Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed in the western Japan city of Nara on Friday after being attacked by an unidentified man and gunshots were heard in the vicinity, local media reported adding that police has seized the attacker.
Beijing [China], February 11 (ANI): Beijing has urged Tokyo not to harm China's sovereignty after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a telephonic conversation with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Beijing [China], December 2 (ANI): Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying has summoned the Japanese ambassador to Beijing, Hideo Tarumi, to express a protest over statements of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the China-Taiwan issue.
Beijing [China], December 1 (ANI): China has expressed firm opposition to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent remarks on Beijing's possible invasion of Taiwan.
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubramaniam (posthumously) are among this year's recipients of Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award.
Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI): The recent appointment of Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as the country's defence minister has worried China, given the former's close ties with Taiwan.
Washington DC [US], Aug 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday (local time) thanked Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister who stepped down recently, for playing a pivotal role in improving US-Japan relationship and making the ties between the two countries the strongest it
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday after one of his aides described as a "health checkup", although rumours have been swirling about the leader's ill health.
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (Sputnik/ ANI) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expects to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the long-standing territorial dispute once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, according to the lawmaker from the Japan Innovation Party, Muneo Suz
Tokyo [Japan], June 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he wants Japan to lead the G7 statement on the situation in Hong Kong condemning China's new security law, media reported.