Japan’s formerprime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign event in the city of Nara in Western Japan, public broadcaster NHK said. “According to a senior LDP ...
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.
Tomiichi Murayama, who as prime minister issued a landmark statement of “remorse” for Japan’s actions in World War II, marked his 100th birthday on March 2, expressing his hope that the ...
The former foreign minister was the first person ... so its next president will also likely be the next prime ministerof Japan. The party will elect its new leader on September 14.
Adam Withnall reports from Tokyo on Sunday’s test of moderate, centrist politics in Japan, where worries about inflation, China and North Korea loom large – and the far right is waiting in the wings ...
NEW YORK–FormerJapanesePrime Minister Taro Aso hedged his bets by visiting Donald Trump at his office here on April 23, seeking to rebuild ties between his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and ...