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Voters in Japan headed to polls on Sunday as the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe cast a shadow over the country’s political future with the loss of its most polarising and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing Liberal Democratic Party. ( read original story ...)

Japanese voters headed to the polling stations on Sunday for an election billed as a defense of democracy, just two days after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign ... ( read original story ...)

Unlike standard weapons, handmade guns are practically impossible to trace, making an investigation difficult. Such weapons are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a ... ( read original story ...)

Leaders of both the ruling and opposition camps said they didn’t want the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to change Japan’s political culture. ( read original story ...)

Abe's body arrived at his home in Tokyo Saturday ahead of memorial services next week. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports. ( read original story ...)

Blinken's visit comes as Japan holds its upper house election, still reeling from the shock of losing its longest-serving prime minister. ( read original story ...)

Pope Francis on Saturday praised Japan for its commitment to peace in the wake of the assassination of Shinzo Abe as details for the funeral of Japan's longest-serving prime minister were revealed. ( read original story ...)

The body of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former Prime Minister, was returned to his home city of Tokyo on Saturday. The country’s longest serving prime minister was assassinated by a lone gunman on Friday at a ... ( read original story ...)