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    Shinzo Abe, killed at 67, leaves a storied legacy as Japan's longest-serving premier

    The influential prime minister worked to revive the economy with his trademark "Abenomics" and rebuild Japan's role on the global stage. His assassination stunned a nation where gun violence is rare.
    by Anthony Kuhn Jul 08, 2022 4 minutes
    Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an event held before the party's annual convention on Feb. 10, 2019, in Tokyo. Abe was killed on July 8, 2022.

    SEOUL — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday, stunning a nation where gun violence and political attacks are rare. Japan's influential and longest-serving prime minister worked to revitalize the nation's economy — with his namesake "Abenomics" policy — and rebuild its role on the global stage. He was 67.

    Abe was giving a speech for a candidate in Nara, a city in western Japan, just ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, when a man fatally shot him from behind with a handmade firearm.

    Police arrested the suspect identified as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old unemployed former member of Japan's maritime defense force. Police say he confessed to

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