Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has sprung a surprise, calling a snap election for next month. It follows North Korea sharply stepping up its nuclear program, an air of uncertainty Mr Abe appears to be hoping to utilise at the ballot box.
Share
Abe calls snap election amid Japan's North Korean crisis
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has sprung a surprise, calling a snap election for next month. It follows North Korea sharply stepping up its nuclear program, an air of uncertainty Mr Abe appears to be hoping to utilise at the ballot box.
Latest podcast episodes
Origin cyber breach puts 900,000 customers on alert and China's AI rise
podcast episode16 minutes 58 secondsAustralia announces potential new oil refinery for the country, first since the 1960s
podcast episode8 minutes 1 second
