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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Toyota Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by nearly 9% on Tuesday, after its third-quarter earnings raced past analysts' estimates thanks to a weaker yen and strong sales of high-margin cars and hybrid vehicles. Toyota shares surged 4.4% after the announcement, recovering from a 0.7% fall earlier. Toyota, a laggard in battery-powered EVs, is seen outperforming competitors this year, helped by robust demand for hybrid vehicles, which it pioneered more than a quarter century ago with the Prius model.

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Abe was holding his chest when he collapsed, with his shirt smeared with blood.

Shinzo Abe shooting: Suspected shooter Yamagami Tetsuya, is himself a former maritime self-defense force member. He resigned in 2005.

September 26, 2006: Abe becomes Japan’s prime minister for the first time, overseeing economic reforms while taking a hard line on North Korea and seeking to engage with South Korea and China.