カテゴリー: Shinzō Abe
Prime minister says the assassinated former leader of Japan ‘understood instinctively’ the values the two countries sharedGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has paid tribute to Shinzo Abe, saying he was…
Politicians vow not to let assassination of their longest-serving PM stop democratic process, as tributes continue to pour inThe body of Shinzo Abe has returned to Tokyo as politicians prepared to resume campaigning for Sunday’s upper house elections i…
Japanese politician who as prime minister had sought to stimulate the economy through the radical monetary policy of AbenomicsFew other Japanese leaders in living memory have left as deep an imprint on their country as Shinzo Abe. One of the most trans…
The former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while making a campaign speech, plunging the country into grief over the loss of its longest-serving PM. ‘The free and fair election, which is the root of democracy, need…
41-year-old tells police he was ‘frustrated’ with former Japanese PM and had ‘intention of killing him’A 41-year-old man has been arrested for murder after the fatal shooting of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.The man, Tetsuya Yamagami, r…
US praises former Japanese leader’s ‘great vision’, while Iran calls shooting an ‘act of terrorism’From Washington to Tehran, Seoul to Kyiv, political leaders around the world have condemned the assassination of the former Japanese prime minister Shinz…
The former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died, aged 67, after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. The hospital that tried to save him said he died at 5.03pm (08.03 GMT), about five and a half hours after he …
Groomed for leadership from an early age, his first term was plagued by discord but he seized his second chanceShinzo Abe – a life in pictures The people of Japan are in a state of shock after the violent death of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe, …
If you’re living in Japan or elsewhere, you can share your memories tributes and we’ll feature some of them as part of our coverageThe former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died, aged 67, after being shot while making a speech in the city of Na…
A look back at the life of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister Shinzo Abe, known for his ‘Abenomics’ policy, who was shot dead while making a campaign speech Continue reading…
The former Japanese prime minister has died after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. He is remembered for his ‘Abenomics’ policy to lift the world’s third biggest economy out of deflation and for supporting a more prominent r…
Sixty-seven-year-old died following shooting in Nara in western Japan, and a suspect has been detainedShinzo Abe – a life in picturesJapan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara on…
Police believe attacker bore grudge against Abe as some critics question level of security surrounding Japan’s longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe – a life in picturesSorrow and disbelief descended on Japan after Shinzo Abe – the former prime minister and a …
Attack on former PM has sent shockwaves through country with one of world’s lowest rates of gun violenceShinzo Abe shooting: latest updatesShinzo Abe – a life in picturesJapan has close to zero tolerance of gun ownership and one of the lowest rates of …
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech in western Japan and airlifted to a hospital. He was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials said. The public broadcaster NHK aired footage showing Abe collapsed on t…