Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday.

TOKYO — Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, has died after he was shot during a campaign speech on Friday, according to public broadcaster NHK. Hospital officials also confirmed his death, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, who is accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno China closed off Japanese seafood ...

A Japanese panel has upheld prosecutors’ decision not to indict eight former senior members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s ...

Former President Donald Trump announced Monday that he had located a gold-painted golf club given to him by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — one of dozens of presents from foreign leaders ...

During her first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew praise from President Trump. But the war in the Middle East will test their relationship. By Javier C. Hernández Rompiendo ...