Shinzo abe

Prime Minister “I am deeply saddened by the loss of such a great politician who loved this country, was always one step ahead of the times, and left behind great achievements in various fields in order to pave the way for the future of this country,” he said at an emotional news conference. Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University Japan in Tokyo, said the country was “grieving the loss of a political giant.” A mainstay of contemporary Japanese politics, Abe first served as prime minister from 2006 to 2007. At 52, he was the youngest person to hold the office since World War II. He is credited with reviving the LDP after an electoral thrashing in 2009, imbuing it with his brand of conservatism. He returned as prime minister in 2012 and served to 2020, when he again resigned citing health issues. Abe’s later years in office were marred by political scandals in his party and accusations that he fumbled the country’s response to the But that longevity stood out in a country that had five leaders in as many years before his return and is now on its second prime minister since Abe stepped down. Abe fought to revive Japan, which had suffered stagnation since the crash of 1991. His time at the helm of the world’s third-largest economy was characterized by his “Abenomics” cocktail of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. Tobias Harris, author of “The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan,” said Abe was “just a tremendously powerful and inf...

Proceedings on the fatal shooting case of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had to be temporarily called off after a suspicious item was delivered to the Nara District Court premises, public broadcaster NHK said, citing a source related to the investigation. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, had been due in court Monday for pretrial consultations when staff and visitors to the building were briefly evacuated as police dealt with a potentially dangerous object delivered earlier that day, the Asahi newspaper reported.

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A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said. Tetsuya Yamagami had been due to appear on Monday afternoon for his first pretrial hearing at the Nara District Court over Abe’s broad-daylight assassination, which shocked the world in July last year. Unable to view this article? This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Japan's former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated today while speaking at a political rally. The gunman appeared to use a homemade weapon. He's in custody. But right now the motive is still unclear. The killing of Japan's longest-serving prime minister has shocked the nation. With the slogan, Japan is back, Shinzo Abe played a key role in bringing Japan out of an era of economic stagnation and the lingering stigma of its defeat in World War II. Joining me now to talk about the legacy of Shinzo Abe is Nancy Snow, an expert in international relations who's focused on the evolution of modern Japan. Good morning, Nancy. NANCY SNOW: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: So, I mean, first of all, just how shocking is this assassination when you look at the history of political violence and gun violence in Japan? SNOW: Well, I'm shaking. And I'm not presently in Tokyo, but Tokyo's my second home, and I can't imagine how my Japanese friends must be feeling. I'm hearing from them now. I think it's going to be a shock that will linger in the national psyche. You've got to understand, we don't have a gun debate discussion over there. If you bring up guns, it is just visceral how people will react. That's not Japan. FADEL: Yeah. SNOW: And so to have this makeshift gun used, shot from behind, with video footage - this will take days, months, even years to really grapple with. So to talk about Abe's legacy, we now have to put it in the context of a political assassina...