, a so-called hard Brexit.
The major accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers released the results of a survey of CEOs of major global companies to coincide with the Davos meeting.
About 30 percent of respondents said they expected a slowdown in the global economy in the following one-year period, six times the number in last year's survey.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said: "Does that mean a global recession is around the corner? No. But the risk of a sharper decline in global growth has certainly increased."
Trump absent
Despite attending last year, both U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May were absent from Davos this year, the former due to a government shutdown and the latter to deal with Britain's exit from the EU.
Neither did Chinese President Xi Jinping attend. The Chinese economy grew at a rate of 6.6 percent in real terms in 2018, the slowest rate of growth in 28 years.
The absence of leaders from major nations gave the impression that amid a rising sense of crisis, the world is without anyone at the helm.
Japan raises profile
In contrast, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attending for the first time in five years, made his presence known.
He praised the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan's economic partnership agreement with the EU in a keynote address Wednesday.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005506280
#4925169 at 2019-01-27 07:01:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6288: Think 470 Edition
Abe, Macron urge smooth cooperation over Nissan-Renault management change
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday expressed hopes that the management change at Renault SA will work to facilitate cooperation between the French automaker and its Japanese alliance partner, Nissan Motor Co.
During a 20-minute talk over the phone, Abe told Macron that the Nissan-Renault alliance is a symbol of the industrial cooperation between Japan and France and that he wants the two companies to maintain and strengthen their stable partnership.
Specific ways to fortify the partnership should be discussed by the firms themselves, Abe added.
At a board meeting on Thursday, Renault accepted the resignation of Carlos Ghosn, who has been indicted in Japan for alleged financial misconduct, from the posts of its chairman and chief executive officer.
The board appointed Jean-Dominique Senard, CEO of French tire giant Michelin, as new Renault chairman to replace Ghosn, and Thierry Bollore, deputy CEO of Renault, as CEO of the automaker.
In the phone talks, Abe told Macron that Japan, as the chair of this year's summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies, will aim to promote economic growth and address economic disparities.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005503920
#4912879 at 2019-01-26 06:05:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6272: Think Mueller Edition
Japan-U.S. talks on bilateral trade deal likely to face delay
Japan and the United States are unlikely to open negotiations on a proposed bilateral trade pact before the end of this month, due chiefly to the prolonged partial U.S. government shutdown, sources have said.
In addition, it will become difficult for economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who will represent Japan in the new trade talks, to arrange his schedule for the negotiations with the United States, as Japan's Diet will be convened for a 150-day regular session on Monday, the sources said Friday.
The negotiations may not begin before early spring, people familiar with the situation said.
At their meeting in September last year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to launch negotiations on concluding a trade pact.
In a joint statement adopted at the bilateral summit, Abe and Trump said the negotiations will cover goods and services.
On Dec. 21, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the purpose of the trade talks, paving the way for the bilateral negotiations to be launched late this month.
But the U.S. International Trade Commission has yet to compile a report on its analysis of economic impacts of the envisaged U.S.-Japan trade pact, which would be reported to the USTR before the opening of the negotiations.
The expected delay in the launch of the talks is also because the U.S. government is putting priority on its trade talks with China, sources said, adding that the U.S. government shutdown is believed to have affected operations at the Office of the USTR.
When they meet first in the trade negotiations, Japan and the United States are expected to discuss how to proceed with the talks.
But a Japanese official said that the talks may not be held until April depending on the situation.
With Washington highly likely to make tough demands in the agriculture and automobile sectors, Tokyo is concerned about impacts the trade talks could have on an election in the summer for the House of Councilors if the negotiations kick into full gear just before the triennial vote, some sources said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/business/economy-business/japan-u-s-talks-bilateral-trade-deal-likely-face-delay/
#4880503 at 2019-01-24 00:57:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6230: Bake America Great Again Edition
Abe to put trade, climate at top of G20 to-do list
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he will seek to use his chairmanship of the Group of 20 leading economies to rebuild trust in the global trade system and foster consensus on ways to address climate change.
His speech to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps was significant at a time when a bitter Sino-U.S. trade dispute is one of several factors threatening to bring about a sharp slowdown in global growth.
"Japan is determined to preserve and committed to enhancing the free, open, and rules-based international order," he told delegates.
"I call on all of you … to rebuild trust toward the system for international trade. That should be a system that is fair, transparent, and effective in protecting intellectual property rights and also in such areas as e-commerce and government procurement."
Abe said Japan hoped to work with the United States and Europe to reform World Trade Organization (WTO) rules so they adopt to a rapidly changing environment for global trade.
"We have to make the WTO a more credible presence. We have to make reforms to make it more credible. Japan would like to play a leading role in WTO reforms," he said.
The WTO has been paralyzed as the United States, unhappy with what it says is the WTO's failure to hold Beijing to account for not opening up its economy, has blocked new appointments to the world's top trade court. Rapidly running out of judges, some analysts say the WTO will be unable to issue binding rulings in trade disputes.
U.S. pressure
With the French, British and U.S. leaders canceling their visits because of more pressing concerns at home, Abe is one of only three Group of Seven leaders attending the annual event in Davos, where business executives are worried about the damage that populism and trade protectionism are inflicting on the global economy.
Abe said Japan, as chair of this year's gathering of the Group of 20 (G20), will also seek to spearhead discussions on climate change and ways to facilitate use of digital data while protecting intellectual property.
The comments underscore Japan's hope to rally support from some of its G20 counterparts in pushing for a multilateral approach in solving trade frictions.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005498815
#4868632 at 2019-01-23 03:10:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6215: The Sandman(s) Edition
Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe Hold Summit Seeking to Finally End WWII
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a summit Tuesday where they both affirmed their commitment to signing a peace treaty over their decades-long territorial dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands.
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https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/01/22/vladimir-putin-Shinzo-Abe-hold-summit-seeking-finally-end-wwii/
NOTABLE.
#4860931 at 2019-01-22 16:04:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6205: Quick Bake Edition
Japan may accept Russia peace pact if handover of 'realistic' two islands is secured
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is en route to Moscow for summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, is leaning toward accepting a postwar peace treaty with Russia if Moscow hands over two of the four islands contested by the two countries, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
Abe, who is hoping to reach a broad agreement on the peace treaty issue later this year, said he wanted to take as much as time as possible to hold "candid" talks with Putin, as he left for Moscow on Monday afternoon.
The new approach now under consideration to settle the territorial dispute marks a departure from Tokyo's long-held position of aiming for the return of all of the islands off Hokkaido, which the Soviet Union seized after Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945.
The territorial dispute over the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, has kept the two countries from signing a postwar peace deal.
"It is not realistic," a senior government official said, referring to whether it is possible to persuade Russia to also hand over Etorofu and Kunashiri, two of the islands which account for 93 percent of the total area of the four in dispute.
Abe, who is looking to leave a diplomatic legacy by settling the long-running dispute, will hold his 25th summit with Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
During a meeting in Singapore in November, Abe and Putin agreed to step up talks based on a 1956 joint declaration that states Shikotan and the Habomai islet group would be transferred to Japan by the Soviet Union following the conclusion of a postwar peace treaty.
The agreement between Abe and Putin drew speculation at the time that Abe would focus on the handover of Shikotan and the Habomai islet group before turning his focus to the two larger islands.
But a senior official close to Abe said, "There is no way that Mr. Putin would approve this" and suggested that the prime minister is becoming increasingly pessimistic about securing the transfer of the two smaller islands first and the rest later.
Abe seems to have accepted that continuing to call for the return of Etorofu and Kunashiri could stagnate the ongoing talks, and perhaps even dampen the prospect of the two smaller islands being transferred to Japan.
But he could face a backlash from his support base, with many Japanese deeming the new approach as giving up on Etorofu and Kunashiri - both of which the government has claimed to be an inherent part of Japan's territory.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/21/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-may-accept-russia-peace-pact-realistic-handover-two-islands-secured-sources-say/
#4843187 at 2019-01-21 05:24:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6182: Lunar Eclipsin Edition
Abe expects peace treaty talks with Putin to be frank
World January 21, 8:08 UTC+3
Talks between Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe are scheduled for January 22
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TOKYO, January 21. /TASS/. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expects that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled to take place on January 22, will be frank and will allow the two countries to advance peace treaty negotiations, as Abe himself said before departing for Moscow.
"I would like to hold thorough and frank talks with President Putin and advance peace treaty negotiations as much as possible," the Kyodo news agency quoted him as saying.
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Russia's sovereignty over Kuril Islands not negotiable, says Lavrov
After his visit to Moscow, the Japanese prime minister will head to Davos, Switzerland, to take part in the 2019 World Economic Forum.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference on Monday that Tokyo "will continue to hold patient negotiations to make a peace treaty once the territorial issue is resolved." At the same time, he declined to comment on Kyodo's reports that Abe was considering signing a peace treaty with Russia on condition that Moscow provided guarantees that Shikotan Island and a group of uninhibited small islands Japan calls Habomai would be handed over to Tokyo.
Peace treaty issue
Since the mid-20th century, Russia and Japan have been holding consultations in order to clinch a peace treaty as a follow-up to World War II. The Kuril Islands issue remains the sticking point since after WWII the islands were handed over to the Soviet Union while Japan laid claims to the four southern islands. In 1956, the two countries signed a joint declaration on ending the state of war and restoring diplomatic and all other relations, however, a peace treaty has still not been reached. Moscow has stated many times that Russia's sovereignty over the islands cannot be called into question.
On November 14, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Singapore and agreed that the two countries would speed up peace treaty talks based on the 1956 declaration.
The Joint Declaration said that the Soviet government was ready to hand Shikotan Island and a group of small islands over to Japan, adding that Tokyo would get actual control of the islands after a peace treaty was signed. However, after Japan and the United States had signed the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in 1960, the Soviet Union withdrew its obligation to hand over the islands. A Soviet government's memorandum dated January 27, 1960, said that those islands would only be handed over to Japan if all foreign troops were pulled out of the country.
more:
http://tass.com/world/1040872
#4834990 at 2019-01-20 17:02:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6172: A Contract With Nancy Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>4727722 Graphic guide to posting on 8chan
>>4727758 Reminder for (((newfags))): this is a free speech board
>>4687795 If you don't like it here there are plenty of other places to get Q's drops
>>4680938 , >>4681274 POTUS: "Call Congress, ask your reps to fund wall". Numbers to call
>>4821762 White House Changed Announcement to 4:00 pm EST. Links to Streams: >>4821954
#6171
>>4834912 Sauce showing the HTH number is the same as Q's previous post
>>4834740 "lefties", the Feistel cipher, Lucifer and No Such Agency - connected?
>>4834691 Declassified CIA documents on pole inversion
>>4834481 , >>4834507, >>4834663 Mysterious post leads to Camp Peary, 'The Farm'
>>4834450 POTUS tweet and QPost, "A clean house is very important"
>>4834565 , >>4834612 This video totally destroys the Fake News coverage on Covington Catholic
>>4834490 A contract with Nancy: Minor lawfag weighs in
>>4834418 Abe to propose creating global rules on data flow in Davos speech
>>4834417 Donna "BOO" Barzallie Q post 1 year delta of CLAS doc
>>4834407 Reminder of best image sizes for twitter
>>4834396 Peak level autism: Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse ZENITH over GITMO
>>4834389 Taocon dig
>>4834387 Pence slams Buzzfeed 'obsession,' decries 'disappointing' Pelosi rejection of Trump's plan
>>4834324 The debate over deepfakes and doctored content is only intensifying
>>4834381 Two year anniversary of POTUS' inauguration today
>>4834970 #6171
#6170
>>4834186 Human Trafficking Hotline dig
>>4834094 Polaris Dig, re the Human Trafficking Hotline. Dig
>>4833887 , >>4834071 Phone Number on AZ Human Trafficking billboard tied to the Clinton Foundation
>>4833919 , >>4834011, >>4834141 Dig into APCO and NODO
Baker change ^^^^^
>>4833969 2018 GOP House Intelligence Committee memo revealing FBI KNEW Steele dossier was fake turned out to be spot-on
>>4833796 Covington Catholic Student Begs Local TV News to Tell the Truth About Native American Incident In DC
>>4833795 SJ priest, "chaplain to Colbert nation" runs obvious FF psyop; MSM eagerly propagates
>>4833682, >>4833272 Stay at home Q confirmation
>>4833870 Davos Men Gather Under a Cloud as Globalism in Retreat Worldwide
>>4833837 New DoD tweet
>>4833587 Updated Timeline for Alabama Election Fraud DIGG (AET, Morgan, Dickerson, Shane, and WaPo): Who really wrote the damning report??
>>4833731 Lisa Page was promised job at former Mueller law firm
>>4833727 Why is the executive director of Orginize Florida retweeting NY ANTIFA
>>4833705 Here are the declassified CIA documents on pole inversion
>>4833670 People Are Waking Up
>>4834207 #6170
#6169
>>4833346 DJT twatter on fire! Poll numbers are up from 19% to 50% for Hispanics.
>>4833321 Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow.
>>4833284 Pelosi's In-flight food and drink costs? $101,000.
>>4833272 Possible 1 year delta: Staying in your house/ stay at home
>>4833266 DJT twatter: Nancy, I am still thinking about the SOTU speech.
>>4833240 Thousands of retirees demand increased pensions (Spain).
>>4833222 France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
>>4833219 Around 20,000 people protest in Beirut amid Arab League economic summit
>>4833199 Europe's New-Generation Nuclear Plants Stagger Over The Start Line
>>4833195 Delta 4 rocket launches NROL-71 spy satellite after a month's worth of delays
>>4833142 , >>4833165 >>4833182 DJT twitter: Amnesty is not part of my offer & other twats
>>4833093 Pope mourns Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed 170 lives
>>4833081 Nine Reasons to Be Skeptical of BuzzFeed's Cohen Report
>>4833078 Possibility Of Setting Up A Russian Military Base In The Central African Republic
>>4833058 The Friends of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Friends
>>4833003 U.S. says air raid killed 52 Somali militants
>>4832892 Russian Hooker Admits She Made Up Trump Story
>>4833427 #6169
Previously Collected Notables
>>4831206 #6166, >>4832110 #6167, >>4832722 #6168
>>4828912 #6163, >>4829662 #6164, >>4830441 #6165
>>4826537 #6160, >>4827356 #6161, >>4828151 #6162
>>4824207 #6157, >>4825053 #6158, >>4825787 #6159
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables Archive at /comms/: >>>/comms/225, >>>/comms/3207 (#740~#6003)
#4834418 at 2019-01-20 16:15:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6171: The HumanTraffickingHotline Number AZ Billboard and Q's CF Number Edition
Abe to propose creating global rules on data flow in Davos speech
Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to propose creating international rules on the movement of personal and corporate data in a Wednesday speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it has been learned.
Abe conceives of establishing a framework for negotiating the rules among members of the World Trade Organization and hopes to reach an agreement to launch talks when leaders of the Group of 20 nations meet in Osaka in June, the sources said. Abe wants to take a leading role in drawing up the rules at the summit, which will be chaired by Japan.
In his speech in Davos, Abe will emphasize the importance of the movement of data. "The engine of growth no longer runs on gasoline but on digital data," he plans to say, the sources said.
The free flow of data across national borders is seen as essential to economic growth driven by artificial intelligence and the internet. Big data - information on consumers' online browsing histories and purchase records - has even been called "modern petroleum."
Japan, the United States and the European Union agree that interested WTO member nations should embark on creating new rules. They believe there should be sufficient safeguards on the flow of data to prevent problems such as leaks of secret or personal information.
In contrast, China is strengthening its restrictions on transferring data outside the country, as well as taking other steps that benefit its domestic information technology industry, such as demanding foreign companies transfer their technology when doing business in China.
To create an environment where data can move freely around the world, Abe has resolved to call for the negotiations not only involving the United States and Europe, but a wide range of WTO member nations, including China, India and African countries.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership commission, made up of ministerial officials from TPP countries, was held in Tokyo on Saturday. Abe told the ministers at the meeting that the trade pact's "clear provisions on the free flow of data will serve as a model for future international rules." The TPP prohibits excessive restrictions on the movement of data. Abe also aims to incorporate such a provision into the new rules, the sources said.
However, even if Abe succeeds in launching the negotiations, China and other countries will likely insist on maintaining their own rules on data movement, which might make reaching an agreement difficult.
____
couldn't resist using the second one
kek
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005491458
#4834213 at 2019-01-20 15:52:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6171: The HumanTraffickingHotline Number AZ Billboard and Q's CF Number Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>4727722 Graphic guide to posting on 8chan
>>4727758 Reminder for (((newfags))): this is a free speech board
>>4687795 If you don't like it here there are plenty of other places to get Q's drops
>>4680938 , >>4681274 POTUS: "Call Congress, ask your reps to fund wall". Numbers to call
>>4821762 White House Changed Announcement to 4:00 pm EST. Links to Streams: >>4821954
#6170
>>4834186 Human Trafficking Hotline dig
>>4834094 Polaris Dig, re the Human Trafficking Hotline. Dig
>>4833887 , >>4834071 Phone Number on AZ Human Trafficking billboard tied to the Clinton Foundation
>>4833919 , >>4834011, >>4834141 Dig into APCO and NODO
Baker change ^^^^^
>>4833969 2018 GOP House Intelligence Committee memo revealing FBI KNEW Steele dossier was fake turned out to be spot-on
>>4833796 Covington Catholic Student Begs Local TV News to Tell the Truth About Native American Incident In DC
>>4833795 SJ priest, "chaplain to Colbert nation" runs obvious FF psyop; MSM eagerly propagates
>>4833682, >>4833272 Stay at home Q confirmation
>>4833870 Davos Men Gather Under a Cloud as Globalism in Retreat Worldwide
>>4833837 New DoD tweet
>>4833587 Updated Timeline for Alabama Election Fraud DIGG (AET, Morgan, Dickerson, Shane, and WaPo): Who really wrote the damning report??
>>4833731 Lisa Page was promised job at former Mueller law firm
>>4833727 Why is the executive director of Orginize Florida retweeting NY ANTIFA
>>4833705 Here are the declassified CIA documents on pole inversion
>>4833670 People Are Waking Up
>>4834207 #6170
#6169
>>4833346 DJT twatter on fire! Poll numbers are up from 19% to 50% for Hispanics.
>>4833321 Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow.
>>4833284 Pelosi's In-flight food and drink costs? $101,000.
>>4833272 Possible 1 year delta: Staying in your house/ stay at home
>>4833266 DJT twatter: Nancy, I am still thinking about the SOTU speech.
>>4833240 Thousands of retirees demand increased pensions (Spain).
>>4833222 France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
>>4833219 Around 20,000 people protest in Beirut amid Arab League economic summit
>>4833199 Europe's New-Generation Nuclear Plants Stagger Over The Start Line
>>4833195 Delta 4 rocket launches NROL-71 spy satellite after a month's worth of delays
>>4833142 >>4833165 >>4833182 DJT twitter: Amnesty is not part of my offer & other twats
>>4833093 Pope mourns Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed 170 lives
>>4833081 Nine Reasons to Be Skeptical of BuzzFeed's Cohen Report
>>4833078 Possibility Of Setting Up A Russian Military Base In The Central African Republic
>>4833058 The Friends of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Friends
>>4833003 U.S. says air raid killed 52 Somali militants
>>4832892 Russian Hooker Admits She Made Up Trump Story
>>4833427 #6169
#6168
>>4832027, >>4832032 Mexico'S Former President Enrique Pena Nieto 'Took $100m Bribe From El Chapo
>>4832049, >>4832061, >>4832654 Dr. Mark Skidmore - Deep State Cover-Up of Missing $21 Trillion Deeply Disturbing
>>4832266 GAA Update Spaceship Janitor Edition
>>4832439 Left-Wing Italian Guerrilla On The Run For Three Decades Over Murder Convictions Is Arrested
>>4832478 French Officials Say Two People Have Been Killed And 22 Others Injured In A Large Blaze
>>4832578 Inside Mexico's Drug Gangs Who Force Members To Eat The Hearts Of Their Victims
>>4832585 Bomb In Syria'S Afrin Kills Three: Witnesses
>>4832609, >>4832660 Admiral Rogers Report 2012, Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei And Zte
>>4832706, >>4832707 Madhya Pradesh BJP Leader Found Dead, Shivraj Chouhan Warns Congress
>>4832722 #6168
Previously Collected Notables
>>4831206 #6166, >>4832110 #6167,
>>4828912 #6163, >>4829662 #6164, >>4830441 #6165
>>4826537 #6160, >>4827356 #6161, >>4828151 #6162
>>4824207 #6157, >>4825053 #6158, >>4825787 #6159
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables Archive at /comms/: >>>/comms/225, >>>/comms/3207 (#740~#6003)
#4833531 at 2019-01-20 14:29:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6170: Shutdown Sunday Snowstorm Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>4727722 Graphic guide to posting on 8chan
>>4727758 Reminder for (((newfags))): this is a free speech board
>>4687795 If you don't like it here there are plenty of other places to get Q's drops
>>4680938 , >>4681274 POTUS: "Call Congress, ask your reps to fund wall". Numbers to call
>>4821762 White House Changed Announcement to 4:00 pm EST. Links to Streams: >>4821954
#6169
>>4833346 DJT twatter on fire! Poll numbers are up from 19% to 50% for Hispanics.
>>4833321 Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow.
>>4833284 Pelosi's In-flight food and drink costs? $101,000.
>>4833272 Possible 1 year delta: Staying in your house/ stay at home
>>4833266 DJT twatter: Nancy, I am still thinking about the SOTU speech.
>>4833240 Thousands of retirees demand increased pensions (Spain).
>>4833222 France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
>>4833219 Around 20,000 people protest in Beirut amid Arab League economic summit
>>4833199 Europe's New-Generation Nuclear Plants Stagger Over The Start Line
>>4833195 Delta 4 rocket launches NROL-71 spy satellite after a month's worth of delays
>>4833142 >>4833165 >>4833182 DJT twitter: Amnesty is not part of my offer & other twats
>>4833093 Pope mourns Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed 170 lives
>>4833081 Nine Reasons to Be Skeptical of BuzzFeed's Cohen Report
>>4833078 Possibility Of Setting Up A Russian Military Base In The Central African Republic
>>4833058 The Friends of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Friends
>>4833003 U.S. says air raid killed 52 Somali militants
>>4832892 Russian Hooker Admits She Made Up Trump Story
>>4833427 #6169
#6168
>>4832027, >>4832032 Mexico'S Former President Enrique Pena Nieto 'Took $100m Bribe From El Chapo
>>4832049, >>4832061, >>4832654 Dr. Mark Skidmore - Deep State Cover-Up of Missing $21 Trillion Deeply Disturbing
>>4832266 GAA Update Spaceship Janitor Edition
>>4832439 Left-Wing Italian Guerrilla On The Run For Three Decades Over Murder Convictions Is Arrested
>>4832478 French Officials Say Two People Have Been Killed And 22 Others Injured In A Large Blaze
>>4832578 Inside Mexico's Drug Gangs Who Force Members To Eat The Hearts Of Their Victims
>>4832585 Bomb In Syria'S Afrin Kills Three: Witnesses
>>4832609, >>4832660 Admiral Rogers Report 2012, Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei And Zte
>>4832706, >>4832707 Madhya Pradesh BJP Leader Found Dead, Shivraj Chouhan Warns Congress
>>4832722 #6168
#6167
>>4831316 [Trudeau] link to Wapo a Dead giveaway
>>4831323, >>4831363, >>4831365, >>4831529, >>4831659 Power Outage in LV
>>4831435 OPM Guidance for Shutdown Furlough from 2015
>>4831484, >>4831759 Study Nazism: Documentary on Hitler and the Third Reich
>>4831603 Large explosions rocks capital Damascus
>>4831638, >>4831680, >>4831754 Alexander Downer comments on Brexit and an AUS-UK trade deal
>>4831689 Soros is trying to co-opt the Yellow Vests by using them at the "Women's March"
>>4831738 Anon on 23&Me
>>4831897 Vehicle attack in Germany
>>4831939 Reminder Erdogan pledged a 'safe zone' in Northern Syria after talks with POTUS
>>4832110 #6167
#6166
>>4830524 MAGA1776 graphics
>>4830532 Anon on Sea to Shining Sea
>>4830654 Virginia Senator Openly Carrying Handgun to Deter Violent Protesters
>>4830776 Curious 23andMe twin results show why you should take DNA testing with a grain of salt
>>4830850 Dan Scavino tweets
>>4830973 Networks Give Roughly 15 Times More Coverage to Women's March Than March for Life
>>4830985 1/22/18 crumbs
>>4831003 Anon on Trudeau's Carbon Tax proposals
>>4831010 POTUS instagram post
>>4831182 Report: Facebook's privacy lapses may result in record fine
>>4831206 #6166
Previously Collected Notables
>>4828912 #6163, >>4829662 #6164, >>4830441 #6165
>>4826537 #6160, >>4827356 #6161, >>4828151 #6162
>>4824207 #6157, >>4825053 #6158, >>4825787 #6159
>>4822210 #6154, >>4822804 #6155, >>4823601 #6156
>>4819825 #6151, >>4820485 #6152, >>4821270 #6153
>>4817394 #6148, >>4818171 #6149, >>4818950 #6150
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables Archive at /comms/: >>>/comms/225, >>>/comms/3207 (#740~#6003)
#4833515 at 2019-01-20 14:26:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6169: Italian Guerrilla Edition
Final from helperanon, not baking!
Previous baker dough: https://pastebin.com/Tv0rP47V
#6169
>>4833498 Collection of Chad Pergram twats.
>>4833490 NYC's Housing-Market Weakness Spreads From Manhattan To The Outer Boroughs
>>4833474 Moar DJT: We are building and renovating big sections of the wall.
>>4833429 Le Pen appeals to 'Yellow Vest' movement ahead of EU elections
>>4833346 DJT twatter on fire! Poll numbers are up from 19% to 50% for hispanics.
>>4833321 Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow.
>>4833284 Pelosi's In-flight food and drink costs? $101,000.
>>4833272 Possible 1 year delta: Staying in your house/ stay at home
>>4833266 DJT twatter: Nancy, I am still thinking about the SOTU speech.
>>4833240 Thousands of retirees demand increased pensions (Spain).
>>4833222 France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
>>4833219 Around 20,000 people protest in Beirut amid Arab League economic summit
>>4833199 Europe's New-Generation Nuclear Plants Stagger Over The Start Line
>>4833195 Delta 4 rocket launches NROL-71 spy satellite after a month's worth of delays
>>4833142 >>4833165 >>4833182 DJT twitter: Amnesty is not part of my offer & other twats
>>4833093 Pope mourns Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed 170 lives
>>4833081 Nine Reasons to Be Skeptical of BuzzFeed's Cohen Report
>>4833078 Possibility Of Setting Up A Russian Military Base In The Central African Republic
>>4833058 The Friends of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Friends
>>4833003 U.S. says air raid killed 52 Somali militants
>>4832892 Russian Hooker Admits She Made Up Trump Story
#4833427 at 2019-01-20 14:15:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6169: Italian Guerrilla Edition
BO, BV's & Lurking Bakers. Bread is ghosted I think.
This OCD Anon doesn't have the attention span for baking. Kek.
Shadilay anons I have to go.
Some collected from previous baker + Some I collected, For your discernment:
Previous baker dough: https://pastebin.com/Tv0rP47V
#6169
>>4833346 DJT twatter on fire! Poll numbers are up from 19% to 50% for Hispanics.
>>4833321 Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow.
>>4833284 Pelosi's In-flight food and drink costs? $101,000.
>>4833272 Possible 1 year delta: Staying in your house/ stay at home
>>4833266 DJT twatter: Nancy, I am still thinking about the SOTU speech.
>>4833240 Thousands of retirees demand increased pensions (Spain).
>>4833222 France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
>>4833219 Around 20,000 people protest in Beirut amid Arab League economic summit
>>4833199 Europe's New-Generation Nuclear Plants Stagger Over The Start Line
>>4833195 Delta 4 rocket launches NROL-71 spy satellite after a month's worth of delays
>>4833142 >>4833165 >>4833182 DJT twitter: Amnesty is not part of my offer & other twats
>>4833093 Pope mourns Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed 170 lives
>>4833081 Nine Reasons to Be Skeptical of BuzzFeed's Cohen Report
>>4833078 Possibility Of Setting Up A Russian Military Base In The Central African Republic
>>4833058 The Friends of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Friends
>>4833003 U.S. says air raid killed 52 Somali militants
>>4832892 Russian Hooker Admits She Made Up Trump Story
#4833321 at 2019-01-20 14:00:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6169: Italian Guerrilla Edition
posted yesterday a small article on this but was right before POTUS speech so lost in the shuffle.
Not 'partners': Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin on collision course over islands at summit talks in Moscow
AFP-JIJI
The leaders of Japan and Russia will hold crunch summit talks in Moscow on Tuesday, with the two countries locked in an undiplomatic war of words over disputed islands claimed by both.
Simmering tension between Moscow and Tokyo over the islands off the northern coast of Hokkaido, known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, has ramped up in recent weeks, with Russia angrily accusing Japan of whipping up tension ahead of the summit and failing to accept it lost World War II.
Setting the tone for the talks, a foreign policy advisor for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov, admitted the meeting would "not be easy."
The then-Soviet Union seized the four islands in the closing days of World War II. The dispute over their sovereignty has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty - a situation both nations have vowed to rectify.
During a New Year's address, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sparked outrage in Moscow when he spoke of the need to help Russian residents on the disputed islands "accept and understand that the sovereignty of their homes will change."
A furious Russia summoned the Japanese ambassador to complain that Abe's statements were an "attempt to artificially stir up the atmosphere" over the issue of a possible peace treaty.
Moscow also fumed Japan was trying to "disorientate" the public and that the Japanese leader's statements "flagrantly distort the essence of the agreements" reached by Putin and Abe in Singapore in November, where they vowed to accelerate efforts toward peace.
Talks lasting several hours between the foreign ministers of the two countries Monday failed to improve the situation, with Taro Kono and Sergei Lavrov not even appearing together for a joint news conference.
And at his own New Year's news conference, Lavrov said the two countries were "still far from being partners in international relations."
"Why is Japan the only country in the world that cannot accept the results of World War II in their entirety?" he asked.
He also lashed out at the pro-Western bias of Japan - the key U.S. ally in the region.
"Japan votes not with us but against us on all the resolutions that interest Russia in the U.N.," Moscow's top diplomat said.
Putin aide Ushakov was clear that the sovereignty of the islands was not up for negotiation.
Russia owns the islands legally "according to the results of World War II" and has no plans to hand them over to Tokyo, he said.
"This is our land, and nobody is going to give this land to anybody."
Tensions between the pair have been stoked by actions as well as words.
In December, Russia said it had built four new military barracks on the islands as it ramps up "military and social infrastructure" there.
Moscow has already deployed missile systems on the islands, sparking protests from Japan.
James Brown, an expert on Japan-Russia relations at Temple University in Tokyo, predicted Putin would take a softer tone than Lavrov but admitted prospects for the talks were "not promising."
"Whether they can make some real progress is really questionable because the Russian position is very, very clear: They have said so many times now that Japan must recognize Russian sovereignty over the four islands as a result of World War II," said Brown.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/20/national/politics-diplomacy/not-partners-Shinzo-Abe-vladimir-putin-collision-course-islands-summit-talks-moscow/
#4833222 at 2019-01-20 13:44:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6169: Italian Guerrilla Edition
France presses Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger
The French government has asked Japan to accept a possible merger between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, who had managed the alliance of the carmakers, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
The request, apparently aimed at bringing the two automakers under the wing of a new holding company, was made at talks between French and Japanese officials in Tokyo, and reflects French President Emmanuel Macron's wishes, the sources said.
A delegation including Martin Vial, a Renault director designated by the French government, visited Japanese officials to discuss the plans.
The French government is the biggest stakeholder in Renault.
Macron last month held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in which they only agreed to ensure a stable relationship within the three-way alliance, which also involves Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Nissan is widely seen as wanting to reduce the influence of the French partner on its management and review the alliance with the aim of making it more equitable.
To preserve its business identity, by cooperating with the Japanese government Nissan will speed up formulating measures to prevent itself from being integrated with Renault, the sources said.
In 2015, the French government agreed with Nissan and Renault that it would not interfere in the Japanese automaker's management, but it remains to be seen whether this agreement will hold true.
Ghosn was arrested in November and has been indicted for allegedly underreporting his compensation in Nissan's financial statements, among other charges.
Nissan, which brought the allegations to prosecutors following a whistleblower tip, has ousted Ghosn as chairman, while saying it did not have enough checks on his power during his two-decade reign.
Renault is expected to put a new leader in place this week by replacing Ghosn as chairman and CEO, since he has been denied bail in Japan. Ghosn has denied all allegations against him.
Two months after Ghosn's arrest, the Japanese carmaker is weighing abolishing the chairman role as it steps up reforms to rebuild its governance. The scandal has also strained the company's partnership with Renault, a union held together by Ghosn for two decades.
Ghosn was reportedly planning a merger between the two carmakers before his arrest.
Tension has been rising between Nissan and Renault over their respective powers within each other's boardrooms. Through complicated cross shareholdings, Renault owns 43 percent of Nissan, which in turn owns 15 percent of the French automaker.
Last month, Renault said it planned to name a new director to the board of Nissan and safeguard power within their alliance.
"Renault wants to exercise the possibility to name its directors and this will be done at a shareholders' meeting," Vial, who is also head of the agency that holds the French government's stake, said in an interview on BFM Business.
Earlier, Nissan Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa rebuffed the French carmaker's demand for a meeting of all shareholders to discuss Nissan's governance, something it would need to do to change its board representation.
rest at link
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/20/business/corporate-business/france-presses-japan-accept-renault-nissan-merger/
#4823736 at 2019-01-19 20:48:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6157: POTUS Remarks Edition
Abe, Putin to hold joint press conference
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold a joint press conference following their summit in Moscow on Tuesday, which is expected to focus on negotiations to resolve their countries' territorial row and conclude a World War II peace treaty.
"The two leaders share a strong resolve not to pass on to the next generation issues remaining [between the two countries] for over 70 years since the end of the war, but to put an end to the issues by themselves," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference in Tokyo on Friday.
The upcoming 25th Abe-Putin summit is expected to continue for some two and a half hours, followed by a 30-minute joint press conference.
Abe is scheduled to leave for Moscow on Monday for Tuesday's summit. He will travel to Switzerland on Tuesday to give a speech at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005488698
#4803752 at 2019-01-18 11:52:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6131: How Many Normies Edition
>>4803723
Wondered whether Macron would be attending Davos. NOPE! He too has "problems at home." (Much rather have our problems than HIS problems.)
Theresa May, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron to skip Davos summit amid problems at home
1/18/2019
UK prime minister Theresa May has announced that she was going to cancel a trip to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, due to the complications caused in her country by Brexit, Bloomberg reports.
May is the third important world leader to drop out of the Davos conference. US president Donald Trump has cancelled his trip due to the ongoing government shutdown, while French president Emmanuel Macron said he would not attend after weeks of protests in his country.
The conference provides a chance for world leaders to present their policies before the world's biggest businesses and investors. However, the three leaders would risk to further irritate their voters if they spend time in the Alps surrounded by the global elite.
Some are still going to make the trip, including German chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte and new Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
http://business-review.eu/international/theresa-may-donald-trump-and-emmanuel-macron-to-skip-davos-summit-amid-problems-at-home-194975
#4791424 at 2019-01-17 16:30:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6115: No Clue for a Bread Title Almost an Ebake Edition
Davos 2019: World leaders you WON'T be seeing at WEF and WHY - Trump and May included
THE annual World Economic Forum will kick off in Davos next week with global political and business elites gathering to discuss the dangers facing the economy and environment in 2019.
By LEVI WINCHESTER
PUBLISHED: 14:49, Thu, Jan 17, 2019 | UPDATED: 14:56, Thu, Jan 17, 2019
Fears of a slowdown in economic growth linked to trade disputes, fractious international relations, and political uncertainty due to Brexit are set to dominate the January 22 to 25 Alpine meeting. As well as this, the environment will also take centerstage with concerns over climate change and man-made environmental disasters on the cards for discussion at this year's event. But a host of crises will keep several world leaders away from one of the biggest economic events in the calendar. Prime Minister Theresa May will not be attending the event as she battles to find a consensus on Brexit.
The Conservative party leader this week saw her divorce deal shot down in Parliament after being rejected in a landslide fashion of 432 votes to 202.
Mrs May then survived a subsequent vote of confidence, triggered by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the face of the deal being rejected.
US President Donald Trump will also not be showing his face as he continues to grapple with the partial shutdown of his government with 800,000 federal employees ensnared in the drama and going without pay.
The US leader triggered the stand-off, the longest of its kind in recent history, after demanding $5.7 billion to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border, which Democrats oppose.
French President Emmanuel Macron will be staying at home as his country with the fallout from the so-called Yellow Vest protests dominating his current schedule.
The unrest was sparked in November by fuel tax reforms but it has developed into a broader movement against Mr Macron.
The sometimes-violent protests have continued despite a series of humiliating climbdowns by Mr Macron in a desperate bid to regain control.
It is currently uncertain if Russian leader Vladimir Putin will attend Davos after presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying "nothing is excluded" when asked if Putin will be heading to Switzerland.
But the WEF will not be short of political figures by any means, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz all on the guest list.
Also in attendance will be: Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
In terms of leaders outside of Europe, there will be: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Colombia Ivan Duque and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Prince William will also attend the event and is expected to interview Sir David Attenborough about "inspiring generations of people to become champions for nature".
Yesterday the WEF Global Risk Report warned of looming economic headwinds, in part due to geopolitical tensions among major powers.
The international organisation has raised concerns the world is "sleepwalking into a crisis" with global risks from political and economic tensions to climate change intensifying.
Borge Brende, president of the WEF said: "With global trade and economic growth at risk in 2019, there is a more urgent need than ever to renew the architecture of international cooperation."
He added: "What we need now is coordinated, concerted action to sustain growth and to tackle the grave threats facing our world today."
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/1073720/Davos-2019-World-Economic-Forum-Switzerland-finance-economy-Theresa-May-Donald-Trump
#4726319 at 2019-01-12 17:50:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6031: A Thing Called "Leverage" Edition
Japan's foreign minister comes to Moscow for peace treaty talks
MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has begun his five-day visit to Moscow, which is scheduled to focus on a peace treaty in talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, a diplomatic source told TASS on Saturday.
"The minister has arrived in Moscow," the source said.
Japan's embassy does not disclose details of Kono's lengthy visit to Russia, citing confidentiality considerations. Russia's Foreign Ministry said that the two top diplomats would hold talks on Monday morning.
On November 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed at the Singapore summit to accelerate the Russian-Japanese peace treaty talks on the basis of the 1956 joint declaration. On October 19, 1956, the Soviet Union and Japan signed that declaration on ceasing the state of war and restoring diplomatic and consular relations, but no peace treaty has been signed since then.
Russia and Japan have been in talks to sign a peace treaty since the mid-20th century. The main stumbling block to achieving this is the ownership issue over the Southern Kuril Islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan. After the end of World War II, the Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan Islands and the Habomai Islands has been challenged by Japan.
The Japanese government believes that after the end of WWII, the islands "have been under occupation," so Tokyo has the right to demand compensation from Moscow for their country and for former Japanese residents. Tokyo earlier claimed it was necessary to 'get understanding' from the Southern Kuril residents over 'the handover of the islands to Japan."
Russia's Foreign Ministry has stated many times that Russia's sovereignty over the islands is beyond doubt. On January 9, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Japan's Ambassador to Russia Toyohisa Kozuki to remind that those statements from Tokyo "grossly distort the essence of agreements between the leaders of Russia and Japan.".
http://tass.com/politics/1039617
#4686419 at 2019-01-10 00:16:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5980: Nancy's logic goes Bye Bye Edition
>>4686415
The other thing worth noting is that the Trump/Wang meeting will take place immediately after the "Super Blood Wolf Moon" that occurs on January 20th and 21st. As we have noted before, the secret rulers of the earth use planetary movements to time major moves. Native Americans call the full moon in January the Wolf Moon because that is when hungry wolves would approach human settlements. The fact that it is also a lunar eclipse, or a blood moon and a supermoon, is a sign that some sort of big moves are planned.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/236825/20181227/rare-super-blood-wolf-moon-to-coincide-with-total-lunar-eclipse-this-january.htm
Chinese Freemasons have long been saying that limited warfare may be needed before a final settlement can be reached. Perhaps that is why all U.S. carrier groups, obsolete and vulnerable as they are, are staying in their home ports. In this context, it is also interesting to note the increased sAber-rattling over Taiwan recently.
It is also possible that there will be a purge of high-level officials who are blocking the Global Currency Reset (GCR). People like President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel come to mind as possibilities. Macron is under siege by patriotic yellow vest protesters who are calling for revolution and the nationalization of the Bank of France. Abe is under attack for selling Japan's water resources to criminal corporations. Netanyahu is facing indictment for multiple crimes.
Also, the collapse of the U.S. dollar, Chinese yuan, British pound, and Australian dollar and a sudden rise in the price of gold and the Japanese yen on January 2nd, followed by a counterattack on the next day, gives us a hint of the secret players behind the GCR. Basically, the Asian royal families who control most of the world's gold made a move against the oil people, who then fought back the following day. The fact that the NASDAQ index closed at the satanic price of 6,666 dollars ($6,665.94) on that day was obviously no coincidence.
In any case, the West will continue purging itself of its criminal overlords in preparation for the planetary reset. On this front, we are seeing a big document dump of 9/11 secrets, ostensibly by the "Dark Overlord" hackers group but probably by the NSA. Pentagon sources say the documents are being released this way to give Trump "plausible deniability."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-05/criminals-who-run-deep-state-will-be-exposed-kim-dotcom-teases-next-round-leaks
"Like a frog being boiled slowly, Trump plays the long game to appease Israel on Syria and by moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem until the Zionists are terminated with 9/11 revelations," is how one Pentagon source described the situation.
A big related move was the sudden and very unusual resignation last week of Sultan Muhammad V, the King of Malaysia.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/sultan-muhammad-v-steps-down-as-malaysias-king
CIA sources in Asia say the resignation was due to his involvement in the Malaysian 1MDB embezzlement scandal that involves Goldman Sachs, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and many others. This scandal is not only about stealing Malaysian government funds, but is also connected to the Malaysian Air 370/17 hijacking, mass murder of passengers, and nuclear blackmail of 58 world leaders in Holland during March of 2014.
#4623264 at 2019-01-06 07:04:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5898: 15:14:40 Edition
Russian-Japanese peace treaty will be beneficial for US - Japan's PM
TOKYO, January 6. /TASS/. The signing of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia will have a positive impact on the security of the Asia-Pacific region and will also be beneficial for Washington, which signed a security treaty with Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the NHK TV Channel on Sunday.
When asked to comment on how the mutual obligations of Tokyo and Washington influence the Russian-Japanese peace treaty negotiations Abe said:
"The Japan-US Security Treaty is the basis of international security guarantees for Japan. The conclusion of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia will have a positive impact on regional stability. I think this will be an advantage for the United States."
"That is a reality now that Russians live on the four islands (Southern Kuril Islands - TASS). The territorial problem cannot be solved until the Russians residing on the four islands agree with the transfer of ownership (of this or that part of the Kuril Islands to Japan - TASS). Therefore, our approach implies reaching an understanding on this issue by the people of the two countries," Abe stressed.
The Japanese Prime Minister also noted that Foreign Ministers of Japan and Russia Taro Kono and Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow on January 14. He added that after these talks he will go to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin.
At the meeting in Singapore on November 14, 2018, Putin and Abe agreed to intensify Russian-Japanese talks on concluding a peace treaty based on the Joint Declaration signed on October 19, 1956 on ceasing the state of war. The two countries resumed diplomatic and other relations, but no peace treaty has been signed so far.
Under Article 9 of the declaration, the Soviet Union agreed to hand over Shikotan and Habomai as a gesture of good will after the peace treaty is ultimately signed. The declaration was ratified by the two countries' parliaments on December 8, 1956.
However in response to Japan's signing a security treaty with the United States in 1960, the Soviet Union revoked its liabilities concerning the transfer of the islands. The Soviet government said back then that the islands would be handed over to Japan only when all foreign forces were withdrawn from its territory.
http://tass.com/world/1039028
#4593759 at 2019-01-04 15:39:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5860: The Wall is Coming Edition
Japan PM Abe says he plans to push for peace treaty with Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to push forward towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stymied for decades by a territorial row, during a summit in Russia later this month.
Putin may be open to a deal now, expecting that better ties will act as a counter-balance to China and attract more Japanese investment and technology, some experts say.
https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1OY0CR
#4534572 at 2018-12-31 14:37:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5783: Vatican Loses Its Voice Edition
Japan's Abenomics Gets Caught Swimming Naked
William Pesek (FAG)
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I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout the Asia.
As the Nikkei Stock Average plunges, Japan is producing a bull market in something rather ominous for 2019: déjà vu.
The feeling of familiarity concerns a return to recession and deflationary forces. Didn't Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive on the scene six years ago to avoid this very scenario? Those asking this question tend to grasp at the wrong answer -- that Japan's sudden return to the red is all Donald Trump's fault.
Sure, the U.S. president's dumb trade war wrecked Japan's 2018. It was, after all, supposed to be the one in which Abenomics finally produced solid wage gains, boosted consumer prices and validated the 98% stock surge on Abe's watch. Fallout from Trump's tariffs has since sent investors fleeing Japan's export-driven recovery, the longest since the 1980s.
That revival hit a wall in the third quarter, when growth contracted an annualized 2.5%. Tokyo's spin machine would have us believe that drop reflected earthquakes, storms and bad luck. Yet Trump's assault on Asian supply chains did the real damage. And yet, most of the blame leads to Abe's office in Tokyo, not Trump's in Washington.
Fact is, Japan's $4.9 trillion economy wouldn't have halted so abruptly of Abe had used the growth years to reinvent a model with more in common with South Korea than Germany. For all the huge talk of structural Big Bangs and reanimating animal spirits, Abenomics turned out to be a tale of old-school weak-curre.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2018/12/31/japans-Abenomics-gets-caught-swimming-naked/#482dca7f22db
#4524390 at 2018-12-30 19:52:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5770: Spiritual Battle Edition
At long last, 11-member Pacific trade deal takes effect
The 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact entered into force on Sunday, creating a free trade area covering more than a tenth of the global economy.
The trade deal, signed in March, will cut tariffs on agriculture and industrial products, ease investment restrictions and enhance protection of intellectual property.
The 11 countries hope that the CPTPP will serve as a counter to growing protectionism as China and the United States engage in a trade war.
The U.S. had been a member of the original pact but Washington withdrew just days into the administration of President Donald Trump.
Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore became the first six members to ratify the pact, setting the stage for its entry into force.
Vietnam is expected to complete its domestic procedures in January.
The CPTPP accounts for 13 percent of the world's gross domestic product and provides access to an economic bloc of 500 million people.
The participating nations will scrap tariffs on most products.
Japan, for its part, will eliminate import duties on 95 percent of items, with some key sectors such as rice and beef continuing to receive a certain level of protection.
Still, consumers will be able to buy imported beef and other food items at much cheaper prices while manufacturers can boost exports with the elimination of tariffs.
Automakers, for example, will see Canada reducing its 6.1 percent tariff on imported passenger cars to zero in five years.
The CPTPP is likely to further lift the trade-reliant Japanese economy, which is enjoying one of its longest periods of overall growth since World War II, with the government estimating an overall boost of ¥8 trillion.
Farmers, however, are concerned about an influx of cheaper agricultural produce.
The current 38.5 percent tariff on beef imports will be reduced in stages to 9 percent by 2033, a potential boon for meat exporters such as Australia.
With the elimination of 6.4 percent import duties, kiwis from New Zealand are set to become cheaper.
With a maximum ¥150 billion negative impact estimated, Tokyo has allocated funds to make the agriculture sector more competitive with another free trade agreement with the European Union that is due to take effect on Feb. 1.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has placed free trade as a driver of economic growth and pursued multilateral frameworks while Trump favors bilateral deals to push his "America First" agenda.
TPP negotiations began in 2010 and the current members plus the United States signed an agreement in 2016.
The U.S. withdrew from the deal in January 2017.
The remaining countries, also including Brunei, Chile, Malaysia and Peru, prevented the TPP from collapsing and signed the CPTPP, a revised version, after suspending some provisions in the original agreement.
The expansion of membership is the next challenge for the agreement.
The U.K., Colombia, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand have shown interest in joining the pact and the first meeting of a committee to discuss procedures to accept new members will take place on Jan. 19 in Tokyo.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/30/business/long-last-11-member-pacific-trade-deal-takes-effect/
#4522467 at 2018-12-30 17:18:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5767: False Song of Globalism Edition
Japan and China considering holding high-level economic dialogue in spring
The Japanese and Chinese governments are considering holding a high-level economic dialogue, possibly in the spring, in China to discuss trade and investment issues, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
Through the ministerial talks, the countries will aim to improve ties based on a "new era" of relations that they agreed to establish during a meeting in Beijing in October between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The sources said China is hoping to promote ties with Japan amid U.S.-China trade friction.
If held, it will be the fifth such dialogue between Japan and China, with the last one taking place in Tokyo in April.
In a meeting in October, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Abe that he hopes to achieve "win-win outcomes" by developing ties in a stable manner, especially through economic and trade cooperation.
Tokyo and Beijing are expected to discuss ways to promote free trade and maintain the multilateral trading system at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing "America First" policies.
The two countries will also discuss cooperation on advanced technologies.
The other agenda items will include cooperation on infrastructure development in third countries while taking into account their fiscal health.
Japan could potentially ask China to correct unfair trade practices such as subsidies to state-owned companies and violations of intellectual property rights.
According to the sources, China sounded out Japan about holding the dialogue at an early date. The meeting is expected to be held after the National People's Congress in China starting on March 5 and following Diet deliberations on the budget for the fiscal year starting April 1.
The dialogue will be chaired by Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. Economic Revitalization Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and industry minister Hiroshige Seko will be among Japanese members participating in the dialogue.
Regarding a visit to Japan next year, Xi told Abe during their October talks in Beijing that he will "seriously" consider his first trip to the country since taking office.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/31/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-china-considering-holding-high-level-economic-dialogue-spring/
#4521242 at 2018-12-30 15:17:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5766: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Edition
Putin tells Trump that Moscow is ready for talks on an 'extensive agenda'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Trump in a holiday letter that the Kremlin is ready to have discussions with the U.S. on a wide variety of topics.
"In a Christmas and New Year greeting message to President of the United States of America Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia-US relations are the most important factor behind ensuring strategic stability and international security, and reaffirmed that Russia is open to dialogue with the United States on the most extensive agenda," a statement from the Kremlin read.
The letter from Putin comes only weeks after Trump declined to meet with his Russian counterpart at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina. Trump canceled his meeting with Putin after Russian vessels opened fire on and seized Ukrainian ships.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters earlier this month that a new meeting between Trump and Putin is possible. Ushakov also said that it's "very important" for the leaders to meet before next summer's G-20 summit.
Reuters noted that Putin sent additional letters to prime ministers Theresa May of Britain and Shinzo Abe of Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
In his letter to Assad, Putin reportedly pledged that Russia would continue to support the Syrian government in its "fight against terrorism, in defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Trump announced earlier this month that more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers in Syria would be returning home soon.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/423210-putin-tells-trump-that-moscow-is-ready-to-talk-on-a-extensive-agenda#.XCjgBpugl2I.twitter
#4521228 at 2018-12-30 15:15:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5765: Space Conflict Edition
Putin tells Trump that Moscow is ready for talks on an 'extensive agenda'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Trump in a holiday letter that the Kremlin is ready to have discussions with the U.S. on a wide variety of topics.
"In a Christmas and New Year greeting message to President of the United States of America Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia-US relations are the most important factor behind ensuring strategic stability and international security, and reaffirmed that Russia is open to dialogue with the United States on the most extensive agenda," a statement from the Kremlin read.
The letter from Putin comes only weeks after Trump declined to meet with his Russian counterpart at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina. Trump canceled his meeting with Putin after Russian vessels opened fire on and seized Ukrainian ships.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters earlier this month that a new meeting between Trump and Putin is possible. Ushakov also said that it's "very important" for the leaders to meet before next summer's G-20 summit.
Reuters noted that Putin sent additional letters to prime ministers Theresa May of Britain and Shinzo Abe of Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
In his letter to Assad, Putin reportedly pledged that Russia would continue to support the Syrian government in its "fight against terrorism, in defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Trump announced earlier this month that more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers in Syria would be returning home soon.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/423210-putin-tells-trump-that-moscow-is-ready-to-talk-on-a-extensive-agenda#.XCjgBpugl2I.twitter
#4254785 at 2018-12-11 13:14:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5420: Which version? Edition
In addition to the digs on the FED, see below an article published 4 years ago…
Did the dragon family take control of the Federal Reserve Board
Multiple sources are reporting that as of October 17th, 2014, the Dragon family has taken over control of the international operations of the Federal Reserve Board and that as a result, the cabal's ISIS and ebola campaigns, which were negotiating tactics, will be wound down. Under the deal, the United States, Europe and England, respectively, will be issuing their own domestic currencies. However, the world's reserve currency will no longer be controlled by the families that used to own the Fed, the sources, including pentagon and CIA officials, said.
A Chinese government source was unable to confirm that a deal had been reached. Nonetheless, he did note that China, Indonesia and Japan had been printing dollars of their own under the old regime but that all new creation of dollars world-wide will stop in October. This implies that any new currency issued internationally will be something other than dollars; most likely a basket of currencies centered on the Chinese yuan.
A British MI5 source, for his part, says "Europe is in no condition to make any agreements based on the future use of the Euro. Italy, France and Germany all need to expedite the issuance of domestic currency and this is now a recognized fact."
Moreover, there are still major power groups, notably in the Middle East and the US, that are unwilling to accept this deal, dragon family sources say. As a result, geopolitical turbulence is expected to continue until the final resistance groups are subdued and controlled. A dragon family member says they will push for complete cabal defeat by the Chinese lunar New Year , which falls on February 19th in 2015.
A high level "G7 source" independently confirmed that as a result of the new deal, "The New Economic System will be developed founded on the truth namely that there is Abundance of resources, not scarcity."
If a deal has been reached at the highest levels of Eastern and Western esoteric power, then there will be many public signs appearing. For one thing many world leaders, including US corporate president Barack Obama, Japanese slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, UN head Ban Ki Moon and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will
https://benjaminfulford.net/2014/10/20/did-the-dragon-family-take-control-of-the-federal-reserve-board/
#4239865 at 2018-12-10 15:57:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5401: When You Have Shills, Make Sausage Edition
If Yoko Abe,Shinzo Abes Mother was the Godmother;
Nobusuke Kishi (Abe's grandfather) is former Prime Minister;
Shintaro Abe as the Prince of Politics;
Shinzo Abe is a child of destiny;
'''THEN
Wouldn't that make'''
Yoko Abe as the Godmother
Nobusuke Kishi as Former Prime Minister
Shintaro Abe as Foreign Minister and
Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister
Godfather 3?
A slender man with owlish, dark-framed glasses, Abe was considered the prince of Japanese politics because of his impressive credentials and prestigious family background. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-16/news/mn-2534_1_prime-minister
Anecdotes about Political Figures/Trump Phenomenon and Japan-US Relations
?Yoko Abe, "Shinzo is a child of destiny," Bungeishunju, June issueIn a long interview with Bungeishunju, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mother Yoko Abe speaks about her father, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi (Abe's grandfather); her husband, former Minister for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Abe (Abe's father); and her second son (Abe), shedding light on three generations of the backstage of politics. This is the first interview she has given since the beginning of the second Abe administration, but as this is the 25th anniversary of her husband's death, she was willing to give this rare interview. She also stated "I intend to make this the last time I respond to an interview for the media." http://fpcj.jp/en/j_views-en/magazine_articles-en/p=43635/
#4212202 at 2018-12-08 14:22:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5365: Learn To Bake And Set An Alarm Edition
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In blow to Japan PM, son of US Marine wins Okinawa governor vote
Published 30 SEPTEMBER, 2018
TOKYO - The son of a United States Marine and Japanese mother won an election for governor of Japan's Okinawa island on Sunday (Sept 30) on an anti-American military presence platform, defeating a candidate backed by the ruling bloc in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Mr Denny Tamaki, who was backed by opposition parties, soundly defeated Mr Atsushi Sakima, who ran with the support of Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito, official results showed.
Public broadcaster NHK showed a jubilant Mr Tamaki and his supporters cheering and dancing after news of his victory.
Mr Sakima's defeat is a blow for Mr Abe, as the Okinawa vote was the first high-profile election after the premier won a Sept 20 LDP leadership vote, putting himself on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier.
Senior politicians from the ruling bloc had visited Okinawa over the past few weeks to throw their weight behind Mr Sakima, underlining the significance of the outcome of the election.
"The fact that the LDP and (junior coalition partner) Komeito … resorted to all means available and still lost against a united opposition is a serious blow," said Sophia University political science professor Koichi Nakano.
Japan's national level opposition is fragmented, a factor that has helped the LDP win national elections since Mr Abe took office in 2012.
A former radio personality who went into local politics and was elected to parliament in 2009, Mr Tamaki, 58, opposes the planned relocation of the US Marines' Futenma air base within Okinawa. His stance mirrored that of his predecessor, Takeshi Onaga, who died of pancreatic cancer while in office.
Tokyo's central government and Okinawa authorities have long been at loggerheads over the plan to move the air base.
A US-Japan agreement calls for moving the base, which is surrounded by schools, hospitals and shops, to a less populated area, called Henoko, on the northern part of Okinawa.
But many Okinawa residents, indignant at what they see as an unfair burden for supporting the bulk of US military forces in Japan, want the base off the island altogether.
Mr Tamaki's victory follows soul searching in Japan about what it means to be Japanese after Ms Naomi Osaka, 20, won the US Open tennis title, the first Grand Slam win by a Japan-born tennis player.
Ms Osaka is the daughter of a Haitian-born father and Japanese mother and has dual Japanese and American citizenship.
Mr Sakima had focused on economic policies to spur Okinawa's growth for Japan's poorest prefecture during his campaign.
Delays in relocating the US base have been an irritant in Japan's relations with ally the US at a time when Tokyo, like other countries, is faced with an increasingly assertive China. REUTERS
sauce:
https://www.todayonline.com/world/blow-japan-pm-son-us-marine-wins-okinawa-governor-vote
#4113342 at 2018-12-02 14:52:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5236: The French Revolution Edition
A different take on G20
Trump puts Japan in cross-hairs after trade truce with China
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Dec 2, 2018
BUENOS AIRES - Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to a cease-fire with Chinese leader Xi Jinping over a trade war between their countries, Trump appears certain to shift his focus toward crafting a bilateral trade deal with Japan.
After signing a revamped trade pact Friday with Mexico and Canada with better terms for the United States, Trump agreed with Xi on Saturday to work to resolve issues such as forced technology transfer and intellectual property protection in exchange for suspending new U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports for 90 days.
The developments on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires came as Washington readies for negotiations with Tokyo on a bilateral trade deal that could come as early as mid-January. Trump has repeatedly voiced his determination to slash Japan's trade surplus with the United States.
Advocating "fair" and "reciprocal" trade, Trump has called for reducing the U.S. trade deficit with trading partners such as China, Mexico and Japan - the first to third-biggest generators of goods trade deficit with the United States last year.
Under Trump's "America First" mantra, addressing trade imbalances with these countries is a top agenda item in his 2020 re-election bid, especially after his Republican Party lost a majority in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
In a meeting Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Argentina's capital, Trump called the U.S. trade deficit with Japan "massive" and "pretty substantial."
"We hope that we're going to be balancing it very quickly," he added.
While Japanese officials insist Tokyo and Washington aim for a bilateral trade agreement on goods only, U.S. officials have pushed for the inclusion of services and even a provision to prevent currency devaluations in an envisaged deal.
Analysts are watching how the Trump administration will balance its ambitions for a comprehensive pact, like a free trade agreement with the U.S. agricultural industry's thirst for a deal, when other farming nations such as Australia and Canada are gaining greater access to the Japanese market through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11-nation FTA that will enter into force on Dec. 30.
Similarly, Japan and the European Union are speeding up domestic procedures for the early enforcement of an FTA, making U.S. farmers and ranchers less competitive than their European counterparts in terms of access to the world's third-largest economy.
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this is going to hurt Abe big time. imo he needs to go as he is not well liked any longer. had plenty of contact with mainland japanese last week in Hon. They are not happy when pressed for opinion-that in itself is hard to do as they do not like to talk to westerners about internal politics.
rest here
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/02/business/trump-puts-japan-crosshairs-trade-truce-china/
#4091682 at 2018-12-01 01:58:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5208: Shoutout To Q Sargent Edition
Kremlin Insists Trump Will Hold 'Impromptu' Meeting with Putin
President Donald Trump on Thursday formally canceled his planned G-20 summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to Russia's attack on Ukrainian ships near Crimea last weekend, but the Kremlin insisted on Friday that Putin and Trump will have a "brief impromptu meeting" similar to Putin's encounters with other summit attendees.
"There is no scheduled pull-aside," a White House official countered.
Trump said on Thursday that he was canceling his meeting with Putin because "the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia." This was a reference to the three ships and 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia on Sunday.
"I look forward to a meaningful summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!" Trump added, allowing for the possibility of meeting with Putin after the Ukrainians are released, perhaps after the G-20 summit concludes.
President Trump's most notable "impromptu" encounter on the first day of the summit in Buenos Aires was with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two reportedly "exchanged pleasantries" during their first encounter in person since Saudi agents murdered Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last month.
President Trump denounced the murder as a "horrible crime" but refrained from taking action against the crown prince, citing the importance of maintaining the U.S.-Saudi relationship and the dearth of hard evidence linking bin Salman to the killing. According to President Trump, he and the crown prince "had no discussion" of substantive issues during their encounter, but added they might speak again before the summit is over.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went on to have a much more uncomfortable encounter with French President Emmanuel Macron. Journalists spent Friday poring over a viral video clip of bin Salman and an agitated, "worried" Macron trying to figure out exactly what they were talking about. Neither of them appeared to enjoy the conversation. Macron's people said the French president strove to convey his severe disapproval of the Khashoggi killing.
Putin, on the other hand, was all smiles when he greeted the Saudi crown prince with a hearty laugh and a strange high-five handshake. Trump, one of the last attendees to arrive for a group photo, walked past Putin and bin Salman without shaking hands or talking to them.
The bottom line is that everyone at the G-20 summit except Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman is trying to figure out how chummy they should be with Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman while thousands of cameras follow their every move.
Trump's other important sideline meetings are scheduled to include Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who wants the Saudis punished more harshly for the Khashoggi murder, and President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of South Korea and Japan, respectively, who are vital U.S. allies in the push to denuclearize North Korea.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/11/30/kremlin-insists-trump-hold-impromptu-meeting-putin/
Big meetings, big habbenings.
#4058495 at 2018-11-28 10:56:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5165: House >>> Senate Edition
Most don't know this but the main crop in Okinawa is Sugar Cane. In Okinawa there used to be Sugar Cane processing Plants in Southern, Middle and Northern Okinawa, 3 total. They closed 2, leaving the one in Central Okinawa as the sole processing plant for the entire Island.
Today, Denny met with Abe and it went as expected.
Neither will budge. Abe saying that the New addition to Camp Schwab, the Airstrip must be finished because it America's "Plan". I've been saying Abe is Cabal for moar than 6 months now, I used to be hopeful. Well, last night, the Sugar Cane Plant caught on fire and one whole warehouse has been destroyed. This must've been a message to Denny from Abe and the Cabal to change their tune, not so subtle. Don't forget that Denny was elected Governor after the previous Governor, Onaga suddenly died of Cancer last year.
Fire at a sugar factory in Uruma City
On the night of 27th, there was a fire burned at the warehouse at the sugar factory in Uruma. There are no injuries in this fire.
According to the police and fire department, around 11 pm on 27th, a worker's man at a sugar factory in Urumaichi Kawada got a fire from the factory, there was a message 119 saying that the fire has risen considerably. Fire was banished after about two and a half hours by the fire department rushed to the report, but the warehouse in the center of the factory was burned down. There were no injuries in this fire.
The burned warehouse is where we store the sugarcane pomace, but this time it was not being used. Police and fire fighters are planning to conduct on-site verification and to investigate detailed cause of fire.
http://www.qab.co.jp/news/20181128108945.html
Abe and Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki meet but neither gives an inch on U.S. base transfer
NOV 28, 2018
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday failed to find common ground on a controversial plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture.
During talks in Tokyo, Tamaki said he reiterated Okinawa's opposition to the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the prefecture.
But according to the governor, Abe adhered to the government's position on transferring the base from the crowded residential area of Ginowan to the less populated coastal district of Henoko in Nago in line with an agreement with the United States.
As a result, Okinawa is expected to file a complaint by the end of this month with a committee tasked with resolving conflicts between the central and local governments.
"We want to proceed with the current relocation work as planned. I ask for your understanding," Tamaki quoted Abe as saying when the governor met with the press after the meeting.
Many residents in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan, have long hoped the Futenma base would be moved out of the prefecture altogether.
Tamaki said he had urged the central government to halt the construction, "seriously taking into account the public opinion manifested in the result of the Okinawa gubernatorial election."
Tamaki won the election on Sept. 30 on an anti-base platform, beating his main rival candidate who was backed by Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.
Despite the expected submission of the complaint by Okinawa Prefectural Government to the dispute settlement panel, the central government is preparing to start full-fledged landfill construction by the end of the year.
Prior to the talks between Abe and Tamaki, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiro Sugita and Deputy Okinawa Gov. Kiichiro Jahana had held a meeting in Tokyo as part of an agreement between both sides to engage in intensive negotiations through the end of November.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/28/national/Abe-okinawa-governor-denny-tamaki-meet-neither-gives-inch-u-s-base-transfer/#.W_5vKDgzbxU
#3932613 at 2018-11-17 00:17:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5002: Violently Tolerant Progressives Edition
In historic visit, Shinzo Abe visits Darwin 75 years after WWII attack on Australian port city
Nov 16, 2018
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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a historic visit to Darwin on Friday, some 75 years after Japanese planes bombed the northern Australian city, as the two countries cement ties in the face of an emergent China.
Trade and closer defense relations are the centerpieces of Abe's two-day visit and meetings with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, before the pair travel to Papua New Guinea for a weekend to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
In a communique, they expressed hope that an agreement on enhanced defense cooperation which includes joint military exercises and something the two countries have been discussing for several years, will be concluded early next year.
"Prime Minister Morrison and I confirmed our commitment to further deepen this special strategic partnership between Japan and Australia," Abe told reporters in Darwin via a translator.
"Our common vision is of a free and open Indo Pacific, in the area of security we agreed to deepen our security and defense cooperation."
Abe said they discussed regional strategic issues including maritime security in Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations, and the denuclearization of North Korea.
Amid increased Chinese military and economic activity in the region, Japan and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States earlier this week to increase investment in the southwest Pacific.
Abe is the first Japanese leader to visit the port city where more than 250 people were killed during multiple bombing raids in 1942-43 during World War II - the worst-ever foreign attacks on the country. Abe and Morrison paid their respects at a memorial to the war dead in an act reminiscent of the Japanese leader's visit to Pearl Harbor in 2016.
"Prime Minister Abe's visit is deeply symbolic and significant and it will build on our two countries' strong and enduring friendship as well as our economic, security, community and historical ties," Morrison said in a statement.
Veterans described the wreath-laying in a ceremony at the Darwin Cenotaph as moving.
"To see the Japanese prime minister here actually laying a wreath on our war memorial, it is a quite emotional thing. It is amazing that in 70 or so years we've come this far," one veteran told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
On Saturday, Abe will also remember Japanese casualties when he visits a cenotaph for navy personnel who died when the I-124 was sunk by HMAS Deloraine in January 1942 - the first Japanese submarine to be sunk by an Australian ship.
Abe was scheduled to attend a ceremony later Friday marking the opening of a $34 billion (¥3.8 trillion) pipeline project, in which Japan's Inpex is the majority shareholder and operator.
The Ichthys LNG project - this nation's largest overseas investment - began shipping natural gas to Japan last month and is set to reinforce Australia's position as the country's main energy supplier.
The operation taps fields off Australia's northern coast and pipes the gas nearly 900 kilometers (550 miles) to a port near Darwin.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/16/national/politics-diplomacy/Abe-visits-darwin-75-years-wwii-attack-australian-port-city/
#3873600 at 2018-11-12 23:05:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4925: Week Full of Winning Edition
U.S. Car-Import Probe Advances as Trump Plans Trade Meeting
The White House is circulating a draft report by the U.S. Commerce Department over whether to impose tariffs on automobile imports to protect national security, three people familiar with the matter said.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with senior members of his trade team on Tuesday to discuss how to proceed on the potential tariffs, two of the people said. Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, they didn't give any insight into Commerce's conclusions.
On a day when U.S. stocks closed lower, shares of General Motors Co. erased an advance following news of the auto-tariff report and ended little changed. Ford Motor Co. trimmed its gains while the U.S.-listed shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV fell 3 percent.
The department in May launched an investigation into the national-security impact of car imports under section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, the same provision Trump used to justify steel and aluminum tariffs earlier this year.
The probe covers imports of automobiles, including SUVs, vans and light trucks, as well as auto parts. Commerce has until February to report its findings to the president, who has final say on any tariffs.
Read More: How Car Companies Are Blasting Trump's Import Investigation
A Commerce spokesman declined to comment on an ongoing investigation, while White House communications staff had no immediate response.
At public hearings in July, companies and governments from Europe to Asia warned that duties on car imports would hurt the U.S. economy, disrupt the global automotive industry, and widen the rift between America and its closest allies.
There's no indication when Trump will make a final decision on autos tariffs but he has repeatedly signaled that he's getting impatient with his trading partners, including the European Union and Japan. Trump has threatened a 25 percent tariff on imported cars.
Malmstrom Meeting
European Commission trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom is coming to Washington this week to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to continue exploratory talks for a future free trade agreement. Formal trade talks are set to begin in mid-January.
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker signaled Monday that Europe's avoidance of American car tariffs might last only until year-end, the latest indication of the fragility of the trans-Atlantic truce reached in the summer.
At a press conference last week, Trump expressed his frustration about what he sees as an unfair auto trading relationship with Japan. "Say hello to Shinzo," Trump told a Japanese reporter, referring to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "I'm sure he's happy about tariffs on his cars."
"I tell him all the time that Japan does not treat the United States fairly on trade. They send in millions of cars at a very low tax. They don't take our cars. And if they do, they have a massive tax on their cars," Trump added.
South Korea also has still not gotten assurances from the White House that it would be excluded from any potential auto tariffs even after it struck a revised trade deal with the Trump administration, two people familiar with the matter said.
The trade pact negotiated by Canada and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement includes side agreements that would exempt the countries from any duties on cars. Annual vehicle exports up to 2.6 million units from each nation won't be impacted by U.S. tariffs on foreign cars.
Trump's imposition of duties on imported steel and aluminum sparked swift retaliation from China and some of America's closest allies including Canada and the European Union.
- With assistance by Shawn Donnan, and Andrew Mayeda
(Updates with stock movements in third paragraph.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-12/u-s-car-import-probe-advances-as-trump-plans-trade-team-meeting?srnd=premium
#3835136 at 2018-11-10 17:47:29 (UTC+1)
QResearch General #4875 California Fires Emergency Funding
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/10/national/politics-diplomacy/spat-npt-reference-japan-sponsored-u-n-resolution-expands-nuclear-disarmament-rift-u-s/
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A clear policy difference emerged between Japan and the United States when they had bilateral consultations before a U.N. panel adopted a Japanese resolution this month calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, according to diplomatic sources.
The United States had opposed including some sentences referring to the importance of Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and agreements reached at the review conferences on the NPT in 1995, 2000 and 2010 in the Japan-sponsored U.N. resolution, the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity recently told Kyodo News.
The article, which was not mentioned in a similar U.N. resolution the previous year, calls on nuclear-armed states to pursue nuclear disarmament.
The resolution, titled "United action with renewed determination toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons," was adopted by the First Committee on disarmament issues at the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 1.
But Japan's key ally the United States abstained, calling it a "step back" from last year's document, which it supported.
According to the sources, before the resolution was adopted by the committee, U.S. diplomats raised strong concerns about the draft that mentioned the article.
Also, the U.S. diplomats expressed strong opposition to a paragraph in it that urged all countries to take steps agreed to in the final documents of the NPT conferences, according to the sources.
The United States characterized the past agreements as "out of date" under the current security environment, the sources said.
The final document agreed to in 2000, for example, said there should be an "unequivocal undertaking" by nuclear weapon states to accomplish the complete elimination of their nuclear arsenals.
The U.S. diplomats' oppositions reflected the administration of President Donald Trump's reluctance to embrace the obligation of nuclear disarmament under the NPT.
The Trump administration also announced last month a decision to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, which helped end the Cold War.
The United States also asked Japanese diplomats to delete a sentence urging North Korea to "sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty" from the draft resolution, because the Trump administration has already decided not to pursue ratification of the treaty itself, according to the sources.
The Japanese government deliberated the U.S. requests before concluding that it should reject them because Japan is the only country to have suffered the devastation of atomic bombings and cannot compromise on its fundamental principles to advocate nuclear disarmament.
>>>>>>"It is a red line for us," a Japanese source said.<<<<<<
However, the exposed policy difference indicates there may be difficulties between Japan and the United States in cooperating on nuclear disarmament agendas, as the NPT regime will mark the 50th anniversary in 2020 of the treaty's entry into force.
The U.N. resolution, penned by Tokyo, again omitted any reference to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in view of its reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
Taking these realities into consideration, for the past few years the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said both at home and abroad that it will seek to play a constructive role as a "bridge-builder."
But the ambivalent nature of Japan's anti-nuclear policy has drawn criticism from nuclear disarmament advocates.
"Being a bridge-builder does not mean that Japan just takes the middle ground between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states," Tatsujiro Suzuki, a Nagasaki University professor, said. "As a victim nation of nuclear bombs, Japan should keep a clear distance from the U.S. nuclear arming policy."
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#3829400 at 2018-11-10 05:14:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4867: Logical Thinking Required Edition
Abe to Propose Putin Accelerated Talks on Peace Deal, Kurils at ASEAN - Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to say to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming ASEAN Summit that the talks on the settlement of the bilateral territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands and the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries should be accelerated, Japanese media reported Saturday.
Abe also planned to suggest that these negotiations should be carried out on the basis of the 1956 Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration stipulating the end of the state of war and the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Mainichi Shimbun daily reported.
The prime minister plans to reaffirm Tokyo's commitment to one of the document's provisions reading that the Habomai islets and Shikotan in the Kuril Islands archipelago may come under Japan's jurisdiction following the conclusion of the peace treaty with Russia, according to the newspaper.
The suggestion contradicted Japan's original stance which called for recognition of all the archipelago as Japan's territory as a precondition for the signing of the peace treaty, the outlet suggested.
Abe's offer will also include the possibility of discussing the status of the islands of Kunashir and Iturup, which is not covered by the 1956 declaration.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201811101069682014-japan-russia-Abe-putin-kurils-peace-talks-asean/
#3807205 at 2018-11-09 00:13:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4838: Habeas Corpus Edition
These guys are just unfairly bagging on POTUS.
important to see what is being projected though with the ubiquitous "Staff Writer" tagline
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/08/world/politics-diplomacy-world/in-case-you-missed-it-trumps-awkward-response-to-a-japanese-reporter/
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U.S. President Donald Trump's combative relationship with the media was on full display Wednesday as he shouted and ranted at reporters in a news conference that led to the suspension of a CNN reporter.
At the presser Trump's exchanges with CNN's Jim Acosta and NBC News' Peter Alexander turned bitterly personal, and he ordered a reporter from the American Urban Radio Networks to sit down when she tried to ask him a question about voter suppression, claiming she had interrupted another reporter.
Trump made several references in his news conference to how he feels mistreated by the press. Overshadowed by that ruckus was his exchange with a Japanese reporter, whose question Trump brusquely dismissed as incomprehensible due to his accent - prompting both criticism and sympathy from those watching the scene unfold.
The reporter asked, "Mr. President, can you tell us how you focus on the economic ..."
Interrupting him, Trump asked the reporter where he is from. He had not identified himself before speaking, but the Nippon News Network (NNN), owned by Nippon Television, confirmed to The Japan Times on Thursday that he was a producer based in its Washington bureau.
At the reporter's mention of Japan, Trump responded curtly, "Say hello to Shinzo," referring to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - arguably his best friend among world leaders.
Trump went on to say he was sure Abe is "happy about tariffs on his cars."
The reporter tried again, asking Trump: "How do you focus on the trade and economic issues with Japan? Will you ask Japan to do more?"
Trump, however, replied, "I really don't understand you."
When the reporter tried again, the president pounced on the only phrase he seemed to understand.
"Trade with Japan?" he said, going on to complain about how, despite Abe being a "very good friend" of his, Japan "does not treat the United States fairly on trade."
The exchange aroused mixed emotions in those watching on social media.
#3796088 at 2018-11-08 07:30:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4824: TEXT 'SHAKING' IF ORANGE MAN BAD Edition
>>3796084
Of more interest, a female MKUltra victim who is being targeted by microwave weapons flew over from Spain to ask for WDS protection. She appears to be working for the Jesuits, who are not necessarily enemies of the WDS.
What we mean by this is that while Peter Hans Kolvenbach, the former head of the Jesuits, was recorded by the NSA as bragging on the phone that he was Satan and was responsible for the 3/11 Fukushima attack, the new Jesuit and Catholic leader are preparing for their own massive campaign to help save the planet, P2 Freemason sources say. As long as we agree on the need to save the planet, and that many parallel efforts towards this goal can coexist, then past rivalries should be forgotten.
We are also being told by Japanese gangsters that the Jesuits are ordering Barbara Bush's cousin Richard L. Armitage and Japan handler Joseph Nye to pressure Japanese slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to follow their orders. Both of these men are being followed 24/7, and for earth's sake, we strongly recommend they coordinate their activities with the WDS.
https://benjaminfulford.net/
#3685393 at 2018-11-01 13:11:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4679: The Calmest Before the Stormest
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/01/national/central-government-resumes-landfill-work-relocation-u-s-futenma-base-okinawa/
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NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. - The central government resumed landfill work Thursday to build a replacement facility for a major U.S. military base within Okinawa despite strong local opposition.
The resumption came even though the Okinawa Prefectural Government retracted its approval this summer for the landfill work to build a replacement facility in a coastal district of Henoko for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
"It is extremely regrettable that the work was resumed despite our calls for dialogue with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe," Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki told reporters at the prefectural government office in Naha.
#3678238 at 2018-10-31 20:28:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4670: Vote Republican Now Edition
>>3678231
On the U.S. side of the Atlantic, an historic decision is about to be made by the American people: Will they support the elected President's intention, expressed in all his recent rallies, and to establish friendly relations with Russia, to make a deal with China that can allow a return to his close friendship with Xi Jinping? Or will they allow a Democratic Party which has lost any purpose whatsoever other than to impeach Trump, to take control of Congress, returning to the war mobilization against Russia and China launched under President Obama?
Trump is doing his part. He will be holding eleven rallies over these last six days before the election. Each rally turns out tens of thousands of supporters - a process not seen in this country in recent times, perhaps ever. His message of peace with Russia and China, pointing to his historic transformation in the Koreas as a model, wins cheers from the throngs at his rallies. And yet, the British, the corrupt U.S. press, and the criminal former intelligence officials under Obama are frantically trying to salvage the collapsing Russiagate scam run by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. If the American people come through in this election, those criminal elements will themselves be put on trial, for their collusion with a foreign power - Great Britain - first to subvert the 2016 electoral process, and then to attempt a coup against the elected President, based on lies concocted by British intelligence official Christopher Steele and his mentors at MI6 and GCHQ.
The expansion of the new paradigm across Asia, Africa and Ibero-America, centered on the New Silk Road process, witnessed a major leap forward over the past week, as Shinzo Abe joined with Xi Jinping, pledging "cooperation rather than competition," and as Narendra Modi joined with Abe to pledge the same joint development process in third countries in Asia and Africa. Bringing East and West together in the process of peace through development is, for the first time in history, within the grasp of this generation of Mankind.
As Helga Zepp-LaRouche saw in Russia, and as the LaRouche campaigns in the U.S. and across Europe demonstrate, people are increasingly listening to the wise words of Lyndon LaRouche. As the global crisis rips away their delusions, the ideas developed and fought for by LaRouche over the past 50 years provide the necessary escape from war and financial chaos, and a basis for creating a truly global Renaissance of all Mankind over the next 50 years.
https://larouchepac.com/
https://larouchepac.com/20181031/world-turning-point-human-race-morally-fit-survive
#3645151 at 2018-10-29 01:08:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4627: Make Brazil Great Again Edition
Dis the final piece imo…monetarily and governance wise.
India was the last ? I had. Seems it's about to be answered.
Balancing act: Abe meets Modi for talks just a day after visit to China
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/28/national/politics-diplomacy/balancing-act-Abe-meets-modi-talks-just-day-visit-china/
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YAMANAKAKO, YAMANASHI PREF. - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to perform a balancing act between two Asian giants, invited his visiting Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to a scenic resort near Mount Fuji for a luncheon Sunday, just a day after returning from talks with the leader of China - India's strategic and economic rival.
Abe and Modi were to hold a formal summit Monday in Tokyo, during which fortifying bilateral security and economic cooperation is expected to be high on the agenda.
Behind their strengthened commitment is China's rising political and economic clout.
New Delhi has been especially concerned about China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, a project that seeks to build ports and other infrastructure around the Indian Ocean linking Asia with other parts of the world, which some experts see as a way to strategically contain India. New Delhi is also worried about China's naval expansion into regional waters in the Indian Ocean basin.
In addition, the two leaders are expected to confirm their cooperation on the Abe-conceived "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy," a concept aimed at developing high-quality infrastructure from Asia to Africa, while promoting principles including freedom of navigation and the rule of law.
The luncheon held ahead of Monday's formal talks in Tokyo was seen as a token of Abe's gratitude to Modi, who welcomed the Japanese prime minister to his home state during a visit last year.
#3593753 at 2018-10-25 01:23:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4560: Based Campaign POTUS Edition
Abe's visit to China, the first by a Japanese PM in 7 years, is expected to boost ties, open up new scope for cooperation, experts say
TOKYO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a three-day official visit to China from Thursday. The visit, the first by a Japanese prime minister in seven years, is expected to enhance ties with China and open up new scope for cooperation, according to experts here.
ENHANCEMENT OF TIES ACCLAIMED
According to a survey released ahead of the 14th Beijing-Tokyo Forum held here earlier this month, more than 70 percent of the respondents in China and Japan view bilateral relations as important and more than 60 percent hope the two countries enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
"In fact, it's a common understanding among Japanese politicians as well as the Japanese people that enhancing relationship with China is very important," Akio Takahara, a professor at the University of Tokyo, told reporters at the Foreign Press Center of Japan.
Since last year, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent positive messages on a number of occasions on enhancing bilateral relationship, which have been noted and welcomed by China.
more here….
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/25/c_137555819.htm
https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1055267865799073793
#3579846 at 2018-10-24 01:22:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4542: Make America Nationalist Again Edition
>>3579818
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he was "relieved" that a Japanese hostage believed to have been captured in Syria three years ago had been released, but added that the government still needed to confirm the man's identity.
Late on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo had received information that a man believed to be Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist, had been released. He said the government had notified Yasuda's wife, but still needed to confirm his identity.
Speaking to reporters, Abe also thanked Qatar and Turkey for their cooperation in the hostage's release.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-japan-hostage/japan-pm-Abe-relieved-at-hostages-release-but-wants-to-confirm-identity-idUSKCN1MY041?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29
#3579818 at 2018-10-24 01:20:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4542: Make America Nationalist Again Edition
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe "relieved" over the release of a Japanese hostage his government believes is freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda who was considered captured in Syria three years ago. Abe thanked Qatar and Turkey for their help in the release
#3561928 at 2018-10-22 15:02:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4518: I Love The Smell Of Salt In The Morning Edition
Japan, India negotiating military logistics pact in tightening of ties
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Japan hopes to clinch a military logistics pact with India that will allow access to each other's bases, Tokyo's envoy said on Monday, in a tightening of security ties seen as designed to balance China's growing weight in the region.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Japan this weekend for an annual summit with his counterpart Shinzo Abe, and the proposed Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement between the two militaries is on the agenda.
Under Modi and Abe, bilateral relations have rapidly expanded and the two countries conduct three-way naval exercises involving the United States in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-japan/japan-india-negotiating-military-logistics-pact-in-tightening-of-ties-idUSKCN1MW213
#3504392 at 2018-10-17 02:52:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4444: QUADS FOR GOD : IN QUADS WE TRUST Edition
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/17/business/u-s-sets-january-trade-talks-japan-targeting-tariff-nontariff-barriers/
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to start negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with Japan in mid-January, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress on Tuesday.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Lighthizer suggested the administration will push Japan to "address both tariff and nontariff barriers" in sectors such as automobiles and agriculture, and to "achieve fairer, more balanced trade."
"We intend to initiate negotiations with Japan as soon as practicable, but no earlier than 90 days from the date of this notice," he wrote.
Citing the $68.9 billion U.S. trade deficit in goods with Japan in 2017, Lighthizer said, "U.S. exporters in key sectors such as automobiles, agriculture and services have been challenged by multiple tariff and nontariff barriers for decades, leading to chronic U.S. trade imbalances with Japan."
In a meeting last month in New York, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to start negotiations for a trade agreement on goods, or TAG, between the two countries.
The move is a concession by Tokyo, which dropped its earlier insistence on a multilateral approach to trade issues.
#3396339 at 2018-10-08 19:03:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4304: Locked and Loaded Edition
TPP-Approved: Japanese PM Abe Hints UK Potential for Global Trade Alliance
Despite the dangers of a no-deal Brexit, Japan's prime minister expressed optimism on Friday about new trading prospects for the United Kingdom via the 'new' Trans-Pacific Partnership as a potential conduit for economic cooperation.
Despite losing its position as a conduit to Europe after Brexit, the UK would still be a country "equipped with global strength" and welcomed into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 'open arms' after leaving the EU, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told the Financial Times on Friday.
"I hope that both sides can contribute their wisdom and at least avoid a so-called disorderly Brexit," Abe said, adding that a transitional period was vital for Japanese companies and hoping that "the negative impact of Brexit to the global economy, including Japanese businesses" would be minimized.
Abe's comments offer the UK fresh prospects for trade deals outside the EU single market, which it is set to leave in March 2019. Britain can only join the TPP if it leaves the EU bloc and sets its own tariffs, the BBC reported.
To date, over 800 Japanese businesses employing 100,000 people operate in the United Kingdom. However, electronics giant Panasonic stated it would relocate its headquarters from Bracknell to Amsterdam and Nissan stated that there would be 'serious' consequences for a no-deal Brexit.
The TPP was a trade deal inked between 12 countries, including Canada, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, and Mexico and the United States. However, the US withdrew from the agreement in January 2017, forcing the remaining participants to continue under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP or TPP-11).
The UK's could potentially fill this vacuum alongside other global powers such as China if handled with care and finesse. There are many viable opportunities the UK could strike after leaving the EU, which rely on the competence of British leaders and multilateral trading strategy set hereafter.
Several Possibilities: Commonwealth, Japan, China, Turkey
Sputnik spoke with Independent MEP Janice Atkinson in July on a possible no-deal scenario, who asserted that most of the world will trade outside the EU, with "93% in 10 years' time". Atkinson's observations coincide with Shinzo Abe's comments, stating that Australia and New Zealand were also interested in having the United Kingdom join the Transpacific Partnership in order to trade with Japan under lower tariff schemes.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201810081068704692-uk-japan-Abe-interview/
#3162381 at 2018-09-24 06:34:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4002: Soros Is Absolutely Subversive Edition
>>3162355
that is 5/7 of the G7 leaders have no children.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni have no children. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has two stepsons, and French President Emmanuel Macron has three stepchildren.
Does this reflect world fertility rates, or something more sinister?
#2848997 at 2018-09-02 20:27:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3601: [DARPA] Edition
China Has Its DARPA, But Does It Have the Right People?
https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/china-has-its-darpa-but-does-it-have-the-right-people/
China has the institution to fuse civil-military R&D. Now can it attract the necessary talent?
"Japan lost the innovation race with the United States because it lacked an institution with the strategic managerial capacity of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)," a senior advisor to Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe declared four years ago at a Pacific Forum CSIS event in Taipei.
Japan, the adviser asserted, must learn from its mistake and set up a DARPA-like agency in Tokyo. Russian President, Vladimir Putin announced in 2012 that Moscow would launch a DARPA lookalike. Even the European Union, which has for the past decade been locked in a devastating institutional inertia, has since Brexit strategized ways to harmonize defense R&D and initiate a European version of DARPA. Assuredly, the United States' DARPA has become legendary.
China is the latest great power to follow suit and fund its own version of DARPA. Earlier this year Beijing set up a "military steering committee on innovation," which will emulate DARPA's paradigmatic model and preempt any technological surprises detrimental to Chinese national security. The "Chinese DARPA" will report directly to the chairman of the Central Military Commission, President Xi Jinping himself.
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A major success of the "DARPA model" has been its capacity to fuse the civil with the military; that is, to combine military and civilian institutions and incubate groundbreaking technologies. DARPA often works as a curator, coordinating the nation's best scientific assets and thus "accelerating transformational technological advances in areas that industry by itself is not likely to undertake because of technical and financial uncertainty." As Jay Schnitzer, a former director of DARPA's defense sciences office once put it, DARPA's job is to create the future, not to understand or to forecast it.
Xi's China seems to be thinking with equal ambition about the future. Xi has repeatedly asserted the need for a "civil-military fusion" to shape disruptive future technologies and has doubled down on joint civil-military research projects by establishing a special civil-military integration bureau. The new military steering committee on innovation, China's DARPA equivalent, is the pinnacle in this strategy. It can coordinate diverse organizations across the country, spot key scientific or managerial capital, and insightfully funnel the nation's intellectual resources toward radical defense technologies.
China's innovation learning curve has been steep. With tailored state support, Beijing has long copied the United States but has only lately leapfrogged and is now competing neck-and-neck in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum communications. Still, however, the scientific capacity of the world's second largest economy remains limited compared to the United States. Only two Chinese universities - Tsinghua and Peking - are featured among the world's finest and abundant state funding has yet to encroach on U.S. primacy in dual civil-military technology like microprocessors - a technology of immense value in the "Second Machine Age."
Of the important variables used in assessing the innovation race between the United States and China, human capital is perhaps most critical. As Harvard's Venkatesh Narayamurti put it last January at a Tsinghua lecture, innovation seems to be the child of a synthesis between basic and applied science, yet it is the availability of high quality human capital that makes the ultimate difference between the success and failure of high risk R&D projects. American private endeavors like Bell Labs as well as DARPA have been successful because they do not just invest in projects; they invest in highly capable and motivated people. Both feature a radical inclusion of the best talent they recruit.
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#2766512 at 2018-08-28 15:59:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3494: Better Trade With Better Deals Edition
Russia to Hold Its Biggest War Games Since 1981
Chinese and Mongolian armies to participate in drills in central and eastern Russian military districts. Almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia's naval fleets and all its airborne units will participate
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies.
The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia's naval fleets, and all its airborne units, Shoigu said in a statement.
The maneuvers will take place at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia, which is concerned about what it says is an unjustified build-up of the NATO military alliance on its western flank.
NATO says it has beefed up its forces in eastern Europe to deter potential Russian military action after Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea in 2014 and backed a pro-Russian uprising in eastern Ukraine.
The war games, which will take place from Sept. 11-15, are likely to displease Japan which has already complained about what it says is a Russian military build-up in the Far East.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to attend a forum in Vladivostok over the same period, and a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday Tokyo always paid attention to shifts in Russian-Chinese military cooperation.
Shoigu said the war games would be the biggest since a Soviet military exercise, Zapad-81 (West-81) in 1981. "In some ways they will repeat aspects of Zapad-81, but in other ways the scale will be bigger," Shoigu told reporters, while visiting the Russian region of Khakassia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has said that Chinese and Mongolian military units will also take part in the exercise. When asked if the cost of holding such a massive military exercise was justified at a time when Russia is faced with higher social spending demands, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said such war games were essential.
"The country's ability to defend itself in the current international situation, which is often aggressive and unfriendly toward our country, means (the exercise) is justified," Peskov told reporters on a conference call. When asked if China's involvement meant Moscow and Beijing were moving toward an alliance, Peskov said it showed that the two allies were cooperating in all areas.
China and Russia have taken part in joint military drills before but not on such a large scale. NATO spokesman Dylan White said that Russia had briefed the alliance on the planned exercise in May and that NATO planned to monitor it. Russia had invited military attaches from NATO countries based in Moscow to observe the war games, an offer he said was under consideration.
"All nations have the right to exercise their armed forces, but it is essential that this is done in a transparent and predictable manner," White said in an emailed statement. "Vostok demonstrates Russia's focus on exercising large-scale conflict. It fits into a pattern we have seen over some time: a more assertive Russia, significantly increasing its defense budget and its military presence."
Shoigu this month announced the start of snap combat readiness checks in central and eastern military districts ahead of the planned exercise.
"Imagine 36,000 armored vehicles - tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored infantry vehicles - moving and working simultaneously, and that all this, naturally, is being tested in conditions as close as possible to military ones," Shoigu said on Tuesday.
#2563003 at 2018-08-12 02:36:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3234: 'Save The Best for Last', Israel & USS Richard B. Russell Edition
Think I found out why Shinzo Abe and Trump are "buddies".
One of the reactors in Fukushima was "special".
It was different from the others and held a different sort of fuel.
1. I think it would be a good guess to assume that the Fukushima operation was a CABAL operation.
2. Did this operation have anything to do with plutonium/uranium laundering and FALSE FLAGS?
Did they steal something from Japan that Japan should not have officially had?
Perfect.
Japan cannot say anything.
Did they intend to use this material to setup a MASSIVE false flag?
Inquiring minds want to know…..
#2518853 at 2018-08-09 02:29:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3177: Digest Bread & Understand
So if you follow Japanese news or know anything about Okinawa, You know that some, not all but some Okinawans want to get rid of the Military Bases there. The Governor in Okinawa has been pretty hard line "Resistance" of bases' for a while. In all fairness, he seems to be a good guy looking out for the people of Okinawa but I don't think any one knows the reason why. I say this because a month or two back, He demanded a meeting with Military Officials, and they said "NO".
Something is going on in Okinawa.
Yesterday,after months of him battling cancer, out of the blue, news reorts came out saying he had a new cancer and was stepping down so he could fight it.
An hour or so later, news broke saying he had died…
Normies would brush this off as lost in translation, but I'm not normal and I believe this dude knew something was going on.Also, there are all kinds of Blogs talking about it in Japan, so it's not just me saying this. There have also been numerous amounts of resignations/reassignments by the Military in Okinawa lately. Either way, we'll have to wait and see.
This IS however big news, especially for the people Okinawa!
Okinawa Gov Onaga dies of cancer at 67
NAHA
Okinawa Gov Takeshi Onaga, who fiercely confronted the central government over the relocation of a U.S. base within the island prefecture, died Wednesday, the prefectural government said.
Okinawa Prefecture, led by the 67-year-old Onaga, has been confronting the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the transfer of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from densely populated Ginowan to the coastal area of Henoko in Nago.
Opponents of the base transfer may struggle to find a strong candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election originally scheduled in November but now expected in September. The Okinawa assembly is controlled by members against the relocation plan, but they were expecting Onaga to run.
One assembly member who supported Onaga said, "We're shocked. We don't know what to do."
A source close to Abe said, "It would be a very tough battle as we'll be facing strong emotional opposition from prefectural residents who don't want to waste Mr Onaga's efforts."
Late last month, Onaga, who was recuperating after undergoing pancreatic cancer surgery, asked local officials to start procedures to retract his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the base relocation in his latest attempt to block the construction work.
Both sides have already fought a number of times in court. The central government believes the base is necessary for Japan to maintain the perceived deterrence provided by the United States, while many in Okinawa regard it as an unfair burden on the prefecture, which hosts the bulk of U.S. forces.
The United States on Wednesday offered its "heartfelt condolences" and expressed its appreciation for Onaga's contributions to Japan-U.S. relations.
"We are grateful for Governor Onaga's contributions to our relationship with Japan," said State Department spokeswoman Katina Adams.
"And we deeply value our work with him on issues of importance to the people of Okinawa over the years," Adams said, in a veiled reference to issues related to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.
The news of Onaga's death came after Deputy Gov Kiichiro Jahana said earlier Wednesday the governor had fallen into a "state of clouded consciousness."
Onaga was performing official duties while undergoing medical treatment after a tumor was found in his pancreas in April. He had not appeared in public recently.
Onaga became governor in November 2014, defeating then-incumbent Hirokazu Nakaima who was more supportive of the base relocation and approved the start of the reclamation work in December 2013.
Onaga also served 14 years as mayor of the prefectural capital Naha.
Under the election law, the gubernatorial election to choose the Onaga's successor must be held within 50 days.
Masaaki GAbe, a professor of international relations at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, said prefectural residents found Onaga's persistent opposition to the base construction and confrontation with the central government "almost heroic."
Still, it would be difficult to predict if people in Okinawa will pick another base transfer opponent as some would see the upcoming election as a "battle of revenge," but others may look back on Onaga's stance and find it "unrealistic," GAbe said.
The local chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had recently asked Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima to run in the Nov 18 gubernatorial election.
While Sakima has said he will need time to make up his mind, he criticized Onaga for focusing too much on the U.S. base issue and failing to make progress through negotiations.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-okinawa-gov.-onaga-dies-amid-continuing-anti-u.s.-base-campaign
#2305345 at 2018-07-27 03:14:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2904 Blue Wave a Fading Memory Edition
Since Japan was mentioned and because so many here believe Kan is /our guy/, here's some info that might interest.
Abe switches from business dinners to lunches after criticism over drinking party during heavy rain warnings
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is refraining from holding business dinners after public criticism over a drinking party he attended with colleagues as heavy rain warnings were issued for areas in western Japan earlier this month.
Photos of the party on the night of July 5, including one showing a smiling Abe surrounded by dozens of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers, were posted on Twitter, triggering a public backlash. The downpours through the following few days caused severe floods and landslides, and claimed the lives of more than 200 people.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/26/national/politics-diplomacy/Abe-switches-business-dinners-lunches-criticism-drinking-party-heavy-rain-warnings/?utm_source=Daily+News+Updates&utm_campaign=be58b858e1-Friday_email_updates27_07_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5a6080d40-be58b858e1-333418489
Japan has no interest in trade deal with just U.S., top government spokesman says
One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations.
"Japan is not going to do anything with any country that harms the national interest," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. "With FTA negotiations too, we'll handle them in that way."
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/23/business/japan-no-interest-trade-deal-just-u-s-yoshihide-suga/?utm_source=Daily+News+Updates&utm_campaign=704e053680-Tuesday_email_updates24_07_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5a6080d40-704e053680-333418489
#2217885 at 2018-07-20 05:33:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2796 Q Can't Give Us Crumbs Now Without Alerting (((Them))) Edition
Japanese Government Faces No-Confidence Vote - Reports
Japan's opposition parties have unanimously submitted a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Lower House after a meeting of their leaders on Friday, NHK reported.
A vote of no confidence in the Japanese government will be held Friday in the lower house of parliament, the local media reported. The motion was submitted against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet by opposition centrist and leftist parties, the NHK public broadcaster said.
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party president Yukio Edano reportedly said the cabinet had failed to take action in response to the deadly flooding and instead debated bills that were not urgent. Edano also emphasized that the Cabinet's stance is "irresponsible and untrustworthy."
Moreover, Yukio Edano will also take up allegations of favoritism and other issues to press the Abe cabinet ro resign, NHK reported.
However, the ruling coalition reportedly plan to vote down the no-confidence motion, stressing that the creation of a political vacuum would harm efforts to effectively deal with the aftermath of the disaster, Japan's broadcaster reported.
The death toll from disastrous floods and landslides has risen to 225, with 14 others missing, the Kyodo news agency said citing police figures. The damage in 36 prefectures is estimated at $697 million.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201807201066527518-japan-govenrment-confidence-cote/
#2191986 at 2018-07-17 22:59:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2763: Distance
'''Secret US-Israeli Nuke Transfers
Led To Fukushima Blasts'''
Sixteen tons and what you get is a nuclear catastrophe. The explosions that rocked the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant were more powerful than the combustion of hydrogen gas, as claimed by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The actual cause of the blasts, according to intelligence sources in Washington, was nuclear fission of. warhead cores illegally taken from America's sole nuclear-weapons assembly facility. Evaporation in the cooling pools used for spent fuel rods led to the detonation of stored weapons-grade plutonium and uranium.
The facts about clandestine American and Israeli support for Japan's nuclear armament are being suppressed in the biggest official cover-up in recent history. The timeline of events indicates the theft from America's strategic arsenal was authorized at the highest level under a three-way deal between the Bush-Cheney team, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Elhud Olmert's government in Tel Aviv.
Tokyo's Strangelove
In early 2007, Vice President Dick Cheney flew to Tokyo with his closest aides. Newspaper editorials noted the secrecy surrounding his visit - no press conferences, no handshakes with ordinary folks and, as diplomatic cables suggest, no briefing for U.S. Embassy staffers in Tokyo.
Cheney snubbed Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, who was shut out of confidential talks. The pretext was his criticism of President George Bush for claiming Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. The more immediate concern was that the defense minister might disclose bilateral secrets to the Pentagon. The Joint Chiefs of Staff were sure to oppose White House approval of Japan's nuclear program.
An unannounced reason for Cheney's visit was to promote a quadrilateral alliance in the Asia-Pacific region. The four cornerstones - the US, Japan, Australia and India - were being called on to contain and confront China and its allies North Korea and Russia.. From a Japanese perspective, this grand alliance was flawed by asymmetry: The three adversaries were nuclear powers, while the U.S. was the only one in the Quad group.
To further his own nuclear ambitions, Abe was playing the Russian card. As mentioned in a U.S. Embassy cable (dated 9/22), the Yomiuri Shimbun gave top play to this challenge to the White House : "It was learned yesterday that the government and domestic utility companies have entered final talks with Russia in order to relegate uranium enrichment for use at nuclear power facilities to Atomprom, the state-owned nuclear monopoly." If Washington refused to accept a nuclear-armed Japan, Tokyo would turn to Moscow.
Since the Liberal Democratic Party selected him as prime minister in September 2006, the hawkish Abe repeatedly called for Japan to move beyond the postwar formula of a strictly defensive posture and non-nuclear principles. Advocacy of a nuclear-armed Japan arose from his family tradition. His grandfather Nobusuke Kishi nurtured the wartime atomic bomb project and, as postwar prime minister, enacted the civilian nuclear program. His father Shintaro Abe, a former foreign minister, had played the Russian card in the 1980s, sponsoring the Russo-Japan College, run by the Aum Shinrikyo sect (a front for foreign intelligence), to recruit weapons scientists from a collapsing Soviet Union.
The chief obstacle to American acceptance of a nuclear-armed Japan was the Pentagon, where Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima remain as iconic symbols justifying American military supremacy.The only feasible channel for bilateral transfers then was through the civilian-run Department of Energy (DoE), which supervises the production of nuclear weapons.
Camp David Go-Ahead
The deal was sealed on Abe's subsequent visit to Washington. Wary of the eavesdropping that led to Richard Nixon's fall from grace, Bush preferred the privacy afforded at Camp David. There, in a rustic lodge on April 27, Bush and Abe huddled for 45 minutes. What transpired has never been revealed, not even in vague outline.
As his Russian card suggested, Abe was shopping for enriched uranium. At 99.9 percent purity, American-made uranium and plutonium is the world's finest nuclear material. The lack of mineral contaminants means that it cannot be traced back to its origin. In contrast, material from Chinese and Russian labs can be identified by impurities introduced during the enrichment process.
Abe has wide knowledge of esoteric technologies. His first job in the early 1980s was as a manager at Kobe Steel.
[Edited for length please continue at website]
https://rense.com/general94/secbb.htm
>>2191759
#2191759 at 2018-07-17 22:41:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2763: Distance
I found this while digging on chem-trails in Japan as they are still spraying rampantly and came across this article about the Fukushima event that was written in 2011. It is a seriously different tale than I have believed but not far off nor far from possible. Definitely a whole new set of crimes for W and Cheney, as well as Israel and Abe if proven accurate. I would like to think that what ever the story is, we will be hearing about it soon, perhaps from Putin...Full article here;
https://rense.com/general94/secbb.htm
I'm not sure if I believe this because of some digging I started to do. If nothing else I have definitely found some moar deep state fuckery.
Here's where it gets good, in the middle of this story Roland Carnaby started out in here as almost a footnote but what I uncovered is very interdasting;
>>>The radioactive material was detected by port inspector Roland Carnaby, a private contractor working under the federal program to interdict weapons of mass destruction.
Roland Carnaby in this article is just mentioned as being at the port to interdict yet the curve ball comes not when W is mentioned in the article but rather a bit later. According to Wikispoops, '''Roland Vincent (Tony) Carnaby was a member of the CIA/US/Deep state and president of the Houston Chapter of the AFIO whose cover involved running a security business based in Houston, Texas. He has business connections in the Lebanon.
He was killed in 2008 by US Police at the end of a high speed car chase. The CIA denied that he was an employee (echoing their denial of Edwin Wilson), but evidence suggests otherwise, and at his funeral senior spooks such as George H. W. Bush were pallbearers.[3] Whether his death was a random killing or an intentional assassination is unclear.'''
Carnaby funeral (pic related) pallbearers: former President George Bush Senior at the front, Former KGB general Oleg Kalugin who was in Houston in November 2007 by invitation of Roland Carnaby. On the back row, James Pavitt, other side George Tenet (C_A Director) in the back row, in the middle an unnamed US policy maker and on the front an unnamed Lebanese officer."despite the fact that teh C__A AND the HPD denied knowing him or his affiliation per the spoopy leeks.
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Roland_Carnaby
Actual story is linked below but starts like this;
Sixteen tons and what you get is a nuclear catastrophe. The explosions that rocked the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant were more powerful than the combustion of hydrogen gas, as claimed by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The actual cause of the blasts, according to intelligence sources in Washington, was nuclear fission of. warhead cores illegally taken from America's sole nuclear-weapons assembly facility. Evaporation in the cooling pools used for spent fuel rods led to the detonation of stored weapons-grade plutonium and uranium.
The facts about clandestine American and Israeli support for Japan's nuclear armament are being suppressed in the biggest official cover-up in recent history. The timeline of events indicates the theft from America's strategic arsenal was authorized at the highest level under a three-way deal between the Bush-Cheney team, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Elhud Olmert's government in Tel Aviv.
https://rense.com/general94/secbb.htm
#2186383 at 2018-07-17 14:07:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2756: Alice's "Vlad" Tea Party Edition
I was digging on chem-trails in Japan again as they are still spraying rampantly and came across this article about the Fukushima event that was written in 2011. It is a seriously different tale than I have believed but not far off nor far from possible. Definitely a whole new set of crimes for W and Cheney, as well as Israel and Abe if proven accurate. I would like to think that what ever the story is, we will be hearing about it soon, perhaps from Putin…
https://rense.com/general94/secbb.htm
I'm not sure if I believe this because of some digging I started to do. If nothing else I have definitely found some moar deep state fuckery.
Here's where it gets good, in the middle of this story Roland Carnaby started out in here as almost a footnote but what I uncovered is very interdasting;
>>>The radioactive material was detected by port inspector Roland Carnaby, a private contractor working under the federal program to interdict weapons of mass destruction.
Roland Carnaby in this article is just mentioned as being at the port to interdict yet the curve ball comes not when W is mentioned in the article but rather a bit later. According to Wikispoops, '''Roland Vincent (Tony) Carnaby was a member of the CIA/US/Deep state and president of the Houston Chapter of the AFIO whose cover involved running a security business based in Houston, Texas. He has business connections in the Lebanon.
He was killed in 2008 by US Police at the end of a high speed car chase. The CIA denied that he was an employee (echoing their denial of Edwin Wilson), but evidence suggests otherwise, and at his funeral senior spooks such as George H. W. Bush were pallbearers.[3] Whether his death was a random killing or an intentional assassination is unclear.'''
Carnaby funeral (pic related) pallbearers: former President George Bush Senior at the front, Former KGB general Oleg Kalugin who was in Houston in November 2007 by invitation of Roland Carnaby. On the back row, James Pavitt, other side George Tenet (C_A Director) in the back row, in the middle an unnamed US policy maker and on the front an unnamed Lebanese officer."despite the fact that teh C__A AND the HPD denied knowing him or his affiliation per the spoopy leeks.
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Roland_Carnaby
Actual story is linked below but starts like this;
Sixteen tons and what you get is a nuclear catastrophe. The explosions that rocked the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant were more powerful than the combustion of hydrogen gas, as claimed by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The actual cause of the blasts, according to intelligence sources in Washington, was nuclear fission of. warhead cores illegally taken from America's sole nuclear-weapons assembly facility. Evaporation in the cooling pools used for spent fuel rods led to the detonation of stored weapons-grade plutonium and uranium.
The facts about clandestine American and Israeli support for Japan's nuclear armament are being suppressed in the biggest official cover-up in recent history. The timeline of events indicates the theft from America's strategic arsenal was authorized at the highest level under a three-way deal between the Bush-Cheney team, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Elhud Olmert's government in Tel Aviv.
https://rense.com/general94/secbb.htm
#1837882 at 2018-06-21 00:54:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2316: IT'S TIME! WWG1WGA! Edition
>>1837787
Need phone or email for Sony CEO Kaz Hirai in Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaz_Hirai
Sony has no problem with one of their "stars" calling for criminal action against POTUS family.
Would Sony take the same position had Fonda threatened family of Japanese prime.minister Shinzo Abe?
Double standard?
#1804536 at 2018-06-18 23:47:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2272 Dick Turban KNEW !
>>1804516
...the Games finish on July 15. An Event is scheduled to take place which will change the geography around Crimea. As already agreed, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, and Donald Trump will not allow their governments to get involved."
If Putin and the people behind them are serious, it is a good guess they will formally annex the Russian-speaking parts of Eastern Ukraine.
This move may also be accompanied by regime change in the rest of the Ukraine, as the illegal Khazarian Nazi criminal regime there is removed, Russian FSB sources say.
The Russians may also force the other Khazarian rogue regime, the one in Israel, to either remove their satan-worshipping dictator Benjamin Netanyahu or else face a full-scale Russian/Iranian/Turkish invasion. It is in this context that we remind you NATO has already said it will not defend Israel. The Jews and other people living in Israel will be liberated and protected as a result of any such move.
Now let us turn our attention to the situation in East Asia. Here we are seeing active planning to revive Manchuria, or a Mongol state running from Mongolia through Northeast China to Korea and Japan, according to Qing (Manchu) dynasty heirs, members of the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, CIA sources, and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchuria#/media/File:Manchuria.png
This is not as far-fetched as it might seem at first glance. This is how an Asian-based CIA source put the moderate version of this plan: "It is all about energy. A natural gas pipeline will be built through the Koreas originating on the Russian side and going through Vladivostok. North Korea will become the Switzerland of the East. Discussions are taking place now to see if Japan will be a recipient of the natural gas as well." The result, he said, is that "Pyongyang will become the new Singapore."
A member of the Abe cabinet confirmed that negotiations were taking place between Japan and North Korea and that the revival of Manchuria was part of these discussions.
Remember now, when Xi Jinping met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 6th, 2017 he made it clear to Trump that China had limited power over North Korea. What he really meant was that the ethnic-Mongol-dominated Northern Chinese military district was de facto largely autonomous. That is why even though Xi, at Trump's request, later announced sanctions against North Korea, these were not enforced at the ground level.
The Manchu royals, for their part, insist that the G7 financed the Marshall Plan with gold stolen from them. If the Americans and the Russians agree with them, then suddenly control over much of the money that helped develop the G7, and later China, will fall into new hands-that is, a Mongol/Russian/U.S. military alliance.
This could be the real reason why the other G6 countries were throwing cold water on the North Korean/U.S. summit and their newfound friendship. That's why it will be interesting to see what Putin and Trump tell the Khazarian-controlled rest of NATO in July.
2/2
#1789643 at 2018-06-17 22:54:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2253: Stand United & Strong
>>1789386
>>1789432
>>1789399
yeah, no shit. so to summarize,
3/24 - Hussein makes a joint statement with Belgian PM in Amsterdam about the transfer of HEU to destinations unknown.
>>1789187 (lb) - 3/25 - Hussein schedule
>4:15 AM: President Obama meets with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
(Home of 15% of world's Uranium resources)
>4:55 AM: Participates in the Nuclear Security Summit
>1:0 AM: Holds a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rutte
>12:0: Holds a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
>1:30 PM: Holds a trilateral meeting with President Park Geun-Hye of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan
(Park Geun-Hye is impeached for being connected to a cult 2 years later)
>3:35 PM: Departs the Netherlands
>4:15 PM: Arrives Brussels, Belgium
3/26 – Visits Flanders Cemetery with the King & PM of Belgium
>>1789017 - Gives THAT SPEECH to an audience including the King & Queen of Belgium using the Dutch phrase for "good evening" before French or German.
Quite a busy few days for Hussein. WHERE DID THAT (HEU) GO AFTER IT LEFT BELGIUM?
#1789187 at 2018-06-17 21:53:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2252 Q can do it!
>>1789017
And there you go. Thanks. Give myself an "F" for research this bread so far :)
>Goede avond.
= Good evening in Dutch.
>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goedenavond
Looks like he was in the Netherlands the day before
>https://theobamadiary.com/2014/03/25/rise-and-shine-782/
4:15 AM: President Obama meets with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
4:55 AM: Participates in the Nuclear Security Summit
11:0 AM: Holds a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rutte
12:0: Holds a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
1:30 PM: Holds a trilateral meeting with President Park Geun-Hye of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan
3:35 PM: Departs the Netherlands
4:15 PM: Arrives Brussels, Belgium
#1775341 at 2018-06-16 19:58:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2235 Plants Need Water Edition
From Japan Today…a (mostly) leftist English language Japanese site. The comments are interdasting.
Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan: report
WASHINGTON
Donald Trump threatened Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of bizarre missives that jarred fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious G7 meet, according to a report on Friday.
The Group of Seven summit gathering of top industrialized democracies finished in disarray after the U.S. president abruptly rejected its consensus statement and bitterly attacked Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Behind the scenes, Trump's counterparts were dismayed by verbal jabs on topics ranging from trade to terrorism and migration, The Wall Street Journal said, quoting European officials who were present.
At one point he described migration as a big problem for Europe then said to Abe: "Shinzo, you don't have this problem, but I can send you 25 million Mexicans and you'll be out of office very soon," creating a sense of irritation in the room, according to an EU official.
#1766009 at 2018-06-16 01:38:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2223: Ready the .223 Edition
Pure gold.
Prez tells Abe, he'll send 25 million Mexicans to Japan. Told Abe he would lose the next election is that happened.
KEK. Yup. We have to deport all of them and close our borders for at least 50 years.
https:/ /nypost.com/2018/06/15/trump-told-Shinzo-Abe-hed-ship-25-million-mexicans-to-japan/
#1742922 at 2018-06-14 11:20:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2193: Autistic Image Analysts Edition
POTUS leads, the world follows!
Japan seeks meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/japan-seeks-meeting-between-prime-minister-Shinzo-Abe-and-kim-jong-un-report
#1720345 at 2018-06-12 23:39:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2165: Alaska . Missile . Hack . Sub . Blue Metal Edition
The sub pic is in Puget sound I think. Shinzo Abe would have been flying just north of there on his way back to Japan from the G7.
#1716613 at 2018-06-12 19:22:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2160: "Hi Kim, it's Hussein. Wrong Number? Ah, sorry." Edition
>>1716556
Shinzo Abe would be the only G7 leader to fly
that direction
Q team member on Abe's plane on the way to Singapore?
#1716589 at 2018-06-12 19:19:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2160: "Hi Kim, it's Hussein. Wrong Number? Ah, sorry." Edition
Alaska_Vols_G7_SING.png
this insinuates that the picture was taken on the way from G7 in Quebec to Singapore
flying over Alaska volcanoes
We know POTUS went east, landed in Crete, then went straight to Singapore
Italy, France, GB, Germany, EU idiots, all went East.. be stupid to travel the other direction
that leaves Japan
Shinzo Abe would have flown directly over Alaska on his way to Japan
Is this pic from Abe or someone on his jet?
#1712209 at 2018-06-12 09:18:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2154: Fish Below the Ice Edition
'Sitting Bull in a china shop': G-7 photo is latest attempt to embarrass Trump, latest failure
Call it "Sitting Bull in a china shop."
A stunning picture. Live. Real. Raw. Tense. Wit's end fury.
At the focal point in the picture: Total calm.
Arms crossed, suit-coat slightly rumpled. Seated. Eyes open, passive, unseeing. Mouth set contentedly.
President Trump, leader of the free world, G-1, sits in a room surrounded by utterly powerless and exhausted G-6, like weary parents whose child has gone through all 17 stages of an airport meltdown tantrum and has - finally - decided to just sit on the floor.
Arms crossed. Unmovable.
Vintage Donald Trump.
The picture - dispatched to the world by a fed up German diplomat inside the Canadian china shoppe - is marvelous for so many reasons. Not the least of which is that it's the latest attempt by Mr. Trump's detractors desperate to embarrass him - only to have it backfire.
No doubt if you are a self-regarding elite globalist enthralled with being loved by European leaders, then, sure, you will be shredded with rage over this picture showing an obdurate U.S. president - sitting arms crossed, uncaring - as the entire cabal of global leaders tries in vain to curb him, force him into line.
How dare the president of the United States shirk the august authority of the global puppet masters!
But, then again, you already hated the guy.
What Mr. Trump's detractors are too dumb to understand is that it is precisely for these reasons that this picture brings Mr. Trump's supporters to their feet cheering the president's defiance in the face of such pearl-clutching wrath and fury.
And by "Mr. Trump's supporters," I simply mean regular patriotic Americans who want an American president to represent America's interests instead of everybody else's.
In the picture, America's Sitting Bull president looks straight ahead, past all the global glares. He is surrounded as if the subject of some kind of opioid addiction intervention.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel - hands planted on the table between them - leans toward Mr. Trump, glowering intensely. Off to the side is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - arms crossed, deep bags under his eyes from sleepless nights - staring off in drained frustration.
To be fair, this picture does not depict the first time this century that American interests were at striking odds against those of Germany and Japan. But - lucky for Ms. Merkel and Mr. Abe - we Americans are a forgiving people. We moved on before and will move on again.
After fighting some final rear-guard action over Twitter as he left Canada, President Sitting Bull flew to Singapore.
As he opens talks with North Korea in hopes of eliminating another Axis of Evil without firing a shot, the entire global intelligentsia is left sputtering and gasping over his highly undiplomatic behavior - I'm sorry, "behaviour" - in the Land of Loons.
Well, it's probably worth remembering at a moment like this that every single ticking time bomb around the world today - from Iran to Syria to Russia to Afghanistan to North Korea - every single one of them is the work product of all the great global diplomatic geniuses like Angela Merkel and John Kerry and Barack Obama.
All of these great diplomats either caused the problems that Mr. Trump inherited or they ignored them so long that they festered into a much worse and much more dangerous problems.
Like North Korea. After years of "strategic indifference," as the haughty diplomats call it, North Korea is now a nuclear nation with long range missiles helmed by a short, fat, murderous little jarhead, a hermit-crab of a despot.
All the great diplomats before have failed.
Let's see what President Sitting Bull can do.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/10/donald-trump-seeks-peace-in-singapore/
#1709356 at 2018-06-12 04:00:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2150: "he prays best who doesn't kno he is praying" Edition
Trump receives chilly reviews from Canada, Europe after G-7 summit
President Trump's performance at the Group of Seven summit in Canada, including a late arrival, an early exit, a spat with the host and a rejection of the final communique, played to some largely negative reviews in Canada and Europe Monday.
His blunt talk and unapologetic "American first" agenda on trade may provide a boost for Mr. Trump with his U.S. political base, but it elicited unusually sharp comment from foreign news organizations and pundits.
It comes as no surprise that Canadian outlets were among the harshest critics, following Mr. Trump's very public clash of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the Canadian leader insisted after Mr. Trump departed that his country "would not be pushed around" on trade issues. CP24, a Toronto-based TV News organization, said Mr. Trump had acted the bully while praising Mr. Trudeau for "remaining above the fray."
The Toronto Star in an editorial called Mr. Trump's performance "dishonest and amateurish."
"He sulked his way through the first part of the meeting, gave his delegation the OK to sign the summit's pallid final communique, then threw a hissy fit and tore it up as soon as he was back on Air Force One," the paper said.
Mr. Trump often found himself isolated at the G-7 gathering, for the tariffs he recently applied on Canadian, Japanese and European steel and aluminum and for rejecting the Paris climate agreement and the Iran nuclear deal. Hopes that the leaders could close the gap or at least paper over the differences evaporated quickly.
The German news site Der Spiegel said Monday that "the U.S. is treating its allies worse than its enemies," calling Mr. Trump an "egomaniac" who, "because he thinks he is the greatest, ... is immune to rational arguments."
Le Parisien, one of France's highest circulation newspapers, wrote that "the French woke up with the surprise of the American president backtracking, despite all the efforts made by [French President] Emmanuel Macron the day before to make [Mr. Trump] sign the final communique."
Some said Mr. Trump was simply carrying through on promises to reorient American foreign policy, but that the G-7 summit provided little clarity on where Mr. Trump wants to take the alliance of the West's most powerful democracies.
"It is now clear that the goal of the American president is to change the world order. That's what he was elected to do," wrote the Italian newspaper La Stampa. "The question what he wants to replace it with, and if the new model can really offer everyone more opportunities than the current one he intends to demolish."
EU leaders offered muted - but occasionally pointed - evaluations of the summit's outcome. British Prime Minister Theresa May made no direct comments attacking the U.S. president, but emphasized that London will honor the commitments it made to Canada and the rest of its allies.
The Japan Times said the G-7 summit provided a glimpse into both the working style and priorities of the U.S. president, who has cultivated a friendship with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while taking a harsh line of Tokyo's trade policies.
"If [President Trump's] objective is to make himself the center of attention at every international event, he is succeeding," the paper wrote. "If he aims to undermine the legitimacy of international institutions, he is making progress. If, however, he seeks to make America great again, his actions are working at cross-purposes to his goal."
While Russia and China were not included in the summit, their news outlets were quick to highlight the tensions evident at the summit.
Chinese state-owned media outlets highlighted the contrast between the acrimonious G-7 gathering and the far more placid gathering of leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Qingdao, which included Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Against the backdrop of rising unilateralism and anti-globalization, the SCO's opposition to trade protectionism in any form is especially encouraging," the state-run newspaper China Daily said in an English-language editorial Monday.
The state-controlled Global Times reported that China's vast and intense online community was obsessed with the already-famous photo of the G-7 leaders, apparently showing Mr. Trump tensely squaring off with his fellow leaders.
"The photo triggered interest among Chinese netizens," Liu Weidong, a research fellow at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the online news publication. "The photo presents an unequal and antagonistic G7 group. It's complicated."
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/11/donald-trump-receives-chilly-reviews-from-canada-e/
#1703828 at 2018-06-11 21:39:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2143: Distractions Æhead
Trump-Kim Summit: US willing to offer North Korea 'unique' security guarantees in exchange for denuclearisation, says Pompeo
SINGAPORE - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday (June 11) the United States is willing to offer North Korea "unique" security guarantees in exchange for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Sanctions on North Korea will remain until complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearisation has been achieved, he told reporters at a briefing at the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach.
He spoke ahead of the June 12 summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that will be held at Capella hotel in Sentosa island.
Noting that North Korea has previously confirmed its willingness to denuclearise, the US is "eager to see if those words prove sincere", he said, adding that talks between US and North Korean officials continued in Singapore on Monday.
He said the pre-summit talks were "moving quite rapidly".
In return for complete denuclearisation, Mr Pompeo said the US will take actions to provide North Korea with "sufficient certainty that they can be comfortable that denuclearisation isn't something that ends badly for them".
He added: "Just the opposite. That it leads to a brighter and better future for the North Korean people".
The guarantees the US would provide would be "different and unique" compared to what has been offered previously. Among other measures, Mr Trump is willing to expand access to foreign investment and other economic opportunities if Mr Kim takes the right steps, he said.
Mr Pompeo also addressed a report by the New York Times that the US team lacked technical expertise on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme.
He said a team of experts - from the military, Department of Energy and members of the intelligence community covering North Korea - have been meeting over the last three months to discuss the issue.
"Any suggestion that the United States lacks expertise across government or on the ground here in Singapore is mistaken," he said.
He said Mr Trump also called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae In on Monday on the eve of the summit.
Analysts have said that in exchange for denuclearisation, Mr Kim is likely to ask for a security guarantee and the easing of sanctions.
A peace treaty ending the 1950-53 Korean War may also be on the table. The two Koreas remain technically at war as the conflict ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The briefing was held hours after a working lunch between Mr Trump and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana.
https:// www.straitstimes.com/singapore/complete-verifiable-denuclearisation-is-only-outcome-us-will-accept-at-trump-kim-summit
#1680272 at 2018-06-09 20:22:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2113: TiQ ToQ
Twitter explodes over photo of Angela Merkel staring down Trump at G7 Summit
A picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel dominating a circle of world leaders and staring down President Trump quickly went viral on Saturday after she posted the picture to Instagram.
The image was described as a "spontaneous meeting between two working sessions" according to the caption on the German leader's official Instagram account, and social media users quickly ran with the photo.
Featured in the shot are Merkel, Trump, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and multiple other high-level delegates.
The fact that Angela Merkel's team shared this photo shows how much they despise Trump. pic.twitter.com/RIb7esIPWw
- Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) June 9, 2018
The body language pic.twitter.com/E9o6TPzek6
- Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 9, 2018
Angela Merkel's office released this photo. A meeting between meetings at the G7…
No words are needed about who's thinking what here. Just marvel at the different expressions. Europe, Japan, and the United States.
It's like looking at Da Vinci's The Last Supper.
Glorious. pic.twitter.com/5EwYMW3Jyw
- David Videcette (@DavidVidecette) June 9, 2018
At the G-7 Trump is Merkel-splained pic.twitter.com/hfjANZ0rdp
- William Bain (@William_Bain) June 9, 2018
Many users suggested her body language was telling of heightened tensions over trade relations between Trump and other G7 leaders. Trump warned the group on Saturday that the days of countries allegedly taking advantage of the U.S. on trade is "over."
Trump left the global economic summit early to head to his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-explodes-over-photo-of-angela-merkel-staring-down-trump-at-g7-summit
#1679476 at 2018-06-09 18:44:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2112: We Have Assumed Qontrol
>>1679293
Correction: that's Shinzo Abe of Japan. But the mirroring is still significant.
#1677986 at 2018-06-09 14:16:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2111: Another E-Bake
>>1677971
Since there was some confusion of who was far left.
L-R: European Council President Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
#1663271 at 2018-06-08 00:27:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2092: Nothing ever REQUIRES a Response Edition
Abe credits Trump with 'greatest' understanding of Japan-North Korea tensions on abduction
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he believes President Trump is the world leader with the most knowledge and understanding of how important it is for Japan to resolve the issue of the dozen citizens that North Korea abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.
"On the issue of abduction, I was able to have detailed discussion and I think President Trump fully understands the situation. He supports the position of Japan," Abe said through an interpreter in a White House press briefing with Trump on Thursday.
A dozen of Japan's citizens were abducted by North Korea decades earlier, and Abe is hoping Trump can press that issue when he meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un next week in Singapore.
"Last year, President Trump visited Japan," Abe said. "On that occasion, he met with the families of abductees. I told you about the 13-year-old girl abducted. The mother of this girl met with President Trump and very seriously he intently listened to the voices and views of the family members."
"So President Trump, amongst the world leaders, I think he is one of the leaders who understand the issue the most, the greatest," Abe said.
"So at the upcoming summit, the importance of abduction will be explained to Mr. Kim Jong Un," Abe said.
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/Shinzo-Abe-credits-trump-with-greatest-understanding-of-japan-north-korea-tensions-on-abduction
#1663094 at 2018-06-08 00:05:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2092: Nothing ever REQUIRES a Response Edition
Trump could 'absolutely' sign peace agreement with Kim at summit next week
President Trump said Thursday he could agree to formally end the Korean War during his summit with Kim Jong Un next week, describing a peace agreement as "the easy part" of nuclear negotiations with the North Korean leader.
"We could sign an an agreement, as you know it could be a first step," Trump said during a Rose Garden press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "It's what happens after the agreement that will be the big point."
He continued, "We could absolutely sign an agreement. It sounds a little bit strange, but that's the easy part. The hard part starts after that."
A peace agreement could mark an important step toward normalized relations between the U.S. and North Korea, though the president reiterated that he is "totally prepared to walk" away from his summit with Kim if the authoritarian leader declines to commit to denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. Trump also said he has "300 new sanctions" ready to be imposed against Pyongyang if the June 12 summit in Singapore does not go smoothly.
"All I can say is I am totally prepared to walk away. I did it once before," Trump said.
But the president simultaneously declared that he would be willing to invite Kim back to the U.S. for a second meeting if their initial meeting produces desirable results.
"Maybe we'll start with the White House, what do you think?" he told reporters Thursday.
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-could-absolutely-sign-peace-agreement-kim-north-korea-summit
#1657244 at 2018-06-07 06:08:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2084 Coming In The Air Tonight Edition
Trump rarely conducts business as usual with foreign leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) - He hectored Mexico's leader over border wall funding. Lobbed statistics at the Canadian leader without checking his facts. Cajoled the British prime minister to crack down on protesters. Had a tête-à-tête with Russia's head of state on a whim. Bonded with France's prime minister over military parades.
President Donald Trump rarely conducts business-as-usual diplomacy when he interacts with world leaders.
Heading into his expected summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump has a record on the international stage that suggests he'll seek to charm the dictator and look for an agreement that he can pitch as a win - even if it's more a triumph of appearance than policy. But never bet against the possibility that he'll just walk away.
Trump's unpredictable negotiating style has been on full display in the run-up to the historic June 12 summit in Singapore.
After months spent deriding Kim as "Little Rocket Man" and boasting about the size of his nuclear button, Trump has shifted tone in recent months, suggesting that a friendship was possible and agreeing to an unprecedented meeting.
Even when Trump temporarily backed out of the talks, he spoke of a "wonderful dialogue" building between the two leaders. And now that the talks are back on, Trump is shelving the "maximum pressure" phrase he coined to describe his sanctions against the North.
As he approaches the Kim talks, Trump's avowed "America First" attitude has come increasingly to resemble "America alone." His eagerness for a deal has unsettled Japan and South Korea. Elsewhere, talk of tearing up trade agreements and his imposition of tariffs to protect the American steel and aluminum industries have angered longtime partners.
An overriding theme of the president's first 18 months of foreign policy has been his willingness to go it alone as he seeks to fulfill his nationalistic campaign promises - even if it unsettles allies.
"He just doesn't care as much," said Ian Bremmer, a foreign affairs columnist and president of the Eurasia Group. "In terms of postwar American history, no one has done more damage to American alliances than Trump has. All you have to do is talk to American allies."
Critics have lAbeled Trump an inconsistent force, prone to publicly hectoring friendly partners, embracing foes and resistant to much advice or counsel. His loyal supporters see it all as a mark of Trump's willingness to hold firm to his promised policies even when the conversations get awkward.
After nearly two years spent trying to understand the political novice, many world leaders are still struggling with how to engage Trump, though they have learned he is not easily moved from fulfilling the policies he promised to his most loyal voters during the campaign.
Foreign diplomats in the U.S. and leaders overseas have gone to great lengths to charm Trump, a rookie president schooled in New York negotiating who promised a major shift in foreign policy. Those efforts have included getting their messages on to Trump-friendly TV shows like "Fox and Friends" and rolling out the red carpet when Trump visits.
In France, Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron invited Trump to view a spectacular military parade on Bastille Day, one that inspired Trump to order up his own parade in Washington. In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fêted Trump with golf and American-style hamburgers.
But those overtures haven't always yielded policy results.
Macron tried unsuccessfully to keep Trump in the Paris climate accord and the Iran nuclear deal. Abe wanted Trump to stay in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and has encouraged a more skeptical approach to Kim's overtures.
White House officials privately assess that the world leaders most solicitous toward Trump are rarely the most effective. Germany's Angela Merkel and Britain's Theresa May, for instance, have both largely refused to play into Trump's love for pageantry and have been candid about their disagreements with the president.
Indeed, even those who were inclined to buddy up to Trump appear to be changing course. During an April summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, Abe and Trump engaged in what U.S. officials described as a heated economic dialogue over Trump's tariffs.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/7/trump-rarely-conducts-business-as-usual-with-forei/
#1653164 at 2018-06-06 21:45:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2079: Look for the Signs Edition
>>1653078
Nice catch, anon.
>TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, unable to meet North Korea's leader himself, is heading to Washington to try to make sure President Donald Trump doesn't overlook Japan's security and other concerns at the unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit next week.
https:// www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/asia_pacific/japans-Abe-to-meet-trump-ahead-of-us-north-korea-summit/2018/06/06/da6ac740-6955-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html?noredirect=on
#1596701 at 2018-05-31 13:54:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2008: The Merry Month Of May Edition
Interesting article from NY Times via The Gateway Pundit…
"Mr. Rhodes describes the reaction of foreign leaders. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan apologized for breaching protocol by meeting with Mr. Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan after the election. Mr. Obama urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to take on a more vocal role defending the values they shared."
Despite GEOTUS' public friendship with Japan's Abe, he is and always will be deep state. As for Trudeau, we know he is a DS puppet.
Be wary of Abe.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/shock-revelation-barack-obama-lobbied-canadian-leader-to-work-against-incoming-president-trump/
#1567642 at 2018-05-28 17:35:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1970: Welcome To Cyberspace
Trump, Japanese leader to meet ahead of possible North Korea summit
President Trump agreed on Monday to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a possible summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, The Washington Post reported.
The agreement was made during a Monday phone call between Trump and Abe, according to the Post, which added that a Japanese official said a meeting between the two leaders could happen during the G7 meeting in Quebec on June 8 and 9.
It is also possible that Abe will visit Washington before the meeting, the official said.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389619-trump-japanese-president-to-meet-ahead-of-possible-north-korea-summit
#1564880 at 2018-05-28 07:29:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1967: E-bake
Japan PM Abe says strongly expects Trump-Kim summit to take place, to phone US leader
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (May 28) that he strongly expects a high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to take place, adding that he intends to speak with the American leader over the phone in the near future.
"US President Donald Trump has made clear that he is working towards holding the US-North Korea summit talks as planned on June 12, and we are aware that cooperation is progressing between the US and North Korea towards the talks," Mr Abe told the House of Councillors Budget Committee, reported Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK.
"The US-North Korea summit presents an important opportunity for progress in the nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles issues, and more important than anything else, the abductions issue. As the meeting will be conducive towards resolving these issues, we have strong expectations that the US-North Korea talks will take place," said Mr Abe.
"By working extremely closely with US President Donald Trump, the recognition and policies of both Japan and the US are perfectly aligned. Within these few days, I will certainly want to hold telephone talks with US President Trump as soon as possible," he added.
Mr Abe said Japan will work closely with the US bilaterally, as well as trilaterally with the US and South, besides other members of the international community such as Russia and China to resolve issues related to North Korea.
Drawing attention to North Korea's dismantlement of its nuclear test site last week, Mr Abe said, "The destruction is a concrete step towards the complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of all of the North's weapons of mass destruction. We will continue to watch the steps taken by the North."
At a regular press conference on Monday morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihige Suga also said that he "strongly expects" the Trump-Kim meeting to take place.
However, Mr Suga refrained from comment on whether it would take place on June 12 as scheduled, reported NHK.
"I would like to refrain from commenting now on the possibility of the US-North Korea summit being held on June 12, but we recognise that President Trump is working towards the summit talks on June 12 and there are consultations being made between the US and North Korea," he said.
"As Japan, the US-North Korea summit will be the chance to advance substantially the nuclear and ballistic missile issue and most important of all, the abductions issue. As the meeting will be conducive towards resolving these issues, we have strong expectations that the US-North Korea talks will take place," he added.
In response to a query on whether Mr Abe would visit the US before the G-7 Summit next week in Canada, Mr Suga said that it was important for the leaders of the US and Japan, as well as officials at all levels, to work closely together.
In this regard, he said Japan was looking at various possibilities for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit.
https:// www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-Abe-says-strongly-expects-trump-kim-summit-to-take-place-to-phone-us-leader
#1562877 at 2018-05-28 03:08:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1964: MLK's Peace Prize
>>1562756
they just officially ended it
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/2147961/vladimir-putin-and-Shinzo-Abe-discuss-kuril-islands-and-peace
#1555434 at 2018-05-27 09:43:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1955: Joey The Frog
Notables
are not endorsements
>>1545457 Major announcement from BO
>>1541651 @BO; Suggestion For Slowing Down Spam With Captcha's
>>>/sudo/78826 CM's tripcode has been cracked. Do not believe any posts with that tripcode, >>1550166 BO/BV Comms About The Subject
#1954
Surprise Visit by Knowledgeable Anon
>>1554681 There are no coincidences, >>1554633 JK?
>>1554694 Pray rt, >>1554672
>>1554699 Backwards rt, >>1554691
>>1554714 Support Our Troops
>>1554726 Why fear? rt, >>1554684
>>1554742 Military Update
>>1554751 [HRC] States There Is A Crisis In Our Democracy
>>1554752 'their' rt, >>1554679
>>1554758 There. I am human rt, >>1554752
>>1554767 Not Q rt, >>1554740
>>1554789 Keyword: free rt, >>1554708
>>1554791 ___ Crimes Since 1948
>>1554817 When Do Birds Sing?
>>1554820 WE_ARE_Q.png rt, >>1554781
>>1554825 (Not literally) rt, >>1554786
>>1554838 Sometimes you're trapped in someone else's game rt, >>1554838
>>1554850 Broward Educator Threatened After Exposing The Rot
>>1554869 How close is the nearest star? rt, >>1554769
>>1554872 Who am I? rt, >>1554772
>>1554878 rt, >>1554773
>>1554893 But now we awaken. rt, >>1554799
>>1554903 Whose PLAN? Hidden in plain sight. rt, >>>>1554812
>>1554914 You are already here. Stop hiding. Think mirror. rt, >>1554821
>>1554931 Deal already made. Who is this letter really for? rt, >>1554827
>>1554945 Only way to escape their game is to make them play yours, rt, >>1554870
>>1554959 atoms.gif rt, >>1554874, >>1554970
>>1554975 FREE TOMMY ROBINSON, >>1555259
>>1554981 Wonderland Film Studios
>>1554989 So Why the Drama? rt, >>1554961
>>1554990 Gang Of Eight (Hussein/Power(Samantha Power, >>1555197, >>1555153, >>1555309), Clinton/Abedin, etc. etc.)
>>1554984 POTUS Speech From Sept 2017, >>1554984 {Part 2}
>>1555004 You Will. 2018 Will be Glorious. Goodnight. God Bless., >>1554965
>>1550021 3 Points Interval
>>1555031 rt >>1555015 !!! Goodnight
>>1555046 Test Site
>>1555236 Powerful Cyclones In Oman & Yemen
>>1555254 Released Hostages From KOREA (Mentioned In Letter, >>1554672)
>>1555270 Donationstreams To NZ Politicians
>>1555296 Purging The Scourge
>>1555317 Discriminatory and Scientific [Suppression] of ]Results[
>>1555334 Trump's Tweet Got Saudi Arabia to Drop the Price of Oil
>>1555362 ]Korea[, >>1555416
>>1555413 Salonpiece on Clapper
#1953
>>1553971 .. Moon
>>1554047 Farewell, Denny Farrell
>>1554069 Very informative and timely thread
>>1554074 Putin Vs The Cabal
>>1554127 We Are Winning
>>1554131 [ MZ ]
>>1554172 Pedo Comedy Troupe
>>1554180 Supersonic Tic Tac
>>1554215 Gallic Roosters
>>1555231 European Companies Still Dealing In Iran
>>1554261 Midterms Approaching
>>1554318 The Black Widow
>>1554331 Mockingbird Article {10-20 min read}, >>1554335
>>1554382 Royal Raymond Rife
>>1554391 More Politcians Involved In Child Sex Slavery
>>1554443 The Revolution Is On
>>1554449 Michigan Kinetic Bombardement
>>1554479 Are You Not Entertained?
>>1554492 Tesla's Genius, >>1554503 The Trumpets Of Jericho?
>>1554510 Autists, you still havent figured out the Letter(-->, >>1554672)
>>1554529 Irena Cosic's Resonance Recognition Model
>>1554544 Correlate. You Have it all! rt , >>1553929
>>1554558 Imagine, If You Will.. What Do White & Black Hats Do?
>>1554581 Paleo-Sanskrit from 70.000 Years Ago
>>1554607 You wont come clean if it means Execution
>>1554662 Translation rt, >>1554627
#1952
>>1553379 North Korea's Kim Jong Un committed to denuclearisation and ending Korean war
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
>>1553437 Neon Revolt RE: Missing 1,500 Children from Obama's HHS
>>1553558 Breitbart on Tommy Robinson
>>1553581 Pence Says US sanctions on Venezuela to continue
>>1553188 Anon Decodes Trump Tweet Realizes RC Initials Is Randy Credico
>>1553735 Did Q Tell Us in November That Meeting With NK Would Be 6/12/18
#1951
>>1552721, >>1552797 Conflicts of Interest DOJ Financial & Personal
>>1552334 Oregon Student Sues School for Banning His Trump Border Wall T-Shirt
>>1552336 Great Graphic by an Anon
>>1552343 From the white house remarks on the American freed from Venezuela
>>1552382 Intermediary now claiming on a 'secret mission' to bring Adam Schiff to Julian Assange
>>1552431 FB & GOOG Face $8.8 Billion Lawsuits after 1st day of EU New Data Laws
>>1552591 POTUS scores yet ANOTHER hostage release - this time from Venezuela
>>1552953 Washington Post Reports Obama Admin Placed Children with Human Trafficers
#1950
>>1551699 Fox affiliate KVVU uploads over 1000 documents released by LVPD from FOIA
>>1551633 Police Radio log says three women (redacted) in Paddock's room post police breach
>>1551913 lvpd police report confirms Paddock's room registered to 4 people him + three ladies.
>>1552061 Charles Price II, >>1552103 Ehud Barak, >>1552124 Eva Andersson, >>1552171 Silas Chou (Epstein contacts)
>>1551950 Campaign contributions from Big Pharma correlate to voting behavior of Dem Senators
>>1551971 RFK Jr Investigating Bobby's Murder SFGate Article
>>1552246 Ripped from 4chan, Possible begining of Petro-collapse
#1949
>>1550765, >>1550810 More Strikes in Syria. Done by Israel.
>>1550769 Planefag Update, too quiet
>>1550774 Hawaii volcano quake update
>>1550896, >>1550909 CEP / Central Algorithm?
>>1550907, >>1551221 Sir John Rose posts
>>1550942 The central algorithm isn't embedded in the chans. Updated graphic from BV
>>1550948 Sarah Sanders: 'I Was One Of The Lucky Ones' To Witness Secretary Mattis Helping WH Kitchen Staff Serve Breakfast
>>1551035 TV using color codes?
>>1551036 Truth about to come to light?
>>1551153 Deep dig on Exascale
>>1551250 Chongqing murder/Roths/Xi battle 2011
>>1551328 Adam Schiff projecting on Trump
>>1551387 When wil Q be back?
>>1551430 Al Gore Prince Harry Richard Branson Antartica
#1948
>>1549863 POTUS Tweets: #SPYGATE & Conflicts Of Interest
>>1549993 Follow The Pen: Indelibly
>>1550008 Who Visited Antartica?, >>1550021 Who Signed The Antarctic Treaty in 1959?
>>1550028 POTUS Tweets: 13 Angry Democrats
>>1550087 More Investigations Into Potus Note, >>1550269
>>1550127 Potus Proclaims Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, as a Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace
>>1550174 Frenchmen Becoming Rightfully Upset
>>1550274 Giuliani Released New Info That Will End Investigation Against Trump
>>1550357 Did Sessions Grant Horowitz Power To Issue Search Warrants & Arrests?, >>1550428, >>1550533 Count 180 Days?, >>1550586
>>1550387 Wikileaks tweets about Tommy Robinson, >>1550609 #FreeTommy
>>1550424 Exposing Deep State War Crimes In Libya
>>1550457 Omnibus Related Funds?
>>1550458 Rumor Has It..
>>1550468 POTUS Trump Unleashes on #Spygate 'Why Didn't the FBI Contact Me About the Russia Problem?, >>1550498
>>1550486 All Caps Words In POTUS Tweets In First 2 Months Q Has Been Posting
>>1550558 Sgt Lombardo Lied About The Las Vegas Shooting
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1554648 at 2018-05-27 06:51:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1954: Tipping Point Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
>>1545457 Major announcement from BO
>>1541651 @BO; Suggestion For Slowing Down Spam With Captcha's
>>>/sudo/78826 CM's tripcode has been cracked. Do not believe any posts with that tripcode, >>1550166 BO/BV Comms About The Subject
#1952
>>1553379 North Korea's Kim Jong Un committed to denuclearisation and ending Korean war
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
>>1553437 Neon Revolt RE: Missing 1,500 Children from Obama's HHS
>>1553558 Breitbart on Tommy Robinson
>>1553581 Pence Says US sanctions on Venezuela to continue
>>1553188 Anon Decodes Trump Tweet Realizes RC Initials Is Randy Credico
>>1553735 Did Q Tell Us in November That Meeting With NK Would Be 6/12/18
#1951
>>1552721, >>1552797 Conflicts of Interest DOJ Financial & Personal
>>1552334 Oregon Student Sues School for Banning His Trump Border Wall T-Shirt
>>1552336 Great Graphic by an Anon
>>1552343 From the white house remarks on the American freed from Venezuela
>>1552382 Intermediary now claiming on a 'secret mission' to bring Adam Schiff to Julian Assange
>>1552431 FB & GOOG Face $8.8 Billion Lawsuits after 1st day of EU New Data Laws
>>1552591 POTUS scores yet ANOTHER hostage release - this time from Venezuela
>>1552953 Washington Post Reports Obama Admin Placed Children with Human Trafficers
#1950
>>1551699 Fox affiliate KVVU uploads over 1000 documents released by LVPD from FOIA
>>1551633 Police Radio log says three women (redacted) in Paddock's room post police breach
>>1551913 lvpd police report confirms Paddock's room registered to 4 people him + three ladies.
>>1552061 Charles Price II, >>1552103 Ehud Barak, >>1552124 Eva Andersson, >>1552171 Silas Chou (Epstein contacts)
>>1551950 Campaign contributions from Big Pharma correlate to voting behavior of Dem Senators
>>1551971 RFK Jr Investigating Bobby's Murder SFGate Article
>>1552246 Ripped from 4chan, Possible begining of Petro-collapse
#1949
>>1550765, >>1550810 More Strikes in Syria. Done by Israel.
>>1550769 Planefag Update, too quiet
>>1550774 Hawaii volcano quake update
>>1550896, >>1550909 CEP / Central Algorithm?
>>1550907, >>1551221 Sir John Rose posts
>>1550942 The central algorithm isn't embedded in the chans. Updated graphic from BV
>>1550948 Sarah Sanders: 'I Was One Of The Lucky Ones' To Witness Secretary Mattis Helping WH Kitchen Staff Serve Breakfast
>>1551035 TV using color codes?
>>1551036 Truth about to come to light?
>>1551153 Deep dig on Exascale
>>1551250 Chongqing murder/Roths/Xi battle 2011
>>1551328 Adam Schiff projecting on Trump
>>1551387 When wil Q be back?
>>1551430 Al Gore Prince Harry Richard Branson Antartica
#1948
>>1549863 POTUS Tweets: #SPYGATE & Conflicts Of Interest
>>1549993 Follow The Pen: Indelibly
>>1550008 Who Visited Antartica?, >>1550021 Who Signed The Antarctic Treaty in 1959?
>>1550028 POTUS Tweets: 13 Angry Democrats
>>1550087 More Investigations Into Potus Note, >>1550269
>>1550127 Potus Proclaims Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, as a Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace
>>1550174 Frenchmen Becoming Rightfully Upset
>>1550274 Giuliani Released New Info That Will End Investigation Against Trump
>>1550357 Did Sessions Grant Horowitz Power To Issue Search Warrants & Arrests?, >>1550428, >>1550533 Count 180 Days?, >>1550586
>>1550387 Wikileaks tweets about Tommy Robinson, >>1550609 #FreeTommy
>>1550424 Exposing Deep State War Crimes In Libya
>>1550457 Omnibus Related Funds?
>>1550458 Rumor Has It..
>>1550468 POTUS Trump Unleashes on #Spygate 'Why Didn't the FBI Contact Me About the Russia Problem?, >>1550498
>>1550486 All Caps Words In POTUS Tweets In First 2 Months Q Has Been Posting
>>1550558 Sgt Lombardo Lied About The Las Vegas Shooting
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1553895 at 2018-05-27 04:28:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1953: Gina Haspel Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
>>1545457 Major announcement from BO
>>1541651 @BO; Suggestion For Slowing Down Spam With Captcha's
>>>/sudo/78826 CM's tripcode has been cracked. Do not believe any posts with that tripcode, >>1550166 BO/BV Comms About The Subject
#1952
>>1553379 North Korea's Kim Jong Un committed to denuclearisation and ending Korean war
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
>>1553437 Neon Revolt RE: Missing 1,500 Children from Obama's HHS
>>1553558 Breitbart on Tommy Robinson
>>1553581 Pence Says US sanctions on Venezuela to continue
>>1553188 Anon Decodes Trump Tweet Realizes RC Initials Is Randy Credico
>>1553735 Did Q Tell Us in November That Meeting With NK Would Be 6/12/18
#1951
>>1552721, >>1552797 Conflicts of Interest DOJ Financial & Personal
>>1552334 Oregon Student Sues School for Banning His Trump Border Wall T-Shirt
>>1552336 Great Graphic by an Anon
>>1552343 From the white house remarks on the American freed from Venezuela
>>1552382 Intermediary now claiming on a 'secret mission' to bring Adam Schiff to Julian Assange
>>1552431 FB & GOOG Face $8.8 Billion Lawsuits after 1st day of EU New Data Laws
>>1552591 POTUS scores yet ANOTHER hostage release - this time from Venezuela
>>1552953 Washington Post Reports Obama Admin Placed Children with Human Trafficers
#1950
>>1551699 Fox affiliate KVVU uploads over 1000 documents released by LVPD from FOIA
>>1551633 Police Radio log says three women (redacted) in Paddock's room post police breach
>>1551913 lvpd police report confirms Paddock's room registered to 4 people him + three ladies.
>>1552061 Charles Price II, >>1552103 Ehud Barak, >>1552124 Eva Andersson, >>1552171 Silas Chou (Epstein contacts)
>>1551950 Campaign contributions from Big Pharma correlate to voting behavior of Dem Senators
>>1551971 RFK Jr Investigating Bobby's Murder SFGate Article
>>1552246 Ripped from 4chan, Possible begining of Petro-collapse
#1949
>>1550765, >>1550810 More Strikes in Syria. Done by Israel.
>>1550769 Planefag Update, too quiet
>>1550774 Hawaii volcano quake update
>>1550896, >>1550909 CEP / Central Algorithm?
>>1550907, >>1551221 Sir John Rose posts
>>1550942 The central algorithm isn't embedded in the chans. Updated graphic from BV
>>1550948 Sarah Sanders: 'I Was One Of The Lucky Ones' To Witness Secretary Mattis Helping WH Kitchen Staff Serve Breakfast
>>1551035 TV using color codes?
>>1551036 Truth about to come to light?
>>1551153 Deep dig on Exascale
>>1551250 Chongqing murder/Roths/Xi battle 2011
>>1551328 Adam Schiff projecting on Trump
>>1551387 When wil Q be back?
>>1551430 Al Gore Prince Harry Richard Branson Antartica
#1948
>>1549863 POTUS Tweets: #SPYGATE & Conflicts Of Interest
>>1549993 Follow The Pen: Indelibly
>>1550008 Who Visited Antartica?, >>1550021 Who Signed The Antarctic Treaty in 1959?
>>1550028 POTUS Tweets: 13 Angry Democrats
>>1550087 More Investigations Into Potus Note, >>1550269
>>1550127 Potus Proclaims Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, as a Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace
>>1550174 Frenchmen Becoming Rightfully Upset
>>1550274 Giuliani Released New Info That Will End Investigation Against Trump
>>1550357 Did Sessions Grant Horowitz Power To Issue Search Warrants & Arrests?, >>1550428, >>1550533 Count 180 Days?, >>1550586
>>1550387 Wikileaks tweets about Tommy Robinson, >>1550609 #FreeTommy
>>1550424 Exposing Deep State War Crimes In Libya
>>1550457 Omnibus Related Funds?
>>1550458 Rumor Has It..
>>1550468 POTUS Trump Unleashes on #Spygate 'Why Didn't the FBI Contact Me About the Russia Problem?, >>1550498
>>1550486 All Caps Words In POTUS Tweets In First 2 Months Q Has Been Posting
>>1550558 Sgt Lombardo Lied About The Las Vegas Shooting
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1553675 at 2018-05-27 03:47:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1952: No One Else Was Baking Edition
So is this correct?
>>1553379 North Korea's Kim Jong Un committed to denuclearisation and ending Korean war
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
>>1553437 Neon Revolt RE: Missing 1,500 Children from Obama's HHS
>>1553558 Breitbart on Tommy Robinson
>>1553581 Pence Says US sanctions on Venezuela to continue
>>1553188 Anon Decodes Trump Tweet Realizes RC Initials Is Randy Credico
#1553604 at 2018-05-27 03:38:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1952: No One Else Was Baking Edition
Baker Notables So Far
>>1553379 North Korea's Kim Jong Un committed to denuclearisation and ending Korean war
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
>>1553437 Neon Revolt RE: Missing 1,500 Children from Obama's HHS
>>1553558 Breitbart on Tommy Robinson
>>1553581 Pence Says US sanctions on Venezuela to continue
#1553394 at 2018-05-27 03:13:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1952: No One Else Was Baking Edition
Baker
>>1553337
on it, prev baker got prev bread notables,
Dough #1951
pastebin.com/L1JEA4QQ
Notables this bread
>>1553124 Asst US Attorney tells Allison Mack Judge govt plans to file revised amended indictment Moar offenders
>>1553214 Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
>>1553235 Moar Ties in to Hussein's trafficking (posted prev bread but at end)
>>1553266 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more govt contracts to German companies
#1553214 at 2018-05-27 02:50:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research #1952: No One Else Was Baking Edition
Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe discuss Kuril Islands and peace treaty
The dispute concerning the four islands has kept the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending second world war hostilities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Moscow on Saturday for talks that included resolving a dispute over four Pacific islands and eventually signing a peace treaty.
Abe has been pushing for a way forward in the dispute that centres on the four most southern of the Kuril Islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories.
The Soviet Union took the islands in the closing days of second world war.
The dispute has kept the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending second world war hostilities.
Japan is seeking to implement joint business projects on the Kuril Islands as a way to gain momentum to resolve the dispute.
"The Japanese and the Russians will be able to reap the fruits of the joint work on the islands," Abe said. "If we cooperate, we can achieve great results that bring mutual benefit."
Putin said after the meeting that a Japanese business delegation would visit the islands this year.
http:// www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/2147961/vladimir-putin-and-Shinzo-Abe-discuss-kuril-islands-and-peace
#1440791 at 2018-05-17 06:23:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1808: The Pickle Factory Edition
>>1440781
Of course, all the brouhaha about Iran drew world attention away from events in Malaysia that are likely to be even more devastating for the warmongering Zionists. Here, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took power from Zionist pawn Najib Razak in an election upset last week. This means the still sleeping section of the world is about to learn what really happened to Malaysian Air Flight 370. In other words, we are going to have a world leader publicly state that the plane was taken to the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia, flown to Tel Aviv, then flown to Florida and repainted as Malaysian Air Flight 17, then flown to threaten world leaders in Holland before being blown up in the Ukraine in an attempt to smear Russia. This Malaysian-language website shows they know exactly what happened:
http://bumiyangtercinta2.blogspot.jp/2015/11/terbongkarnya-misteri-pesawat-mh370-dan_15.html?m=1
Then of course there is the multi-billion-dollar embezzlement scandal involving Malaysia's 1MDB development fund. The complex scandal involves Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank, and the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street," among many others. Mahathir has prevented ousted Prime Minister Razak from leaving the country as the investigation into this scandal is reopened. It is interesting how the Zionist corporate media suddenly dropped the story about the Malaysian change in government like a hot potato after accusing Mahathir of being "anti-Semitic."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/malaysias-new-92-year-old-prime-minister-is-a-proud-anti-semite/The Zionists have also been busy bombing Indonesia recently, according to CIA in Southeast Asia who sent the following via email:
"'The terrorists have come to Indonesia. This is all another false-flag event created to cause a major clash/war between Christians and Muslims. We knew this would happen. It is tied to the Zionist cabal attempt to take control of Indonesia (divide and conquer).
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201805141064422643-indonesia-surabaya-explosion-police-hq/
https://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/terrorism-in-indonesia-suicide-bombings-at-3-churches-in-surabaya/item8791
"This is very serious, Ben. Indonesia is the most important country in Southeast Asia. The power that controls Indonesia controls the region."
All of this tumult in the region has turned attention away from a major change in Japan, where the government has made what amounts to a 180-degree turn in its recent anti-China stance. Last week Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was taken on a tour of Japan by slave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two countries signed a slew of cooperation agreements. Most importantly, they agreed in principle to reopen a swap arrangement of Japanese yen for Chinese yuan. This of course deals yet another major blow to the petrodollar.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/11/c_137172732.htm
This renewal of friendship was made possible by a change in U.S. policy towards Northeast Asia, as seen in the upcoming reunification of Korea, Pentagon sources say. The truth that Fukushima was a Zionist war crime and not a natural disaster will also come out soon, the sources promise.
Meanwhile, back in the United States, Pentagon sources are saying the process of removing the Khazarian mafia continues. In particular, Pentagon source say, "Anti-Trump Hillary Clinton supporter New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may be prosecuted for protecting the Clinton Foundation and the NXIVM child-trafficking sex cult along with Bronfman heiresses Clare and Sara."
https://nypost.com/2018/03/27/inside-the-cult-authorities-allege-was-a-secret-society-of-sex-slaves/
The Pentagon sources say the removal of Schneiderman has made it possible now for "FBI investigations to move forward to take down even more Cabal and Democrats."The sources also say that more military are being recalled to active duty to prepare for the continued clean-up of the U.S. As a part of this, they say, "Iran-Contra Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North is now president of the NRA to defend gun rights."
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- Question: https://www.newsweek.com/japan-ends-coronavirus-emergency-850-deaths-no-lockdown-1506336 USA v Japan Reconcile. Critical thinking.
Answer: NEWSWEEK: Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown BY JASON LEMON ON 5/25/20 AT 11:26 AM EDT https://archive.fo/06JIm Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic, with just 851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown. "I have decided to end the state of emergency across the nation," Abe said during a televised press conference on Monday. "In just over a month and a half, we almost brought (the infection) situation under control." [...] While Japan never implemented stringent lockdowns like those in parts of China, many European countries and the U.S., it barred foreigner travelers who had visited many hard-hit countries and urged residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Restaurants and shops were also required to close earlier than normal. Karaoke bars, live music venues and gyms were shuttered and will remain closed in the coming weeks.
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