TOKYO - The man standing trial for the 2022 assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said on Dec 2 he could not bear the thought of the Unification Church gaining public recognition ...

The man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has given a detailed account of his actions and state of mind on the day of the crime, saying that targeting any other ...

A local group of jump ropers are headed to Japan to compete in the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships. The team is called the Super Skippers, a competitive jump rope team based out of the Northwest ...

The man standing trial for the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke in court for the first time on Thursday, addressing his mother's involvement with the Unification ...

This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025, shows the courtroom of the Nara District Court where the trial of the man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is being held.

Northern Luzon is still reeling in from the strong winds and heavy rains of Super Typhoon Uwan. The skies haven't cleared out yet but Filipinos are facing new concerns because of a magnitude 6.9 ...

The iconic Japanese superhero television series Super Sentai is reportedly ending after a monumental 50-year run. First launched in 1975, the franchise has produced a new incarnation nearly every year ...

The White House on Tuesday posted to X a photo of two black caps embroidered with "JAPAN IS BACK," signed by President Donald Trump and Japan's newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a bit of ...

The man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday as the country's new prime minister hosted President Donald Trump. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, ...

Fumihito Gotoh has received grants from the Japan Foundation Endowment Committee and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected ...

The gunman accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. The slaying forced a reckoning ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the assassination on Tuesday. Tetsuo Yamagami, 45, told Judge Shinichi Tanaka, in his ...