In the wake of Shinzo Abe s assassination, Japan PM Fumio Kishida directed officials to tighten security for Cabinet ministers and others ahead of the upcoming Upper House election on Sunday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday, 8 July, after he was shot in the city of Nara. A large plume of smoke was visible in the videos making rounds on the internet as Abe collapsed on stage. The shooter was identified as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, who has been arrested by the police. A handmade gun was seized from Tetsuya who is reportedly a former