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The Latest Breaking News from Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled an ambitious plan to double the country's defence budget to ¥43 trillion, roughly 2% of Japan's GDP, over the next five years. Notably, the country's massive rearmament programme, its biggest since the end of World War II, has not triggered a political or…

Bangkok Post

Japan reawakens defence policies

There's a significant sea change affecting Japanese defence policy. Some would say it's the result of a political tsunami. Others would argue it's a long overdue wake-up call.

Bangkok Post

Cram school head posted 1,000 tweets against funeral

When an opinion posted online got thrust into the spotlight during Diet deliberations, it triggered alarm bells about the risk of views expressed on social media influencing policymaking.

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What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for NZ

Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Japan indicts suspected killer of former premier Abe

Japanese prosecutors indicted a man in his 40s on charges of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year in a crime that horrified the country and triggered a scandal over the ruling party’s links with a fringe religion.

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US and Japan's new defense strategy sends stark warning to China

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday, a meeting intended to signal a more confrontational approach to China as Tokyo's defense turns south toward the Taiwan Strait.

Los Angeles Times

Japan Ex-PM Abe's Killer Indicted For Murder By Japanese Prosecutors

Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read on for details:

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Yamagami indicted on murder charge in fatal shooting of ex-PM Abe

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami was indicated on Friday on murder and other charges related to the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "I did it because I thought that would be my only chance and I had to end it," Yamagami, 42, has been quoted as saying to police.…

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Japan: Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Assassin Suspect Formally Indicted

Formal charges have been made against the suspected killer of ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The suspect was declared fit for trial after a six-month psychiatric evaluation.

The News Lens

Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was indicted on murder charges and violating gun laws for the shooting of Shinzo Abe.

Al Jazeera

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Abe

Japanese media say prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder

The Independent UK

To Make Japan Stronger, America Must Pull It Closer

What Biden and Kishida should do to strengthen the alliance.

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The Independent UK

Lawyer: Suspect in Abe assassination to face murder charge

A lawyer says Japanese prosecutors are expected to formally charge the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder on Friday

The Guardian - AU

How Shinzo Abe’s murder and his ties to Moonies blindsided Japanese politics

Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and mistrust of party

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6 months after shooting, mourners still visiting site

NARA -- People were seen mourning Sunday in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead just six months ago.

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VIP security overhauled in wake of Abe's killing

Sunday marked six months since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while making a stump speech in Nara. The incident prompted a major review of the National Police Agency's VIP protection system. The NPA has since evaluated some 1,300 new protection plans submitted by local police last year.

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Police patrol cyberspace to protect VIPs

Police nationwide are compiling and analyzing social media postings that might indicate future attacks on dignitaries, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned, spurred by the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe six months ago.

Evening Standard

Best pictures of 2022: Queen’s passing to Qatar World Cup - we recap the year’s key events

The landmark events of the year from the Queen’s passing, three prime ministers, the war in Ukraine and more

The New Daily

A president, a prime minister, the brilliant minds and business moguls: Leaders we lost in 2022

Their legacies live on in their chosen fields of expertise, having dedicated their lives to the pursuit of progress and development.

France 24

From Queen Elizabeth to Coolio, the celebrities and public figures who left us in 2022

From Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to France’s iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler and the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, many notable public figures left us in 2022. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the lives and legacies behind some of the year’s most high-profile deaths.

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Leadership contest stirs in 97-member Abe faction

A leadership grab appears to have kicked off in the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, involving LDP Policy Research Council chair Koichi Hagiuda and LDP House of Councillors Secretary General Hiroshige Seko.

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Japan PM Sacks 4th Minister to Patch Up Scandal-Hit Cabinet

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment of staff credentials. Kenya Akiba, minister in charge of reconstruction of Fukushima and other disaster-hit areas, has faced allegations of mishandling political and election…

The Independent UK

Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment of staff credentials

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