Japan was in mourning on Sunday as the country went to the polls under the shadow of the shock assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Tokyo | Japan was in mourning on Sunday as the country went to the polls under the shadow of theTributes to Japan’s longest-serving leader, who continued to play a significant role in domestic and international affairs, up to when was killed by a gunman on Friday continued to flood in from around the world over the weekend.
The attack has led to calls for a review of the relatively light security for dignitaries in Japan where gun attacks and violent crime in general is rare.Christopher Jue Tributes continued to flood in from current and former leaders in Australia and around the world. “I am shocked and saddened by the assassination of my friend and longtime partner Shinzo Abe in Japan,” former US president Barack Obama said. .
Many social media posts on the country’s Twitter-like Weibo platform celebrated his murder, although propagandists later urged the public to withdraw the comments because it would paint China in a bad light.
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