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. Security ...

People pray on July 8, 2022, next to tributes laid at the site where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot earlier that day, in Nara, Japan. (Issei Kato/Reuters) Violence ...

The alleged assassin who shot dead Shinzo Abe on Friday believed the former Japanese prime minister was involved in a “specific organization” — and that his grudge wasn’t political ...

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 ...

(CNN) -- Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported, quoting sources within the ruling Liberal ...

The man told police he was against plans to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month, CNN affiliate TV Asahi reported. Police are now gathering evidence from ...

The fallout from Shinzo Abe’s death has taken a number of unexpected turns, casting a critical light on both his long-governing party and a fringe religious group. By Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley ...