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Abe Shinzo, the champion of Japan

Abe Shinzo, Japan’s former prime minister, was shot on Friday morning during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Shortly before 6pm in Tokyo, Mr Abe was reported to have died.

The suspected shooter has been arrested and a gun recovered. The assassination sent shockwaves through Japan, where both gun crime and political violence are extremely rare.

Abe Shinzo had already guaranteed his place in Japan’s history books. As prime minister from 2012 to 2020, he served longer than any other post-war leader.

Mr Abe, 67, also became the first Japanese head of government to be killed in the post-war era. The shooting is a tragic coda to the life of one of the most consequential politicians of modern Japan.

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