Shinzo Abe Assassination

• Suspect in Shinzo Abe assassination expected to face murder charge: lawyer

  Japanese prosecutors are expected to formally charge the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder on Friday, his lawyer said.

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  Jan 12, 2023
  
• Third Japanese cabinet member in a month resigns, causing blow to PM’s shaky support

  Internal affairs minister Minoru Terada tendered his resignation to Kishida after media reports the premier was preparing to sack him.

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  Nov 20, 2022
  
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• Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe honoured at rare state funeral

  Japan's assassinated former leader, Shinzo Abe, was given a rare state funeral Tuesday that was full of military pomp and surrounded by mourners as well as by widespread protests.

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  Sep 27, 2022
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• Shinzo Abe state funeral: Japan fills with tension as Tokyo holds ceremony for ex-PM

  Tokyo was under maximum security, with a large number of uniformed police mobilize around the Budokan hall, where the funeral is being held.

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  Sep 26, 2022
• Japan’s PM reshuffles cabinet to distance from church linked to Abe assassination

  Support for Fumio Kishida's cabinet has plunged amid scrutiny over the government's ties to the conservative Unification Church, which may have motivated Shinzo Abe's assassin.

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  Aug 10, 2022
• Japanese police probe alleged security lapses blamed for Shinzo Abe’s assassination

  A team of investigators on Friday inspected the shooting site, a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida blamed "problems with the security measures" for Abe's death.

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  Jul 15, 2022
• Shinzo Abe’s assassination shows political violence is growing worldwide, experts say

  The isolation and economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven more people online and into spaces where they have become radicalized, experts say.

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  Jul 12, 2022
• Japan says final goodbye to Shinzo Abe as hundreds flock to former leader’s funeral

  Mourners took photos and some called out “Abe san!” as a motorcade with the hearse carrying his body accompanied by his widow, Akie Abe, slowly drove by the packed crowd.

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  Jul 12, 2022
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• Shinzo Abe’s vigil draws hundreds as his party wins Japan election

  A private funeral for Shinzo Abe, who resigned in 2020 and was Japan's longest-serving premier, is expected to take place on Tuesday.

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  Jul 11, 2022
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• Japan’s ruling coalition increases majority in parliament after Abe assassination

  Japan's conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of Shinzo Abe.

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  Jul 10, 2022