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The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office in Nara Prefecture, Japan, says that the accused assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe is competent to stand trial for the killing. Prosecutors say that Tetsuya Yamagami "does not suffer from any mental illness that could greatly affect his ability to judge right from wrong". According to sources, prosecutors plan to indict Yamagami on murder charges.
2022-12-24

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares a state of emergency to combat COVID-19.
2020-04-7

U.S. President Donald Trump thanks Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe by phone for his effort to mediate between the U.S. and Iran.
2019-06-15

Shinzō Abe is officially reinstated as Prime Minister of Japan following the election on 22 October 2017.
2017-11-1

Shinzō Abe is re-elected prime minister as his Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition wins 312 seats and retains its two-thirds supermajority in the 465-member House of Representatives.
2017-10-22

The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe calls a snap election with the election to be held on October 22.
2017-09-25

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe appoints Tarō Kōno as Foreign Minister.
2017-08-3

Hokkaido 5th district by-election, 2016: LDP candidate Yoshiaki Wada staved off the competition from independent candidate Maki Ikeda. Despite the LDP's winning margin decreasing from 14% (in 2014) to 2%, this win is seen as a boost for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the upcoming upper house election.
2016-04-24

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to dissolve the Lower House of the Diet on Tuesday and call a snap election on December 14th in order to seek a public mandate on whether to delay a scheduled increase in the consumption tax.
2014-11-14

Shinzō Abe is elected Prime Minister of Japan as the Liberal Democratic Party win an absolute majority in the House of Representatives.
2012-12-16