Shinzō Abe
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Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life in prison over shooting of Japanese former PM
Abe was killed by Tetsuya Yamagami in 2022 while campaigning in the city of Nara, a shooting that shocked Japa…
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Sanae Takaichi on course to become Japan’s first female PM after new coalition deal
Officials confirm reports that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party will join forces with rightwing Nippon Ishi…
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Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s first female PM, who cites Thatcher as an influence
Takaichi is a rightwing China critic who opposes same-sex marriage and led a migration-focused election campai…
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Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?
Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Tr…
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Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida
Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approa…
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Japan asks court to strip Unification church of religious status
Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s …
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Japan’s PM escapes explosion unharmed after suspected attack
Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speechThe Japanese pr…
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How Shinzo Abe’s murder and his ties to Moonies blindsided Japanese politics
Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and m…
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Japan begins inquiry into Unification church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing
Investigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to rul…
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Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party
Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawm…
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Japanese police hold protesters back outside Shinzo Abe’s state funeral – video
Footage on social media shows hundreds of people protesting in Tokyo outside the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, …
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State funeral for Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo amid controversy
Public anger at cost of ceremony for former PM and revelations over his party’s ties to religious groupA state…
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Shinzo Abe funeral: world figures fly in to political storm over state service for Japan former PM
More than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between …
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Unification Church says it accepted ‘excessive’ donations from mother of suspect in Abe killing
Church official says he was upset to hear suspect told police his anger towards church led to attack on former…
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Shinzo Abe: man sets himself alight in protest at state funeral for killed Japan PM
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of poli…