Japan’s new prime minister is surfing a wave of popularity – can it last?
Excitement around Sanae Takaichi is a domestic phenomenon, but the ramifications of Sunday’s elections will be global
Shinzo Abe
Can Japan’s Sanae Takaichi win over voters with Abenomics, tax cuts and military spending?
Japanese to go to polls for second time in just over a year amid stubborn concerns over cost of living
Man sentenced to life for murder of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami told the court he targeted Abe for his ties to the group formerly known as the Unification Church
Japan rolls out praise, putters and orders for pickup trucks as Donald Trump tours Tokyo
Sanae Takaichi started where Shinzo Abe left off, lavishing the US president with compliments
Trial of man accused of Shinzo Abe’s murder to shine light on dark side of Japan
Tetsuya Yamagami, seen by some as a ‘folk hero’, bore grudge over Moonies’ links to Japanese elite
No honeymoon for Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi
Takaichi’s fragile minority coalition will need to form alliances with other conservative parties to pass laws
Japan’s next prime minister: an Iron Lady - and the myth that helped her win
Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan’s first female premier
Japan set for first female prime minster after Sanae Takaichi elected head of ruling party
New leader’s nationalistic positions could stoke friction with China, say analysts
Landmark Japanese documentary on rape was nominated for an Oscar, but may never be widely seen there
Victim Shiori Ito directed the ‘emotionally wrenching’ film about her attack and its aftermath
Dark clouds over Mar-a-Lago as Trump returns to Florida to appear in court
Prosecutors and national security experts concerned guests at former US president’s club were walking around close to stored top-secret files
Shinzo Abe assassination: suspect charged with murder
Japan’s former prime minister was shot while making a campaign speech in July
Japan’s prime minister Kishida orders Unification church investigation
Church has been under the spotlight since the assassination in July of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe honoured with divisive state funeral in Tokyo
Tokyo was under maximum security due to protests against the assassinated leader’s funeral
Apparent hatred of ‘Moonies’ Unification Church fuelled assassination of Shinzo Abe
Tokyo Letter: Last year Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe both gave recorded speeches to a meeting of an affiliate of the church
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