Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad “Ukraine of today may be East Asia of tomorrow,” Kishida told lawmakers, and later added: “Japan will continue to stand with Ukraine.” World 11 Apr, 2024
'Discussion on to ensure voting rights' Chairperson of CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said discussion is under way to ensure voting rights for Nepalis living abroad. Nepal 07 Aug, 2022
The 2.5 seconds that sealed Shinzo Abe's fatal security lapses Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader's assassination. World 19 Jul, 2022
The dark side of Japan The assassination of Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe by a lone unemployed youth was totally unexpected. Read any news media reports, and the reporters do not fail to mention that gun violence in Japanese society is really rare. Blogs 14 Jul, 2022
Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. World 12 Jul, 2022
Japan's tight gun laws add to shock over Abe's assassination The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in broad daylight Friday shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control. World 09 Jul, 2022
Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of political violence that has shocked the nation. World 09 Jul, 2022
Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. World 08 Jul, 2022
Japan's Abe in grave condition after being shot making election speech Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fired. World 08 Jul, 2022
Japan's Abe shot while making election speech, taken to hospital Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning for a national election the government said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun. World 08 Jul, 2022
Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for general election Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an election at the end of the month that will pit new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida against unpopular opposition in a battle over who can better fix the pandemic-battered economy. World 14 Oct, 2021
Japan PM contenders Kishida, Kono face off in ruling party leadership runoff The top contenders to become Japan's next prime minister, Fumio Kishida and Taro Kono, are competing in a runoff in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership vote on Wednesday after neither obtained a majority in an initial four-way vote. World 29 Sep, 2021
