Shinzo Abe

Abe recognized that the U.S. needs a partner in arresting China's aggressive expansionism, and that Japan possesses the financial and military strength to be that partner. He pushed Japan to move beyond decades-long pacifism to assert itself militarily and economically. This is exactly what the U.S. needs today, and Japan's political leadership must fight to sustain Abe's spirited internationalism, despite mixed political support at home.

I know that in Shinzo Abe we lost a true friend of America and U.S.-Japan relations.

Nobuo Kishi, 63, became Japan's defense minister in September 2020, on the day his older brother, Shinzo Abe, stepped down as prime minister.

The world chafed at Trump's America First slogan. Now we are all bought in on America Only.

Abe, who died after being shot in Japan on Friday morning, maintained close ties to Trump while both men were in office.

There is much anti-Japanese sentiment in China, and some have used it to celebrate the former Japanese prime minister's assassination.

The suspect had been a member of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force who was "dissatisfied" with the former premier.

Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old suspected shooter, was arrested and has been taken into custody.

The former Japanese prime minister is in a serious condition after being shot in a country whose gun laws have been described as "the most stringent in the democratic world."

A suspect was arrested immediately after the shooting.

The former Japanese prime minister appears to have been shot twice while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara.

Japan's defense ministry told local news outlets that the suspect worked for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years, until about 2005.

The former Japanese prime minister is in critical condition after being shot at a campaign event on Friday.

Abe's remarks come two weeks after he sparked a minor diplomatic incident by sharing identical views in a similar setting.

The former Japanese prime minister singled out Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, warning him not to "misjudge" potential responses from Japan and the U.S.

The former Japanese prime minister offered his strongest remarks yet on the prospect of conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

Russian state media has accused Washington of trying to form an anti-China alliance that threatens regional security.

While the Japanese didn't seem to mind Trump's brashness, there's little doubt that a return to a more ordinary U.S.-Japan relationship is also welcome.

Abe said Friday he would resign, citing the re-emergence of the same chronic health condition that forced him to step down as prime minister in 2007.

Abe is Japan's longest serving leader.

Japan's longest serving prime minister said Friday he would step down amid reports of his worsening health.

A closer Japan-Israel alliance could strengthen America's hand against the Chinese Communist Party.

"In just over a month and a half, we almost brought (the infection) situation under control," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended the state of emergency to the entire country on April 16, after previously implementing it in select regions.

Congratulations for making it to the final Democratic debate of 2019.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump agreed a limited trade deal as he tries to win back support from farmers unhappy with his trade wars.

"You know, the trade deal, I trust him to do the right thing for everybody," Randy Sowers said.

Where Trump sees no wrongdoing, Abe says North Korean missile test "clearly violates" UN resolution. Trump says the trade deal is done, Abe says there's more work to do. Both maintain they are "on the same page."

President Donald Trump, Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a trilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Osaka.

President Donald Trump made the comments during his state visit to Japan.