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Shinzo Abe, Japan's assassinated former prime minister, remembered in Tokyo on day of private funeral

With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan bids a tearful farewell to its longest-serving PM, who was gunned down at a campaign rally last week.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Photographers capture moments after former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

The former Japanese prime minister was midway through a campaign speech when he was shot. Photographers nearby captured what happened next.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Police admit Nara security flaws as Abe's body returns home to Tokyo

Police acknowledged security flaws on Saturday in the Japanese city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, as a motorcade carrying his body arrived at his home in the capital Tokyo.

Reuters · Jul 9, 2022

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Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices.

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022

Japan's June flames out with record heat, but power crunch averted

Japan's electricity grid creaked on Thursday under the strain of Tokyo's hottest June since records began, but a power crunch that could have deprived tens of millions of electricity was narrowly averted and authorities prepared to lift warnings.

Reuters · Jun 30, 2022

Japan hosts military symposium U.S. hopes will help contain China

Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that Washington hopes will help forge cooperation between nations that can help it contain China.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

When Xi Jinping came to power, he had three football dreams for China. Here's why he failed

After billions of dollars and a decade-long project to make football an obsession in China, the men's national team still struggles on the pitch. What went wrong?

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022

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Japan to extend COVID-19 curbs for 13 regions by three weeks

Japanese Prime Minister said on Wednesday that the government would extend COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and 12 prefectures by three weeks as the Omicron variant continued to spread.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2022

Tokyo hits record 10,000 COVID cases, Japan over 50,000 for first time

Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.

Reuters · Jan 22, 2022

France and Japan face 'tougher' Indo-Pacific security situation, minister says

The security situation facing Japan and France in the Indo-Pacific is unstable and "getting tougher", Japan's defence minister said on Thursday, at the start of talks between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Japan widens COVID-19 curbs as Omicron drives record infections

Japan on Wednesday widened COVID-19 curbs to the capital Tokyo and a dozen regions covering half the population as the Omicron variant of coronavirus drove record new infections.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022

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