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What is the domino effect of Abe’s early election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeofficiallycalledforanearlyelectiononSeptember25anddissolvedparliament’slowerhouseonThursday.AnalystssaythatAbehascalledtheelection

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Japan's PM dissolves lower house of parliament for general election

Japan’slowerhousewasdissolvedonThursdayaheadofanexpectedsnapOct.22electionbeingcalledbyPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,asheseekstoconfirmhismandateinthefacearisingchalle

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Will snap election solve Abe's problems once and for all?

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeannouncedonMondayhisplantodisbandthelowerhouseforasnapelectionwhentheextraordinaryDietconvenesonThursday,inamovethatobserversdescr

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Japan's Abe tells ruling LDP to dissolve lower house for snap election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetoldameetingofhisrulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)onMondaythathewilldissolvethelowerhouseofparliamentwhenitconvenesforanextraordin

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Tokyo Governor Koike to challenge Japanese PM Abe with new party

TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikeonMondaysaidshewillleadanewnationalpartythatwillchallengePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)inageneralelectionexpe

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Japan PM Abe announces $17.8 billion economic stimulus package

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonMondayorderedhiscabinettocompileneweconomicstimulusmeasuresinapackagewortharound2trillionyen($17.80billion)bytheendoftheyear.Spe

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Japan’s Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over DPRK crisis

Withtheadvantageofimprovedratingsandoppositionindisarray,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisexpectedtoannounceasnapelectionforOctoberonMonday,despitecriticismthath

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Massive protests held in Japan to mark 2nd anniv. of security laws

Over10,000peopleralliedhereonTuesdaytoprotestagainstthecontroversialsecuritylawsthatwereenactedbytheparliamenttwoyearsagoandthegovernment'sattemptstorevisethepa

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Japan's Abe to pledge something for all generations in snap election

Pledgestospendoneducationandchildcare,staytoughontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andrevisethepacifistconstitutionarelikelytobepillarsofJapanesePrimeMi

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Japan's PM Abe mulling snap election as early as October: media

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisconsideringcallingasnapelectionasearlyasnextmonthtotakeadvantageofanuptickinapprovalratingsanddisarrayinthemainoppositionparty,d

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APD Review | The Abe-Modi Meeting: Who do they want to take on?

ByAPDWriterJiXiaojin(TranslatedbyYeShan)JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetraveledtoIndiaonSept.13forathree-dayvisit.Thetwosideswereexpectedtoholdtalksonissuesinvar

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit India

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September13(APD)--Japan’sPrimeMinister,ShinzoAbewillarriveinIndia,onWednesdayforatwodayvisittoattendthe12thIndia-Japanannualdi

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Japanese PM Abe stresses Japan-US alliance in face of DPRK threat

JapanesePMShinzoAbeonMondaysaidthatJapanneededtoboostitsdefensesandthat"strengtheningtheJapan-USallianceisvital"toensuringstabilityintheregion."Wehavetodeterthe

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Japan, S. Korea agree to seek stronger U.N. resolution against DPRK

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inagreedonWednesdaytoseekstrongerUnitedNationsresolutionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKore

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Japan PM Abe says agreed with Trump to increase pressure on DPRK

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonTuesdaythatheagreedwithU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpintelephonetalkstoincreasepressureontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK

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Abe,top US general pledge to step up military ties amid Korean Peninsula

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandthechairmanoftheUSJointChiefsofStaffJosephDunfordpledgedonFridaytostepupthebilateralcoordinationinlightoftheheightenedtensionso

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Abe, Trump hold telephone talks on Korean Peninsula issue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during telephone talks on Tuesday to work with the international community to prevent the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from launching missiles that might be aimed toward the U.S. territory of Guam.