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Tokyo tightens security for slain Shinzo Abe’s funeral
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday is under the spotlight as authorities seek to avoid the kind of security blunders exposed in…
UPDATED: Mourning Abe, Japan’s ruling party secures sombre election win
TOKYO/NARA, July 11 (Reuters) - With flags at half-mast, Japan mourned the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday even as…
UPDATED: Japan’s ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe murder
TOKYO/NARA, Japan, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's conservative coalition government was projected to increase its majority in the upper house of parliament…
Abe’s body returns to his home as Japan grieves for slain ex-PM
NARA/TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - A motorcade carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home in the…
Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination
NARA, Japan, July 9 (Reuters) - A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
In mostly gun-free nation, Japanese stunned by Abe killing
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday, trying to come to terms with the assassination of…
UPDATED: Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech
NARA, Japan, July 8 (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday…
FACTBOX-Major episodes of violence against politicians in Japan
July 8 (Reuters) - Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most influential politicians in modern times, died on Friday after…
OBITUARY-Shinzo Abe sought to reinvigorate Japan with bold economic policies, strong armed forces
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic deflation with…
UPDATED: Global reaction to killing of Japan’s former PM Abe
July 8 (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a…