Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, held office in 2006 for one year and again from 2012 to 2020, when he was forced to step down ...

The reporter claimed to have heard 'consecutive bangs', after which Abe was seen in blood. The suspect is reportedly a middle-aged man, acc...

He said his health is improving thanks to treatment and that he, as a lawmaker, will support his successor-to-be, Yoshihide Suga, from now ...

Japanese envoy to India Satoshi Suzuki who signed the pact tweeted, "Great pleasure to sign the agreement concerning reciprocal provision o...

While some other would-be successors have declared their intention to run, the 71-year-old Suga has said he doesn't want the job. But such ...

Abe announced on Friday he was resigning because of poor health, his long-running battle with ulcerative colitis ending a tenure as Japan's...

The proposed summit, to be held through video link, is significant for India as it is being held in the backdrop of the border standoff and...

The abrupt news that Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe is set to resign over a worsening health condition, set off a flurr...

Abe has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years and two recent hospital visits within a week fanned questions on whether he could ...

The yen is regarded as a safe-haven currency by virtue of Japan's status as the world's biggest creditor nation.

The Nikkei 225 index fell 1.41 percent, or 326.21 points, to 22,882.65 after local media reported Abe was set to quit, hours before he was ...

The benchmark Nikkei share average rose 0.28% to close at 22,985.51, while the broader Topix gained 0.19% to 1,607.13.

The 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Abe and his finance minister Taro Aso have been on the ropes in recent days following revelations that key documents relating to a controve...

The new head of the powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will be tasked with implementing Abe's policy of restarting nuc...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas approved the resignation of central bank chief George Abed on Sunday after a turbulent term in which the...

The head of the Palestine Authority's central bank resigned on Saturday, the office of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced.