Shinzo Abe Speech

Japan on Saturday marked one year since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church.

Japan PM Fumio Kishida: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed from the scene of a campaign speech Saturday after a blast sounded and white smoke filled the air, local media reported.

Mr Abe was shot dead while making a campaign speech three months back in the southern Japanese city of Nara.

The fatal shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech on Friday in western Japan has again brought into focus the assassination of several heads of state and top leaders globally, including two from India.

India has announced one day of state mourning on July 9 as a mark of respect for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot on Friday while delivering a campaign speech in Nara city in western Japan.

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died. Abe, 67, was on stage, delivering a speech at Nara when he was shot in the chest.

Full text of PM Modi's welcome address at the special summit of G4 leaders in New York.

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has bounced in the first poll conducted after he expressed "utmost grief" for the suffering Japan caused during World War II in a speech marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today urged Japan to match its words with deeds, after a speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressing remorse over wartime aggression fell short of Seoul's expectations.

In a rare display of political unity, South and North Korea today each condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to apologise during a US visit for the wartime use of sexual slaves.

When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo's wartime past.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Washington's World War II memorial today, hoping to appease criticism of his stance on his country's brutal past ahead of a landmark speech to Congress.

South Korea's foreign ministry today called on Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to include an expression of "sincere repentance" for wartime atrocities in a historic address he is expected to make to the US Congress.

A Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reform the country's pacifist constitution, police and reports said.

China on Sunday strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US defence chief Chuck Hagel for making "provocative" speeches against Beijing.

Japan on Saturday marked one year since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church.

Japan PM Fumio Kishida: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed from the scene of a campaign speech Saturday after a blast sounded and white smoke filled the air, local media reported.

Mr Abe was shot dead while making a campaign speech three months back in the southern Japanese city of Nara.

The fatal shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech on Friday in western Japan has again brought into focus the assassination of several heads of state and top leaders globally, including two from India.

India has announced one day of state mourning on July 9 as a mark of respect for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot on Friday while delivering a campaign speech in Nara city in western Japan.

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died. Abe, 67, was on stage, delivering a speech at Nara when he was shot in the chest.

Full text of PM Modi's welcome address at the special summit of G4 leaders in New York.

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has bounced in the first poll conducted after he expressed "utmost grief" for the suffering Japan caused during World War II in a speech marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today urged Japan to match its words with deeds, after a speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressing remorse over wartime aggression fell short of Seoul's expectations.

In a rare display of political unity, South and North Korea today each condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to apologise during a US visit for the wartime use of sexual slaves.

When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo's wartime past.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Washington's World War II memorial today, hoping to appease criticism of his stance on his country's brutal past ahead of a landmark speech to Congress.

South Korea's foreign ministry today called on Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to include an expression of "sincere repentance" for wartime atrocities in a historic address he is expected to make to the US Congress.

A Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reform the country's pacifist constitution, police and reports said.

China on Sunday strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US defence chief Chuck Hagel for making "provocative" speeches against Beijing.