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Last week’s death of Queen Elizabeth II dominated news coverage around the world. But funeral arrangements for another former world leader are causing controversy in one Asian nation. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Planning is underway for an official memorial service to honor former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was gunned down at a rally just a week ago. Here in Hawaiʻi, The Conversation caught up with Pearl Harbor historian Daniel Martinez to reflect on Abe’s last trip to the islands for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Japan is preparing to lay to rest former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose assassination last week shocked the world. HPR News Director Bill Dorman spoke with The Conversation about Abe's political legacy in Japan and abroad.
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Gov. David Ige says former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was "a true friend of Hawaiʻi." He ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff Sunday to honor the assassinated ex-leader.
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For the first time in nearly eight years, Japan has a new Prime Minister. While Shinzo Abe has left the government, his influence remains — including in…
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TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his intention to step down due to his declining health, according to reports Friday by NHK and…
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Across the country and around the world, leaders of states and countries are making decisions about whether and how far to re-open. This week, the leader…
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TOKYO — President Donald Trump said Monday he is not "personally" bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn't believe they…
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TOKYO — It was a day of sumo-sized diplomacy. Plenty of world leaders have tried to butter up President Donald Trump with flattery and favors. Japan's…
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Lawmakers are facing calls for increased government spending because of the cost of recovery from a series of disasters. That could be a headline here in…