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by Andrew MCKIRDY Agence France Presse Japan’s two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu retired from competition aged 27 on Tuesday, after struggling with injuries at this year’s Beijing Games. It brings down the curtain on a glittering career that has seen the elegant skater become a national icon who is trailed around the world by adoring fans. It follows a string of injuries, including at February’s Games, where the “Ice Prince” was dethroned […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has called a press conference later Tuesday, with speculation swirling that the “Ice Prince” will announce his retirement from competition after struggling with injury at this year’s Winter Olympics. The two-time figure skating champion was dethroned as Olympic champion in February by US star Nathan Chen, finishing in a disappointing fourth place in Beijing. At the time, he said he would “like to skate at […]
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France Presse A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 13.32 trillion yen ($97 billion) for failing to prevent the disaster, plaintiffs said. Four ex-bosses from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were ordered to pay the damages in a suit brought by shareholders over the nuclear disaster triggered by a massive tsunami in 2011. Plaintiffs emerged […]
“The world lost a great leader,” says Duterte (Eagle News) – Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Vice-President Sara Duterte honored and remembered the former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, for his kindness to the Filipino people, and noting how “the world lost a great leader” with his demise. The 77-year old Duterte had formed a special bond with Abe, 67, referring to him as “more than a brother.” The former president […]
by Andrew Mckirdy Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside condemned the leader’s “despicable” murder. Abe was shot at close range on Friday while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara, days ahead of upper house elections that saw his ruling party strengthen its hold on power. The murder suspect, 41-year-old […]
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party increase its majority, has been overshadowed by the murder. But Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other politicians have insisted the shock killing […]
by Harumi Ozawa and Katie Forster with Tomohiro Osaki in Nara Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail. The murder of Japan’s best-known politician rattled the country and sent shockwaves around the world, particularly given the nation’s low levels of violent crime and strict gun laws. […]
Expresses his “most profound sympathies” to the entire Japanese nation on behalf of the Philippines (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., expressed “shock and deep sadness” over the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, calling him a visionary leader and a devoted friend of the Philippines, as he offered his sympathies to the Japanese people on behalf of the entire Philippines. “On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — World leaders condemned Friday’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while paying tribute to him as a “great” leader. Here are some key comments: – Britain – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the leadership role taken by the former premier, saying the UK stands with Japan “at this dark and sad time”. “Incredibly sad news about Shinzo Abe. His global leadership through unchartered times will be remembered […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called the death of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe an “irreplaceable loss.” In a telegram to Abe’s family, Putin called Abe an “outstanding statesman” who had done a lot to develop “good neighbourly ties between our countries.” “I wish you and your family strength and courage in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss,” Putin said, according to a statement released by the Kremlin. Before this, Russia […]
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country’s best-known politician and longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event. Here is what we know so far: – What happened? – Abe was speaking at a campaign rally in the western region of Nara when the attack occurred. He was standing on a stage in front of the Yamato-Saidaiji railway station, stumping for Kei […]
by Tomohiro Osaki with Hiroshi Hiyama and Sara Hussein in Tokyo Agence France Presse KASHIHARA, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as “absolutely unforgivable”. Citing a senior member of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, national broadcaster NHK said “former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara, where he […]
