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JAPAN
Jul 17, 2022
Unification Church corrects remarks amid scrutiny over Abe's death
A group of lawyers had criticized the comments made by Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, at a news conference last Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2022
LDP planning memorial speech for Abe in parliament
The LDP will discuss with opposition parties about who will give the speech at a plenary meeting of the Lower House. They will also determine when it will be delivered.
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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2022
Kishida announces Japan will hold state funeral for Abe in the fall
Abe's will be only the second state funeral for a former prime minister in Japan's postwar history, following the one held for Shigeru Yoshida, who signed the San Francisco peace treaty.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2022
‘My friend, Abe-san’: Modi’s tribute to Shinzo Abe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pens a touching tribute to the late Japanese prime minister on his blog.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2022
What Shinzo Abe really thought
The late prime minister's speechwriter recounts the thought process behind the assassinated leader's determination to ensure a better future for Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2022
The true legacy of Shinzo Abe’s foreign policy
Japan's transformative statesman not only defended democracy, he sought to repair ties with China for a more secure world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken to visit Japan to offer condolences over Abe
Abe built tight relations with the United States, especially on defense issues, as he tried to shed some of his country's postwar pacifism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022
Live updates: Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister — was assassinated during a stump speech for Sunday’s Upper House election. The shooting shocked the nation and reverberated around the globe. Here are the latest updates surrounding the attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022
In pictures: A long career, ended with two gun shots
Bullets from a handmade gun brought the career of one of Japan's most influential statesman to an abrupt halt. Here are a few memories of Shinzo Abe's life and career.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022
Shinzo Abe: A compassionate statesman, strategist and husband
A former adviser reflects on his days serving the late prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022
In pictures: A day of tragedy and loss in Japan
A few moments from a sad and surreal day that few in Japan are likely to forget.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Live updates: Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister — was assassinated during a stump speech for Sunday’s Upper House election. The shooting shocked the nation and reverberated around the globe. Here are the latest updates surrounding the attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Chronology of major events related to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Abe was fatally shot by a gunman in Nara Prefecture on Friday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2020
Abe denies wife attended cherry blossom party in defiance of coronavirus calls to abstain
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that his wife, Akie, did not attend a cherry blossom viewing party in Tokyo despite calls to refrain from outdoor gathering to help contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election
As recently as spring, the Abe administration was in disarray, weakened by what appeared to be an unstoppable flow of scandals and missteps.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2018
Scandal-hit Cabinet's support rate rebounds to 42.4% in latest poll
The public support rate for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe climbed 3.7 points to 42.4 percent in a weekend opinion poll despite a document-tampering scandal at the Finance Ministry that has rocked his government in recent weeks.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2018
Wife of Japan's prime minister finds herself in scandal spotlight
First lady Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive about the murky land sale to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen to which she had ties.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2018
Moritomo scandal: Ruling bloc yields to opposition calls for Diet testimony by former tax agency head
The much-anticipated Diet appearance of Nobuhisa Sagawa, who resigned earlier this month to take responsibility for the scandal, was arranged to take place next Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Emboldened by Abe's dive in polls, opposition bolsters calls for key figures to testify over Moritomo scandal
The Cabinet's plunge in the opinion polls prompts the opposition camp to bolster its calls for Akie Abe and others to testify in the Diet on the Moritomo scandal.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2018
65% say Abe's wife should face Diet over scandal: poll
Amid a deepening scandal linked to the cronyism allegations leveled against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 52.0 percent of the public thinks Finance Minister Taro Aso should resign over the related document-tampering, and 65.3 percent think Abe's wife, Akie, should be summoned to testify in the Diet, a survey showed Sunday.

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