Former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses (Shot while giving a campaign speech)

NHK ^ | 7/7/2022 | NHK

[marcusmaximus]

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed in the western city of Nara at around 11: 30 a.m.

Abe was making a speech on the street. An NHK reporter says Abe was bleeding. The reporter heard what sounded like a gun going off.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara, in western Japan. Initial reports say he may have been injured. An NHK reporter on site heard something that sounded like a gunshot, and saw Abe bleeding.

[MinorityRepublican]

And they have a homogeneous and largely subservient population too.

Yeah. What works for the Japanese is unlikely to work anywhere else.

[marcusmaximus]

[Nextrush]

NHK reporting also that Abe is showing no vital signs.

Kyodo’s sites in Japanese and English went down.

[ifinnegan]

Feared dead.

Leftists making their moves.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Hearing that he has passed away damn just damn

[Maris Crane]

I really like Abe.

I pray he is alright.

[piasa]

No, he is being taken out by the axis of Russia, China, North Korea, etc. Putin is no fan of Abe due to Abe’s relationship with the Baltics, and Trump.

[flaglady47]

Wow, this is really sad to hear. Abe was a good guy, and got along well with Trump. He was a very good PM. The Japanese people are going to be very shocked by this as it is such an out of the ordinary attack by a gunman. His family must be horrified. I hope he pulls through, but it doesn’t sound good at all. Probably dead.

[marcusmaximus]

I always thought he had a cool name.

[piasa]

Enough with the stupidity.

[CtBigPat]

They have gun control in Japan and it actually works there.

I wonder why.

[Tuxedo]

I do wonder if he was taken out by the ChiComs

[Theoria]

Geeze, imagine how low those other countries would be if they also took off their minorities. Canada sub 1 easy.

[piasa]

He certainly did...there was a huge freak out when Trump invited Abe to Mar-a-Lago and the folks who had been eavesdropping on Trump couldn’t listen in.

[Nextrush]

He was close to Trump.

[Maris Crane]

His name and his association with President Trump.

I always thought they got along well.

I’m kinda bummed.

[texas booster]

NHK Coverage of Abe Assassination

This is up for me.

[marcusmaximus]

[marcusmaximus]

[sushiman]

That has not been reported here in Japan .