Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, dies after being shot during election campaign

 

Thank you for your concern for Japan.

This is the seventh assassination of a present or former prime minister since the modern era, and the first since World War II.

Although far-left groups exist in Japan, this time the perpetrator is a former member of the Self-Defense Forces, so his ideological background is unknown.

In any case, assassination during a national election is a serious challenge to democracy and may have a significant impact on the outcome of the election on July 10. I am concerned about the possibility of Japan's “rearmament”.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ex-prime-minister-abe-may-have-been-shot-taken-hospital-nhk-2022-07-08/