Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

Japan’s Takaichi runs the risk of provoking the bond vigilantes

With debt running at 200% of GDP, unfunded tax cuts could be a problem. Still, the PM is very popular, and Japan is a ...

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life ...

Why Japan has fallen for its new prime minister

Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote ...

Killer of Shinzo Abe, Former Leader of Japan, Gets Life in Prison

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.

Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison

The man who killed Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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Japan court gives life sentence to former prime minister assassin

The Nara district court sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami on Wednesday to life in prison following his assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. He pleaded guilty to murder, having shot ...