Robert Whiting's Japan is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. TOKYO — The shooting death of Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, has shocked the nation. Abe was making a campaign speech for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the House of Councilors on Friday morning, July 8, in Nara, when he was attacked by a man who emerged from the crowd wielding a homemade device that resembled a double-barreled shotgun.
Obituary: Shinzo Abe 1954-2022
Obituary: Shinzo Abe 1954-2022
Obituary: Shinzo Abe 1954-2022
Robert Whiting's Japan is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. TOKYO — The shooting death of Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, has shocked the nation. Abe was making a campaign speech for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the House of Councilors on Friday morning, July 8, in Nara, when he was attacked by a man who emerged from the crowd wielding a homemade device that resembled a double-barreled shotgun.