A man has received a 10-year prison sentence following his conviction for the attempted murder of Japan‘s former prime minister, Fumio Kishida, in 2023. Ryuji Kimura, 25, launched a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Kishida as he made his way towards a gathering for a speech during an election event in Wakayama. Kishida emerged unscathed…
Just three days following his election as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, Shigeru Ishiba, the incoming Prime Minister, has revealed intentions to hold a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, has taken over the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from outgoing prime minister Fumio Kishida following a closely contested election…
A 10-year-old Japanese student has tragically passed away just one day after being stabbed near his school in southern China. According to Japanese officials, the boy enrolled at the Shenzhen Japanese School passed away from his injuries early Thursday morning. Local police reported that a 44-year-old man, identified by the surname Zhong, was apprehended at…
