BBC News reported, “Shinzo Abe death: Shock killing that could change Japan forever”, on July 9, 2022.
Since news broke this morning of Shinzo Abe's shooting, messages have been pouring in from friends and contacts, all asking the same question: how could this have happened in Japan?
I felt much the same myself. Living here you get used to not thinking about violent crime.
The identity of the victim only makes the news more shocking.