National Public Radio characterized former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo as a “divisive arch-conservative” a mere hours after a gunman assassinated him . Abe served as Japan’s prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and, more recently, from 2012 to 2020. NPR posted the following tweet after Abe’s assassination: "Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan." NPR has since deleted its tweet after social media users were outraged. “NPR referring to Japan’s most popular PM, who...