THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2022 at 14:55 JST
A glum-faced Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks with reporters on July 8 after Shinzo Abe’s death from an assassin’s bullet was confirmed. (Koichi Ueda)
Shinzo Abe cast a giant shadow over the political arena during his long tenure as prime minister, and also long after he left office by continuing to voice strongly held opinions on issues that mattered to him. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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