Japan’s former prime minister was shot while making a campaign speech in July
Shinzo Abe
Church has been under the spotlight since the assassination in July of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe
Tokyo was under maximum security due to protests against the assassinated leader’s funeral
Tokyo Letter: Last year Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe both gave recorded speeches to a meeting of an affiliate of the church
Thousands queue to pay respects to murdered former PM as funeral held in Tokyo
Yamagami jury-rigged weapon from parts bought online, spending months plotting attack including attending other Abe campaign events
Opinion polls before assassination already pointed to strong showing for Liberal Democratic Party led by prime minister Fumio Kishida
Handmade gun used to kill former Japanese prime minister, police say
Since 2017 there have been 14 gun-related deaths, a remarkably low figure for a country of 125 million people
‘The first shot, no one knew what was going on’
Profile: Japan’s longest serving prime minister was an ambassador for global free trade
Shinzo Abe was attacked while giving a campaign speech in Japan
Tokyo Letter: Former leader Shinzo Abe warns against treating discussion as ‘taboo’
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