Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold “Abenomics” policies, beef up the military and counter China’s growing clout, ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s importance in stemming Japan’s economic decline over the last two decades cannot be overstated
Before Shinzo Abe took office, a succession of prime ministers came and went, all of them seemingly unable to stop the rot that set in at the end of 1989. ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews: Shinzo Abe’s assassination leaves Japan undone
Shinzo Abe, the politician who dragged Japan out of deflation and dressed up as Super Mario to promote the Tokyo Olympics, was assassinated in the street by a lone gunman on Friday. The bloody ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,777 new infections as case numbers rise for 21st day
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 8,777 new COVID-19 cases in the capital on Friday, with the daily tally surging by 5,231 from a week before and rising for the 21st straight day. One new ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s zero-tolerance gun laws: What makes Japan different from other nations, lessons for India
The attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comes as a surprise because getting hold of a weapon for a civilian is a herculean task and considered a taboo for the pacifist Japanese population. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo archbishop condemns political violence after former Japanese PM killed
After a gunman shot former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally on Friday in western Japan, Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo said, “violence kills democracy.” ... ( read original story ...)
Yellen to meet Japanese finance chief Suzuki on Tues. in Tokyo
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday in Tokyo and later visi ... ( read original story ...)
Pamela Ware’s Tokyo Olympics dive that scored 0.0 remembered
Taking place every four years, it’s a long wait between the Summer Games, with the Tokyo Olympics having a five-year wait after Rio 2016 due to COVID. They took place in 2021 instead of the billed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech
An emotional Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he is lost for words after the country's longest-serving leader was shot in the neck at a campaign event. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves a polarizing legacy
Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power, but his vision of a conservative and nationalistic Japan sparked both exultation and outrage. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe was an undeniably dominant if divisive figure in Japan’s modern history
Japan is “grieving the loss of a political giant,” said one expert after the country’s former prime minister was shot dead during a campaign event. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinzo Abe shot and killed: World leaders pay tribute to former prime minister
The fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left world leaders shocked and many took to social media to honor him. ( read original story ...)
Assassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
Friday’s shocking assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world’s safest countries stunned leaders and drew condemnation ... ( read original story ...)
Another strong earthquake jolts Ishikawa amid warning that more could come
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck central Japan on Monday, a day after a magnitude 5.4 quake hit the region, which left at least six people injured in Ishikawa Prefecture on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close slightly higher, gains capped by ex-PM Abe shooting
Tokyo stocks closed fractionally higher on Friday after early gains were largely erased by the news of the gun attack on ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya school fails to take child with fractured face to hospital
NAGOYA--An elementary school here failed to call an ambulance for a 10-year-old student who fractured his face after slipping in a classroom, according to the city’s board of education. ( read original story ...)