Flowers arrive at former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence in Tokyo on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Abe’s family paid their respects to him in a private Buddhist ceremony on Thursday marking 49 days. he was assassinated.
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Flowers arrive at former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence in Tokyo on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Abe’s family paid their respects to him in a private Buddhist ceremony on Thursday marking 49 days. he was assassinated.
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TOKYO – Japan’s national police chief said on Thursday he would step down to take responsibility for the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month.
The announcement by National Police Agency Director Itaru Nakamura came as his agency released a report of its inability to save Abe’s life on July 8 when he was assassinated in Nara, western Japan .
The police report revealed a loophole in Abe’s police protection that allowed the alleged attacker to shoot him from behind.
Nakamura did not say when officially resigned.
The alleged gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested at the scene and is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluation until the end of November. Yamagami told police he targeted Abe because of the leader’s connections. old with the Unification Church that he hated.
Abe’s family paid tribute to him in a private Buddhist ceremony on Thursday marking the 49th day of his assassination.
