Mourners gathered at the site in Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot three years ago on July 8 to ...

They wore black and carried flowers to pay their respects for one last time. "I love Abe and everything about him, that's why I am in line," one 19-year-old said.

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister who retired from office in 2020 after a bout of health problems, was shot ...

Hawkish former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was honored with a rare — and divisive — state funeral that featured military-like elements.

TOKYO — Japan held a rare state funeral for its longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday, despite widespread public opposition to the event. Roads were closed around the Nippon ...

Photo: Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images TOKYO—Few in Japan anticipated the events of July 8, when a man with a homemade gun walked up behind former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a ...

The church has denied that Abe was an adviser or a member of its congregation, but he made a speech at the church last September, according to information on the church's website.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood out as an authentic statesman who embodied character, conviction and resilience in the face of international and domestic pressure and criticism.

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and appealing to his vanity. By Motoko Rich A Seismic Election Sends Asia’s ...