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Japan's ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe killing

Japan's conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of dominant politician and power broker Shinzo Abe.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe assassination: Japanese head to polls in grief and disbelief

Prime minister Fumio Kishida warns violence will not be tolerated in defiant speech after the murder of former leader

The Guardian - UK

Suspect 'stalked Abe' in Okayama before attack

NARA -- A man arrested in Friday's fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City has told police that he had also followed Abe in Okayama City the day before the attack, according to investigative sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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‘Like time had stopped’: Japan grapples with Shinzo Abe’s loss

The former prime minister’s body returns to capital Tokyo as a shocked nation comes to terms with his assassination.

Al Jazeera

Japan mourns late leader Shinzo Abe a day after shock assassination

A steady stream of mourners visited the scene of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara on Saturday as a motorcade carrying the late leader's body arrived in the capital, Tokyo.

France 24

Shinzo Abe obituary

Japanese politician who as prime minister had sought to stimulate the economy through the radical monetary policy of Abenomics

The Guardian - UK

Abe assassination raises questions about security for VIPs in Japan

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare.

Reuters

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Ex-PM Abe shot dead / Suspect held after attack at street campaign event in Nara

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of a fatal gun attack while taking part in a campaign event for the House of Councillors election in Nara City on Friday. He was 67.

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

Nicola Sturgeon joins global tributes to murdered Japanese leader Shinzo Abe

NICOLA Sturgeon has joined an outpouring of tributes from across the world to former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot during a…

The National (Scotland)

Shinzo Abe sought to reinvigorate Japan with bold economic policies, strong armed forces

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold "Abenomics" policies, beef up the military and counter China's growing clout, has died at 67.

Reuters

A timeline of the career of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country's longest-serving prime minister

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was on the campaign trail ahead of the country's upper house elections when he was shot. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News

Japan's Shinzo Abe sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agenda

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, launched his "Abenomics" policies to lift the economy out of deflation, beefed up Japan's military and sought to counter China's growing clout in a historic two-term tenure.

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Former Japan PM Abe unconscious after shooting; man in custody

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious and unresponsive after being shot in the chest during a political event on Friday, shocking a nation where gun violence is rare.

Tribune News Service

Former Japan PM Abe unconscious after shooting; man in custody

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

Reuters

Japan election: what you need to know

A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a powerful predecessor and define his premiership.

The Guardian - AU

From ‘get married’ to getting elected – women a record one-third of candidates in Japan poll

Notoriously sexist, Japanese politics is being shaken up as parties increase female representation at upper house elections

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The Independent UK

'Hopeless': Japan's weak opposition no match for ruling LDP

More than a dozen opposition parties are running in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but they are no match for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s behemoth Liberal Democratic Party, which has reigned postwar Japan almost without interruption

Reuters

Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election

(Corrects year of establishment of DPFP to 2020 from 2000 in July 6 story)

Reuters

Japan election: what you need to know

Tribune News Service

Japan PM bets on world-defying inflation policy to win election

As politicians around the globe rush to tamp down inflation, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is betting instead that older voters in particular will look past surging prices in a crucial election on Sunday.

Reuters

Explainer - Inflation to nuclear power: What's at stake in Japan's election

Japan will vote in upper house elections on Sunday that have implications for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his ability to push through legislation.

Reuters

Japan's Kishida hopes to put stamp on premiership in upper house polls

Reuters

Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election

Japan holds an upper house election on Sunday that is key to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's attempt to gain firmer control of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to enable it and its Komeito junior partner to push through legislation.

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