Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot in the city of Nara, Japan.
Abe, 67, had been making a campaign speech at around 11 a.m. local time on Friday ahead of an election Sunday for the upper house of the Japanese Parliament when he was shot, the Associated Press reported. An NHK reporter heard what sounded like two gunshots and saw Abe bleeding. He collapsed on a street while delivering a speech in the western prefecture. Video showed security guards rushing to him and people attempting to provide medical assistance.
Kishida declined to get into a motive when speaking with reporters, but NHK reported the suspect told police that he was frustrated with Abe and wanted to kill the former prime minister. Kishida headed back to Tokyo from Yamagata after canceling campaign events. Other officials were also returning to Tokyo."We are shocked and saddened to hear about the violent attack against former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. We are closely monitoring the reports and keeping our thoughts with his family and the people of Japan," a White House spokesperson said, according to Voice of America.
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 July 8, 2022 JAPAN EYES RESTARTING NUCLEAR REACTORS AS HEAT WAVE CAUSES POWER CRUNCH Abe had been serving as a member of the House of Representatives, which is the upper chamber of the Japanese Parliament. He became prime minister of Japan in 2012 and served until 2020, finishing out as the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. He cited poor health as a reason for his resignation.
A vocal critic of China, Abe sought to strengthen ties with the United States and the West. He was regarded as a pioneer of the"free and open Indo-Pacific" concept that has since been integrated into the framework for the U.S. strategy for the region. The concept called for stronger coordination between countries with similar interests in the region. The goal was to appeal to smaller nations in the region that had been reluctant to choose a side in the rivalry between the U.S.
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