Abe Shinzo

Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.

The eclipse of a key faction in Japan has changed the landscape.

Despite progress on key conservative priorities, the Japanese prime minister hasn’t been able to shake his liberal reputation.

Scandal after scandal has plagued the country since the late Abe era, each one further eroding public trust (and even interest) in government.

With snap elections and sniping at the opposition, Abe eliminated any possible challenge. Without a viable opposition, some pursue extreme measures to bring about change.

Abe Shinzo is often considered Japan’s most powerful prime minister. But he faced steep political opposition in one of his primary goals.

Tokyo’s new blueprint for development assistance expands the role of one of Japan’s greatest national strengths into the realm of geostrategy, building on the philosophy of former PM Abe Shinzo. 

Abe Shinzo learned the hard way: Voters don’t care about foreign policy achievements if the economy is struggling.

The former prime minister still headed up the LDP's largest legislative faction at the time of his assassination. Can the next leader keep the group intact?

20,000 police officers and more than 1,000 soldiers were on patrol as thousands of protesters took to the streets.

The LDP hosts a “constant struggle between people who favor more moderate patriotism and versus those favoring a more extreme nationalism. We see this not only in the LDP but within Abe himself.”

Kishida has an opportunity to demonstrate his independence now that Abe is gone. Will he return to the legacy of the Murayama statement?

The late Japanese leader stoked a reactionary social conservatism that reinforced the country's traditional gender roles.

Abe’s role and legacy in transforming Japan’s role in global affairs, as well as in enhancing India-Japan ties, cannot be emphasized enough. 

Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in a funeral service that drew public mourners and foreign dignitaries.

The former Japanese prime minister's support for Taiwan brought condolences even from the KMT, which is generally antagonistic toward Japan.

The upper house election took on heightened significance in the wake of former Prime Minister Abe’s assassination.

Under Abe’s government, Japan’s ties with India expanded beyond economic relations to include nuclear and security cooperation too.

The political shockwaves from Abe's assassination are just starting to be felt with the upper house election.

From the Indo-Pacific to the Quad, Abe spearheaded the strategic concepts shaping the region today.

The former Japanese leader has been remembered for spearheading a redoubling of Tokyo's engagement with the nations of the region.

The shocking murder highlighted Abe's unique stature. But aside from the high-profile target, the killing fit a pattern of lone wolf attacks in Japan.

Japan is reeling after the assassination of its longest-serving leader while on the campaign trail for the upcoming election.

The former prime minister, 67, was gunned down while campaigning for Sunday's upper house elections.