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Al Jazeera
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Erin Hale

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM, shaped Indo-Pacific politics

Shinzo Abe waves before leaving the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, in Tokyo [file: Eugene Hoshiko/ AP]

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, has died after being fatally shot at a campaign event in the city of Nara. He was 67 years old.

He is survived by his wife Akie Abe.

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