NARA, Japan — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who shot him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday became the first foreign leader to visit the North Carolina Executive Mansion, where he was honored during a luncheon. State leaders, including ...

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, has died after being shot during a speech in western Japan. The country's longest-serving prime minister, Abe was campaigning for a parliamentary ...

The issue stems from a year-end party with relatives at the prime minister's official residence in December. Japanese media first reported the event and said Shotaro Kishida posed for pictures ...

Thousands of people lined the streets and several dozen dignitaries gathered in Tokyo Tuesday to pay their final respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated by a ...

The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by the lack of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday ... with his son at the center — the position reserved for the prime minister. Other photos showed guests standing at a podium as if holding ...

Born in 1954, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, came from an elite political family. His grandfather Nobusuke Kishi led Japan from 1957 to 1960; his father, Shintaro Abe ...

In a rare display of diplomatic warmth, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a surprise appearance at Korea’s Embassy ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won’t run ... 2024.Kyodo News/Getty Images Foreign Minister Kamikawa is a Harvard graduate who ran her own consulting firm before going into politics.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is welcomed upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Feb. 6, 2025. JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images The CEO of SoftBank, one of Japan's largest ...