Japan’s ruling party victory, Abe’s death could slow progress on Tokyo ties: experts
Foreign affairsJul 11, 2022
The recent turn of events in Japan -- the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling party winning the majority of seats in the upper house -- could delay efforts to resolve bilateral relations with South Korea, experts here said on Monday. The former premier died on Friday after a lone gunman shot him while he was delivering a campaign speech on a street in the city of Nara in central Japan. As the country mourned the death of a prominent political leader, the ruling L