After 8-Hour Standoff Near Tokyo, Hostages Are Free and Suspect Is Held
The suspect, said by the Japanese media to be 86, was held after the police stormed a post office once two employees had reached safety.
By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida
The suspect, said by the Japanese media to be 86, was held after the police stormed a post office once two employees had reached safety.
By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida
Plus a new comic book universe.
By Justin Porter
The assassination of Shinzo Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, shed light on the fringe group’s political ties and manipulation of its followers.
By Motoko Rich, Hisako Ueno and Hikari Hida
The Japanese stock market is up nearly 30 percent this year, far ahead of the S&P 500, as firms bet that changes in how companies are run might just finally last.
By Vivek Shankar
Japan can’t summon the will to confront the problems of its economic underclass.
By Roland Kelts
Plus anger builds in Japan over Shinzo Abe’s state funeral and Russia tries to conscript Ukrainians.
By Amelia Nierenberg
The fallout from Shinzo Abe’s death has taken a number of unexpected turns, casting a critical light on both his long-governing party and a fringe religious group.
By Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley
By firing into Japanese waters, Beijing is warning that both countries will become targets if they should come to the aid of Taiwan in any conflict.
By Ben Dooley
The man accused of killing Shinzo Abe said his mother’s huge donations to the church bankrupted his family. Many others in Japan have similar stories.
By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno
Japan has a chance to repair relations with neighbors angered by his nationalist agenda.
By Koichi Nakano
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