Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials said. Local fire department official Makoto Morimoto said Abe was in cardio and pulmonary arrest after being shot and was taken to a prefectural hospital. Chief Cabinet Secretary … [Read more...]
Remembering Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister
The former Japanese prime minister has died after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. He is remembered for his 'Abenomics' policy to lift the world’s third-biggest economy out of deflation and for supporting a more prominent role for Japan’s military to counter growing threats from North Korea and a more assertive China. Abe announced his surprise … [Read more...]
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot
(Warning: Viewer discretion is advised) Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday (July 8) after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke in the western city of Nara. Read more: … [Read more...]