 | Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's former PM Shinzo AbeThousands of people have signed a petition requesting leniency for Yamagami, and others have sent care packages to his relatives or the detention centre. |
 | Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party gains majority in Parliament electionMeanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in Indonesia for a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting when Abe was shot, gave Kishida a letter from President Joe Biden to Abe's family. |
 | Abe killing points to possible pitfalls of Agnipath scheme: TMCThe attacker lost his job in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force after three years of service and he was not getting any pension, it claimed. |
 | 'Undeniable' flaws in security for Shinzo Abe: Local policeAbe was shot shortly before noon while campaigning in the western region of Nara ahead of weekend upper house elections. |
 | Donald Trump arrives in New York ahead of UN assembly, to meet Japan PM Shinzo AbeNorth Korea and Iran are set to dominate the UN General Assembly, where Trump will be in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy. |
 | Japan PM Shinzo Abe: Shrewd diplomat in for the long haulAbe, who turns 64 on Friday, has visited nearly 80 countries and regions and held hundreds of summit meetings over the past five years as he vows to engage 'more proactively in diplomacy'. |
 | Japan's Shinzo Abe cruises to party vote win, to stay as Prime MinisterThe win effectively hands Abe three more years as PM, giving him the chance of breaking the record for the nation's longest-serving premiership held by Taro Katsura. |
 | Japanese PM Shinzo Abe aims to rewrite constitution in third termThe 63-year-old Abe, prime minister since December 2012, could also become Japan's longest-serving leader with a historic third term. |
 | Trump-Kim summit 'indispensable' for resolving North Korea crisis: Japanese PM Shinzo AbeOn Friday Trump said it was possible the summit could still go ahead, perhaps even on June 12 as originally planned. |
 | Japanese PM Shinzo Abe weighing talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong UnJapan is considering a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, local media reported, as diplomatic efforts to engage Pyongyang ramp up. |
 | All you need to know about Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's cronyism scandalThe complex scandal appears to have dented Abe's popularity as he attempts to win re-election as head of his ruling party in September. |
 | Japan ministry admits altering documents in scandal dogging PM Shinzo AbeAbe and his finance minister Taro Aso face mounting pressure over the scandal, which has resurfaced in recent days with allegations that officials altered key evidence to parliament. |
| Japan PM Shinzo Abe hails North Korea talks on basis of denuclearisationJapan's prime minister on Friday welcomed the surprise announcement of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un by the end of May. |
 | US to unveil toughest yet-sanctions on North Korea, says Vice President Mike PenceUS Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday after talks with Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe on the threat posed by Pyongyang. |
 | 10 top glorious moments Donald Trump gifted the internet in 2017Here are ten moments from one year of Donald Trump's presidency which will stimulate laughter and a subsequent panic attack thinking about the world's future. |
| North Korea missile tests are 'imminent threat': JapanNorth Korea's missile tests are an "imminent threat" to Japan, the Japanese parliament declared Monday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said talking to the reclusive state was meaningless. |
 | North Korea confirms missile launch, says can strike anywhere in USThe missile was fired into the Sea of Japan and flew for more than 900 km and reached a height of 4,000 km, which is the highest a North Korean missile has flown to date. |
 | US President Trump warns time for 'patience' on North Korea is overTrump described the North's nuclear programme as "a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability" on the second day of his Asia tour dominated by the crisis. |
 | Japan backs US policy of 'all options' on North Korea: Shinzo AbeJapan supports US President Donald Trump's policy that all options are on the table in dealing with North Korea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday in a joint press conference. |
 | Twitter outraged after Trump dumps box of fish food into a pond of koi carp during Japan tourUS President Donald Trump sparked a feeding frenzy on social media Monday when he was photographed dumping a box of fish food into a pond of koi carp during his trip to Japan. |
