Japan’s Prime Minister is taking steps to distance his administration from the controversial Unification Church, which has come under renewed scrutiny after Shinzo Abe’s assassination. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, died Friday after being shot while delivering a speech. The 67-year-old, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot while campaigning on behalf of the governing Liberal Democratic Party in the city of Nara, near Kyoto. Gunshots were heard at around 11.30 a.m. local time, NBC reported, and Abe was taken to Nara Medical University Hospital’s emergency room. https://cnb.cx/3InCOGI
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and gravely injured while campaigning Friday in southern Japan.The suspected shooter had been apprehended, according to reports. cnb.cx/3Rfyspc
Japan’s emperor has formally inaugurated the new prime minister. Yoshihide Suga is a longtime ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned last month for health reasons. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride has more from Seoul. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Japan
