Trump hosts Shinzo Abe’s widow at Mar-a-Lago WASHINGTON: US president-elect Donald Trump hosted Akie Abe, the widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister... Published 16 Dec, 2024 12:21pm
World Trump to meet widow of former Japan PM Abe on Sunday, source says US President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister... Published 13 Dec, 2024 10:39am
World Japan PM Ishiba says no plan to revise joint BOJ statement TOKYO: Japan’s government has no plans to revise a joint statement with the central bank that focused on pulling the... Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:29am
World Japan PM says will have ‘frank discussions’ with Trump TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister said Friday he will have “frank discussions” with US president-elect Donald Trump,... Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:03pm
World Japan PM in UAE to pitch green technology ahead of COP28 DUBAI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the UAE on Monday to discuss cooperation on clean hydrogen,... Published 17 Jul, 2023 05:25pm
World Japan marks a year since former PM Abe was gunned down TOKYO: Japan on Saturday marked one year since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election... Published 08 Jul, 2023 02:12pm
World Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range TOKYO: Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central... Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:00am
World Hearing for Abe murder suspect cancelled over suspicious object: Japan media TOKYO: A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled... Published 12 Jun, 2023 11:16am
World Japan ramps up G7 security after PM attacks HIROSHIMA: Security is tight at every G7 summit, but this year’s host Japan has more to prove than most, after an... Published 17 May, 2023 10:52am
Markets Contender for BOJ chief Yamaguchi warned against risk of govt meddling TOKYO: Hirohide Yamaguchi, among the top candidates to become the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, warned about... Published 31 Jan, 2023 09:52am
World Japan prosecutors indict Abe murder suspect after psych review TOKYO: The man accused of killing former prime minister Shinzo Abe was indicted on Friday, a Japanese court said,... Published 13 Jan, 2023 02:04pm
Business & Finance Sri Lanka looks to revive free trade deal with Singapore COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil... Published 27 Sep, 2022 12:16pm
World Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral TOKYO: Thousands of Japanese offered flowers and prayers on Tuesday in honour of assassinated former prime minister... Updated 27 Sep, 2022 12:43pm
Pakistan Minister to attend funeral of former Japanese PM ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Khurram Dastgir Khan, is to attend state funeral of Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister... Published 25 Sep, 2022 06:01am
World India PM Modi to visit Japan for state funeral of Shinzo Abe NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan on Sept. 27 to attend the state funeral of former... Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:20pm
World Japan to spend $12mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral TOKYO: Japan expects to spend around 1.7 billion yen ($12 million) on a state funeral for assassinated former... Published 06 Sep, 2022 10:31am
World Japan to spend $1.83mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on... Published 26 Aug, 2022 10:07am
World Japanese ministers visit controversial war shrine TOKYO: Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a... Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:43am
World US Vice President Harris to attend Abe’s state funeral: Nikkei US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral on Sept. 27,... Published 14 Aug, 2022 01:21pm
World Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan’s cabinet amid questions over church TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns... Published 12 Aug, 2022 11:40am
World Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan TOKYO: The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a man resentful of the Unification Church... Published 29 Jul, 2022 10:34am
World Japan to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe on Sept 27 TOKYO: Japan plans a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot to death at a... Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:31am
World The 2.5 seconds that sealed Shinzo Abe’s fatal security lapses NARA: Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5... Published 19 Jul, 2022 12:36pm
World Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier TOKYO: With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a... Updated 12 Jul, 2022 12:24pm
Markets Treasury's Yellen, Japan's Suzuki meet to discuss more Russia sanctions, weak yen TOKYO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen began a meeting on Tuesday with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki... Updated 12 Jul, 2022 12:27pm
World Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving prime minister TOKYO: Shinzo Abe smashed records as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform... Published 12 Jul, 2022 10:13am
World Mourning Abe, Japan’s ruling party secures sombre election win TOKYO/NARA: With flags at half-mast, Japan mourned the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday even as the... Published 11 Jul, 2022 01:53pm
World Japan ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing TOKYO: Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal... Published 10 Jul, 2022 10:34am
World Japan mourns as body of assassinated ex-PM Abe returns to Tokyo NARA: Japan on Saturday mourned the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, whose body was being moved to... Updated 09 Jul, 2022 04:57pm
World China’s Xi sends condolences to Japan PM over Abe death BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio... Published 09 Jul, 2022 09:39am