Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a stump speech in Nara, Japan. A resident of Nara has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Abe was prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
Read more at The Mainichi, The Japan Times, Channel News Asia, BBC News and CNN.
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