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Shinzo Abe's death isn't Japan's first political assassination

The calm and ordered veneer that has become a hallmark of Japanese society was shockingly ripped away with Shinzo Abe's killing. Yet the country is also well known for sporadic but significant examples of politically motivated violence.

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French rugby team overturns Japan at last minute to clock up 10th straight win

Six Nations champions France scored a late try to edge Japan 20-15 in an second rugby Test on Saturday. It was an emotional match, held at Tokyo's National Stadium the day after the country was shocked by the assassination of Shinzo Abe. A minute's silence was held for the former…

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‘Like time had stopped’: Japan grapples with Shinzo Abe’s loss

The former prime minister’s body returns to capital Tokyo as a shocked nation comes to terms with his assassination.

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Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo

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Abe's body arrives in Tokyo as country mourns ex-PM's death

The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been returned to Tokyo after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday

The Independent UK

Japan Mourns as Body of Assassinated ex-PM Abe Arrives in Tokyo

A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday from the western Japanese city where he was shot at close range on the campaign trail. The murder of Japan's best-known politician rattled the country and sent shockwaves around the world, particularly given…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan mourns as Abe's body returns to Tokyo

TOKYO: A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail.

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Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting that shocks nation

TOKYO — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving premier and a figure of enduring influence — died after being shot at a campaign event Friday in an attack that shocked a nation where political violence and guns are rare.

Tribune News Service

Shinzo Abe, killed at 67, leaves a storied legacy as Japan's longest-serving premier

The influential prime minister worked to revive the economy with his trademark "Abenomics" and rebuild Japan's role on the global stage. His assassination stunned a nation where gun violence is rare.

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Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting that shocks nation

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Sporting world pays tribute to Shinzo Abe, a key figure in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

TOKYO: The sporting world on Friday paid glowing tributes to Shinzo Abe, who was instrumental in Japan winning the bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, with the International Olympics Committee hailing him as “a man of vision” and “a dear friend of the Olympic Movement.”

The Times of India

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s ex-prime minister, assassinated during a speech

Abe suffered major damage to his heart, along with two neck wounds that damaged an artery. He never regained his vital signs, hospital officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Infections rise nationwide, set record highs in 5 prefectures

Coronavirus infections have been surging nationwide, with all 47 prefectures seeing a week-on-week increase in the number of new cases.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

French, Japanese court rulings clash in child custody case

The Tokyo Family Court on Thursday approved the divorce of a Japanese woman from her French husband and granted her custody of the couple's two children, despite a French court's issuance of an arrest warrant against her on suspicion of abducting the children.

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'A towering figure': Fatal shooting of Japan's Shinzo Abe shocks world leaders

Friday's shocking assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe stunned the world and drew immediate condemnation, with world leaders praising Abe's "global leadership" and slamming a "cowardly attack".

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Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, will be remembered for his legacy

Shinzo Abe was the father of "Abenomics", one of the founding members of the Quad and brought the Olympics to Tokyo.

Bangkok Post

Japanese media reports Abe has died from wounds

TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot during a political campaign event in an attack condemned as "absolutely unforgivable".

Bangkok Post

Abe slaying stuns Japan

TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech.

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Former Japanese PM Abe shot, unconscious

TOKYO: Former prime minister Shinzo Abe fell unconscious after being attacked by an unidentified gunman while giving a stump speech on a western Japan road on Friday morning, police and firefighters said.

The Times of India

Shinzo Abe, former Japan PM, shot during campaign speech

TOKYO: Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday afternoon after he was shot at while he was delivering a speech in the city of Nara in western Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan: Omicron subvariant believed to be factor in surge

The recent surge in new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus can partly be attributed to the emergence of the omicron subvariant BA.5, according to an expert advisory body to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Star fish

Visitors look at illuminated goldfish bowls at an event to mark the Tanabata star festival in the Ginza district of Tokyo. Decorations included bamboo leaves and tanzaku paper strips, on which people traditionally write wishes for Tanabata, which comes every year on July 7. The event runs through Sunday at…

Daily Mirror

Tom Dean counting days until Brummie Commonwealth roar replaces Olympic silence

“Going to Tokyo for the biggest competition in the swimming world and trying to deliver performances in an empty stadium was a real test"

Al Jazeera

Asian stocks higher after US Fed signals more rate hikes

Markets in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney rise after Fed meeting flags possibility of “even more restrictive stance”.

Reuters

Analysis-Inflation, not deflation, is now Japan's political hot potato as election looms

The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan's upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for recent price hikes on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's policies.

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