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Tokyo Olympic Board Member Under Investigation

Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi on Tuesday in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. Kyodo said Takahashi is thought to have received around 45 million yen…

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Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Prosecutors have searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games

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Shinzo Abe's suspected assassin to undergo psychiatric evaluation - media

Shinzo Abe's suspected assassin to undergo psychiatric evaluation - media

The suspected assassin of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will undergo psychiatric evaluation until later this year, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

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Japan regulators approve release of Fukushima water into sea

Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the government said on Friday.

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics opened a year ago on July 23, 2021

The Independent UK

Analysis-The 2.5 seconds of security lapses that sealed Shinzo Abe's fate

Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader's…

Oil Rises on Prospects of Less Aggressive US Rate Hike

Oil prices rose on Friday amid prospects of a less aggressive US rate hike, although worries about a recovery in demand capped gains. Brent crude futures for September delivery rose 94 cents, or 1.0%, to $100.04 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while WTI crude rose 63 cents, or 0.7%, to…

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Fukushima nuclear disaster: ex-bosses of owner Tepco ordered to pay ¥13tn

Fukushima nuclear disaster: ex-bosses of owner Tepco ordered to pay ¥13tn

Firm’s president at time of disaster among four defendants found liable for £80bn in damage by Tokyo court

The Guardian - UK

‘Thank You for Your Work!’: Japan Bows in Somber Farewell to Slain Shinzo Abe

‘Thank You for Your Work!’: Japan Bows in Somber Farewell to Slain Shinzo Abe

With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarizing figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. Crowds packed pavements lined with a heavy police presence as the hearse…

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Japan bids sombre farewell to assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe

Japan bids sombre farewell to assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe

People line streets as hearse carrying Abe’s body is driven around Tokyo after private funeral at the Zojoji Temple.

Shinzo Abe killing: ‘Moonies’ church confirms suspect’s mother is member

Shinzo Abe killing: ‘Moonies’ church confirms suspect’s mother is member

Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother attends meetings, says Unification church, after he told investigators of grudge

The Guardian - UK

Unification Church confirms mother of Abe suspect is member

Unification Church confirms mother of Abe suspect is member

A police investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe prompted the head of the country's branch the Unification Church to confirm on Monday that the mother of the suspect in the killing is a member.

Japan ruling bloc sweeps upper house election after Abe’s killing

Japan ruling bloc sweeps upper house election after Abe’s killing

Ruling bloc’s victory will revive effort to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution, a long-held goal of Shinzo Abe.

Abe Killer Wielded Homemade Gun, Grudge over Mother’s Financial Ruin, Police Say

Abe Killer Wielded Homemade Gun, Grudge over Mother’s Financial Ruin, Police Say

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday. Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 41-year-old, was identified by police…

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Abe killer wielded homemade gun, grudge over mother's financial ruin, police say

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday.

Photographers capture moments after former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

The former Japanese prime minister was midway through a campaign speech when he was shot. Photographers nearby captured what happened next.

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Facebook, Twitter Remove Shinzo Abe Assassination Videos

Twitter, Facebook parent Meta and other social media companies scrambled Friday to police videos on their platforms of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that break rules on harmful content. Multiple videos of the attack by a gunman who fired a homemade, double-barreled weapon twice at Abe…

Abe assassination raises questions about security for VIPs in Japan

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare.

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Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot

NHK and Kyodo announce Abe’s death, hours after the 67-year-old was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara.

What we know about deadly attack on Japan’s Shinzo Abe

Suspect arrested after Shinzo Abe fatally wounded in a gun attack in the western city of Nara.

Former Japanese PM Abe shot, killed

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region earlier in the day.

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Former Japan PM Abe Shot, Feared Dead

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been shot, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported the ex-premier was showing no vital signs. "Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am," in the country's western region of Nara, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. "One…

Abe slaying stuns Japan

TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech.

Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe killed in shock campaign attack

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot at a campaign event in the western city of Nara, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled.

Japan election may be tailwind for nuclear restarts as public mood shifts

Japan's push to restart nuclear reactors, shut down after the Fukushima disaster a decade ago, could get a tailwind as the governing coalition looks set for gains in a national election on Sunday.

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