Shinzo Abe

External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday met late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie in Tokyo, nearly two years after his demise. He also handed a personal letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Akie…
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The brazen assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun shocked a nation unused to high-profile political violence. But there has been another surprise in the weeks since the murder as details have emerged…
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Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend. The ceremony will be held at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, a large venue…
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The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday, a day after he was assassinated by a military veteran. He was attacked in the city of Nara in western Japan. Following the attack he was immediately…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed shock over the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In a joint statement, the leaders of Quad Security…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the attack on Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving premier. Abe was shot during a campaign speech in Nara city and he was said to have suffered from a cardiac arrest after the attack. Shinzo…
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Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was feared dead on Friday after apparently being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region, local media reported. National broadcaster NHK said a man in his 40s had been arrested for attempted…
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