Japanese leaders mark 1 year since assassination of ex-prime minister Abe

Japanese political and business leaders on Saturday marked one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe, with ...
CNN

Akie Abe, widow of assassinated leader Shinzo Abe, set a new mold for Japanese first ladies

When Akie Matsuzaki married Shinzo Abe, then a rising political aide, in 1987, she followed a path well trodden by Japanese wives and gave up her job at the country’s largest advertising agency. But ...

Japan’s Leader Invokes Her Hero, Shinzo Abe, to Drive Nationalist Agenda

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her ties to Mr. Abe, the slain Japanese leader, as she pushes to reshape defense ...
Reuters

Japan's Akie Abe 'First Lady' role now puts her in scandal's spotlight

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive about a ...

Takaichi acts as ‘Abe’s successor’ in summit with Trump in Tokyo

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played the “Shinzo Abe card” in her first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 28, ...
Reuters

Japan's Akie Abe discovers downside of U.S.-style 'First Lady' role

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, is grappling with the downside of a U.S.-style high-profile role, as a scandal over a murky land deal for a nationalist school to which she had ties ...