Tetsuya Yamagami apparently blamed a religious group for his life of hardships that culminated in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a relative of the suspect said. The ...

He assassinated Japan’s most successful politician ever. But now, he seems to have won over public opinion. What happened?

On the landmark 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender to end World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe chose to highlight his own views of history and national security, rather than show remorse for ...

NAGATO, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Angered by an election poster, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s supporters threw their support behind the incumbent mayor here and led him to rout a candidate ...

The state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will cost an estimated 1.66 billion yen ($11.9 million), including security expenses, in taxpayer money, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu ...

Later, this partnership evolved into a “Strategic” and further “Special” one ... shaped by Japan’s late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo (in office 2006-07 and again from 2012-2020), whose ...

Akie Abe, widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, delivers a speech in Taipei on April 19, 2025. (Kyodo) TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Akie Abe, widow of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the assassination of Shinzo Abe in 2022, which was linked to the church's influence and practices. The killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted he ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that his country needs to bolster its security posture amid threats from North Korea and should consider acquiring preemptive strike capability after having ...

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are arguing over whether “religious influence” can be used in the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is accused of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.