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Ex-PM Abe shot dead
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of a fatal gun attack while taking part in a campaig...
July 8, 2022
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Global reactions to attack on Abe
The attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was covered by media outlets around the world Friday,...
July 8, 2022
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Abe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge against political beliefs”
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Abe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge agains...
July 8, 2022
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Gun attack throws election campaign site into chaos
A gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threw an ordinary election campaign scene, where m...
July 8, 2022
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Abe shooting suspect an ‘ex-MSDF member’
Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Friday’s shooting of former P...
July 8, 2022
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A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene....
July 8, 2022
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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from behind with a shotgun
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from b...
July 8, 2022
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Matsuno: Such a barbaric act is unforgivable
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in T...
July 8, 2022
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Ex-PM Abe shot, unconscious
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was injured in an apparent gun attack while taking part in a campai...
July 8, 2022
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Ex-PM Abe ‘shot’, unconscious
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was injured by an apparent gunshot while taking part in the campaig...
July 8, 2022
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Man arrested for allegedly killing pregnant girlfriend
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police on Thursday arrested a 43-year-old company employee for allegedly ...
July 7, 2022
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2 students injured in knife assault in Sendai
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — Two junior high school students were injured in a knife assault in the city of...
July 7, 2022
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Exclusion of sex biz from COVID aid ruled constitutional
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that the government’s policy of excludin...
July 1, 2022
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Will Japan ever allow streaming of judicial hearings?
“Truth is the only thing I want,” U.S. actor Johnny Depp said during his testimony in a recent trial...
June 28, 2022
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Police handle record cannabis cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Police arrested or took other actions against a record 5,783 people in cannabi...
June 28, 2022
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