Offensive. Japan mourns the assassination Shinzo Abe

Japan was shocked on Saturday after the assassination by Shinzo Abe, its former Prime Minister, was killed in a gun attack.

Offensive. Japan mourns the assassination Shinzo Abe

Japan was shocked on Saturday after the assassination by Shinzo Abe, its former Prime Minister, was killed in a gun attack. His body was brought to Tokyo from the West, where he was also the victim of a bullet attack.

Japan and the world were deeply affected by the assassination attempt on one of the most well-known politicians in the archipelago. He governed the archipelago for over eight years.

At the scene, the alleged attacker confessed that he had deliberately targeted Shinzo abe. He explained to police that he was upset at an organization with which he believed he was affiliated. Japanese media mention a religious group.

According to local media, the 41-year-old man was a former member the Maritime Self-Defense Force (the Japanese Navy). He used a weapon "of homemade origin", which was being analyzed further.

Shinzo Abe was in Nara in the west to campaign for the Senate elections on Sunday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishhida declared on Friday that normal preparations would continue for the elections.

Fumio, like Shinzo Abe from the Liberal Democratic Party, was at a Yamanashi rally this Saturday morning. 600 people were there. He declared that words cannot win over violence according to the daily Mainichi.

According to a security officer quoted by the daily, "We won't let what happened yesterday happen again." He described a strengthened security system that included metal detectors and bag searches.

Akie Shinzo Abe, Shinzo's widow, got in a hearse believed to be carrying the body of former prime minister Shinzo Abe and left Kashihara Hospital near Nara. The hearse arrived in Tokyo just before 2 p.m. (11 a.m. French Time).

Two bullets to the neck left the former Prime Minister dead. This was despite 20 doctors' efforts.

Local media reports that a wake will be held on Monday night and that the funeral will be held on Tuesday with Shinzo Abe's family only.

Japan is upset by the death of Shinzo abe. Fumia Kirishida, his mentor, condemned it as a "barbaric act", and "unforgivable".

The assassination was condemned by all around the globe, with US President Joe Biden stating that he was "shocked, shocked, and deeply saddened", and French leader Emmanuel Macron paying tribute "to a great Prime Minister who dedicated his entire life to his country and worked for the balance of the planet."

South Korea and China, which have had rocky relations with Japan, expressed their condolences. Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, said he was deeply saddened by the sudden death.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia will be lit up on Sunday to honor Shinzo Abe.

Since Friday, many people have been gathering at the site of the attack. Sachie Nagafuji (54), said, "I couldn’t sit idly watching," adding that she had brought her son with her to lay flowers.

Shinzo Abe is the heir to a political family and holds the record for longest tenure as Prime Minister of Japan. He held it in 2006-2007, then again from 2012 to 2020.

He was both pragmatic and nationalist, making an impression with his bold economic policy called "Abenomics", which combined massive fiscal stimulus with an extremely accommodating monetary policy.

Shinzo Abe advocated for a Japan without militarism and dreamed about revising the pacifist Japanese Constitution from 1947, which was written by American occupiers but has never been amended.

Although he was forced to quit due to health reasons, he had maintained his influence within the PLD he had headed.

Officials from the local PLD claimed that they were not threatened by the attack. Images of the attack were shown on television stations.

The former head of government is seen standing at a podium when there was a loud bang followed by smoke. Surprised, the spectators bend down and see many people take on one another.

A young woman from NHK testified that the first shot "sounded like a doll." Shinzo Abe was "not thrown and there was a loud bang." She added that the second shot was visible more clearly, and you could see smoke and sparks. People surrounded the victim, who was on the ground, and gave him a massage.

Although a security guard was present, it was not difficult for Shinzo Abe to be approached by spectators.

Japan has some of the most stringent gun control laws anywhere in the world. Gunfire also causes very few deaths.