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Japan's prime minister is resigning, under pressure from scandal
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would quit as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, …
Kieran Corcoran
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67-year-old former Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot twice at an election rally
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after he was shot while addressing an elec…
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe killed during speech
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was assassinated during a campaign speech on Ju…
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Political leaders react to the shooting and death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe's death shocked world leaders, who described the former prime minister of Japan as an ou…
Marielle Descalsota
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Biden says he is 'outraged' and 'stunned' by the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
"This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him," Biden said in a statement as he condemned t…
Natalie Musumeci
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot at campaign event
Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday morning while giving a speech at a campaign event in Nara, western Ja…
Huileng Tan,Alexandra Ma
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Live Updates: Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot during speech in Nara
Former Japan PM Shinzo AbePool/Getty Images
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Photo shows seemingly homemade gun used to kill former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese police arrested a 41-year-old man in the city of Nara after former Prime Minister Shinzo A…
Bill Bostock
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while campaigning in Nara
Local news outlets reported that Abe had died about six hours after he was shot while giving a spee…
Cheryl Teh
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The man arrested over the shooting of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe told police he was 'dissatisfied' with Abe: report
A man in a grey polo shirt was seen being tackled by several men in suits after the attack, which t…
Cheryl Teh
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns — 'Post Abe' is key to the style of presidential election
Prime Minister Abe has a chronic ulcerative colitis disease, and the first Abe administration …
Kei Yoshikawa
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Photos and videos show chaos on the scene after former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a speech in western Japan
Abe collapsed after being shot while on the campaign trail in Nara. He sustained a gunshot wound to…
Amanda Goh
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Mother of Shinzo Abe assassination suspect is member of the 'Moonies,' church confirms
Abe was killed during a campaign event last week. Japanese police said the suspect mentioned a grud…
Sophia Ankel
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Mass weddings and cult accusations: Who are the 'Moonies' and what is the Unification Church?
The man charged with assassinating Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited Abe's alleged tie…
Erin Snodgrass
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to resign over 'health' issues
The development comes after Abe's visit to a Tokyp hospital twice over the past two weeks, fue…
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Before the killing of Shinzo Abe, Japan's last assassination was in 1960. That killer Otoya Yamaguchi has become a favorite of the American far right.
In 1960, Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated the head of Japan's Socialist Party. Decades later, he is rev…
Charles R. Davis
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A famous Japanese video game creator was falsely linked to the assassination fo Shinzo Abe. Now he says he's considering legal action.
A false claim that Hideo Kojima was linked to the killing of Shinzo Abe went viral and was repeated…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Japan's right-wing Liberal Democratic Party dominates parliamentary election following the assassination of Shinzo Abe, who led the party for 8 consecutive years
The Liberal Democratic Party came out victorious in Sunday's House of Councillors election, days af…
Isabella Zavarise
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US Ambassador to Japan calls Shinzo Abe a 'visionary' and said that his assassination is 'a shock to the culture'
"It's a shock around the world, but it's clearly a shock here in Japan, not just because gun violen…
Taylor Ardrey
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Possible Moonies link to the assassination of Shinzo Abe. Suspect was motivated by anger towards a religious group he blamed for mother's bankruptcy, reports say.
The Unification Church, whose followers are colloquially known as the Moonies, confirmed that the m…