SEOUL, South Korea -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign speech on Friday. He was 67. Abe was in the city of Nara in western Japan giving a speech in ...

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.

TOKYO >> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot last week while giving an outdoor campaign ...

For this reason the death of such a prominent figure in Japanese society has shocked the nation and prompted searching questions about the nature of the weapon used.

Tetsuya Yamagami, center, holding a weapon, is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara, western Japan, Friday. Yamagami is accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by shooting ...

A surprising act of violence in one of the countries with the strictest gun laws in the world, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot down while giving a campaign speech.

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 former prime minister, has died after being shot during a speech in western Japan. The country's longest-serving prime minister, Abe was campaigning for a parliamentary ...

An Indian man holds a candle and photo of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a prayer meeting to pay their respects at Japan Information and Study Centre in Ahmedabad, India ...

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 ...

Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan, has died after succumbing to injuries from gunshot wounds sustained during a campaign speech on Friday. His death has been reported by Japanese public ...

Abe, 67, held the title of prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020, having also served as president of the Liberal Democratic Party for the latter time. Read on to learn more ...