Abe cenzo was modern japan's most consequential leader. His political rais d'etre was to bring japan out of the post war era. Some of his reforms made two japans security laws in two thousand 14 and two thousand 15 drew large protests here in Japan. But even during the time of those protests, it would have been really impossible to imagine an act of outright political violence like this.
Japan’s prime minister from 2006-07 and 2012-20 died after being shot at a campaign event. Our Tokyo bureau chief analyses the implications for the country and its politics. The resurgence of a particularly well-armed militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to reignite deadly regional tensions. And we introduce you to the robots that may soon pick your vegetables.
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