Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot on Friday, Nikkei Asia reports.
Washington Post: “Abe was stumping for a fellow politician from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Nara, near Osaka, on Friday morning when a gunman wielding what police described as a homemade weapon fired two shots.”
New York Times: “A stunned Japan grappled to make sense of the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who remained the most recognizable Japanese politician even after stepping down from office two years ago.”
“The graphic footage of Mr. Abe lying unconscious with blood covering his dress shirt rocked the consciousness of a nation where violent crime is rare and gun violence is almost nonexistent.”
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