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After a year’s delay, the Games begin this week. But it is an event that few in a fearful host nation now want as infections rise againThe joy and anticipation that greeted the International Olympic Committee’s decision in 2013 to award the 2020 Games …
Read MoreAllegations over dining expenses risk tarnishing Abe’s legacy and could weaken Yoshihide SugaProsecutors in Japan have questioned the former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, over a funding scandal that could harm the country’s current leader, Yoshihide Suga…
Read MoreMPs approve Suga as PM, as outgoing leader promises support for successor who vowed to continue his policiesYoshihide Suga has been installed as Japan’s prime minister, after the lower house of parliament approved his appointment as successor to Shinzo…
Read MoreMPs approve Suga as PM, as outgoing leader promises support for successor who vowed to continue his policiesYoshihide Suga has been installed as Japan’s prime minister and promised a “reform-minded, hard-working” cabinet as the outgoing leader, Shinzo …
Read MoreThe favourite may be the Abe continuity candidate but his background could not be more different Nothing short of force majeure will prevent Yoshihide Suga from becoming Japan’s prime minister when the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) elects a lea…
Read MoreJapan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced his resignation, citing ill-health. His departure marks the end of an unusual era of stability in which the Japanese leader struck up strong ties with the US president, Donald Trump, eve…
Read MoreAbe says return of bowel condition means he cannot continue in his positionJapan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has said he will resign over his declining health, telling a shocked country that the return of a chronic bowel condition had left him unable…
Read MoreRefusal to discuss health details fuels speculation PM may have to curtail termJapan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has made his second trip to hospital in a week, prompting renewed concern over his health.Abe, who marked 2,799 consecutive days as prime…
Read MoreShinzo Abe had planned to visit family during O-bon holiday but political rival Tokyo mayor calls on capital’s residents to stay home Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people who have been forced to cancel holidays…
Read More‘It’s the same every year. He talks gibberish and leaves,’ says one survivor after plagiarism app detects 93% match in speeches given days apartSurvivors of the atomic bombings of 75 years ago have accused Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, of making …
Read MorePM acclaimed Japan’s response as a model for the world, but has been largely silent amid record case risesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter Japan appeared to have brought the coronavirus outbreak under control in late Ma…
Read MoreShinzo Abe says lockdown measures will remain in place in all regions until 31 MayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has extended the country’s state emergency until the end of the month, ami…
Read MoreYuriko Koike is expected to name the businesses she wants closed under PM’s state of emergencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo’s governor, Yuriko Koike, is poised to call for further business closures to contain the cor…
Read MoreMonday’s talks aim to strengthen financial markets and improve coordination on finding vaccineCoronavirus – latest newsAll our coronavirus coverageWorld leaders are to hold a G7 video summit on Monday devoted to strengthening the financial markets duri…
Read MoreTokyo Shimbun journalist says she is buoyed by ‘ordinary people’ to shrug off abuse and efforts by Abe’s administration to frustrate her“Even Abe’s friends in the media can’t ignore this,” says Isoko Mochizuki over lunch in between interviews and chasi…
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