Shinzo Abe, an eminent political figure who has served as the Prime Minister of Japan has been shot while giving a speech in western Japan.
Shinzo is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese History and, had worked as the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
His political journey began when he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1993 election after his father’s death. Similarly, he was also appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in September 2005.
Who Is Shinzo Abe’s Shooting Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami Wife? The Suspect Has Been Arrested
Shinzo Abe collapsed when he was shot while he was delivering a speech in western Japan.
Shooting Suspect Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami has been arrested. The family and wife of the suspect is yet to be disclosed to public.
According to reports from NHK, the former Prime minister was bleeding profusely after a gunshot was heard in the city of Nara near Kyoto. Abe was shot in the chest, and he was taken immediately by ambulance to a medical evacuation helicopter.
Shinzo has been taken by helicopter to the Nara Medical University Hospital. Immediate medical care was given to Abe after the shot, but he was found to be unconscious with no vital signs.
One of the suspects in the shooting is 42 years old, Tetsuya Yamagami, and he has been taken into custody. Tetsuya was a resident of Nara.
Who Is Shinzo Abe’s Wife?
Shinzo Abe is married to his wife, Akie Abe, and she is known as the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan. She is a radio DJ in Japan and belongs to a wealthy family in Japan.
Aki’s father is the former president of Japan’s largest confectionery company, Morinaga & Co. Abe got her primary education at Sacred Heart School in Tokyo.
She completed her further studies at Sacred Heart Professional Training College and started to work at the world’s largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc.
Aki got married to Shinzo in 1987, but the couple doesn’t have any children till now despite going through various fertility treatments earlier in their marriage.
Shinzo Abe’s Family Background
Shinzo Abe comes from a family that has a political background. His maternal grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi was regarded as the economic king of occupied China and Manchukuo.
Similarly, his maternal grandfather also served as Vice-Minister of Munitions in Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō’s regime. Abe’s paternal grandfather, Kan Abe was a Yamaguchi landowner.
He also was a political influence person as he served in the House of Representatives during World War II. His father, Shintaro Abe also was into politics and worked in the House of Representatives from 1958 to 1991.
Shinzo Abe Ethnicity Info
Shinzo Abe has not talked about his ethnicity, but he is of Japanese nationality. He was born on September 21, 1954, to his parents, Shintaro Abe and Yoko Abe.
He went to the Seikei Elementary School and Seikei Junior and Senior High School. To completer his further studies, he went to Seikei University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1977.
Shinzon went to the United States to study public policy for three semesters at the University of Southern California’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development which is known as the USC Price School of Public Policy today.