Updated: Gunman assassinates Japan ex-PM Abe on campaign trail
Updated: 9:45am, 9th July, 2022 (AEST)Tokyo, JapanReuters Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tightly controlled and political violence almost unthinkable. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead around five and a half hours after the […]
Support for new Japan PM’s government less than 50 per cent – survey
Tokyo, JapanReuters Support for the government of Japan’s new Prime Minister is less than 50 per cent, much lower than that of the previous government when it took power, a survey showed on Tuesday, a day after he took office and surprised many by calling an election on 31st October. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a […]
Outcome uncertain as Japan’s ruling party heads to vote on next PM
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan’s ruling party votes on Wednesday for the country’s next prime minister in an election that has turned into the most unpredictable race since Shinzo Abe made a surprise comeback almost a decade ago, defeating a popular rival in a runoff. The winner of the 29th September contest to lead the conservative Liberal […]
Women’s rights seen taking a backseat under Japan’s new government
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women’s rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new government’s 21-member cabinet, saying they expect little progress to tackle wide gender disparities. Yoshihide Suga, who took office as Prime Minister on Wednesday following the resignation of Shinzo Abe, has made no reference to […]
Essay: Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy
CRAIG MARK, professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Kyoritsu Women’s University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the legacy of Shinzo Abe following his resignation on Friday…
Japan PM Abe set to resign over worsening health – source
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation’s longest serving premier, is set to resign due to his worsening health, a source close to a ruling party official said on Friday, sparking a slide in Tokyo stock prices and a rise in the yen. “The resignation is a done deal,” said the source close […]
Japan PM says G7 supports ‘complete’ Games, polls back postponement
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Group of Seven leaders had agreed to support a “complete” Olympics, but dodged questions about whether any of the leaders had brought up the possibility of postponement. His comments come as concerns mount about whether the Games can proceed as planned now that the […]