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Japan Police Chief Resigns Over Abe Assassination

August 26, 2022
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TOKYO—Japan’s national police chief said Thursday he will resign to take responsibility over shortfalls in security that an investigation by his own agency showed did not adequately safeguard former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a fatal shooting of at a campaign speech last month. National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura’s announcement came as his…

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Japanese Government Approves State Funeral Date for Slain Former Prime Minister Abe

July 23, 2022
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TOKYO—The Japanese government said on Friday it would hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27. Abe, prime minister for more than eight years over two terms and hugely influential in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) even after leaving office, was gunned down two weeks ago at a campaign…

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Taiwan Vice President Attends Abe’s Funeral, Beijing Complains

July 12, 2022
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Taiwan Vice President William Lai visited Japan to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, much to the displeasure of Beijing. Abe was gunned down while giving a campaign speech in the Japanese city of Nara on July 8. Lai attended the funeral at Tokyo’s Zojoji temple, along with Abe’s…

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How an American Singer Fled Shanghai’s Lockdown

July 11, 2022
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More protests over bank freezes broke out in China over the weekend. Customers say they can’t access their money—while those who gathered to demonstrate were met with violence. Eyewitnesses blame it on plainclothes police. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart. The talks were described as a path toward easing tensions between…

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Mother of Suspect in Abe Killing Was a Member of Unification Church, Church Says

July 11, 2022
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The mother of the man arrested for the killing of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was a member of the Unification Church, the church’s Japan head said on Monday. Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 41-year-old, was identified by police as the suspect who approached Abe and opened fire during a campaign speech on Friday, an…

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Japan’s Ex-Leader Abe Assassinated in Public

July 8, 2022
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Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead. A gunman appeared on scene as he gave a public speech. Abe played a unique role in the U.S.-China-Japan relationship—different from his predecessors. Grant Newsham, senior fellow of Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, tells us why Abe angered China and what his passing will bring out. After…

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