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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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Japan police admit security flaws as body of assassinated ex-PM Abe arrives home

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese police on Saturday admitted there were "problems" with security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, as his body arrived at his family home a day after he was assassinated on the campaign trail.

AFP

Japan players remember Abe after emotional France Test

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's rugby players said they were "sad" and "shocked" by the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe but had remained "focused" for Saturday's second Test against France.

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'Heart and soul' edges France past Japan in rugby thriller

Tokyo (AFP) - France captain Charles Ollivon said the Six Nations champions needed to put their "heart and soul" into Saturday's 20-15 win over Japan after trailing at half-time for the first time this season.

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Shinzo Abe murder suspect: What we know

Tokyo (AFP) - The man accused of assassinating Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been arrested and named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami.

AFP

French rugby team overturns Japan at last minute to clock up 10th straight win

Six Nations champions France scored a late try to edge Japan 20-15 in an second rugby Test on Saturday. It was an emotional match, held at Tokyo's National Stadium the day after the country was shocked by the assassination of Shinzo Abe. A minute's silence was held for the former…

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France edge emotional Japan in second rugby Test thriller

Tokyo (AFP) - Six Nations champions France scored a late try to edge Japan 20-15 in an emotional, thrilling, second rugby Test on Saturday, the day after the country was shocked by the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

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France beat Japan 20-15 in second rugby union Test

Tokyo (AFP) - Six Nations champions France scored a late try to edge Japan 20-15 in an emotional second rugby Test on Saturday, the day after the country was shocked by the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

AFP

‘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

Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo

The Independent UK

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

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…

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Japan mourns as body of assassinated ex-PM Abe arrives in Tokyo

Tokyo (AFP) - 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.

AFP

Japan mourns as body of assassinated ex-PM Abe returns to Tokyo

Nara (Japan) (AFP) - Japan on Saturday mourned the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, whose body was being moved to Tokyo from the western town where he was gunned down at close range on the campaign trail.

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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.

AFP

Japan mourns as body of assassinated PM Abe returns to Tokyo

Kashihara (Japan) (AFP) - Japan on Saturday mourned the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, whose body was being moved to Tokyo from the western town where he was gunned down at close range on the campaign trail.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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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Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting that shocks nation

Chicago Sun-Times

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s ex-prime minister, assassinated during a speech

Abe suffered major damage to his heart, along with two neck wounds that damaged an artery. He never regained his vital signs, hospital officials said.

AFP

Crime in Japan: Violent attacks that shocked a nation

Tokyo (AFP) - Violent crime is rare in Japan, which has a low murder rate and some of the world's toughest gun laws, but several horrific attacks have shocked the country in recent decades.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Infections rise nationwide, set record highs in 5 prefectures

Coronavirus infections have been surging nationwide, with all 47 prefectures seeing a week-on-week increase in the number of new cases.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

French, Japanese court rulings clash in child custody case

The Tokyo Family Court on Thursday approved the divorce of a Japanese woman from her French husband and granted her custody of the couple's two children, despite a French court's issuance of an arrest warrant against her on suspicion of abducting the children.

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".

AFP

Shinzo Abe shooting: What we know

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country's best-known politician and longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event.

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