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Shinzo Abe
September 25, 2020
Japan's newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in ...
September 19, 2020
China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader
China sent more warplanes toward Taiwan for the second day Saturday as the island's leader, senior government officials and ...
September 14, 2020
Suga wins party vote, all but assuring election as Japan PM
Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, all but assuring that he will become the ...
September 14, 2020
5 things to know today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FIGHT OVER CLIMATE ...
September 14, 2020
Asia shares rise as investors look ahead to Fed meeting
Asian shares rose Monday, despite the roller-coaster ride that Wall Street ended with last week, as traders awaited cues from ...
August 31, 2020
Asian stocks fall back after Wall Street advances to record
Asian stock markets gave up early gains Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s ...
August 31, 2020
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street advances to record
Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth ...
August 29, 2020
Abe says 'gut wrenching' resignation leaves goals unfinished
Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he is stepping down because a chronic health problem has resurfaced.
August 29, 2020
Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- loses out on Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before ...
August 28, 2020
Markets higher as Fed chair says interest rates to stay low
Asian markets were mostly higher Friday after the Federal Reserve said it might keep interest rates low even if inflation ...
August 24, 2020
Japan's PM sets mark for days in office amid health concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving leader in terms of consecutive days in office, but there ...
August 17, 2020
Japan's economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic
Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic ...
August 16, 2020
Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep ...
August 09, 2020
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling ...
August 06, 2020
Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack
Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark ...
August 05, 2020
Hiroshima survivors worry that world will forget
The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago didn't just kill and maim. The survivors have also lived for ...
August 03, 2020
Tokyo Paralympic competition schedule will be same next year
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event that has been postponed until next year, ...
July 31, 2020
Former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan dies
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed ...
July 29, 2020
New statues stoke sensitivity between South Korea, Japan
A pair of new statues in South Korea of a man kneeling in front of a girl symbolizing a victim of sexual slavery by Japan’s ...
June 18, 2020
Asia Today: Beijing's daily cases drop, India's rise sharply
China’s capital reported a decline in newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday, with a public health expert saying a ...
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