Japan
Comment: Shinzo Abe’s assassination will scar Japan forever
This act of violence is all the more stunning in a country known for safety
Japan has been brought to a standstill by the news that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot this morning on the campaign trail for Sunday’s upper house elections.
A lone gunman attacked Abe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital in Nara from wounds in his chest and neck. This is a tragedy that will have repercussions far beyond this weekend’s voting.
It’s hard to think of a more unexpected place for ...