Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and SecurityINTRODUCTIONPrime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first leader who received the World Leaders Award for Peace and Security honored by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) on 12/12/2015, has dedicated to Japan and to world’s peace and...
Boston Global Forum (BGF) congratulates Yasuhide Nakayama, BGF’s Representative in Japan, on his re-election to Japan’s House of Representatives on February 8, returning to the Diet via the Kinki proportional representation block. Mr. Nakayama’s re-election comes at a...
On February 18, 2026, Japan entered a transformative era as Sanae Takaichi was officially designated the nation's 105th Prime Minister. Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory on February 8, PM Takaichi used her inaugural Diet address to set a...
The "Sana-mania" that swept Japan on February 8, 2026, has not only reshaped the halls of the Diet but has also ignited a geopolitical and economic shift that many are calling the definitive evolution of the Abe legacy. By securing 316 seats—a staggering two-thirds...
Japan’s February 8, 2026 snap election delivered a major victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), strengthening Tokyo’s political mandate as Japan faces intensifying strategic competition and rapid technological disruption...
Polling snapshot: Opinion polls cited in The Statesman say Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is on track to win a standalone majority in the Feb. 8, 2026 lower house election—an outcome that would give Sanae Takaichi a clearer mandate and consolidate her hold on...
Tokyo, Jan. 23, 2026 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient, dissolved the Lower House of Parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap general election on Feb. 8, 2026. The move, anticipated amid rising...
A recent reflection revisits the remarkable friendship between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnamese Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh—and the enduring idea they shared: building a “beloved community” rooted in peace, nonviolence, justice, and human dignity. The article...