Numerous videos show the gunman walking unobstructed past security before pointing a large handmade gun in the direction of the former prime minister.
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Gunman Apparently Used an Improvised Firearm to Assassinate Shinzo Abe
Video shows a device consisting of two tubes, bound together side by side with black electrical tape, similar to a double-barrel shotgun.
Shinzo Abe’s Influence Was Still Evident Long After He Left Office
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister became perhaps the most transformational politician in the country’s post-World War II history.
Man Who Used a Homemade Gun Admits to Killing Abe, Police Say
In a country with tight gun laws and little violence, the killing of the former prime minister left many in stunned disbelief. “It’s so un-Japanese.”
Assassination of Shinzo Abe Shatters Image of Gun-Free Japan
Stringent rules on gun ownership had all but eradicated gun violence in the country.
Man Who Used a Homemade Gun Admits to Killing Abe, Police Say
In a country with tight gun laws and little violence, the killing of the former prime minister left many in stunned disbelief. “It’s so un-Japanese.”
The Assassination of Shinzo Abe Rattles Japan
The violence shook the country’s sense of identity as a peaceful country where violent crime is rare. “This is so not Japanese.”
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Dies at 67
Mr. Abe was shot on Friday during a campaign event. Before he left office in 2020, he helped pull his country out of economic malaise but fell short of his most cherished goal: to normalize Japan’s military after decades of postwar pacifism.
Shinzo Abe, Ex-Japanese Leader, Collapses After Gunshot Is Heard
The former prime minister was injured during a speech in Nara in western Japan, according to the public broadcaster NHK.
With Threats All Around, Japan Moves to Shed Its Pacifist Constraints
Growing calls for more military spending after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrate Japan’s recognition that it must bolster its own deterrent power, not just rely on its U.S. alliance.