Japan and China top-level visits to Russia and Ukraine show global re-alignments

China and Russia are entering a 'new era' of ties, the leaders of both countries said, as they met for a second day of talks hosted by the Kremlin. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin signed a deal to expand bilateral trade and energy ties. Xi is on an official visit in Russia just days after an international court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
 

Will Abe's assassination affect Japan's elections?

 

'Japan's democracy will never yield to violence'. Those are the words of Japanese prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as he promised to go ahead with Sunday's Upper House elections

Can Fumio Kishida overcome Japan’s challenges?

 

Japan’s former foreign minister is leading ruling Liberal Democratic party and is set to become prime minister.

Fumio Kishida was picked by veteran party members and criticised for being old school.

Now, the former foreign minister is leading Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is set to become prime minister.

Japan's ruling party is incapable of change.  Stuck in the past, they're unable to move forward.  Every year dozens of these fools make a pilgrimage to Yasukuni shrine where Class A war criminals such as Hideki Tojo are buried, pray for them and give donations.  If it were up to them (The LDP) students in Japan would never learn about Japan's war crimes during World War II.