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China celebrated his assassination, but Abe’s legacy surged in Japan elections

By Editor Two on July 10, 2022 Exclusives, Japan, NE Asia, Recent Hits, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, Top Story, World Links, World News, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2022 The shocking assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe two days before a national election dealt a blow to his powerful anti-China political posture in Japan, but a new MAGA-like populist party has emerged. Even after he left office in 2020, Abe was a major obstacle to China’s […]

Curtains for pacifist Japan? Abe, conservatives win big as N. Korea threat looms

By World Tribune on October 22, 2017 Exclusives, Japan, NE Asia, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2017 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rolled to a landslide victory in Japan’s election on Oct. 22. The conservative coalition was on track to win 311 seats in the 465-seat House of Representatives on the National Diet, according to a projection published by private […]