Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his sadness over the shocking murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a post in English on Twitter. “Sad and shocking news about former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. His life was cut short in a horrible and cruel way. His contribution is enormous. This crime is an […]
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Japan: Abe’s killer targeted ‘specific organization’
The man suspected of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is 41-year-old unemployed Tetsuya Yamagami, who told investigators he used a homemade weapon, Japanese police said. “This is what the suspect is claiming and we found that (the weapon used) clearly appears to be improvised, but our analysis is still ongoing,” a police officer […]
Shinzo Abe, his political course and Abenomics
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who has tried to pull the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold policies known as “Abenomics,” bolster the military and counter rising power of China, died today at the age of 67. Abe, who stepped down in 2020, was attacked by a gunman during a campaign speech […]
Japan: Police raid the home of the man arrested for Abe’s murder
Japanese police raided the home of the suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara (west), where he was making a campaign speech, according to images broadcast by public broadcaster NHK. Footage showed scores of police wearing protective gear, helmets and shields entering a building identified by NHK as the […]
Foreign leaders shocked by the assassination of Shinzo Abe
LAST UPDATE: 18:48 Foreign leaders have expressed their deep sorrow over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, hailing a “great patriot” and “world leader”, and strongly condemning his killing as a “heinous crime”. Here are the reactions: USA US President Joe Biden expressed his outrage at the fatal shooting today of former […]
G. Stoltenberg: The attack against Shinzo Abe is ‘heinous’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today he was “deeply shocked” by the “heinous” attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and assured that the alliance, of which Tokyo is a close ally, “stands by” the Japanese and their government. “Deeply shocked by the heinous attack against Shinzo Abe as he addressed voters. My […]
