Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe’s remarks in his latest speech warning of the consequences of attacking Taiwan were perfectly compatible with the 1972 joint communique, but Beijing was still angered.

While delivering a speech by video to an audience in Taiwan, Abe made some of the most pointed comments by a prominent Japanese politician on tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

The former Japanese leader singled out Chinese President Xi Jinping, in particular, saying that he "should never have a misunderstanding in recognizing this."

Prime Minister Kishida, whose faction is the fifth largest with 42 members, attended the group's meetings on Nov. 11 and Thursday

Decades of stagnant wages and low prices have ingrained a “deflationary mindset” into shoppers who are hesitant to spend more, thwarting policymakers’ efforts to fan inflation.

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the Southeast Asian country adopting its Look East policy aimed at emulating Japan's work ethic.

The former prime minister now leads the biggest LDP faction, but that doesn’t automatically mean he will become kingmaker of the party

Abe left the faction in 2012 before his second stint as prime minister.

Abe will assume the post at a general meeting on Thursday of the faction, currently headed by former LDP Secretary-General Hiroyuki Hosoda, with the group renamed the Abe faction.

While Wednesday's legislative session to re-elect Kishida might have appeared to be ceremonial, one thing is clear: He is now on a much more solid footing within the LDP.

The next leader will need to wrestle with how to best communicate a positive vision for Japan and what to do about cooperation with the Japanese Communist Party.

A panel of four men at the tops of their fields discusses what it means to be a leader and comes to the conclusion that Japan doesn’t necessarily breed them.