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Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead

The attack comes despite the country’s famously low levels of violent crime and tough gun laws

Witnesses at the scene described shock as the political event turned into chaos.
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Japan’s Abe warns conflict with Iran impacts entire world

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that military confrontation with Iran will impact global peace and stability, as he visits the Middle East hoping to ease tensions…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finds himself in another political scandal. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan’s PM

It’s the latest headache for Japan’s longest-serving premier, who has already weathered two cronyism scandals in recent years

Witnesses at the scene described shock as the political event turned into chaos.
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Japan’s Abe vows to reform constitution despite no ‘supermajority’

His ruling coalition retained its majority in the upper house in Sunday’s vote for around the half the seats in the chamber

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump (Carlos Barria//Reuters)

Trade wars: Is Trump lining up Japan next?

There are signs Japan could be next in the US president’s sights, with the country’s greatest fear being higher tariffs on cars

High waves triggered by Typhoon jebi are seen at a fishing port in Aki, Western Japan. (Kyodo/Reuters)

Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc

At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka

Barcelona’s Paco Alcacer in action with Sporting’s Gelson Martins. (Reuters)

Tokyo med school admits it altered tests to keep women out

The scandal was uncovered by investigators looking into claims the university padded the scores of an education ministry bureaucrat’s son

Tom Moyane (John McCann)

Japan tackles clean-up as rains toll nears 200

The rains are the deadliest weather-related disaster in over three decades in Japan

US president Donald Trump

Crude oil surges after Trump tears up Iran deal, equities mixed

Both main crude oil contracts have been rising in recent weeks on expectations that the president would withdraw from the 2015 pact

Relations underwent a sudden turnaround as Moon used February’s Winter Olympics in the South to broker talks between Washington and Pyongyang.

North and South Korea hold historic summit

The leaders of the two Koreas are at the ‘threshold of a new history’

A gathering on March 29 in Pyongyang shows support for the North Korean Army’s statement that it would win in the battle with the United States and South Korea. Photo:

Trump warns time for ‘patience’ on North Korea is over

North Korea’s nuclear programme is "a threat to the civilised world" said Trump on the second day of his Asian tour dominated by the crisis.

Staying power: President Robert Mugabe has joked about previous reports of his death

Mugabe woos Japanese investors during state visit

President Robert Mugabe is on a mission to seek investment in Zimbabwe whilst on a five-day state visit to Japan, amid a deepening economic crisis.

Japan’s Shinzo Abe flouts economics 101

In the major powers, it’s called quantitative easing. In plain terms, it’s printing money. And Japan’s prime minister has begun doing it in a big way.

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Greece faces diplomatic push on its debt at G7 summit

Greece faces a week of urgent diplomacy to free up bailout aid and avert a potential default as world leaders press for a resolution to the standoff.

Skeletons of victims of the Nanjing Massacre are seen at the Nanjing Massacre Museum

Remembering ‘Rape of Nanking’ opens old wounds

China is holding a day of remembrance, the first of its kind, for the thousands of people killed during the Nanjing massacre in 1937.

China’s President Xi Jinping

China, Japan hold talks over disputed territory

Leaders of China and Japan begin breakthrough talks over regional rivalry and territorial issues that have kept both nations in dispute for years.

Shinzo Abe shakes hands with Paul Kagame on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on June 2 2013.

Japan pledges $32bn aid for Africa to boost investment

Japan pledged African leaders $32-billion on Saturday to help growth on the continent and encourage Japanese firms to invest there.

Three executions in Japan since Shinzo Abe’s appointment

Japan has carried out three executions since its new prime minister was elected – a sign Tokyo will defy pressure to abolish executions.

Witnesses at the scene described shock as the political event turned into chaos.

Japan picks Shinzo Abe as next prime minister

Japan has elected Shinzo Abe, a hawkish leader who promised to get tough on diplomacy while fixing the economy, to be their new prime minister.

Ruling party picks new leader for Japan

Japan’s ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbours, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party’s…