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Accused assassin of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty in court

The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting to shooting ...

Man accused of assassinating Japan's ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: "Everything is true"

"There is no doubt that I have done all this," Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country's ...

Thailand mourns Queen Mother Sirikit

Thailand is in a period of mourning following the death of Queen Sirikit, the mother of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Beloved as ...
Messenger-Inquirer

The Latest: Trump in Japan, where he'll meet new Prime Minister Takaichi

U.S. President Donald Trump is now in Japan for his first meeting with the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. It's an early ...
Messenger-Inquirer

The Latest: Trump arrives in Japan, where he'll meet new Prime Minister Takaichi

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, where he’ll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time. The ...
The Japan Times

Yearlong funeral starts for Thailand's former Queen Sirikit

TV newscasters are wearing black and media websites have turned monochrome, while citizens have been asked to curtail ...
Japan Today

Man arrested for keeping father’s body at home says he didn’t have enough money for funeral

Police in Abashiri City, Hokkaido, have arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 92-year-old father at their home. According to police, Masahiko Ichijo has admitted not ...