The very popular Shinzo Abe, a longtime friend of President Trump, stepped down as Prime Minister of Japan in 2020, but has been campaigning for various politicians as he remains active in politics. An assassin shot him moments ago:
TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and gravely injured while campaigning Friday in south-central Japan, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was giving a speech in the city of Nara when he was shot around 11:30 a.m. (10:30 p.m. Thursday ET). NHK, citing the local fire department, reported that Abe was in a state of “cardiopulmonary arrest.” It said the suspected shooter appeared to have been apprehended.
Elections for the upper house of the Japanese Parliament are Sunday. Abe, 67, who stepped down in 2020, was campaigning for other members of the governing Liberal Democratic Party but is not a candidate himself. (LINK)
UPDATE: Shinzo Abe was shot from behind by a 40-year-old assassin using a shotgun. Shooter fired two shots. Shinzo Abe fell after the second shot. UPDATE 2: NO VITAL SIGNS
Pictures below of Abe and the shooter. Warning. Disturbing.
JAPAN – Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has been shot on the street in the western prefecture of Nara. Police arrested a man at the scene.
Abe was making a speech for an election campaign in Nara City. He collapsed at around 11: 30 a.m., after people on the scene heard what sounded like a gun going off twice.
Abe was taken to a hospital. The fire department says he is showing no vital signs.
Police arrested 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya in Nara City for allegedly attempting murder. They say they seized a gun at the site which the suspect was apparently holding.
Abe was transferred by medevac to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara City in the prefecture. Police say Abe appears to have been shot from behind.
An NHK reporter who was at the scene says Abe was bleeding.
The site is near Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara City. Abe was campaigning for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate before the Upper House election scheduled on Sunday. (more)
Shooter:
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President Trump and Shinzo Abe were close personal friends long before Donald Trump entered politics.
May his surgeon’s hands be guided by God.
Amen.
Hes dead
The Deep State strikes again. Remember, Japan is now aligned with the WEF.
Not sure about that. Japan diverted from the branch covidians, on tx for the plandemic.
And Japan is a VERY “Nationalist ” nation.
Try becoming a Japanese citisen,…you can’t.
Japanese leadership is divided between nationalists and globalists just like in other western bloc nations. Abe is a nationalist and is hated by his country’s “liberals.” He’s not in office and he isn’t running for office, so he’s not as much of a threat to the global communists. I am just as suspicious as the next person, but I’m going to hold off on blaming the commies for now and see what develops. Of course, this could easily change.
he is as influential in Japan as PDJT is here and was helping to campaign for common sense politicians there….the WEF and DS worldwide can’t be having that now can they?
Trump and Abe were friends. Allies. Simpatico. This is a message that Trump is next if he runs. There is no way these bastards will let him win again.
Prayers up.
He was good to our president. He is in our prayers. Hopefully the motive removes more than just the assassin…
This is terrible…I dont know what funeral procedures are in Japan..but suspect that DJT would want to go to pay his respects to his friend…worries me that is would be dangerous..
Indeed. For some time he was the only world leader who treated PT decently and with respect
This isn’t good…..
Praying!
the world is going berserk !
Praying for our friend Shinzo Abe
NHK is saying no vital signs…….
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/
Puddy, I lower my head.
I know what this means, and I think you do as well.
Godspeed for all of us now.
I have no words WSB. My heart aches for this man and his family.
I fear we are entering unprecedented times. May God be with us……
May Abe’s family be consoled.
🙁
May God rest his soul. Praying for his family, our wonderful President Trump, and the soul of Japan and its people as this roils their world and ours.
Where next, Lord? Please, show us the way and protect our President Trump from the evil that has overtaken the world of the good.
Amen…
I am so extremely sorry. At a loss for words.
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God bless and keep you, Mr. Abe.
praying for a miracle and question if this is to show our 45 how dangerous it is for the great ones
Prayers for Mr Abe
Godspeed
Tragedy.
Yes….and I hope the hell there are no copycats here in the U.S. ….If we lose Trump, we could lose our Republic as I see nothing but Rinos as MSM promoted for 2024!
God Bless Abe and his family, and the people of Japan I’m sure thank him for his service.
There are plenty of copy cats here in the US. And I won’t speculate how many of them are owned by our government.
look out MBS
And Modi. Bolsanaro already has one under his belt.
They tried for him in Las Vegas. Then he hung everyone upside down at the Ritz.
Look out DJT, you mean–they’re not going to let him win again. “Six ways from Sunday of getting at you” is what Chuck You Schumer said…
May our Lord Hold You in His Healing Hands , Mr Abe .
Prayers for Strength for You , Your Beautiful Wife and Family .
GodSpeed
Why would you not wear some armor? The one thing the right never does is act accordingly. Ignorance of your mortality is not a virtue.
The WEF is in PANIC MODE right now. Things are going to get real ugly very fast, but believe in God and we will prevail.
Not sure how effective body armor is, against buckshot at close range?
And of coarse theres always the head shot.
IIIA soft armor is like a thick jacket and would have stopped even 12ga buckshot and slugs. even at close range he’d be sore and bruised to hell but he’d be alive.
unless it is Teflon coated VERY
Because gun control…or something.
It’s Japan. They have very little gun crime and would never even consider wearing body armor. The only allowable firearms are hunting rifles and shotguns. Handguns are only legal for police and specific security officers.
PRAYERS For PM ABE and His Family.
PERP APPEARS to BE a Younger Person…
Japan has some of the most extreme gun control in the world.
Was this a message to President Trump?
This is horrible. As someone with a deep love of Japan (my parents met there), who got my degree in the early 2010s in political science with a concentration on Asian politics, who watched Abe come to power after a string of short-lived disastrous PMs…. My heart hurts. He did so much for Japan and they will be profoundly impacted by this for years to come.
What a horrible, horrible thing. My prayers tonight for him, his family, and the people he worked so hard for.
Why?
WEF and China is what I am reading, but I haven’t connected it all together yet. Apparently Taiwan in the middle
Two shotgun blasts, and it looks like it might have been a sawed off or short barrel. At short range.
They’re performing CPR in one of the photos, and he arrived with no vitals.
Sadly, I do not anticipate a miracle.
Looks like a Diablo pistol shotgun
It does, likelihood supported by the cloud of black powder smoke.
These are muzzle loaders that can be bought through the mail.
Not for much longer I suspect.
Too long for that, methinks.
Look at the pic of him being taken down, it’s holstered, about a six inch barrel, it’s chunky and the grip and back end that can be seen are quite akin to the Diablo.
Oh good grief, that is indeed homemade.
Please, no one rhapsodize about the capabilities of duct tape.
Damn.
Who set this guy up to do it?
It is reported by some media he has no vital signs and is dead. Still waiting for clarification. This has WEF and deep state written all over it.
A warning to president Trump? This happens one day after his new Trump force one redo video comes out.
Yep. They’ve been conditioning us on random shootings for decades now so when it happens, we will think it is some dumb ass and not a hit man employed by the CIA or WEF.
President Trump had a genuine friendship with Abe
Strong reminder of what President Trump is risking, every day, as he speaks for us.
I noticed that GWU did not bow to pressure by crazies to fire Justice Thomas, but I just can’t think he could be safe from harm in that environment; I’d rather have him stop teaching, at least during this pathetic regime.
No security at Mr. Abe’s back to see the demon coming? Hard to tell but that’s what it looks like at first blush.
This isn’t even the first time they’ve had PMs assassinated. I can think of at least three in the last hundred years. But they’re all about honor. Being too protected looks cowardly and knowing his personality, I don’t see him being willing to create that image.
(How long am I going to stay in moderation, guys? It’s been over a year.)
There was security, watch again slowly. See the man with the mask to the left of Abe looking out toward the crowd. Moves his head to the right suddenly just as the blast goes off. I don’t see the gun here though, just smoke. The report sounds like a shotgun, but if it’s a homemade gun it might not be. No one else was hit so no scatter? Can’t tell just from this.
Kamikaze.
Why?
To scare Trump off…
Looks fishy, but now it can be used against the gun parts. I wonder if they’ll try a global gun grab. I mean why not, right?
Terrible news.
God be with you Mr Abe, whatever the outcome.
The world is at war.
Abe was a vital ally, this was not the least by chance.
PDJT may well have just been sent a message, it will be quite interesting to hear what he has to say at his rally in Alaska on Saturday.
Exactly what I was thinking. This is absolutely awful. He was one of the few good guys left. I’m sure Trump is paying very close attention. This one hit too close to home….
What actions can one expect in consequence to this?
If PDJT honors his rally commitment in Alaska on Saturday he’d be halfway to Japan already . . .
I hope and pray that’s not a setup of some sort.
Paranoid? Damn straight.
PDJT has been under a death threat since he announced in 2015…..why in the world do you think he kept his own security on the team through the campaign and as consultants during his presidency?
Evil is truly upon us..
Prepare for the worst…but live courageously, love your family and be faithful to your true friends, and the God of your understanding.
Did not the G20 just start today…and Boris Johnson resign, and farmers in E.U. countries are rising up no coincidences. There never is.
God bless P.M. Abe.
May God save Shinzo and may his wrath on the shooter be swift and just.
How horrible.
May God watch over him and his family.
So very sorry, thoughts and prayers for his family and the people of Japan. This is not good on so many levels.
Pray for us all.
Is the FBI operating in Japan now?
“Wow”… is all I can think.
Better times…
“Trump and Abe dump fish food into precious koi pond”
Just awful. People are saying he has died, if true, may he rest in peace, and watch over DJT
Large Dunkin Regular and a Cruller says the Moron claiming to be the President Of The United States Of America will angrily mumble his way through a “gun violence” diatribe tomorrow. I’ll throw in a pack of Juicy Fruit, too.
This is really sad. I think Abe is great. Here is a relevant tweet from a reporter who lived in Japan
Putin’s Tax Hike strikes again.
Yes, this man is on the money. This is a really big deal. Looking at you, China, WEF, and Brandon’s goons!
Shinzo Abe, please live. All of Japan is now praying for your return. There has never been a prime minister who loved Japan with a straight heart and attracted world leaders with his straightforward values as you did. Japan needs you. Please Gods save Mr. Abe.
I just heard something horrific.
Rahm Emanuel is Ambassador to Japan?
God help us! A message to President Trump\?
https://jp.usembassy.gov/ambassador-rahm-emanuel/
Did we wrap that dead fish face in newspaper before foisting him on our friends in Japan?
I so groaned when I realized he was “our guy” over there…
Obama’s guy!
Yes, God help us!
We must pray unceasingly.
How did that slip by without our attention?
It didn’t, we just didn’t expect him to have such a crisis to exploit.
OMG! “Never let a crisis go to waste.”
President Trump’s interactions with affable PM Abe were some of the best moments in PDJT’s presidency. I hope there is still a chance Shinzo will survive to play golf with PT again as no network has yet announced the very worst. I can’t connect to NHK for an update so it might be unavailable due to excess traffic.
Shotguns and Air guns for hunting are the only firearms “ordinary” people can own in Japan after extensive back ground checks etc. Police, the military and so on are permitted to carry handguns.
This is another sickening and sad story.
The gun is in numerous photographs, it appears to be some sort of homemade double barrel sawed off shotgun
Picture of it upthread, definitely homemade mess of a contraption.
looks like galvanized steel pipe
This one is literally for the History Books…
One of my favorite pictures of President Trump because of Abe’s posture!!!
Absolutely. There’s a certain Norman Rockwell quality to the whole thing. Abe’s not smirking… but almost…
Norman Rockwell? I can see that.
It’s a great picture. I perceive it as business being handled but not too much tension. Merkel doesn’t look angry or too intense despite leaning across the table. I love thinking President Trump’s response to whatever Merkel was saying would have them all, Merkel included, laughing in the next minute.
I lived in West Arlington, Vermont for a few years as a child and I met more than a few folks who were in Rockwell’s paintings. My 4H leader was the man wearing the beat up leather jacket speaking at a town meeting in one of the iconic “4 Freedoms” paintings.
Grew up on the other side of town… near Camping On The Battenkill, Candelight… seemed most of the Cool Kids lived off of 313 W… :^p
In 1962 my family moved into the new house and at that time the first house on the left on Sandgate Drive, maybe a hundred yards from Route 313. Our school bus stop was Carl Hess’ gas station at the intersection of Sandgate and 313. Proceeding west down 313 about 2 miles was the West Arlington Covered Bridge. If you crossed the Battenkill there was the Grange on the right (The Four Freedoms were first exhibited in this Grange!) and then that little road immediately dead ended on another road. Turn left like you were headed back to Arlington and about the 1st or 2nd house was my 4H leader’s house and I believe the next house was Rockwell’s? Rockwell moved to Springfield MA about this time.
I would have been the class of 1970 if my family hadn’t returned to Northport, LI a few years later.
4H leader Jim Edgerton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Speech_(painting)
Trump’s trying not to laugh in her face! LOL! God bless the good guys!
Macron looks to be staring directly at Bolton, and Bolton looks to be shaking in his boots. Trump and Abe, both with arms crossed, adopt postures of blatant defiance to whatever Macron and his German Sugar Mama are saying. In an objective world, this photo is an award-winner.
yes, I really loved that picture which Sundance had on CTH – I just loved Trump and Abe there, they were – also, feeding the fish – that was so great
Yes, this is a great picture.
Thank you.
Very sad and disturbing news, I appreciate the good memories, mr piddles.
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Deep state knocking off Trump friendly’s?
Any motive given yet?
Bobby Kennedy redux….and so the next round begins with another era of assassinations……if you can’t intimidate them, then kill them……these are the consequences when the Globalists face failure!
Maybe, just maybe there is hope….
Deuteronomy 7:2And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them:
I am so saddened by this I can only imagine how potus feels
Godspeed to his recovery, prayers to Abe and his family.
I did not know Rahm Emanuel was ambassador to Japan.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed sadness and shock at the shooting. ‘Abe-san has been an outstanding leader of Japan and unwavering ally of the U.S. The U.S. Government and American people are praying for the well-being of Abe-san, his family, & people of Japan,’ he said on Twitter.
Looks like China/CCP is getting ready to invade Taiwan. Biden will pretend to be angry.
Im worried about the safety of the rightful President of the United States. DJT
Very very sad news.
Other sites reporting he died.
China, North Korea, CIA, Davos/WEF/Bilderburg and more are prime suspects
Very disturbing also.
Prayers for the Abe family
Or perhaps an angry, embittered man who hated Abe for some policy decision he made when he was PM.
This doesn’t have to be a job done by superpowers any more than the Highland shooter was sent by any side.
Highland shooter was “KNOWN to authorities”….does that phrase sound familiar to you?……the worthless FBI has had info on pretty much EVERY mass shooter for at least the last decade and has done NOTHING to prevent any of the tragedies……I’ll bet this shooter made proclamations or other lunatic actions that should have alerted authorities there unless he was set to task by them
Abe was demonized by their Left and violence was voiced and wished for just as hard.
Why not try to assassinate an enemy of Democrats & the CCP with FJB at the helm? I’d be really worried now if I was Taiwan. Because FJB is no protector of anyone or any country, especially America, except himself & Hunter.
Abe has a strong face. He looks trustworthy, smart and wise, a man who would make a wonderful ally. Why, if they must shoot someone, is it the good fine men they go after?
At this juncture, leaders of freemen are a great threat to global tyranny.
They are evil, it’s the good fine men they hate.
Apparently he was pro China (not CCP) just the country and citizens . I guess he promoted strong relations between the two countries