People praying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s repose at a commemorative site near the location where he was fatally shot, in front of Kintetsu Railway Co’s Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, on July 9. - Yomiuri Shimbun
TOKYO: Tuesday (July 9) marked three years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while delivering an election campaign speech in Nara.
This significant date came during an Upper House election campaign period, like the one which was ongoing when the attack occurred. Many people visited the site of the incident and Abe’s hometown from early morning to pray for his repose.
