Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after assassination attempt at campaign event - ForumDaily
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after assassination attempt at campaign event

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot at a campaign event. He was 67 years old. Writes about it Business Insider.

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He was shot at around 11:30 am local time on July 8 while he was giving a speech in Nara, a city in western Japan.

Politician was immediately airlifted to the Nara Medical University Hospital with no signs of life, officials at the medical facility said. Abe lost a lot of blood; The doctors tried to resuscitate him and give him a blood transfusion. Shinzo Abe's death was confirmed at 17:03 pm.

The attack took place while he was making a campaign speech on the eve of elections to the country's upper house on 10 July. He was shot twice from behind, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officials said.

Japanese police said they arrested 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya on suspicion of attempted murder and seized weapons. Business Insider.

Tetsuya lived in Nara, the city where Abe was shot. He worked in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - or the Japanese Navy - for three years until 2005. While there, he received training in the use of military weapons.

Pictures of the weapon fired released by Japanese media show it is homemade, with two metal barrels attached to a wooden board with black tape.

During interrogation at the Naranishi police station, Tetsuya told police that he "was dissatisfied with former Prime Minister Abe and intended to kill him", but that the attack was not "an insult to the former Prime Minister's political beliefs".

For Japan, this incident is especially shocking given that the country has extremely strict gun laws and the authorities are working hard to eradicate gun deaths with notable success.

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Abe was Japan's longest-serving prime minister. He served from 2006 to 2007 and again for eight years (2012-2020) breaking the trend of five Japanese prime ministers from 2007 to 2012.

Abe stepped down in 2020 due to ulcerative colitis, a chronic bowel disease. He also abruptly resigned in 2007, citing ill health.

Heritage

Born in 1954, Abe came from a prominent political family. His maternal grandfather was Nobusuke Kishi, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960. Abe's father, Shintaro, served as the country's foreign minister from 1982 to 1986. His great-uncle Eisaku Sato was Japan's second longest-serving prime minister from 1964 to 1972.

During his tenure as prime minister, Abe was known for his "Abenomics" policies—a combination of ultra-easy monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms. It was aimed at revitalizing Japan's deflationary economy.

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Abe, among other things, sought to raise Japan's international profile, played golf with the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, and even appeared as a character in the Nintendo Mario video game during the 2016 Olympics.

Abe stepped down before the rescheduled Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Late in his tenure, the hereditary politician faced criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of scandals among center-right members of the LDP.

Among Abe's most controversial moves was his push to amend Japan's pacifist constitution after World War II.

Even after stepping down, Abe remained influential in the ruling LDP, advocating increased defense spending and warning China against invading Taiwan.

Abe is survived by his wife Aki Abe, his mother Yoko Abe, brothers Nobuo Kishi and Hironobu Abe.

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