Bloomberg Unpopular policies and a slew of scandals triggered a slide in public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that led to a heavy election defeat. That was in 2007, when he abruptly resigned after losing the upper house of parliament, citing health issues. Ten years on, his situation looks uncomfortably familiar. Abe returned to Tokyo on Tuesday from …

Bloomberg Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may face trial after a high-level inquiry found he was unable to account for the disparity between his wealth and his known sources of income, plunging the country deeper into political crisis just months before elections. The Supreme Court is due to review the findings and will convene a hearing into the allegations on …

Bloomberg South Korea has disputed North Korea’s claim to have an intercontinental ballistic missile that can strike the US mainland, saying Kim Jong Un’s regime may not yet have re-entry capability for such projectiles. The re-entry feature of North Korea’s missile program is not established, said Yi Wan-young, a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by National Intelligence Service chief …