TQR 14,386 Posted July 8, 2022 NHK reporting he has died. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted July 8, 2022 Yep, he dead. Sky reporting NHK. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 8, 2022 Didn't expect this thread to end in this way when I started it. 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted July 8, 2022 Time to add the dead sticker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted July 8, 2022 Very shocking. I have no idea if he was a good or bad politician or man but he looked like a nice man. No family should lose a member in such a horrific way. RIP. Let us all hope that what appears to be a homemade double barrelled shot gun can not be easily replicated around the world. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 8, 2022 Biggest death of the month and possibly the year! See what else happens. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted July 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Didn't expect this thread to end in this way when I started it. Cheated the Assassination thread of another one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted July 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: Very shocking. I have no idea if he was a good or bad politician or man but he looked like a nice man. This is going to be celebrated in both Korea and China. Internal politics aside, Abe was a committed nationalist who believed that Japan did nothing wrong in WW2, refuted to admit they were wrong during Nanjing, said the "comfort women" were never kidnapped/raped, and attended a yearly honoring of the worse of the Japanese war criminals. His maternal grandfather was literally known as the Butcher of Nanjing for his role in WW2. To East and Southeast Asia, he was basically the equivalent of a German Chancellor saying Hitler was right. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc 84 Posted July 8, 2022 I wonder why it isn’t being widely reported yet. Not doubting that he died at all but I wonder how long they will take to make an official announcement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted July 8, 2022 Also notable in the economic world for trying to create some inflation in Japan after decades of stagnation. His "Abenomics" had an effect for 2-3 years before things went back to zero. Even now, Japan's inflation is fairly neglectable in comparison with outher countries. I wonder though what the motivation was to kill him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted July 8, 2022 Wow. I’m absolutely shocked I did not expect this to happen at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted July 8, 2022 Well that's one way to cure chronic ulcerative colitis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,963 Posted July 8, 2022 The Lincoln joke in the thread subtitle was an omen. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 8, 2022 Gunshot wound looks just like their flag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted July 8, 2022 Did they catch the assassin? If he's still available there might be more work for him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted July 8, 2022 That gunshot sounded like a cannon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: I wonder though what the motivation was to kill him. From what I can figure from reports + social media, it was a right-wing ex-military guy who was upset Abe's policies when he was in charge weren't right wing enough 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted July 8, 2022 55 minutes ago, CastAway said: From what I can figure from reports + social media, it was a right-wing ex-military guy who was upset Abe's policies when he was in charge weren't right wing enough That's the problem when you try to court fanatics - you can never be fanatic enough. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 121 Posted July 8, 2022 Possibility of Donald Trump making his first overseas trip post presidency to attend the funeral. The two were known to be close. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted July 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Philip said: Possibility of Donald Trump making his first overseas trip post presidency to attend the funeral. The two were known to be close. Seems likely. We could easily see Johnson May and Cameron all going out of respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted July 8, 2022 Ex-pm in country with low gun ownership shot dead. Hmmm... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 879 Posted July 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Insane said: Wow. I’m absolutely shocked I did not expect this to happen at all. So did he! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
