The Latest Breaking News from Shinzo Abe

The Japan branch of South Korea’s Unification Church acknowledged as its member the mother of the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

With two shots from a homemade firearm, a disturbed individual cut down Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, as he campaigned for his political party ahead of parliamentary elections. During his second and longest stint as prime minister, from 2012 to 2020, Abe was a forceful world figure, taking up…

A police investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe prompted the head of the country's branch the Unification Church to confirm on Monday that the mother of the suspect in the killing is a member.

Ruling bloc’s victory will revive effort to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution, a long-held goal of Shinzo Abe.

After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have fresh momentum to hike defence spending on a scale beyond the grasp of his slain mentor.

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