A Post-Abe Era

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during a campaign event in the city of Nara on July 8. He was later pronounced dead in hospital. Abe was the Japanese prime minister with the longest unbroken term in office after the end of World War II. Despite resigning in 2020 due to health reasons, he remained an influential figure in the country’s political landscape and continued to campaign for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory as expected in House of Councilors election