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Japan Plans September 27 State Funeral for Abe

Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend. The ceremony will be held at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, a large venue that has hosted concerts and sports events, and was used for Japan's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Cabinet sets Abe state funeral amid mixed public view

Japan’s Cabinet has formally decided to hold a state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September

The Independent UK

Japan decides to hold ex-PM Abe's state funeral on Sept 27 -source

The Japanese government decided on Friday to hold the state funeral planned for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27, a person who was at the cabinet meeting to confirm the plan told Reuters.

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Taoiseach Micheal Martin invites Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Ireland after first meeting

During a meeting in Kantei Palace the Taoiseach said 'everyone has fond memories' of Mr Kishida’s previous visit to Ireland as Japanese Foreign Minister

Irish Mirror

State funeral for slain ex-PM Abe to be held Sept. 27

The government is in the final stage of coordinating the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 27, government sources revealed Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe on Sept 27 - sources

Japan plans a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot to death at a campaign rally this month, a government official and leading ruling party source said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Japan extends detention for Abe's alleged assassin

Japanese authorities have obtained court approval to extend the detention of the suspect in former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination earlier this month for 10 more days until they file formal charges

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Analysis-The 2.5 seconds of security lapses that sealed Shinzo Abe's fate

Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader's…

Reuters

With Japan's ex-PM Abe pale and lifeless, a doctor at the scene prayed for a miracle

The moment he laid eyes on Shinzo Abe's ashen face, Shingo Nakaoka knew that any attempt to revive the former Japanese premier was likely to be in vain.

Reuters

Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, told the police that he was motivated by Abe’s connections to the messianic new religious movement known as the Unification Church.

The Conversation

In Japan, push to shatter glass ceiling spurs hope, doubts

Large Japanese firms will from next year be required to disclose wage differences between male and female workers.

Al Jazeera

Japan's crucial moments after Abe murder

It was a bullet that some people said would change Japan forever, and it certainly had people outside taking a closer look at the world's third largest economy. For me, hearing the news that Shinzo Abe had been shot on July 8 was a shock similar to the events of…

Bangkok Post

Homemade guns a genuine threat

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe should ring alarm bells for governments around the world, including Thailand's, about the threat posed by homemade guns such as the one used in the crime.

Bangkok Post

Govt starts preparations for Abe's state funeral

With the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scheduled to be held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in September, the government is gearing up to host leaders and dignitaries from around the world.

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Video for church-linked group 'convinced' suspect to stage attack

Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reportedly harbored a grudge against a religious group known as the Unification Church, blaming it for the disintegration of his family after his mother became a follower. Yamagami was quoted by police as saying that a…

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Bangkok Post

Abe killer's mother 'gave 100m yen to church'

TOKYO: The mother of the man who fatally shot former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe donated about 100 million yen (26.7 million baht) to the Unification Church, the man’s uncle said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Police probe of Abe security lapse begins as people mourn

Officials form Japan’s top police agency began their probe into security lapses blamed for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination a week ago Friday

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Shooting suspect Yamagami experienced downward spiral over years

The graduation album of a public high school in Nara Prefecture contains a photograph of a cheer-squad member supporting his team at the National Invitational High School Baseball Tournament held at Koshien Stadium in the spring of 1998. The stand was almost full that day as the cheering teenager waved…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Officers found slow to respond after 1st shot fired at Abe

Three of four police officers standing near former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he was shot and killed in Nara a week ago were slow to respond after the assailant fired a first round that missed the mark, sources close to the investigation have said.

Reason

Jacob Sullum: Why Japanese Gun Control Isn't a Model for America

Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: The Unification Church's ties to Japan's politics

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and the Unification Church

Reuters

South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe could change Japan's policy priorities, Seoul officials said.

Bangkok Post

The unmatched legacy left by Shinzo Abe

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is as sad as it is shocking. For Japanese of my generation, the tragedy calls to mind US President John F Kennedy's assassination in 1963 and the attempted assassination of Abe's grandfather, Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, who was stabbed in…

Foreign Policy

Abe’s Nationalism Is His Most Toxic Legacy

U.S. elites were happy to overlook the late Japanese prime minister’s historical revisionism.

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