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Biden ‘stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened’ by assassination of Shinzo Abe

‘This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him’

The Independent UK

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

Shinzo Abe, a ‘committed architect of the Quad’, boosted Japan’s global standing and renewed his people’s confidence.

Al Jazeera

Shinzo Abe: World leaders respond to death of former Japanese prime minister

The former prime minister was shot and killed while making a campaign speech

Evening Standard

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Who shot Shinzo Abe and why?

In a country where gun violence is rare, the murder of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is raising big questions about the shooter and his motive. Here’s what we know based on media reports and official statements.

Bangkok Post

Moment Shinzo Abe assassin lurks behind ex-PM - as explosives found in lair

"An explosive-like item has been seized from the shooter's residence", according to Japanese Police who raided the killer's home after former PM Shinzo Abe was shot dead today

Daily Mirror

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally

Shinzo Abe had been Japan's longest-serving prime minister and remained a force in politics after stepping down in 2020.

WEKU

Share your reaction to the death of Shinzo Abe

If you’re living in Japan or elsewhere, you can share your memories tributes and we’ll feature some of them as part of our coverage

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Gun attack throws election campaign site into chaos

NARA -- A gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threw an ordinary election campaign rally, where many voters had gathered, into a scene of chaos filled with shouts and screams.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Chinese ships set new Senkaku intrusion record

Two China Coast Guard ships stayed continuously in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands for 64 hours 17 minutes this month, the longest single intrusion since Japan nationalized the islands in 2012.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

A Timeline of the Career of Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country’s longest-serving prime minister. While credited with bringing a degree of stability to Japan following a period of economic malaise and constant turnover among leaders, Abe angered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

"Giant on the world stage": World shocked by assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe

The former prime minister was shot while giving a speech at a campaign event.

Axios

Tributes pour in as Japan’s Shinzo Abe dies after being shot

World leaders share their condolences after former Japanese prime minister is pronounced dead.

Al Jazeera

Liverpool, Man Utd Spearhead Top Clubs' Post-pandemic Asia Tours

Manchester United and Liverpool will next week kick off a packed pre-season as European clubs return to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the pandemic, keen to tap back into lucrative markets. The English Premier League heavyweights face off in Bangkok on Tuesday for new United manager Erik…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shinzo Abe, divisive, powerful former Japan PM, assassinated

Shinzo Abe, a divisive archconservative who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and remained a powerful and influential politician after leaving office, has died after being shot during a campaign speech

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Reuters

France's Macron: Japan has lost a great prime minister in Shinzo Abe

Japan has lost a great prime minister, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in a tribute to Shinzo Abe after the former Japanese premier's death in a shooting attack during an election campaign event.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting at campaign rally

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving premier and a figure of enduring influence — died after being shot at a campaign event Friday in an attack that shocked a nation where political violence and guns are rare.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: shock as former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead

Country’s longest-serving prime minister shot while making campaign speech in Nara. Plus, UN warns of looming ‘hunger catastrophe’ due to Russian blockade

Reuters

Chinese embassy in Japan voices condolences on death of ex-Japanese PM Abe

The Chinese embassy in Japan expressed condolences over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in a shooting attack.

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France 24

'A towering figure': Fatal shooting of Japan's Shinzo Abe shocks world leaders

Friday's shocking assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe stunned the world and drew immediate condemnation, with world leaders praising Abe's "global leadership" and slamming a "cowardly attack".

Reuters

Germany's Scholz deeply saddened and stunned by Abe's death

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was "stunned and deeply saddened" by news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

Reuters

Taiwan has lost a close friend, president says of Abe death

The world has lost an important leader and Taiwan has lost a friend, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died hours after he was shot while giving an election campaign speech.

Reuters

S.Korea president Yoon sends condolences after shooting death of ex-Japanese premier Abe

South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol sent condolences to Akie Abe, wife of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, following his death in a shooting attack on Friday as he giving an election campaign speech.

The News Lens

Shinzo Abe: The Legacy of Japan’s Former Prime Minister

The former prime minister has died after being shot in the city of Nara. Shinzo Abe resigned from the top post in 2020, but his legacy has had a lasting impact on everyday Japanese life and politics.

Reuters

New UK finance minister expresses shock over Abe death, after earlier tweet error

Britain's new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi sent his condolences to Japan on Friday following the death of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, saying he had lost his life in pursuit of a noble aim to make the world a better place.

Dynamite News

Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election. Read more on Dynamite News

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