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Prosecutors in Japan have announced indictment of a man suspected of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year in a fatal shooting. Abe, 67, the former Liberal Democratic Party leader and Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, held office from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020, before resigning …

Tokyo CNN  —  Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an elaborate state funeral Tuesday, despite public opposition to the cost of the event as the country grapples with their late leader’s legacy. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot dead during a campaign speech in Nara …

The suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister,  Shinzo Abe, identified as Tetsuya Yamagami,  believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother’s financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday. …

Former US president, Donald Trump has reacted to the killing of former Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe, calling for his killer to be dealt with ‘swiftly and harshly.’   Shinzo, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot on Friday, July 8, while delivering a speech ahead of a parliamentary election.   The former …

Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe has been shot at a campaign event and is reportedly fighting for his life, the Japanese government has revealed.   According to chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Abe, known as Japan’s best known politician was shot at a campaign event on Friday, July 8. …