Shinzo Abe

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Shinzo Abe

安倍 晋三(あべしんぞう)
Born1954 September 21
Tokyo, Japan
Died2022 July 8
Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityJapanese
Political orientationJapanese nationalism


Shinzo Abe(安倍晋三、あべしんぞう) was a Japanese ultranationalist, war crimes and genocide denier, and the Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the leader of the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party. He was assassinated by Yamagami Tetsuya(山上 徹也) on 2022 July 8.[1]

Political positions

Abe was a member of the ultranationalist organization Nippon Kaigi (日本会議). He supported the introduction of U.S. nuclear weapons to Japan for potential use against China and the DPRK.[1]

Death

Abe was in relations with the cult Unification Church(统一教), accepting donations and providing political patronage to the cult. Yamagami Tetsuya's mother, who was influenced by the Unification Church, gave a large amount of funding to it and even sold her house in exchange of money.[To whom?] On July 7, 2022, when Abe was giving a speech in Okayama City, Tetsuya shot and killed Abe. His assassination was celebrated by many Chinese and Koreans.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ben McGrath (2022-07-09). "Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-11.