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Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Abe in 2022
Location	Near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	34°41′38.6″N 135°47′02.2″E / 34.694056°N 135.783944°E / 34.694056; 135.783944
Date	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) c. 11:30 JST (UTC+9:00)
Target	Shinzo Abe
Attack type	Assassination by shooting
Weapons	Homemade firearm
Deaths	1

On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the House of Representatives, was assassinated while speaking at a political event near Yamato-Saidaiji Station in the city of Nara in Nara Prefecture. At approximately 11:30 JST, Abe was delivering a campaign speech for a party candidate when he was shot twice from behind at close range, reportedly by a homemade firearm. A suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was apprehended at the scene. Abe was later transported by medical helicopter to Nara Medical University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 17:03, five and a half hours after the shooting.

Leaders from many countries praised Abe's accomplishments while expressing shock and sadness at his death. His assassination was the first of a former Japanese prime minister since Saitō Makoto and Takahashi Korekiyo during the February 26 Incident in 1936, as well as the first of a former G7 leader since Italy's Aldo Moro in 1978.

Timeline

Background

Shinzo Abe was originally scheduled to deliver a speech in Nagano Prefecture on 8 July 2022, in support of Sanshirō Matsuyama, a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate for the prefecture's constituency in the upcoming upper house elections. However, on 6 July, Japanese newspapers reported allegations of misconduct and corruption related to Matsuyama. In response, the event was abruptly canceled the next day, where it was replaced by a similar event in Nara Prefecture where Abe was to give a speech in support of Councillor Kei Satō instead, another LDP candidate pursuing the prefecture's constituency. The LDP division in Nara Prefecture stated this schedule was not generally known to the public, but NHK reported that this event had been widely announced on Twitter and by sound truck.

On 8 July, at around 11:10 local time, Satō began a speech near the north exit of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara. Abe arrived 9 minutes later; and began his speech at around 11:29. Audiences were listening to the speech from the sidewalks.

Assassination

While Abe was making his speech, the alleged perpetrator was able to approach him at a close distance of several meters, despite security being present. At around 11:30, he was shot twice from behind with a homemade gun that resembled a double-barreled shotgun, and collapsed. The pellets went deep enough to reach his heart. Abe's security detained the suspect, who did not resist.

Abe was initially conscious and communicative immediately after being shot. He was transported to a local hospital by an emergency helicopter with a wound on the right side of his neck and internal bleeding under his left chest, and was reported to have no vital signs when he arrived at Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, likely due to the cardiopulmonary arrest prior to his arrival. At 14:45, a press conference was held by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who stated that Abe was in critical condition and that "doctors doing everything they ".

Abe was pronounced dead at the hospital at 17:03, around five and a half hours after being shot. Following his death, Hidetada Fukushima, a doctor at the hospital, stated that the cause of Abe's death was blood loss, despite four hours of blood transfusions that saw the administration of 100 units of blood. Abe is the first former Japanese prime minister to have been assassinated since Saitō Makoto and Takahashi Korekiyo, who were killed during the February 26 Incident in 1936, and the first Japanese congressman to have been assassinated after Kōki Ishii was killed by a member of a right-wing group in October 2002.

Aftermath

A crisis management center was established at the prime minister's office. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was in Yamagata Prefecture for the election campaign, cancelled his remaining schedule in order to return to Tokyo. All other members of the incumbent cabinet were also called back to Tokyo, with the exception of Foreign Affairs Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi who was in Indonesia for an upcoming G20 summit, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.

Suspect

Tetsuya Yamagami
山上徹也
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) Mie Prefecture, Japan
Capture status	Arrested
Military career
Allegiance	Japan
Service / branch	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Years of service	2002–2005
Rank	Leading Seaman

Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上徹也), a 41-year-old man living in Nara, was arrested by Nara Prefectural Police at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and was transferred to the Nara Nishi Police Station. He was described as being calm and making no attempts to flee. Yamagami had no prior criminal history.

Born in Mie Prefecture, Yamagami joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force in August 2002 where he was dispatched to Kure Naval Base and assigned to the JS Matsuyuki. Yamagami retired from the JMSDF in August 2005 as a Quartermaster, with the rank of leading seaman. During his tenure in the JMSDF, he had firearms training once every year. Yamagami was unemployed at the time of his arrest. Yamagami worked as a forklift operator at a warehouse in Kyoto Prefecture where he was described as "quiet" before quitting in May 2022 after claiming that he was "feeling unwell". Yamagami was described as "quiet and reserved" in high school. Yamagami wrote in his high school graduation yearbook that he "didn't have a clue" what he wanted to do in the future. Yamagami worked for a manufacturer in the Kansai region from the autumn of 2020 until he quit in May 2022. After his arrest, Yamagami told investigators that he was dissatisfied with Abe and intended to kill him. Yamagami also claimed that he held a grudge against a "particular religious group" and shot Abe because he believed that "the religious group and Abe were connected". The Nara Prefectural Police refused to elaborate on what the "religious group" was. Yamagami claimed that he "didn't have a grudge against Abe's political beliefs". Yamagami told police that he kept track of Abe's schedule during his visit to Nara on Abe's website. Yamagami also claimed that he was planning an attack for "several months".

Nara Prefectural Police discovered several possible explosive devices and handmade guns similar to the one used to shoot Abe during a search of Yamagami's home following his arrest. They were later seized as evidence and taken by bomb disposal officers after nearby residents were evacuated. Websites about bomb-making and weapons manufacturing were discovered in Yamagami's browsing history.

Reactions

Domestic

Incumbent Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida called the assassination an "unforgivable act" and an "act of cowardly barbarism". Before Abe's death was announced, Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, stated that "no matter the reason, such a heinous act is absolutely unforgivable. It is an affront against democracy." Kazuo Shii, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, called the assassination "barbaric" and called it an attack on free speech in an act of terrorism in a post to Twitter.

International

In response to the shooting and his subsequent passing, numerous present and former world leaders expressed their sympathies and support for Abe.

• President of the United States Joe Biden said that he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened" by the event. "Above all, cared deeply about the Japanese people and dedicated his life to their service. Even at the moment he was attacked, he was engaged in the work of democracy While there are many details that we do not yet know, we know that violent attacks are never acceptable and that gun violence always leaves a deep scar on the communities that are affected by it. The United States stands with Japan in this moment of grief. I send my deepest condolences to his family." Biden later ordered flags at United States federal facilities and naval vessels were to be flown at half-mast for three days.
• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, announced that India would observe a day of national mourning on 9 July. In accordance, the Flag of India will be flown at half-mast.
• Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that it was "especially shocking that he was murdered while engaged in that most democratic of activities, campaigning ahead of an election." He called the attack on Abe an "attack on democracy itself."
• Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, remarked that Abe "was one of Australia’s closest friends on the world stage...under his leadership Japan emerged as one of Australia’s most like-minded partners in Asia – a legacy that endures today". Albanese also mentioned Abe's foreign policy contributions, saying that the "Quad and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership are in many ways the results of his diplomatic leadership". Albanese added that Abe's legacy "was one of global impact, and a profound and positive one for Australia."
• Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, condemned the attack in a statement, and wrote that in Mr Abe she saw "a statesman, someone who helped usher through complex negotiations like the CPTPP," but also "someone who was kind," citing Mr Abe's condolences for her cat's death as an example.
• The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, stated, "Japan has lost a great statesman, and the IOC has lost a valiant supporter and a dear friend of the Olympic Movement." Abe had been credited by many with being instrumental in securing the 2020 Summer Olympics for Tokyo and took an active part in its organization until his tenure ended in 2020. The Olympic Flag will be flown in Lausanne at half mast for three days.

See also

• Assassination of Inejirō Asanuma
• List of assassinations in Japan

Notes

1. ^ While some sources have reported the weapon as a shotgun, the Nara Prefectural Police Department have reported the weapon as a pistol.

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