Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a visit to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered condolences Monday over the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot Friday on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Wins Big in Election After Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Killing
Conservative LDP and its coalition partner won 76 out of 125 seats up for grabs in the upper house of parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruing coalition wins election as Blinken brings condolences over Abe’s death
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner won a majority in an election imbued with meaning after Abe was assassinated while campaigning. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for abandoning woman’s body on Nagoya building rooftop
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of corpse abandonment after he left the body of a woman on the rooftop of a multi-tenant building where he lives last week. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Woman found dead in Tokyo hotel bathroom after man turns self in to police
A woman was found dead in a Tokyo hotel room early on the morning of July 11 after a man turned himself in at a police box in the Japanese ca ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken in Tokyo to offers condolences upon death of Abe
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Monday (July 11) on a previously unscheduled stop to Tokyo to offer condolences in person over the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Blinken Expresses Condolences During Tokyo Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed condolences during a visit Monday to Tokyo following “I shared with our Japanese colleagues the sense of loss, the sense of shock that we all feel, the ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken praises Abe’s legacy on impromptu visit to Tokyo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who traveled to Tokyo to personally convey his condolences for the assassination of former leader Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
Ruling bloc election win to keep Tokyo stocks firm
The major victory by Japan's ruling coalition in a parliamentary election Sunday is expected to keep Tokyo stocks firm, assuring the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Close Higher After Sunday Vote
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday after Japan's ruling bloc secured a strong win in Sunday's upper house election, held two days after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s party sweeps to election victory in Japan days after his assassination: NHK
Japan's ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on heightened significance following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida gets mandate, Blinken brings US condolences
Boosted by a new mandate in weekend elections, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Monday with the U.S.'s top diplomat, who delivered condolences over the death of influential former leader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida Set to Consolidate Ruling Party Power as Abe Mourned
With no elections set for another three years, Kishida has gained unusually large breathing space to attempt to implement an ambitious agenda that includes expanding defence spend ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s family to hold private wake for slain former Japan leader
Monday’s “tsuya," a ceremony to send off the dead, is expected to be a small event mostly for Abe’s family, held at the Zojo-ji Temple in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Treasury chief cancels Yokohama port visit after Abe shooting
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's first trip to Asia since taking office includes stops in Tokyo and Seoul. ( read original story ...)
Top US Diplomat Offers Condolences For Abe In Tokyo
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday went in person to Tokyo to offer condolences over the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, a close US ally. ( read original story ...)