Japan’s ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe, center, falls on the ground in Nara, western Japan on July 8, 2022. AP. NHK spoke to witnesses who said a man approached Abe from behind before at least two ...

Prosecutors in Japan have formally charged the man suspected of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was arrested right after he allegedly ...

TOKYO — Japan's national police chief on Thursday said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month.

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, died at the age of 67 Friday after being shot during a campaign speech in western Japan. It was a shocking attack in a country that has some of ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet ministers hastily returned to Tokyo from campaign events around the country after the shooting, which he called “dastardly and barbaric.” He ...

Abe, 67, was Japan's longest-serving prime minister. He resigned in September 2020 due to health problems. Abe said at the time that he was suffering from a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday. The broadcaster aired footage ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister until ...