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
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
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
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
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
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