【Abe Shinzo】Japanese Prime Minister

Statement by President Biden on the Killing of Former
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo
source : 2022.07.08 THE WHITE HOUSE (ボタンクリックで引用記事が開閉)

I am stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, was shot and killed while campaigning. This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him. I had the privilege to work closely with Prime Minister Abe. As Vice President, I visited him in Tokyo and welcomed him to Washington. He was a champion of the Alliance between our nations and the friendship between our people. The longest serving Japanese Prime Minister, his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific will endure. Above all, he 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.

Trump laments ‘bad news’ of Abe assassination
source : 2022.07.08 POLITICO (ボタンクリックで引用記事が開閉)

Former President Donald Trump on Friday mourned the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first foreign leader to meet Trump following his election in 2016.

In a post on his Truth Social social media platform, Trump said Abe’s death — which came hours after he was shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara — was “Really BAD NEWS FOR THE WORLD!”

“Few people know what a great man and leader Shinzo Abe was, but history will teach them and be kind,” Trump wrote. “He was a unifier like no other, but above all, he was a man who loved and cherished his magnificent country, Japan. Shinzo Abe will be greatly missed. There will never be another like him.”

Abe, who resigned from office in September 2020 because of health problems, was among the foreign leaders who sought to cultivate a strong relationship with Trump and court the former U.S. president early in his tenure. The two men met in Trump Tower in New York in November 2016, while Trump was still president-elect.

In February 2017, Trump welcomed Abe to the White House and then to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where they played a round of golf and Trump used a gold-plated club Abe gifted him on their first meeting.

Trump traveled to Japan in November 2017 and visited the country again in May 2019, becoming the first foreign leader to meet the newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito. Trump also attended the G-20 summit in Japan in June 2019.

Barack Obama 'shocked And Saddened' By Assassination Of
Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe
source : 2022.07.08 POLITICO (ボタンクリックで引用記事が開閉)

"I am shocked and saddened by the assassination of my friend and longtime partner Shinzo Abe in Japan," ex-US President Barack Obama said in a statement.

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left former US president Barack Obama "shocked and saddened." The death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on July 8, shocked the entire world and condolences poured in from his political peers. In a nation where political and gun violence incidents are extremely rare, the former Japanese leader was shot while speaking at an election campaign event.

Barack Obama, in a statement, said, "I am shocked and saddened by the assassination of my friend and longtime partner Shinzo Abe in Japan. Former Prime Minister Abe was devoted to both the country he served and the extraordinary alliance between the United States and Japan. I will always remember the work we did to strengthen our alliance, the moving experience of traveling to Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor together, and the grace he and his wife Akie Abe showed to me and Michelle. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan who are very much in our thoughts at this painful moment."

■Biden, Trump mourn Abe's demise

The current Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, told the media earlier in the day that his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, was in "critical condition" and described the shooting as a "despicable and barbaric act." Abe passed at the hospital later in the day. The incident, according to Kishida, is an attack on democracy. The White House also condemned the "violent attack" in a formal statement, saying that it was closely monitoring the situation, and expressed its condolences to Abe's grieving family and the Japanese community.

Meanwhile, US president Joe Biden mourned former Japanese PM's demise, saying, "I'm stunned, outraged & deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former PM of Japan, was shot and killed while campaigning... US stands with Japan in this moment of grief."

In a post on Truth Social, former US President Donald Trump called the attack on Shinzo Abe "absolutely devastating" and praised the former Japanese Prime Minister as a "truly great man" and a true friend of his and America.

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