The coronavirus, a tanking economy, an aggressive China, a postponed Olympics, a U.S. election: That’s just the start. And any successor will confront those challenges without having the stature of Shinzo Abe.
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Shinzo Abe’s Resignation Prompts Speculation About His Successor
Whoever the Liberal Democratic Party elects as its leader, probably within the next week, will almost certainly become Japan’s next prime minister. It isn’t clear who that will be.
After Shinzo Abe, How Japan Will Pick Its New Prime Minister
Back-room deals and horse trading are likely to determine who will become the next leader of Japan’s governing party and the country’s prime minister.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Resigns Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job.
Who Is Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Departing Prime Minister?
Mr. Abe, who announced his resignation on Friday, sought to revive Japan’s economy and alter its pacifist Constitution.
1970: Lovesick Japanese Man Hijacks Plane With Toy Gun
An apprentice cook, claiming he wanted to die after an affair went awry, was apprehended by the police after forcing the passenger jet to land. No one was injured.
Japan’s Been Proudly Pacifist for 75 Years. A Missile Proposal Challenges That.
While acquiring weapons to counter countries like North Korea and China would be unremarkable for most world powers, in Japan it is reviving a politically sensitive debate.
Japan Cabinet Ministers Visit Yasukuni Shrine
Shinjiro Koizumi, a rising political star, was one of four cabinet ministers who went to Yasukuni Shrine, which has strong links to Japan’s imperial past.
The Photographers Who Captured the Toll of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A new book of photos documents the human impact of the bombings that ended World War II — and challenges a common American perception of the destruction in Japan.
Hiroshima 75th Anniversary: Preserving Survivors’ Message of Peace
Hibakusha, as they are known in Japan, were a diminished presence at a memorial event because of advancing age and the coronavirus.