Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a nationalist who served in the post longer than anyone else before stepping down in 2020, was shot and killed on Friday at a campaign rally.

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, falls on the ground in Nara, western Japan on July 8, 2022. Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who shot him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned a ...

The body of Japan's former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, arrived in Tokyo Saturday afternoon -- a day after he was assassinated while giving a campaign speech in the western Nara region, CNN reported.

The fatal shooting of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked world leaders Friday and swiftly drew comments full of condemnation and sorrow from officials globally. President Joe Biden ...

UPDATED 7/8, 8:14 a.m. ET: Shinzo Abe has died as a result of the shooting, Reuters reports.He was 67. See original story below. Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was shot on Friday ...

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...