The Week

The Week


‘The Week’ Podcast #14 Special Episode on the Death of Shinzo Abe

July 10, 2022

You are the reason JAPAN Forward launched The Week – a podcast for busy people who want to keep abreast of Japan’s culture, politics, business, economy and research worlds, and sports, too.. Hosted by Arielle Busetto.


In our fourteenth episode, we do something a little different. We delve into the special coverage of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 


We report the rolling events and the reactions of politicians in Japan and abroad in a conversation with Grant Newsham, a retired United States Marine Colonel and former US diplomat with decades of background in Japan. Currently, Newsham is a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies and a regular contributor to JAPAN Forward.


Newsham shares with us some insights into the challenges and legacy of the longest-serving prime minister in Japan’s history.



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Author: Arielle Busetto