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SHINZO ABE

Koichi Hagiuda, one of the five leading figures of a now-defunct faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mired in a slush fund scandal, is regaining power within the party.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
Power struggle unfolding among ex-Abe faction members
Those who were considered to be the five leading figures of the faction, which was at the center of the LDP’s slush fund scandal, have regained power under Takaichi.
People observe a moment of silence in Nara on Wednesday, which marks four years since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2026
Abe remembered four years after fatal shooting
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot on July 8, 2022, during a stump speech in front of Kintetsu Railway’s Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on July 2. AFP-JIJI
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2026
Time for middle powers to sustain ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’
The Japan-India summit’s ambitious agenda demonstrated a willingness to move beyond declarations toward practical cooperation on economic security.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a joint news conference with Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's president, in Belgrade in January 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2026
Remembering Shinzo Abe, an honored friend of Serbia
Serbian-Japanese diplomatic relations trace their beginnings to 1882, when King Milan Obrenovic and Emperor Meiji first exchanged letters.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other world leaders attend a working dinner during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 15.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2026
Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world
With Washington and Europe drifting apart, Tokyo’s FOIP strategy offers a path to maintain unity.
U.S. Marines and Japanese and Australian soldiers prepare to take part in Exercise Southern Jackaroo in northeast Australia on May 29. The U.S. military's participation falls under the recently renamed U.S. Pacific Command.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2026
Indo-Pacific name change unnerves many
Names reveal strategic priorities. Even if the area of responsibility has not been altered.
Former lawmaker Yasutada Ono apologizes during a news conference following a court ruling in the LDP slush fund scandal, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2026
Ex-lawmaker Ono found partly not guilty over slush fund scandal
Yasutada Ono of the LDP was handed down a fine of ¥600,000 after prosecutors had originally demanded ¥1.5 million.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs a Royal Australian Air Force base in Canberra on May 5, after a three-day official visit.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2026
Was Japan’s recent Golden Week diplomatic offensive effective, let alone ‘strategic’?
Prime Ministger Takaichi risks continuing a pattern of compressed, opportunistic diplomacy — busy, but not always effective.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers at a monument for the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Canberra on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 6, 2026
Takaichi aims to boost diplomacy through revamp of her mentor’s policies
The prime minister has vowed to continue former leader Shinzo Abe’s diplomatic approach during her latest tour of Vietnam and Australia.
Sanae Takaichi’s economic strategy seeks to break Japan’s stagnation by boosting investment and demand despite high debt, a theory that remains promising but uncertain according to some experts.
COMMENTARY
Apr 27, 2026
Struggling to understand Sanaenomics? A new book helps.
Takaichi argues the solution is investment — with Aida proposing a “high-pressure economy” where demand outstrips supply and the government breaks the deadlock.
An offering sent by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on Tuesday
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Takaichi risks China’s wrath with offering to Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister’s offering of a sacred tree was made on the first day of a traditional spring festival.
The Finance Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2026
Finance Ministry discloses last set of Moritomo papers
Since last April, the ministry has disclosed a total of about 140,000 pages deemed closely related to the document-tampering scandal.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 9, a day after her party's landslide Lower House election victory.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 20, 2026
Memo to Takaichi: Reject the temptations of populism
The year 2026 has crystallized a geopolitical landscape defined by nationalist leadership.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with the Liberal Democratic Party’s executives in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 12, 2026
Are disbanded LDP factions staging a comeback?
Former members of the disbanded factions have been meeting informally since the party’s landslide victory in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.
Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki presents his credentials to King Charles at Buckingham Palace in May. Japanese diplomats like the ambassador are using social media, humor and local culture to win hearts and project soft power in ways traditional diplomacy cannot.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2026
Paddington, pints and the art of modern diplomacy
“48 times the Japanese ambassador made us proud to be British,” gushes one typical headline.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must steer Japan between pressure from China and an unpredictable United States by bolstering defense, diversifying partnerships and asserting strategic autonomy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2026
Keeping the Chinese ‘tiger’ and U.S. ‘wolf’ at bay
Often mischaracterized by detractors as a radical nationalist, Takaichi represents a center-right continuity of the “Abe line.”
Sanae Takaichi and her ruling party's election victory strengthens Japan’s stability and its role in regional and global diplomacy amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Stability as strategy: Japan’s moment for global leadership
Rising anti-China sentiment may have contributed to Takaichi’s strong mandate.
Claims by China that Japan is returning to militarism are misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect practical responses to changing regional threats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Debunking the myth of Japanese militarism
It is necessary to be clear on this point: Japan in 2026 is not the Japan of 1936.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide win gives her power but risks internal strife unless she builds alliances and new party structures to manage rivals within the Liberal Democratic Party’s ranks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2026
The trouble with winning big for Takaichi and the LDP
Landslide victories in Japanese politics can conceal fragility within the ruling party.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a news conference at her ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday, a day after the Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the Lower House election.
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2026
After another historic victory, Takaichi takes command
Not only is she the country’s first female prime minister and a symbol of a new Japan, her career also marks a break from traditional politics.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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