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(L-R) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima on Friday.

Last month he survived an assassination attempt. Now he’s got the world’s spotlight on his hometown

A child of Hiroshima, Fumio Kishida is using some of his domestic political capital to expand Japan’s mark on the world.

  • Eryk Bagshaw

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A portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hangs on the stage during the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe

‘Man of steel’ Abe towers over Japanese politics during controversial farewell

After three months of protest and bitter debate, Japan has finally farewelled its longest-serving prime minister.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Japan’s former foreign minister and senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party Taro Kono (left) fist bumps with Prime Minister and party leader Fumio Kishida at party headquarters.

Japan to maintain hawkish stance on China as PM wins majority

Early exit polls suggested the LDP would not be able to retain a majority in Sunday’s election following a tumultuous year in which it lost two of its former leaders.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district: the nation is bouncing back from the latest wave of COVID.

How Japan hit the sweet spot to crush the latest wave of COVID

It took an Olympics without spectators, four states of emergency, and the resignation of a prime minister, but after four months, Japan has crushed its sharpest coronavirus wave.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Prime ministerial contender Fumio Kishida.

Ex-foreign minister Fumio Kishida to become Japan’s next prime minister

The establishment candidate defeated popular favourite Taro Kono to take the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
US leader Joe Biden, Japan’s Yoshihide Suga, Australia’s Scott Morrison and India’s Narendra Modi during a virtual Quad meeting hosted by Japan in March.

China, COVID and coal: what’s at stake tomorrow for the leaders of the Quad

The leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan are meeting in Washington in person for the first time on Saturday AEST. Here is what they want.

  • Matthew Knott and Eryk Bagshaw
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An artist’s impression of the Royal Australian Navy’s future submarines under the now-defunct French deal with Naval Group.

Veteran Labor senator demands Senate inquiry into AUKUS submarines pact

Some Labor MPs believe the party should not offer immediate support for the decision to sign a deal for nuclear submarines with the US and UK.

  • Rob Harris
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi.

Japan calls on Australia to lead resistance to China’s regional sway

Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi has warned China’s clout is backed by force and coercion, and it is trying to make its dominance “into a fait accompli”.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Japan’s opposition leader Yukio Edano in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Japan must learn from Australia’s COVID strategy: opposition leader

The man who wants to replace the Japanese PM next month says no amount of Olympic gold would compensate for “putting the lives of the Japanese people” at risk. 

  • Eryk Bagshaw
A man holds un umbrella against strong wind and rain on Tuesday in Tokyo.

Triple threat: Japan and its leader face tropical, COVID and political storms

Tokyo is staring at a typhoon, searing heat and a record number of daily infections. Its Prime Minister is facing a different storm.

  • Eryk Bagshaw

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