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Japan says it expects security flaws in former PM Abe's killing to be probed

The Japanese government expects security loopholes in the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be discussed and investigated, the country's top spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters

'Terrorism:' Abe killing seen as attack on Japan's democracy

Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance in media and among political commentators are widespread in Japan following the daylight assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

The Independent UK

Who shot Shinzo Abe and why? Everything we know so far

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

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Abe killing points to possible pitfalls of Agnipath scheme: TMC

The attacker lost his job in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force after three years of service and he was not getting any pension, the TMC’S mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’ claimed

The Hindu

Morning mail: the Uber files, female voters drift from Coalition, Djokovic takes Wimbledon

Monday: An unprecedented leak has laid bare the inside story of the tech giant. Plus: could positive thinking be making us feel less secure?

The Guardian - AU

Sydney news: Top candidate Jenny West to front NSW inquiry into how John Barilaro landed plum job

MORNING BRIEFING: Former bureaucrat Jenny West, who had her offer to be trade commissioner in New York rescinded, will today face questions from a parliamentary inquiry probing how John Barilaro ended up with the plum job.

ABC News

Japan ruling bloc easily wins vote held days after Abe’s murder

Japan’s ruling coalition is projected to maintain its majority in an upper house election held Sunday, two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who led the bloc to numerous victories during his term as premier.

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The Hindu

A death unforetold: On assassination of Shinzo Abe

The assassination of Shinzo Abe could have far-reaching consequences for the Japanese psyche

The Hindu

Shinzo Abe: Japanese voters back party of former PM amid shooting fallout

Exit polls show LDP retaining power with comfortable election victory as country mourns former leader

The Guardian - UK

Japan ruling coalition makes strong election showing

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was set to increase its majority in the upper house with its junior coalition partner in Sunday's election, public broadcaster NHK's exit polls showed.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe's party scores a major victory in Japan's election

The victory may be propelled by what is seen as a wave of sympathy votes in a country still reeling from the shock of the former prime minister's assassination.

WEKU

Shinzo Abe: Police admit ‘there were problems with our security’

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may receive a surge of support after the assassination of Japan’s former prime minister

Evening Standard

AP News Digest 5:45 a.m.

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Reuters

Japan election: what you need to know

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

The Independent UK

Japan votes for key election in shadow of Abe assassination

Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing Liberal Democratic Party

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abe Killer Wielded Homemade Gun, Grudge over Mother’s Financial Ruin, Police Say

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing 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. Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 41-year-old, was identified by police…

The Independent UK

Abe's killing haunts Japan with questions on handmade guns

The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent shudders through low-crime, orderly Japan

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David Pratt: The latest from Japan, DRC, Afghanistan and Nicaragua

TODAY Japan goes to the polls in a parliamentary election. It does so, however, in the shadow of the killing on Friday of former prime minister…

Tribune News Service

Japanese voters head to polls after ex-premier Abe’s murder

Voters in Japan headed to the polls Sunday for an upper house election, reeling from the death of long-serving former premier Shinzo Abe who was fatally shot on the campaign trail two days ago.

The Independent UK

Top US diplomat to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a brief condolence visit to Japan next week following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

The Independent UK

Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving prime minister

The scion of a prominent political family, Abe’s role at the helm of Japan’s domestic politics and international affairs spanned nearly a generation

Tribune News Service

Shinzo Abe’s death highlights fringe Japan political party that criticized him

The assassination of Shinzo Abe has drawn attention to a fringe political party that had criticized him ahead of Sunday’s upper house election for alleged connections to religious groups.

Bangkok Post

Security in Thailand tightened after Abe's killing

Government officials are tightening their security following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a disgruntled man in the Nara prefecture on Friday.

ABC News

Shinzo Abe's death isn't Japan's first political assassination

The calm and ordered veneer that has become a hallmark of Japanese society was shockingly ripped away with Shinzo Abe's killing. Yet the country is also well known for sporadic but significant examples of politically motivated violence.

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