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World leaders gather to bid farewell to divisive leader who introduced Abenomics
Japanese public rail against $11mn cost of prime minister’s undebated announcement of event to mourn former leader
Whereas once it sought UN votes, Tokyo now has much more urgent needs given the hunt for rare metals and other commodities
Fumio Kishida’s move seen as attempt to shift his government from under Shinzo Abe’s shadow
The ruling LDP party’s links to the Unification Church, or ‘Moonies’, are in the spotlight after the alleged assassin cited the connection as a motive
Longstanding historical, political and cultural fissures complicate relations in Asia
Despite appearances, religion remains a powerful background presence in the country
Shinzo Abe’s assassination has drawn scrutiny of the work of the controversial Unification Church
Assassination of former Japanese prime minister creates a political void the incumbent could fill
Nearly a dozen candidates have emerged to replace UK prime minister Boris Johnson
South Korea’s Unification Church says it is baffled by reports suspect was motivated by anger at the group
Voters hand Tokyo a historic opportunity to revise pacifist constitution
The notion that political stability rests on disinterest of the Japanese electorate is a dangerous one
Crowds gather to pay respects to former prime minister at a memorial site close to where he was attacked
US condemns ‘profoundly disturbing’ killing of Japan’s former prime minister
Long-serving premier leaves an outsized legacy in economics and diplomacy
A blue-blooded political showman who sought to revive Japan and revise its pacifist constitution
Country’s longest-serving premier attacked while making election campaign speech
Shinzo Abe hints invasion could meet the conditions for Japan to use military force
Fumio Kishida appoints three women to his cabinet of 20, one more than previously
The LDP will have to appeal to an increasingly frustrated public ahead of national polls
Beijing condemns Tokyo for reducing inoculation assistance to a ‘tool of political self-interest’
Sharp local proverb captures sense of tokenism and old mores resisting change
The country is no longer such an obvious outlier among its peers
Yoshihide Suga must find a way to emerge from Shinzo Abe’s shadow
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