Famed lawyer-novelist Shin Ushijima discusses the current quiet period and coming storm, and his concerns about protecting Japan and individual independence.
Surrounded by dictatorships possessing nuclear weapons, Japan contends with inward-looking legislators and a finance ministry that restrains defense spending.
Constitutional guarantees on freedom of religion are collapsing as PM Kishida and the Diet follow Nara police, blaming the Unification Church for Abe's death.
The quest for historical truth requires healthy debates, not politicizing history and canceling others to silence. True historians do not politicize the past.
Robust Japan-Australia ties in a wide range of areas, including military affairs, will play a significant role in securing regional peace and stability.
China looms larger than ever before in a wide range of regional security topics that prime ministers Kishida and Albanese will discuss.
The state funeral was not limited to the venue hall. Flowers were offered by the public in person and online across Japan, and they sent off...
Kishida's remarks at the State Funeral were meaningful and showed his determination to do what he believes is right, even if national opinion is divided.
"You believed that economic growth could only be achieved if the leaders of tomorrow envisioned a bright future" and many young people have come to honor...
Abe's impact was global, as four former Australian PMs were there to attest, and another message: that Japanese society will not accept political assassination.
"Using the foundation you laid, I will do my utmost to build a Japan, region, and world that is sustainable and inclusive, where everyone shines." ーPM...
China rebuked Japan for Taiwan's flower offering, and left-leaning media in both countries played up the costs of the state funeral for Abe as "divisive."