In an emotional speech from Tokyo on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was "lost for words" upon learning of Abe's death. He said Abe had led the country "with great leadership" was his "personal friend," and someone he has "spent a lot of t...
This attack was "an act ofbrutalitythat happened during the elections - the very foundation of our democracy - and is absolutely unforgivable," Mr Kishida said, speaking before Abe's death was confirmed. brutality /bruːˈtæl...
but the country's national public broadcaster NHK said later that he had succumbed to his injuries. Multiple Japanese and international news outlets cited officials from Abe's political party and the regional hospital where he was treated as confirming...
Bill Gates remembers former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and his commitment to making Japan a leader in global health.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday when he was shot at a campaign event in the city of Nara. Kazuto Suzuki, professor of International Political Economy at the University of Tokyo, joins "CBS News Mornings" from Japan to discuss the impact the death is having in...
She said: "Truly heartbreaking to hear of the death of my friend Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan — killed in the most appalling of circumstances while campaigning for his political party. "He was a statesman of the highest calibre. A dependable...
NHK and Kyodo both reported Abe was taken to hospital and appeared to be in cardio-respiratory arrest -- a term used in Japan indicating no vital signs, and generally preceding a formal certification of death by a coroner. 日本广播协会和共同社均报道称,安倍·晋三被送往医院,似乎用词是“心脏...
On Saturday, Biden called Kishida and expressed outrage, sadness and deep condolences on the shooting death of Abe. Biden noted the importance of Abe’s legacy including through the establishment of the Quad meetings of Japan, the U.S., Australia and India. Biden voiced...
Local media including national broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency said the former prime minister appeared to be in "cardiorespiratory arrest," a term often used in Japan before a feared death can be officially confirmed by a coroner. ...
NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech -- an attack that stunned the nation with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere. The 67-...