Man arrested after deadly shooting and stabbing attack in Japan A man, identified as Masanori Aoki, has been arrested after a deadly shooting and stabbing…
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The Guardian says A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the country’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
Should Shinzo Abe have a state funeral? As the government pushes forward with plans for such a funeral to honour Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, opposition grows over costs amid reminders that Abe was a divisive figure in the country.
Arab News says JAPAN’S PM Fumio Kishida, received a courtesy call from Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during his visit to Japan.
Aljazeera says Japanese have turned out in their hundreds to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot at a campaign rally last week.
TRT World says JAPAN’S governing party and its coalition partner have scored a major victory in a parliamentary election imbued with meaning after the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.
France24 says JAPAN’S FORMER PM Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital, with local media reporting that he was not breathing.