After the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe in 2022, Japan’s reaction defied expectations. Instead of rallying around their longest-serving prime minister, public opinion turned sharply against him ...

NARA--The cause of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s death was loss of blood, Nara prefectural police announced July 9 after performing an autopsy. In a related development, Abe’s body was ...

NARA--Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving postwar prime minister, died on July 8 after being shot while giving a speech in Nara. His death was confirmed at 5:03 p.m. by the Nara Medical ...

Abe Shinzo has twice served as Japan's prime minister, and his family's political history stretches back decades. His grandfather, Kishi Nobusuke, served as prime minister between 1957 and 1960.