15 minutes agoProfile of Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-lived prime minister shot with firearms
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(4 years ago)Shinzo Abe is the longest-lived Japanese prime minister after World War II. Abe served as head of government from 2006 to 2007, and from 2012 to 2020, when he also resigned because of health complications. His mandate exceeded that of his grandfather Nobusuke Kish, who led [...]
Even after he resigned from the prime minister's position, Abe has remained active in politics. He has appeared regularly in the media to discuss current issues.
Abe in an interview given a Japanese television in February said Japan should discuss a possible distribution of nuclear weapons similar to that of NATO members following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As prime minister, Abe cultivated close relations with official Washington.
The former Japanese prime minister was shot Friday with firearms during the speech he was holding in the electoral campaign in the town of Nara, east of Osaka.
The striker caught immediately by security guards shot Aben twice, on his neck and back, while his condition remains critical.
The 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamame, resident of the town of Nara, has been identified as Abbe's assailant.
As international media reports, citing government sources, Yamame was a former member of Japan's Sea Defense Forces.
He is said to have served in the MDSF by 2005, the source said. The Defense Department is collecting more information on this person.
