Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returned to Tokyo from campaigning after former leader Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara, as per local Japanese reports. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Shinzo Abe Shot | Prime Minister Kishida is returning to Tokyo | Breaking News
As per the latest news on Times Now, Japan PM Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest during a campaign speech in the city of Nara. Two gunshots could be heard in the background. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Some Seibu Railway services in greater Tokyo area suspended due to broken pantograph
Seibu Railway Co. services in the greater Tokyo area have been partially suspended after a foreign object broke a train's pantograph on the m ... ( read original story ...)
FINA to investigate after Tokyo Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged
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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe apparently shot, in heart failure
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday. The broadcaster aired ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe shot during election campaign speech
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot during an election campaign speech in the city of Nara in the west of the country this morning and is in a sta ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe shot: former Japan prime minister ‘showing no vital signs’, say emergency services – live
The country’s longest serving prime minister was taken to hospital after shooting on campaign trail for Sunday’s upper house election ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher as recession concerns ease
Japan's Nikkei rose on Friday, with heavyweight chip-related stocks tracking overnight Wall Street gains, after less hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials eased concerns about U.S. recession ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious and unresponsive after he was apparently shot in the chest during a political event in the western city of Nara on Friday, national ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus down 93% in May
Japan's current account surplus plunged 92.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 128.4 billion yen ($944.5 million) on ballooning i ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ex-PM Abe Collapses in Nara, Shots Heard, NHK Says
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has collapsed in Nara, western Japan, and shots were heard in the vicinity, broadcaster NHK reports.Most Read from BloombergUS Mortgage Rates Plunge to 5.3% i ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks to 944.20 billion USD in May
Japan's current account surplus contracted in May, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Finance Ministry, the current account surplus shank to 128.4 billion yen (944.3 million U ... ( read original story ...)
6 things to do at the Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition in Tokyo
Explore the fantastical world of Studio Ghibli as the exhibition is finally here in Tokyo for the summer The highly anticipated Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition is now here in Tokyo. Running until ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election may be tailwind for nuclear restarts as public mood shifts
Japan's push to restart nuclear reactors, shut down after the Fukushima disaster a decade ago, could get a tailwind as the governing coalition looks set for gains in a national election on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Japan election: what you need to know
A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a ... ( read original story ...)
Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan
Matches are more than just matches at century-old Nittosha. The tiny but proud manufacturer is tucked away in the sleepy Japanese city of Himeji, famous for little other than an ancient castle, ... ( read original story ...)