"There is no doubt that I have done all this," Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country's ...

A 45-year-old man admitted to killing former Japanese prime minister, and his defense team asked the court for leniency at ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara ...

Abe was shot on 8 July 2022 while giving a speech near the Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Although he ...

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Sanae Takaichi's surprise victory to become Japan's next prime minister has left investors wondering whether the protégé of the late Shinzo Abe could usher in ...

HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sanae Takaichi is one step closer to unleashing her hardline conservative views on Japan. On Saturday, she was elected leader of the ruling Liberal ...

Journal Editorial Report: A call to return to the ‘warrior ethos.’ Japan may soon have another Prime Minister after Sanae Takaichi this weekend won the race to lead the (barely) ruling Liberal ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

President Trump welcomed the news Monday that Japan is poised to have its first female prime minister, calling it “incredible for the people of Japan.” “Japan has just elected its first female Prime ...

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi as its leader and Japan’s likely next prime minister caused the yen to weaken and stocks to soar on Monday. By River Akira Davis Reporting ...

TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative ...