In 2022, Abe was assassinated in Nara while delivering a campaign speech for the upper house elections. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, confessed that the assassination was motivated by Abe's ties with the Unification Church. This was the first assassination of a former Japanese prime minister since 1936.

Jul 11, 2022 · The 40-centimeter-long (16-inch) firearm that was used to kill former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he campaigned for his ruling party in Nara, western Japan, looked crude, more like a propellant made of pipes taped together and filled with explosives.

Jul 8, 2022 · Japan's former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was fatally shot while giving a speech on Friday. Videos show the suspect standing behind Abe with little security around him before the...

Jul 8, 2022 · Numerous videos show the gunman walking unobstructed past security before pointing a large handmade gun in the direction of the former prime minister. Shinzo Abe, a Japanese former prime...

Jul 11, 2022 · Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his neck during Friday's attack, Kyodo News reported, citing information from Japan's Ministry of...

Jul 8, 2022 · Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, was assassinated with a gun on the streets of Nara, Japan. The killing shocked the world and, especially, Japan—a country with strict gun laws...

Jul 8, 2022 · Former President Trump expressed his sadness over the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a statement on Friday.

Jul 8, 2022 · Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot twice at a political campaign event. He was in the process of giving a speech when a gunman attacked him from behind. This is...

Jul 8, 2022 · World leaders have been reacting with shock to the killing of the former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe. US President Joe Biden has ordered US flags to be flown at half-staff over the...

May 26, 2022 · A BE SHINZO served longer as prime minister than anyone in Japan’s history, holding the office from 2012-2020. He stepped down because of a chronic illness, but quickly returned to his Diet...