Saturday 5 October 2024
HomeCurrent AffairsFormer Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe Dies

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe Dies

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe

 

 Content 

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election in the Nara region. A man opened fire on Abe, from behind. Abe was 67 years of age.

 Important point 

  • A 41 year old man suspected of carrying out the shooting had been arrested.
  • Name of the shooter is Tetsuya Yamagami.
  • Yamagami is a former member of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
  • Suspect used a homemade gun. Because Japan has strict gun laws that make obtaining a firearm extremely difficult
  • Doctors tried to save him, but he could not survive as he had a wide gaping hole in the heart.

 More Information About Shinzo Abe: 

  • Abe was prime minister of Japan and twice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.

 About Japan: 

  • Capital: Tokyo.
  • Present Prime Minister: Fumio Kishida.
  • Currency: Japanese yen.

********

 

RELATED ARTICLES

Current Affairs 1 October 2023

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to launch Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha Summit in New Delhi. Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy launches 5G training labs and 5G applications in all North Eastern States. Ministry of Tourism to host PATA Travel Mart 2023 in New Delhi from 4th October. DR L. Murugan leads Indian Delegation at TIFF 2023.

Current Affairs 23 December 2022

Parliament passes Maritime Anti Piracy Bill 2022 with Rajya Sabha's approval. MoHUA kickstarts ground survey of Pey Jal Survekshan from 15th December 2022. India GDP grew by 9.7% in H1FY23, says Finance Ministry. Delhi leads India with the highest crypto adoption: CoinSwitch. IGX launches gas index, plans trading in pipeline capacity.

Current Affairs 22 December 2022

Indian Navy launches INS Arnala; first ship of ASW SWC Project. Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene Class submarine INS Vagir. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs wins Platinum Icon in Digital India Awards 2022. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs launches programme to create Impact Leaders in areas of ESG. Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Puneri Paltan in final match to win PKL 9 title.

Current Affairs 21 December 2022

England’s Rehan Ahmed becomes youngest to claim five-fer on test debut in men's cricket. Paytm and HDFC ERGO launch insurance policy to protect mobile transactions. RBI imposes Rs 2.66 crore penalty on Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC. France's forward Karim Benzema announces retirement from international football. Account aggregator network: 94 FIUs, 26 FIPs onboarded on RBI’s financial data-sharing system.

Current Affairs 7 December 2022

Hyderabad gets India's first real-time Gold ATM. CCI approves Bharat Biotech International-Eastman Exports deal. Adani Green becomes world’s largest wind-solar hybrid power developer with 450 MW Rajasthan plant. SBI’s personal loans portfolio crosses ₹5 lakh cr mark. Extensive exploration programme to find minerals stepped up in Rajasthan.

Current Affairs 30 November 2022

India - Malaysia joint military Exercise “Harimau Shakti -2022” commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia. Ministry of Power launches scheme for to procure aggregate power of 4500 MW to help states facing power shortage. Chennai-Based Space Start-Up Agnikul Cosmos sets up India’s first private space vehicle launch pad at Sriharikota. Bank credit growth accelerates to 17.2% in July-September quarter: RBI data. RBI asks Paytm to reapply for payment aggregator licence.

Most Popular