カテゴリー: Shinzō Abe
Abe was killed by Tetsuya Yamagami in 2022 while campaigning in the city of Nara, a shooting that shocked Japan, where gun crime is almost unheard ofA court in Japan has sentenced the assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison – a c…
Officials confirm reports that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party will join forces with rightwing Nippon IshinSanae Takaichi is on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister this week after her party agreed to form a new coalition with a min…
Takaichi is a rightwing China critic who opposes same-sex marriage and led a migration-focused election campaignWhen candidates for the leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) were invited during a debate to say a few words in Engli…
Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Trump-launched trade warArguably, no country in Asia has better reason to be in a state of anxiety over the return of Donald Trump to the White …
Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approachesIn the past fortnight Fumio Kishida has been mentioned as a possible recipient of the Nobel peace prize and praised for a speech to congre…
Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s government has asked a court to strip the Unification church of its status, amid growing criticism of the group’s fundraising activities after…
Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speechThe Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has escaped unhurt after he was apparently targeted by an explosive device on Saturday morning. It comes less tha…
Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and mistrust of partyIn the days after Shinzo Abe was shot dead last summer while making an election campaign speech, commentators struggled to art…
Investigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to ruling partyJapan’s government has launched an investigation into the Unification church, five months after the former prime minister Shinzo Abe …
Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakersJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has ordered an investigation into the Unification church as he attempts to revive his political fo…
Footage on social media shows hundreds of people protesting in Tokyo outside the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan who was shot dead during a campaign speech three months ago. Investigators believed the attacker bore a …
Public anger at cost of ceremony for former PM and revelations over his party’s ties to religious groupA state funeral for Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been held in Tokyo amid public anger over the cost of the ceremony and …
More than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between Abe’s party and Unification ChurchThe US vice-president, Kamala Harris, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and British foreign secretar…
Church official says he was upset to hear suspect told police his anger towards church led to attack on former Japanese PMThe Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan’s governing party have emerged after the assassination of former prime ministe…
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification churchA man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next…