The gunman accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. The slaying forced…
Read more Man accused of assassinating Japan’s ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: “Everything is true”A 45-year-old man admitted to killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022, and his defense team asked the court for leniency at the opening of…
Read more Shinzo Abe’s Killer Says ‘I Did It’ as Trial BeginsTOKYO (AP) — Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served…
Read more Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirementJapan may soon have another Prime Minister after Sanae Takaichi this weekend won the race to lead the (barely) ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). There are reasons to…
Read more Opinion | Has Japan Found Its Margaret Thatcher?Tokyo, Japan CNN — Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese…
Read more Why is Japan seeking the dissolution of the controversial Unification Church? | CNNJapanese prime minister unharmed after explosive device thrown during campaign event – CBS News Watch CBS News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was unhurt after a some kind…
Read more Japanese prime minister unharmed after explosive device thrown during campaign eventJapan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would increase security at G7 meetings taking place in his country, a day after a man threw a smoke bomb at…
Read more Japan prime minister vows to boost G7 security after smoke bomb attackToday in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2022. There are four days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 27,…
Read more Today in History: December 27, Soviets take AfghanistanTOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics…
Read more New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abusesStory highlights Kim Bok-dong is determined to share her story of sexual slavery until she’s no longer physically able Kim was held prisoner by the Japanese military in…
Read more A lifetime later, a Korean ‘comfort woman’ still seeks redress | CNN
