Officials form Japan's top police agency began their probe into security lapses blamed for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination a week ago Friday in western Japan, where people brought flowers to pray for the influential but divisive former leader. Mourners carrying bouquets...

Japanese police said Wednesday they have found what they believe are several bullet marks on a building near the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last week in western Japan, apparently from the first shot fired from a suspect's powerful homemade gun that narrowly missed...

Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as a family funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation. Abe, the country's longest-serving prime minister, remained influential even after stepping down two years ago for health...

Shinzo Abe Photo/Agencies Shinzo Abe, grandson of a prime minister and son of a minister of foreign affairs, played an important role in reshaping Japan's role in the international arena, opening a new chapter in Japanese foreign policy, seeking to strike a balance between the United States and Ch

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Japan's Tokyo for a brief condolence visit following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese media reported Monday.

Mourners in Japan place flowers for Abe at scene where ex-PM killed

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Japan on Monday to offer condolences in person over the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the State Department said. Blinken, who was in Bangkok on Sunday, will "offer condolences to the Japanese people" in meetings with senior...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the passing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his message, Li said, "former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made positive contributions to the improvement and development of...

Polls across Japan opened Sunday morning for an upper house election taking place just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The vote is expected to expand the majority of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner.

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the sudden and unfortunate passing away of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his message, Li said, "former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made positive...

The man accused of assassinating Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been arrested and named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami. Police say the unemployed 41-year-old admits shooting Abe with a homemade gun at a campaign event on Friday, but what else do we know about the suspect so far? Who...

TOKYO (AP) — The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan a day earlier. Abe was attacked in the city of Nara and airlifted to a local hospital but died of blood loss despite emergency...

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in his own name, Xi expressed deep...

The car believed to carry the body of Japan's late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passes by policemen and media outside the Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, early on July 9, 2022, where Abe was pronounced dead after he was shot at a campaign event on July 8 in the...

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country's longest-serving prime minister. Here is a look at some key dates in Abe's life and career. Sept. 21, 1954: Abe is born in Tokyo, the son of Shintaro Abe, who served...

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech. The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and prompted an...

Japanese police in protective gear raided the home of a man arrested over the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, national broadcaster NHK said. NHK footage showed several police officers wearing helmets and body armour and carrying protective shields filing into a building...

Leaders and envoys from Asia and beyond reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Here are some key comments: - United States - "This is a very, very sad moment," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at the G20 meeting in...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was "appalled and saddened" by the shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe. "Utterly appalled and saddened to hear about the despicable attack on Shinzo Abe," Johnson tweeted.

European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday he was "shocked and saddened by (the) cowardly attack" on Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was "a true friend, fierce defender of multilateral order & democratic values", Michel tweeted. "(The) EU stands with people of Japan...