A state funeral for the former prime minister is planned for the autumn, where more dignitaries are expected to arrive in Tokyo.
Abe understood that the fate of many countries depends upon the security of Taiwan, and why a Taiwan contingency is also the world’s contingency.
Japan should waste no time building up its deterrence as China and Russia — both worshipers of raw power — maliciously intrude into its waters and...
Japanese from all walks of life gathered to pay their final respects to Shinzo Abe on July 12, some waiting patiently in the streets for his...
The former prime minister is only the fourth postwar Japanese leader to receive the country’s highest and most exclusive order of awards since the end of...
Abe’s diplomacy was firmly rooted in clearly expressed ideals for which he won increasing international understanding through concrete actions.
With just two more days to go, the election campaign was under even more scrutiny than usual due to the shooting of Shinzo Abe on July...
The death of the former prime minister should not be in vain. Not giving in to violence, Japan pushes through with the Upper House elections today,...
The front pages of Japan’s national newspapers on July 9 make clear just how difficult it is for the nation as it grapples with the aftermath...
From when I first started covering Abe some 24 years ago until the day of his death, I never saw Abe waver once in his political...
Within a divided world, Abe’s most defining legacy for Japan, the regional and global community, was that he built a united democratic Indo-Pacific coalition.
A gunman at an election rally in Nara ended the life of the longest-serving and one of the most popular prime ministers in Japanese history.