National Jul 13, 2022
The LDP public relations chief reportedly attended the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which was held in Tokyo on Monday.
Commentary / Japan Jul 12, 2022
What Shinzo Abe meant to the younger generation
by Jio Kamata
For Japanese of Generation Z, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was an embodiment of both stability and reform and really the only leader they ever knew.
National Jul 12, 2022
Shinzo Abe’s funeral procession passes through a somber Tokyo
by Will Fee
Crowds looked on as a black hearse carrying Abe’s body, with his wife, Akie, in the passenger seat, headed toward Japan’s political center of Nagatacho.
Commentary / Japan Jul 12, 2022
Dissecting Kishida’s post-election road map
by Michael MacArthur Bosack
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has important choices to make on how he leverages his renewed mandate and extra political capital after the LDP's strong Upper House election showing.
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Jul 11, 2022
Constitutional revision inches closer in Japan, but actual change still far off
by Will Fee and Kanako Takahara
Divisions over what aspects to revise and more pressing political issues for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could delay change to the top law.
National / Politics Jul 10, 2022
Sweeping LDP Upper House victory heralds fresh start for Kishida
by Will Fee and Kanako Takahara
The ruling parties are on course to maintain a majority in the Upper House, according to an exit poll, while pro-constitutional revision forces are set to clear a crucial threshold.
National | FOCUS Jul 10, 2022
With fresh mandate, Kishida set to have hands full in coming months
by Kazuaki Nagata, Kanako Takahara and Jesse Johnson
Fresh off his party's Upper House election victory, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to set his sights on a signature economic policy, Japan's COVID measures and a defense overhaul.
National Jul 10, 2022
Polls open in Upper House election upended by Abe's death
by Will Fee
The vote is expected to determine if Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can win the mandate he needs to push forward with his agenda in the coming years.
National / Politics Jul 9, 2022
Lower House redistricting plans in focus after Abe’s death
by Eric Johnston
The ruling LDP is facing tricky political questions in the late PM's home prefecture of Yamaguchi, with the answers likely to impact a Lower House district realignment plan.
National / Politics Jul 9, 2022
Upper House election campaign nears end as Abe's death shocks Japan
Major political party leaders to speak directly to voters in various parts of Japan amid tighter security following Abe's death killing ahead of Sunday's poll.
National Jul 8, 2022
Chronology of major events related to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Abe was fatally shot by a gunman in Nara Prefecture on Friday.
National Jul 8, 2022
Despite shock of Abe's death, Upper House poll to proceed as planned
by Kanako Takahara
Although some leeway is given to local elections, the government has previously said that national elections cannot be postponed.