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TOKYO (AP) — Japans governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo

In country with strict gun laws and relatively low crime, shooting at political rally has sparked fury and shock

Abe, the longest-serving political leader in Japan's history, was fatally shot while delivering a campaign speech on Friday.

Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.

Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance by politicians and on social media are widespread following the daylight assassination by homemade gun of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, a major political force even after he stepped down in 2020 as the nations longest-serving political leader.

An attack on democracy and freedom of speech. A throwback to the political murders of prewar Japan. Terrorism. Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance by politicians and on social media are widespread following the daylight assassination by homemade gun of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a major political force even after he stepped down…

Japans governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.

This attack is unique, marking the first assassination of a former or serving leader in postwar Japan, said Mitsuru Fukuda, a crisis management professor at...

Preliminary vote counts show the governing Liberal Democratic Party on track to secure a coalition total of at least 143 seats in the 248-member upper house.

The man suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe with a hand-made gun on Friday could have made the weapon in a day or two after obtaining readily available materials such as wood and metal pipes, analysts say.