The Japanese ex-PM, who died Friday after being shot at during a campaign event, had quoted from Vivekananda’s 1893 speech in Chicago, as he spoke in support of non-violence.
There have been occasional shootings by organised crime groups, typically targeting each other, but Japan has consistently had low rates of violent crime.
Abe was rushed to a hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech. A sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect has been detained.
PM Fumio Kishida has pushed back against his predecessor Shinzo Abe and others who have made similar calls. Kishida said it’s too early to downgrade the virus given the omicron caseload.
Delivering a speech by video Wednesday, Abe said actions of an increasingly powerful China toward Japan & Taiwan were likely to become complex, blurring the line between war & peace.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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