Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious and unresponsive after he was apparently shot in the chest during a political event in the western city of Nara on Friday, national broadcaster NHK and local media reports said. Abe, 67, was ...
Abe was rushed to a hospital and unconscious after the attack. He may have gone into cardiac arrest, Kyodo News reported, citing local firefighters.
Japan is a country with some of the strictest gun laws among leading economies and shootings are rare. The yen gained with US Treasuries after the news broke, as investors reflexively sought havens. Japan’s currency traded 0.4% higher at around 135.50 per dollar at noon Tokyo time. Nikkei 225 futures erased gains after news of Abe’s collapse.
Abe’s record-setting run as prime minister before he resigned in 2020 brought stability to Japan after a revolving door of six administrations, including a previous stint by him. He helped Japan escape from a cycle of deflation, endured a Trump administration that questioned the nation’s only military alliance, and worked to improve ties with its biggest trading partner China, which were at their most hostile in decades when he took office.
Abe is perhaps best known for his plans to revive Japan’s flagging economy through unprecedented monetary easing and regulatory reform that was eventually labeled “Abenomics.” He has been seen as a steady hand who has consolidated power during his record run and been able to overcome scandals, including one that came to light in 2017 over questionable government land allocations for schools provided to associates of Abe and his wife Akie.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japan's ex-PM Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting - NHK - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.
Read more »
Japan's ex-PM Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting - NHK - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.
Read more »
Ex-Japan PM feared dead after apparent shooting: local mediaThe former leader had been delivering a stump speech at an event ahead of Sunday's upper house elections when the apparent sound of gunshots were heard, national broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency said.
Read more »
ANC politicians living dangerouslyPolitical hits have killed four party luminaries in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro since February, and three other men survived being shot at.
Read more »
ANC politicians living dangerouslyPolitical hits have killed four party luminaries in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro since February, and three other men survived being shot at.
Read more »
ANC politicians living dangerouslyPolitical hits have killed four party luminaries in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro since February, and three other men survived being shot at.
Read more »