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Will ‘redouble’ work in Indo-Pacific in memory of Shinzo Abe: Leaders of Australia, India and U.S.

Shinzo Abe played formative role in founding Quad partnership, say Modi, Biden and Albanese

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022

Abe's body arrives in Tokyo as country mourns ex-PM's death

The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been returned to Tokyo after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Japan Mourns as Body of Assassinated ex-PM Abe Arrives in Tokyo

A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday from the western Japanese city where he was shot at close range on the campaign trail. The murder of Japan's best-known politician rattled the country and sent shockwaves around the world, particularly given…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 9, 2022

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Anthony Albanese pays tribute to 'true friend' of Australia Shinzo Abe, while warning such attacks could happen again

Anthony Albanese describes the assassination of the former Japanese prime minister as an act of terrorism, and warns a similar attack on political leaders could occur again.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

China's Xi 'deeply regrets' death of Japan's Abe

China's President Xi Jinping expressed his condolences on Saturday over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whom Xi said had worked hard to improve relations between the neighbours, Chinese state media reported.

Reuters · Jul 9, 2022

Saudi Leadership Condoles Japanese PM on Abe’s Death

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the assassination of ex-PM Shinzo Abe, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The King expressed his deepest condolences to the Prime Minister, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 9, 2022

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 · Jul 9, 2022

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Investigation continues in shooting death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Police in the Japanese city of Nara, where former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, say they are investigating whether a man arrested at the scene acted alone and if security at the campaign event was sufficient.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

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The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022

Photographers capture moments after former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

The former Japanese prime minister was midway through a campaign speech when he was shot. Photographers nearby captured what happened next.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Biden and former US presidents shocked by Shinzo Abe’s assassination

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders mourned the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated Friday while delivering a campaign speech ahead of his country’s parliamentary elections.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022

Japan mourns as Abe's body returns to Tokyo

TOKYO: A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail.

Bangkok Post · Jul 9, 2022

I'm still in shock over Abe: Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia has lost a true friend in slain former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe.

AAP · Jul 9, 2022

Police admit Nara security flaws as Abe's body returns home to Tokyo

Police acknowledged security flaws on Saturday in the Japanese city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, as a motorcade carrying his body arrived at his home in the capital Tokyo.

Reuters · Jul 9, 2022

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Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Biden tells Japan's PM of outrage at Abe's assassination

U.S. President Joe Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a call on Friday of his outrage at the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting that shocks nation

TOKYO — 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.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

Shinzo Abe, killed at 67, leaves a storied legacy as Japan's longest-serving premier

The influential prime minister worked to revive the economy with his trademark "Abenomics" and rebuild Japan's role on the global stage. His assassination stunned a nation where gun violence is rare.

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Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

What we know about the crude, homemade gun used in Shinzo Abe’s assassination

Within hours of a 41-year-old suspect’s arrest in the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with an improvised gun, police raided Tetsuya Yamagami’s home Friday and found a small arsenal of homemade weapons — so-called zip or pipe guns.

Dublin Live · Jul 8, 2022

President Higgins expresses condolences after 'appalling' death of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Mr Abe, 67, was shot from behind during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday and died in hospital

Bangkok Post · Jul 8, 2022

Is Taiwan going to be the next Ukraine?

Russia's brutal war on Ukraine is, most observers agree, an assault on democracy, sovereignty and human rights. For the United States and its Nato allies, the Kremlin's aggression demands a powerful response, including unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia and huge amounts of military aid to Ukraine.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022

World leaders express sadness, outrage over death of Shinzo Abe, paying tribute to 'friend', 'brilliant leader'

World leaders express their sadness and outrage at the fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe, describing him as a champion of democracy, a great leader, and a friend.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Irish president laments ‘appalling’ murder of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Michael D Higgins told Japan’s emperor that the Irish people ‘share your sorrow and offer solidarity with you and the citizens of Japan’.

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

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WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

Abe's assassination shocks Japan, where gun control is strict and shootings are rare

Japan, with famously strict laws, has among the world's lowest rates of gun ownership and gun violence. In 2018 there were just nine firearm deaths reported in Japan, compared with 39,740 in the U.S.

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