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@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

In an unusual move, ruling coalition junior partner Komeito has only said it will continue talking with the Liberal Democratic Party about remaining in the coalition following Sanae Takaichi becoming LDP president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/politics/soka-gakkai-takaichi-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #makotonishida #shinzoabe #natsuoyamaguchi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will know his fate in January 2026, when the Nara District Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the case against him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/abe-shooter-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #japanesecourts

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Nara court likely to deliver verdict on Abe shooter in January 2026

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Former Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Hakubun Shimomura had asked to resume kickbacks of revenues from fundraising parties to faction members, a party faction's ex-accountant has testified. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/shimomura-kickback-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hakubunshimomura #ldp #shinzoabe

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Central bankers are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve — which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to shape to his liking — may engulf them too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/markets/world-central-bankers-fear-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #banking #globaleconomy #boj #europeancentralbank #shinzoabe #masaakishirakawa#haruhikokuroda

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Some LDP lawmakers — mainly onetime members of the now-defunct faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — are calling for the party to more actively advertise its conservative policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/japan/politics/ldp-members-conservative-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #shinzoabe#sanaetakaichi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

As Japan marked 80 years since its surrender in World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed remorse at a memorial service in a notable break from his recent predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/politics/end-of-ww2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #shigeruishiba#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga#fumiokishida #yoshihikonoda

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Ahead of Upper House elections, the Japanese prime minister’s inability to charm Donald Trump stands in stark contrast to his late rival, Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/japan/trade-deal-could-be-ishibas-last-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #ldp #komeito #tariffs #2025upperhouseelection

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Police in Japan have nearly doubled their personnel who handle cases of lone wolves since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead by one in July 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/japanese-police-lone-offender-countermeasures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #npa #mpd #shinzoabe #2025upperhouseelection

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

It’s been three years since the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and yet, the trial of the 44-year-old man accused of the crime still hasn’t begun. Here are where things stand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-three-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe#tetsuyayamagami #nara#unificationchurch #japanesecourts

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