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Japan's former prime minister, who was assassinated in 2022

Newly elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other candidates after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday. EPA

Amid a populist surge in Japan, can its new leader ensure her party's survival?

CommentOctober 08, 2025

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leaves at the end of a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Reuters

Kishida’s legacy should be defined by his achievements, not mistakes

CommentAugust 20, 2024

Mourners offer prayers for Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple, Tokyo a year after his death. AP

Japan remembers Shinzo Abe a year after former PM's assassination

AsiaJuly 08, 2023

A mourner pays respects to late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot on July 8, 2022. Reuters

How is Japan faring a year after Shinzo Abe's assassination?

CommentJuly 07, 2023

Tetsuya Yamagami is apprehended near the site of the fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe in Nara, western Japan. AP

Man charged with murder of Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

AsiaJanuary 13, 2023

The shooting of Shinzo Abe marked the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese prime minister since the 1930s. Reuters

Indian PM Modi to attend Shinzo Abe's state funeral

WorldSeptember 23, 2022

A voter casts her ballot in Japan's upper house election at a polling station in Tokyo on July 10. AFP

Japan's ruling party projected to win vote after Shinzo Abe assassination

AsiaJuly 10, 2022

A photograph of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is held in the air at a campaign event on Saturday. Abe's death has raised questions about security for public figures. Photo: Bloomberg

Polls open in Japan after Shinzo Abe assassination

AsiaJuly 10, 2022

Shinzo Abe swept into office in late 2012, promising to restore momentum in Japan with a 'three-arrowed' approach of monetary easing, flexible spending and regulatory reforms. Reuters

Shinzo Abe's legacy of Abenomics will live beyond its fallen architect

EconomyJuly 09, 2022

People offer prayers at a makeshift memorial near the place where Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, was fatally wounded by a gunman while campaigning in the city of Nara. AP

Shinzo Abe's body arrives in Tokyo as Japanese mourn assassinated former prime minister

AsiaJuly 09, 2022

Abe was president of Japan's Liberal Party and the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. AP

Biden honours Abe as others mourn – in pictures

July 08, 2022

US President Joe Biden signs a book of condolence at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington in memory of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was killed on Friday. Reuters

Joe Biden leads US tributes to Shinzo Abe

USJuly 08, 2022

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot while campaigning on Friday. EPA

Abe's death raises doubts over BoJ's 'super-easy' monetary support

EconomyJuly 08, 2022

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi laughing with then-Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2015. AFP

World leaders stunned after 'shocking' Shinzo Abe assassination

AsiaJuly 08, 2022

Shinzo Abe was assassinated in Nara, Japan on July 8, 2022. Reuters

Shinzo Abe's legacy is a different Japan, braced for a more unstable world

CommentJuly 08, 2022

President Sheikh Mohamed sent condolences to the family of Shinzo Abe. Photo: Crown Prince Court Abu Dhabi

President Sheikh Mohamed sends condolences to Japan after Shinzo Abe's death

UAEJuly 08, 2022

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