New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Former Indian Ambassador to Japan, Sujan Chinoy, on Friday said that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot today during an election speech, was a colossus in the Japanese political landscape and had done a lot for Indo-Japan ties.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): 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.
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Friday confirmed dead after he was shot at during a campaign speech in Nara City, western Japan, local media reported citing officials.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that he is "deeply shocked" by the news about the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign event in western Japan and prayed for his recovery.
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): After reports on the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese nationalists on Friday started posting celebratory messages on social media hailing the "hero" assailant and sending "death wishes" for Abe.
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday condemned the "barbaric" attack on former PM Shinzo Abe and said that such kind of act is never permissible in any democracy.
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Japanese Police have identified the suspect arrested for shooting former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, according to local media.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he is "deeply distressed" over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and conveyed his prayers to his family.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed his "shock" over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and called him the "instrument" in deepening Indo-Japanese relations.
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who collapsed after apparently being shot in the chest while delivering a speech in Nara City on Friday has been rushed to hospital where he is reported to be in "cardiopulmonary arrest."
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed in the western Japan city of Nara on Friday after being attacked by an unidentified man and gunshots were heard in the vicinity, local media reported adding that police has seized the attacker.
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met three former Prime Ministers of Japan ahead of a bilateral meeting with the current PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Tuesday.