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Ryuji Kimura: Identity of Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Japan PM Kishida Revealed
1 year, 8 months ago

Ryuji Kimura: Identity of Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Japan PM Kishida Revealed

News 18  

Ryuji Kimura, a 24-year-old man from Hyogo Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday moments after he hurled a cylindrical object resembling a pipe-bomb at Japan prime minister Fumio Kishida before his scheduled speech at a fishing port in the Japanese city of Wakayama. On Saturday morning, when Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was campaigning for a candidate set to contest in …

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Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media

Al Jazeera  

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was indicted on murder charges and violating gun laws for alleged shooting of Shinzo Abe in July 2022. Japanese prosecutors have indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following confirmation that he was competent to stand trial, local media outlets have reported. Public Prosecutors Office in Nara District indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, …

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Japanese minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Japanese minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead: Report

Al Jazeera  

Yasukuni shrine for war dead is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression. Japan’s new industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, has become the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead in Tokyo, local media reported. Yasukuni is seen in China and South Korea as …

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Shinzo Abe assassination: Doctors say bullet penetrated former Japan PM's heart
2 years, 5 months ago

Shinzo Abe assassination: Doctors say bullet penetrated former Japan PM's heart

Live Mint  

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, as per reports. Japan PM Kishida 'lost for words' after Abe assassination Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was "lost for words" after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe on Friday. View Full Image Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …

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Shinzo Abe assassination: Doctors say bullet penetrated former Japan PM's heart
2 years, 5 months ago

Shinzo Abe assassination: Doctors say bullet penetrated former Japan PM's heart

Live Mint  

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, as per reports. Japan PM Kishida 'lost for words' after Abe assassination Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was "lost for words" after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe on Friday. View Full Image Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 ceremonies director may quit over pig costume suggestion, reports Kyodo News
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 ceremonies director may quit over pig costume suggestion, reports Kyodo News

Firstpost  

Hiroshi Sasaki, an advertising executive, proposed 33-year-old entertainer Naomi Watanabe come down from the sky dressed in a swine costume for the opening ceremony in a segment dubbed “Olympig”, Kyodo news agency reported Tokyo: The director for the postponed Tokyo Olympics ceremonies plans to resign after suggesting a female entertainer dress as a pig for the opening ceremony, Japanese media …

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