Tag: Shinzo Abe
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Body of murdered ex-Japan PM, Abe back in Tokyo
The remains of murdered former prime minister Shinzo Abe are back in Tokyo, a day after he was shot dead while on the campaign trail in the old imperial city Nara. The body of the 67-year-old was accompanied by his widow, Akie Abe, as it was transported by ambulance. Broadcaster NHK reported that the vehicle…
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BREAKING: Shot Ex-Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe is dead
Former Japanese Prime Minister (PM), Shinzo Abe, who was shot while delivering a campaign speech, has died, according to local media report. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Abe, 67, was shot while giving a campaign speech in Nara, Japan.
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BREAKING: Japan ex-PM, Shinzo Abe shot, rushed to hospital
Former Japan Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital on Friday after being shot from behind by what appeared to be a man with a shotgun. He was delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK said. Abe, 67, appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest, the network…
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Yoshihide Suga to take office as Japan’s new premier
Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to take office as the couñtry’s prime minister on Wednesday following the resignation of Shinzo Abe over ill-health, and amid the coronavirus pandemic. Suga, who won a resounding victory in the LDP leadership race on Monday, is expected to be nominated…
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Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister resigns
Japan’s longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe has resigned. He quit today over health concerns. The 65 year-old Prime Minister is said to be suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition. “For eight years I controlled my disease, now the disease has surfaced again. I need to have continuous drug administered now, and I can’t lose…