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woman at ceremony in front of line of people
Sacred Nation
Contempt for the messiah: The scandal behind Shinzo Abe’s murder
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister's office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo, Japan
Obituary
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
A Boeing 737 Max jet is shown in the air with its wheels down prepared for a landing.
Top of The World
House report faults Boeing, FAA; Yoshihide Suga elected new PM of Japan; Report alleges Venezuela committed human rights abuses
A man is shown walking through a gate to a train station while wearing a face mask.
COVID-19
Coronavirus pandemic inevitable, US warns as disease spreads across globe
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in are shown standing behind three podiums with national flags.
Global Politics
South Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote North Korea-US dialogue
trump and abe
Global Politics
Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan’s nomination is part of a strategic plan.
An illustration shows a man with the Japanese flag behind him holding a plutonium disc in his hands
Japan has plutonium, rockets and rivals. Will it ever build a nuke?
The tale of a humpback whale is shown rising out of the ocean and slapping on the surface of the water near Okinawa, Japan.
Environment
Japan to resume commercial whaling after pulling out of IWC
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shown standing at a podium with his left hand raised delivering a policy speech.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Japan aims to open door wider to blue-collar immigrant workers
Shipping containers are shown fallen over on top of one another damaged by Typhoon Jebi..
Japan begins clean-up after typhoon kills 11 along with a major airport closed
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands along side European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk with EU and Japan flags behind them.
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Trump
Former South Korean "comfort woman" Lee Yong-soo speaks during an anti-Japan rally in front of Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, December 30, 2015.
Conflict
South Korea makes a bold move with a former ‘comfort woman’ at its state dinner with the US and Japan
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a news conference after Japan’s lower house election, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 22, 2017.
Global Politics
Japan’s Abe promises to ‘deal firmly’ with North Korea after resounding election victory
Jamal is a Syrian refugee living in Tokyo. He's made friends there and learned Japanese. But he misses Syrian food.
Global Politics
Meet one of the handful of Syrians granted asylum in Japan
Okinawa protest
Conflict
Okinawa, host to many US military bases, braces for a Trump presidency
Abe calligraphy 2
Global Politics
Abe’s Chinese calligraphy wins plaudits in China
Keisuke Kuwata wears a fake Hitler mustache at the start of the 2014 Red and White Song Competition, a major New Year's Eve institution in Japan.
Culture
Why did this man wear a Hitler mustache on Japanese TV? No one really knows
President Xi Jinping of China (on right) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Beijing on Novemeber 10, 2014.
Global Politics
Even a chilly handshake is a step forward for China and Japan
Former NHK anchor Jun Hori speaks at a TEDx event in Kyoto, Japan, about opening Japanese journalism to non-traditional sources.
Media
Japan’s timid coverage of Fukushima led this news anchor to revolt — and he’s not alone
A protester at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand Japan's military role.
Global Politics
Why young Japanese are joining a new wave of protests
How A Shrinking American Military Impacts Japan
The government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing to restore nuclear power to a prominent position in the country's energy mix, nearly three years after a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Environment
In a post-Fukushima shift, Japan’s government charts a path back to a nuclear future
Environment
Two years later, Fukushima still reeling from tsunami’s effects
North Korea conducts third nuclear test in challenge to global community
Arts, Culture & Media
Sartorial Alert: What Was Missing at the G8 Summit?
Arts, Culture & Media
Ghosts Rumored to Haunt the Japan Prime Minister’s Official Residence
Two experimental "wind lenses" rise over a park in Fukuoka, Japan.
Environment
Post-Fukushima, An Energy Tug-of-War in Japan
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan Premier’s Comment Inflames Tensions With China
Global Politics
In Parliamentary Elections, Japan Chooses a Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party