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Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Photo: AP)

Shinzo Abe headed for landslide win in Japan's upcoming election: poll

Democratic Party, appears to be declining, with surveys predicting it might win up to 54 seats.

16 Oct 2017 5:47 AM GMT

Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga reacts after being elected as new head of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party at the partys leadership election in Tokyo on September 14, 2020. - Japans ruling party on September 14 elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the countrys next prime minister. (AFP)

Japan ruling party elects Yoshihide Suga as PM successor

Given the LDP's legislative majority, Suga is expected to handily win a parliamentary vote Wednesday and become Japan's...

14 Sep 2020 7:07 AM GMT

Suga, a longtime right-hand man for the outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a top successor candidate. (AP)

Japan's Yoshihide Suga announces PM bid with strong party backing

A parliamentary vote will follow two days later, with lawmakers expected to endorse the new LDP leader as prime minister

2 Sep 2020 9:50 AM GMT

Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the countrys next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later...

2 Sep 2020 6:20 AM GMT

Japans Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a cabinet meeting at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan Prime Minister Suga to step down this month: party

Suga announced his intention to resign at an emergency meeting of senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party

3 Sep 2021 5:18 AM GMT

A photo of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is displayed on a makeshift memorial near the scene where Abe was fatally shot while delivering his speech to support a Liberal Democratic Partys candidate on Friday, in Nara, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Japan's Shinzo Abe leaves behind a grand legacy

Abe's nationalism and conservative politics has gelled with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brand of nationalism in light...

11 July 2022 5:40 PM GMT

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AFP)

Japan PM Abe's support plunges to lowest level polls

Shinzo Abe has been dogged by scandals, most recently claims he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal, an...

10 July 2017 7:08 AM GMT