Ms Takaichi, a hawkish conservative, took office in October after winning an internal contest to lead the ruling Liberal ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, in addition to being charged with murder, was accused of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law, among other laws.

The gunman who shot dead Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister, has been sentenced to life in prison.

Its current nominal rate is 0.75%; estimates by central-bank researchers peg Japan’s neutral rate in the range of 1-2.5%, ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier admitted to killing Abe in July 2022 as the former prime minister was giving a campaign speech ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man behind the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was found guilty and given ...

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, ...

Naomi Fink, Chief Global Strategist, examines whether Japan’s expected snap election truly signals a shift toward “fiscal ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

Words rock nations. National leaders use them carefully. They cannot be silent. There is no such thing as silent leadership. Not in politics. Which is why politicians have invented, as an alternative ...

Dec. 19 (Asia Today) --Japanese prosecutors have asked the Nara District Court to sentence Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, to life in prison for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ...