let's talk about the legacy of sions. obedience. we did earlier today that shouldn't obey is now in some ways as powerful as he has ever been. so he of course here he left know was forced to resign or, or decided to resign back in 2020, and spent some time. i think just recuperating, of course, his health before his resignation resulted in a couple of visits to the hospital and extended stays in the hospital. but as of last year, when you had a new leadership election in the l d p, that promised turkey should eventually one ave threw himself back into politics. was heavily involved in that camp campaign and, and really showed the different ways in which he actually has become or had become a quite extensive power broker, who he became after that election after that leadership election, the head of the, of the peas largest faction. and during the campaign was able to use his influence within the faction to determine who the faction might support. he was the leader of the, of his largest ideological block of biscuits, conservative blo

ah, a gunman shoots japan's former prime minister. sions, obey at a campaign event in the city of nata. ah, oh, i'm adrian. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up in politics. no one is remotely indispensable. britain's private subarus, johnson resigns, but once to remain in power until his party elect to success, the tops are running dry in lebanon bay roots water supply is on the brink of collapse, and ukraine's hospitals are filling up with wall casualties. who was at a health center in keys that's being pushed to its limits. ah, we begin without breaking news from japan full, a prime minister, sions obey has been shot during a campaign event in the city of nata. now this was the scene just before the attack hobby was giving a speech ahead of elections for japan's up a house and he is the moment he was shot. later, we see the security guards wrestling a suspect to the ground. he's reported to be a 42 year old man the we appear to see a we see what appears to be the weapon lying on the ground. thereby. quite sure, matsumoto is the deputy capital secretary of public affai

as former prime minister sions obeys party, we take a closer look at how his assassination might have turned out voters and what this means for japan and the rest of asia and entree. longer the presidential palace has become the people's palace as protestors route the president from his home. what's next for the country? ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. japan's conservative coalition government ramped up its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on sunday. campaigning took on grim significance after former prime minister sion though abi, japan's longest serving modern leader was gone down on friday in a shocking assassination. o japan's governing liberal democrats score to major victory. and what was the sombre election on sunday celebrations were overshadowed by grief at the assassination of the parties. dominant, politician and chief power broker. sions. obey. there's also uncertainty about what abe's killing means for japan. going forward. abe's hawkish nationalist views were divisive, particularly his desire to reform japan's us, drafted pos of his con

though sions obey as he's a former prime minister of japan. he said he was promised of japan twice, and he was the youngest prime minister off the 2nd world war becoming prime minister in 2006. and then again in 2012. now he was known for introducing a policy of ambitious economic reforms to try and jumpstart japan's economy, which ended undergoing deflation for a very long time. this was known as shins own on this was known as abbe nomics, his kind of economic reform policies that he had introduced in japan. he also caught at controversy when in 2013, he visited the yes who cooney shrine which honors japan's war dead. and among them some convicted war criminals. and this is what this is part of. shins are abby's legacy as prime minister of japan. he was also the longest serving prime minister of japan, but he stepped down just shortly after he achieved the record as the longest serving prime minister. and this was, am back in, i think, 2013. if i'm not wrong, i'm but so far that's all we know. that's all, that's all i have them coming to you

let's talk about the legacy of sions. or i'll be, i mean, you tweeted earlier today that should so our body is now in some ways as powerful as he has ever been. so he of course, you know, he left know was forced to resign or, or decided to resign back in 2020 and spent some time. i think just recuperating, you know, of course his health before his resignation resulted in a couple of visits to the hospital and extended stays in the hospital. but as of last year, once you had a new leadership election in the l d p, that times 30 should eventually one ave threw himself back into politics. was heavily involved in neck, him campaign and, and really showed the different ways in which he actually has become or had become a quite extensive power broker. he became, after that election after that leadership election, the head of the l. d. p largest faction. and during the campaign was able to use his influence within the faction to determine who the faction might support. he was the leader of the, of the largest ideological block o

sions, obeys condition. the major in the house is a medical emergency facility and not a formal premise. they will set that up a showing for you so that we have any official confirmation on his condition. the prognosis was just to recap, more short, one once in the next one of the tests. well they, they see very initially when we, when we would send that to you. but it was too late to call us anything to the contrary. and how people are reacting, what are, what are people been telling you about how they feel about what's happened? well, was the longest. so the, it's white bread shock and disbelief because it's not just a question of are they being well then we got and we was going up by phone, but you at the point that i should pick up by others, but really gone crying. i'm pointed into time is very relation to any kind of shooting white shot. now i'm in new york and she has so many condemned . she thinks it said that his sons into the surgeon and surrounded me. then there will be an investigation on that. b

michael patton is the president of sion gets to news agency joins us from tokyo. these are some of the strictest gotten laws in the world, but could this assassination have been prevented? well, i probably not, i mean, if somebody is, is really determined to, to, to, to assassinate somebody and in japan and it's a society where there is kind of a presumption that of, of safety it, you know, as you mentioned, you know, gotten deaths in this country are often in the single digits per year, and this wasn't really a, i mean it was a gun, but it wasn't a gun. it's not something that would be bought from a gun manufacturer. it appears to have been constructed as a device by this individual. so you know, how possibly can you prevent that? so i don't think that so, you know, this really represents a whole in japan security system, acceptance in the sense that the, this just isn't the kind of violence that happens here. and so it's not, it's not to expected or prepared for that's not just because of the legislation and that's in place that, that's also a lot to do with app

it's the sions are all bay has been taken back to tokyo, ill on most pools, to plug on a $44000000000.00 plan, the buy twitter. the company says that it'll suit or make sure the deal goes ahead and talk diplomats from the u. s. and china face to face diplomacy and the shadow of rushes, warning crane tension over time want ah, i saw the breaking news from sal anchor. where for testers of the capital, colombo, have stormed the official residence of president. go to buy a roger pack sir, demanding his resignation, demonstrators from around the country of converged on the capital that protesting against the months long economic crisis, a wide spread shortages. they called saturday d day saying it's the day that the president and his government would have to go out as he was. morale flanders is at those protests in front of the president set residence in columbus. she is on the line now, but out what's happening i guess is an absolute jones. busy and he goes to talk to an anti sentiment that says, i sent you the swelling between terms of numbers as tens of thousands of people that have come o

ah, the world is in shock at the assassination of sions. obey. we look back at the former japanese prime ministers, economic legacy, landmark reform that came to be called all they nomics. also coming up as boris johnson prepared to leave office, what mark as he left his country's economy. i'll ask one of his harshest critics veteran political adviser, honest to campbell, and surprisingly up beat news on the us jobs market will find out more from on man on bull street. on daniel when and welcome to dw business. the world has been mourning, former japanese prime minister sions, obey following his assassination. residents of the city of nara, where are they was fatally shot, had been laying floral tributes. ave was known for his radical reform agenda for the japanese economy and king focus on growth. it was this legacy at the top of mourners mines inara today. i mean, i mean, the machine's obey became known for many different policies. i think he's the one who led us through the difficult times of the pandemic. i'm very sorry that he's gone. the mo

you've talked about stability, sions, or obey or city. what we know is, i been know, makes these are his policies to trying to revive japan's economy. could you explain this particular type of fiscal policy on its effects on japan? well, it was essentially a very strong effort to create growth in the japanese economy. you know, the population of japan's declining the population as aging. and it was a sense, it was an attempt to use sort of fiscal and monetary policy to really pump up japan and to sort of put it back on a growth trajectory. but although very famous looking from the point of view of 2022, it was not that it didn't really succeed in its own goals, except for the fact that it did before the pandemic. a really, really booster tourism to japan. that was one area where i'll be nomics was certainly a success, but in most of its other goals, it fell short of what it had hoped. ok, let's look a little bit more broadly to, to the region. what kind of legacy did he leave for the rest of asia? and particularly looking at china and sou

the world has been morning, a former japanese prime minister sions, obey following his assassination. residents of the city of nora, where are they, was fatally shot, have been laying floral tributes. ave was known for his radical reform agenda for the japanese economy. and king focus on growth. it was this legacy at the top of mourners mines inara today. i really, i mean, the machine's obey became known for many different policies. i think he's the one who led us through the difficult times of the pandemic. i'm very sorry that he's gone, not the more. i'm shocked. he could stay with buddy than, than one more thing when i feel really sorry for such a long time. shin so ave, tried so hard to make this country thrive began. i feel as if the owner would call me, he really made many efforts towards that way. although dorothy, but i soon did, i still cannot believe it. i feel shocked this such a thing could happen in japan. i am unable to find the proper words to describe my feelings now and be at that age. what about me, god, i might mister, are they faced suddenly low gross and low infla

percent every weekend, andy w with this is the w. news live from berlin. japan's former prime minister sions, or ave, dies after being shot during our campaign events. arby was giving a speech ahead of an election this weekend, or sat, the suspect, a former member of the japanese navy was arrested at the scene. we'll go live to talk to you. also coming up as rush us vladimir putin wants that the war in ukraine is only just getting started. is foreign minister lashes out as the critics of the president's invasion saying there's no point in talking about peace. ah, i'm gabelle. as while come to the program. the former prime minister of japan sion so abby has died after being shot in this city of nara, during an election campaign of it, the politician was hit twice. officials confirmed mister arby had a bullet wound on his the right side of his neck, and also suffered a chest injury. he was rushed to hospital, but was later confirmed date. the 67 year old was japan's longest serving prime minister. he was known for his fiscal policy dubbed r b nomics, but he was a controversial figure, often re

sions. obey. after these shocking scenes where he was shot earlier today. yeah, well i, so i don't think it's any exaggeration to say that this is a history changing kind of event for japan. ob a is not just some former prime minister, but he is even was until he just died. the 2nd most powerful man in japan, 2nd only to the prime minister for me. ok, shita. he was the head of the largest faction within the ruling party. he was very aggressive and outspoken on sort of conservative right wing military issues. and he was pushing the prime minister very strongly to adopt his policies. so this is and it was not totally out of out of the range of possibilities that are they may have returned again as a future prime minister. although that was not likely. that was not so totally off the table either. so this is huge. why would anyone, though, have wanted to home him? was he a divisive figure in japan? well, as for the, the, the motives of the individual gunman, we really don't have enough to say right now. but we can definitely say that, but it was a device, a fi

power around the globe on now to sierra ah, awe shock and grief in japan after former prime minister sion. so ab, as assassinated of the campaign rally, please say they have arrested a 41 year old man who allegedly shot abbe with a handmade gum. ah, i knew barker, this is al jazeera alive from dough hall. so coming up, i rushes for mr. fills the heat at a g 20 meeting as moscow was accused of causing a global food crisis. before my head of world football, st blaster, an x u a for president michelle latina have been found not guilty at a ford trial in switzerland. ah, japan's longest serving leader since obey has died after he was shot during a campaign event in the city of nara abbe wanted to build a prosperous nation and change the constitution to allow japan to assert itself more strongly in world affairs. latasha named reports a shot to the heart by a man with a home made gun routine campaigns, speech ending in an unprecedented assassination. former japanese prime minister sions. obey died friday morning in the western city of nora. he was campaigning for upper house elections schedule

what did you seek to day when you heard the news of sions are abby's assassination? i'm still retiring from the shock of it to be honest. it, you know, between the low levels of violent crime in japan as a whole, as you, as was discussed, but also just the lack of political violence in japan for, for decades. this just is such a shocking development. i mean, something you particularly given that if anything, japan's politics has been characterized by com, stability placidity over the last few years or so, something like this for no apparent political cause at least as far as we know. so, as we know so far, is just shocking and hard, hard to comprehend. and it comes with the background of so much reporting that we do today about gun violence in the united states. and about the polarization of politics in general. and then you have a political assassination in japan, a, an assassination carried out with a gun. just talked to me about what that does to the psyche of the japanese people . i think when you look at some of the initial responses from pundits are from politi

ah for my japanese prime minister sions obey has died out to being shot at an event in the city of nevada. please say they have arrested a 41 year old man who allegedly shot ave, with a handmade done ah hello, i'm emily anguish. this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up for my favorite presidency platter, and vice president michelle flattening. have been cleared of corruption judges by a swiss coach and in politics. no one is remotely indispensable. british prime minister boris johnson, resigns, but wants to remain in power until his party alexis success. ah, ah, welcome to the program. japan is in a state of shock to night after the former prime minister shins obey was assassinated. he died in hospital after man shot him as he campaigned for sundays elections to the upper house, is actually a name reports on the killing of japan's longest serving later. a shot to the heart by a man with a home made goin routine campaign speech ending in an unprecedented assassination. former japanese prime minister sions obeyed, died friday morning in the western city of nora. he was campaigning

that the election process the campaigning has to continue and paying tribute to sions. a personally as a statesman, as a political leader, as a friend to him personally, but also as a mentor, he was the longest serving prime minister, probably the best known figure in politics, both domestically in japan and also worldwide. and the figure who now is no longer with us. all right, thank you very much for that update world. mcbride live for us in bali, indonesia for further analysis is bringing robert kelly, who's a professor of political science and diplomacy it through some national university . he joins us from tucson, south korea. robert, thanks so much for being on this news. our. the us ambassador to japan said mr. bay had been an outstanding leader of japan and an unwavering ally of the us. took us through the relationship between america and japan as a result of leadership. right. so the americans really liked. we really liked him a lot actually because emphasized a lot of the beans that the americans have been turning towards any stage for the last decade or so. p

after the former prime minister sions obey was shot and killed at a campaign event. on friday. albedo is known for trying to revive japan's stagnant economy with his op and no mix financial policies while increasing his countries. international presence and influence in the region is asher. kani reports a shot to the heart by a man with a home made gone. a routine campaigns, speech ending in an unprecedented assassination. former japanese prime minister sions obeyed, died friday morning in the western city of nora. he was campaigning for upper house elections scheduled for sunday seconds after our bay collapsed officers tackled the suspect. police say 41 year old tad through yo yo ma gamino told them he was disgruntled with abbe and aimed to kill him. it was a rare occurrence in a country with a low crime rate and some of the world's most restrictive gun laws. ema, tim men all shook you so we cannot accept that this violent act took place during an election the foundation of democracy in the strongest terms i condemn this attack and to the 67 year old was a dynamo of

after the former prime minister sions obey was shot and killed a campaign event. on friday, shins obey was known for trying to revive japan stagnant economy, with his very own brand of economics, while strengthening his country's international presence and its influence in the region. natasha name now ports ah, a shot to the heart by a man with a home made goin routine campaign speech ending in an unprecedented assassination. former japanese prime minister sions obeyed, died friday morning in the western city of nora. he was campaigning for upper house elections scheduled for sunday seconds after our bay collapsed officers tackled the suspect. police say 41 year old tad through jojo omega. me told them he was disgruntled with abbe and aimed to kill him. it was a rare occurrence in a country with a low crime rate and some of the world's most restrictive gun laws. yuma, tim men all shook you, so we cannot accept that this violent act took place during an election. the foundation of democracy in the strongest terms i condemn this attack and to the 67 year old was a d

it's been a political and emotional upheaval for japan from the assassination of sions obeyed last friday. and that shadow over national elections on sunday. and now just 5 days later, a final farewell to a prime minister that both inspired and divided japan crowds lined the streets of downtown tokyo to pay their respects. tuesday's funeral service was small, attended by close family members, friends and senior officials. afterwards, a hearse carrying abby's body made a final tour of the political landmarks that defined his career, the national parliament, the prime minister's office, and the headquarters of his liberal democratic party. shinta ave was campaigning in the western city of norah last week when he was fatally shot by a man with a hand made gun the suspected killer. a was arrested at the scene and his motives are still under investigation. correspondence, sonya blanca is following the story from tokyo and she spoke to us about how shins obee will be remembered. i mean, for many people, especially the younger ones, she was all they knew he was the only prime minister they had s

guest at frankfurt airport city. managed by fraud lou with your watching v w news asia coming up today sion. so abe's final farewell, a funeral is held for japan's former prime minister in tokyo, a nation honors a polarizing politician who was gun down at a campaign rally last week. also coming up, melting glaciers in the himalayas are wrecking havoc on local communities. we ask an expert how global warming threatens this massive reserve of mountain ice. ah, i'm melissa chan. thanks for joining us. it's been a political and emotional upheaval for japan from the assassination of sions obeyed last friday. and that shadow over national elections on sunday. and now just 5 days later, a final farewell to a prime minister that both inspired and divided japan crowds lined the streets of downtown tokyo to pay their respects. tuesday's funeral service was small, attended by close family members, friends and senior officials. afterwards, a hearse carrying abby's body made a final tour of the political landmarks that defined his career, the national parliament, the prime minister's office, and the hea

welcome to the program or lears have condemned the assassination of the former japanese prime minister. sions, obey. he was gone down by a formal former naval serviceman with a grudge against the ex liter abi was japan's longest serving prime minister. the attack has stunned a nation or gun violence is rare. ah, the moment shouldn't. so are they. we shot twice. a suspect man handled to the ground. what appears to be a weapon. lying on the road near by. people ran to the age of japan's former prime minister as he lay seriously wounded. he was quickly transferred to a helicopter and flown to a hospital. at this point, his condition was described as critical, but doctors were unable to save him. mister shins obey was taken into emergency care at 20 past 12. he was in a state of cardiac arrest. he was given intensive care, but unfortunately he passed away to day. but 3 minutes past 5. when he arrived, he had gunshot wounds on 2 parts of his body and was in a state of cardiac arrest, probably induced by damage to hearts unto the altar. is the area in the city of nora, where this veteran politician

debbie news live from berlin, world wide condemnation of the murder, a former japanese prime minister sions. out of it was gun down and a political rally investigator say, the suspect admits a grudge against the veteran politician. also coming up a lot more drops is $44000000000.00 bid to buy the twitter. the world's richest man says the platform allows to any boss and fate accounts and rushes foreign minister storms out of an international summit after a show down with critics of the war and ukraine. ah, i'm, i am glad, croft welcome to the program. world lears have condemned the assassination of the former japanese prime minister. sions, obey. he was gunned down by a former naval serviceman with a grudge against cx liter. abi was japan's longest serving prime minister. the attack has stunned a nation where gun violence is rare. oh, the moment shin, so aren't they? we shot twice, a suspect man handled to the ground. what appears to be a weapon lying on the road near by. people run to the age of japan's former prime minister as he lay seriously wounded. he was quickly transferred to a helic

welcome to the program where leaders have condemned the assassination of former japanese prime minister sion. so ave, a former naval service men gunned him down. investigators say he has a grudge against the x leader ave, was japan's largest surveying. prime minister, the attack has stunned a nation or gun violence is rare. oh, the moment shin, so aren't they? we shot twice, a suspect man, handled to the ground. what appears to be a weapon lying on the road near by. people run to the age of japan's former prime minister as he lay seriously wounded. he was quickly transferred to a helicopter and flown to a hospital. at this point, his condition was described as critical, but doctors were unable to save him. the assassination has shocked japan. a country wag, gun violence is rare. images shaggy. no, this is a dastardly sam. barbaric oddity to knock out it took place in the midst of an election, isn't a bunker godaddy. this is the basis of a democracy to say, and he's absolutely unforgivable things. i would like to use again, the harshest words to condemn this act. you know, he does most chin.

as former prime minister sions obeys party, we take a closer look at how his assassination might have turned out voters and what this means for japan and the rest of asia and entree lanka. the presidential palace has become the people's palace as protesters route the president from his home. what's next for the country.

now where the funeral form of prime minister sions obey has taken place in the capital, tokyo, thousands of mourners gathered outside the temple where a private service was being held. following the so many of his body travel to city passing important landmarks including the parliament building. the 67 year old was assassinated on friday while making a speech in the city of nero, just days before a national election or journalist zone jablonka told us more about obvious legacy from tokyo. i mean, for many people, especially the younger ones, he was all they knew he was the only prime minister they had seen in a long time. so he had a surprisingly, been following along the younger people. i say surprising because his policies are very conservative. so he's been also a rather to visit figure, and i think a lot of the more controversial things didn't actually get reported much outside of japan. so the image that people have outside of japan and inside of japan can be quite different. there were a lot of demonstrations and yeah, he's achieved some things, but others. yeah. he didn't really g

i asked him about their reaction in japan to sions are obvious death. hi indeed, this is a very shocking and sad news. i could say the shock and disbelief has taken japan, the country where the gun rules are very sick and fascination or even shooting are very rare in japan. last year, maybe a handful of shootings happened in japan and only one was killed as a result. so we have a fascination which prime minister described as a war barry and it had shocked one in japan early in. just before noon today. about $1130.00, the prime minute there for 5 minutes there she was shock active duty and went there in japan. nora, he was there campaigning for the election. that is going to happen. house the senate in the upper house in on sunday. and he was there to actually influential figure in the l. d. p liberal democratic party official. you were there to support a candidate. there was while he was making a speech there on the road, be not a big crowd actually, maybe about 50 or a 100 people. were there listening. he was approached by a man a 40 year old man from

they decided to stay ah, i'm pablo foley as welcome to the program. former japanese prime minister sions. obey has died after being shot in the city of nara, during an election campaign event. the politician was shot twice. officials confirmed abbe had a bullet wound on the right side of his neck and also suffered a chest injury. he was rushed to hospital wood, but was later confirmed dead. the 67 year old was japan's longest serving prime minister. he was known for his fiscal policy dubbed abbey nomics, but he was a controversial figure, often referred to as a revisionist of history for his views on japan's role in the 2nd world war. well for more we can now talk to journalist sonya blanca, who's in the japanese capital tokyo. good to see you. sonya, this is a deeply shocking at turn of events that we're seeing in japan. can you tell us what's the latest? yes. really. just a few minutes ago and it was confirmed by the japanese media that indeed as fear, the former japanese prime minister scenes are passed away after being shot at this campaign events. he was in a hospital and nora. at t

the funeral of former japanese prime minister sions, obey has taken place in the capital. tokyo, thousands of mourners gathered outside of the temple where a private service was held. following the ceremony, abe's bodily body travelled through the city passing important landmarks including the parliament building. the 67 year old was assassinated on friday while making a speech in the city of nara, just days before a national election. and earlier i spoke with journalist sonya laska, who is in tokyo. she told me more about to pans farewell to with slain former leader. so today, as you mentioned before, there was the private funeral service. thereafter, the body was transported into her so through tokyo. thousands of people lined the street, especially near the temple and also gathered in front of the headquarters for liberal democratic party. and of course, the prime minister's office. just half an hour ago the heroes arrived at the information hall. so this is so for now with the last step, so to speak. and at a later stage, there will be a ceremony held again, a kind of official ceremony

there will also be a memorial for political allies or sions, bay business acquaintances. and there will be a funeral quotation around the prime minister's office. it's a very somber mood. you talk to people and i think there's still a sense of deep show that a man who is so deeply embedded in japanese life. certainly, the last 10 years has so suddenly gone. the rescuers, the council's expected to vote on tuesday on a draft resolution to extend a deliveries. so rebel held area in northwest and syria. her mission for those cross border shipments expired on monday after attempts to renew it were vetoed by russia. millions of people rely on essential supplies through the bubble harbor crossing. sir lucas yogi reports from the turkeys syrian border. germano ali and her disabled son have less than the scan for internal displaced people for 5 years. like many others and serious la province. they rely on food and medical aid from abroad. lamadue applies that sometimes receive those 8 boxes and sometimes i sell it to buy bread or vegetables. i'm a widow with a disabled son, he nee

of him quick look at some more stories making news around the world. japan's former prime minister sions, robbie has been shot at a campaign event in nora city in western japan. far you save condition is unknown, transform broadcast to reports that a man has been taken into custody. the g 20 summit has opened in indonesia, where foreign ministers are set to confront multiple crises, including the war in ukraine. in asia, foreign minister, written on mar, sooty, welcomed her russian counterpart, seagate lovegrove before appealing for unity among the ministers and an end to the conflict. american baseball star, britney griner has pleaded guilty to a, any russian court to drug charges. the 2 time olympic gold medalist was detained in moscow airport in february already say bait canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage so called islamic state is claim responsibility for a raid on a prison in nigeria and capitol of boucher. lisa are searching for around $400.00 inmates mid nice, who are still on the run. it will say militants use explosives, free elegy hogs, and looking to u

you stop to pay his condolences to former prime minister sions, or what will be the political context for that? well, you know, sheen's obey is the central figure in japanese politics connecting tokyo and, and washington, he's really been at the heart of it for, let's say, the past decade. and so, you know, with his loss, it is not only kind of an earthquake here in, in japan, but it's an earthquake in washington as well because he was the, the person that they felt most comfortable dealing with. he is one who shared their views about security policy most tightly here in, in, in asia. so i think that the context will be, 1st of all, to show their respect to, to obey who has a very high reputation, washington and also to service, reaffirm the links that to the us. japan alliance remain strong even with so with the death of obey bako pan of a, yet sion get c news agency. thank you very much for that today. thank you. was to the head heron al jazeera, big day for cause external at wimbledon will have a report on what was a thrilling tennis final and we visit the southern streets of an an

ah aah bell. japan's longest serving lead a sion so abbe as died after he was shot during a campaign event in the city of norah abbe wanted to build a prosperous nation and change the constitution to allow japan to assert itself more strongly in world affairs. natasha name reports. i shut the heart by a man with a home made goin routine campaign speech ending in an unprecedented assassination. former japanese prime minister sions obeyed, died friday morning in the western city of nora. he was campaigning for upper house elections scheduled for sunday seconds after our bay collapsed officers tackled the suspect. police say 41 year old tad through year yamagata me told them he was disgruntled with abbe and aimed to kill him. it was a rare occurrence in a country with a low crime rate and some of the world's most restrictive gun laws. emma can men or q. so we cannot accept that this violent act took place during an election, the foundation of democracy. in the strongest terms, i condemn this attack until the 67 year old was a dynamo of japanese politics and a 3rd generation politician.

ah, a private funeral is due to get underway for japan's former prime minister sions obey. earlier, his body was taken to a temple in tokyo, where people laid flowers. ah, but he was assassinated while campaigning at an election rally on friday. her lease of knowledge of acknowledge, sorry, security lapses at the event. now michael payne is the owner of the she gets who news agency he joins is on skype, from a toko. michael, just take us through. this is a very shocking event for the whole of japan, not just because of what happened and who sions are or bye was because of the nature of the way he was killed. this was a gun crime. something that just doesn't happen in japan. yeah, that's right. i mean, in all of last year there was one person killed by a gun in japan and you know, the person who gets killed this year by a gun in japan is a former prime minister. so it is quite shocking. yes. you know, obviously japan right now is kind of going through not only the shock of, of losing a former prime minister of all the stature, but the way in which had happened is something w

now michael, penn is the president of a sion get soon news agency. he says the former prime minister is in critical condition. what we know is that the former prime minister was standing along the side of a road in the city of nora, which is one of the ancient capital of japan. now a regional city and giving a speech and a man approached him from behind, apparently shot at him 3 times hitting, at least once, the prime minister went down. he's his condition is said to be that he's unconscious and that he's in cardiac arrest. which means that he's either very seriously wounded or possibly he has died, but haven't beneficially called the son. he was campaigning on behalf of the current prime minister for me. ok, shita anders. it's basically a national campaign season right now in japan. so he was out there like many other politicians sort of just giving his speeches and trying to bring out the voters. apparently he was wearing a t shirt. like i said, he approached the former prime minister from behind the photographs and video makes pretty clear that he

ready ready japan bids farewell to its longest serving prime minister sions. obey was assassinated on friday while giving a campaign speech. ah, hello, why one inside the cell is there a life? and also coming up slunk as former finance minister and brother, the president is stopped from leaving the country as anger rises against the powerful family. ukraine says is destroyed a russian. i munition depot in the southern region of castle that's under moscow's control. plus, you have just ordered the devil's breakfast. election campaign is in full swing in kenya, but the winner will have several challenges ahead. ah, ah. private funeral has been held in tokyo pounds, former prime minister, shin zone abbe people lined the streets of the capital to pay their final respects as his body was taken from the georgia temple to the funeral. or has passed the prime minister's office and the parliament abbe was assassinated while campaigning at an election rally on friday. and he said, acknowledge security lapses at the event. a skater correspond antennae, chang, whose life rest in tokyo, tony talk

michael, just a final thought to you before you go, i mean, sions, lobby. as you say, was a huge figure, a towering figure that many call him in japanese politics. what do you think his legacy will be and how will he be remembered by ordinary japanese people? well, i think that his main legacy will probably be where he wanted his legacy to be, which is on in security and military policy and what you might call strategic policy. and so he's, he worked very hard to try to sort of change the post or culture of pacifism, and to make japan more engaged in security issues in the asia pacific. and how that is regarded really kind of depends on how that turns out for japan. if it turns out to years in the future that this move towards a i so called more normal nation, was wise and turned out to be to the benefit of the nation. then i think he'll be regarded as quite a hero. but should it end up in some sort of a disaster or, or problem in the future. then he may be regarded as somebody who turned japan in the wrong direction at the wrong time. michael, and always g

returning home, the body of japan's assassinated, former prime minister. sions. obey is taken back to tokyo on top, diplomats from the u. s. and china try face to face diplomacy in the shadow of rushes, worn ukraine, and tension over taiwan. ah, police ensure anchor fought tear gas that protested demanding the resignation of president go to buy a raja parks up and his government demonstrates his day. the president tobin colombo protesting against the monk slain, economic crisis. fuel shortages made the betty of had to walk to process sites in the capital. ah, there were protests to the president's home on friday as well. sounds of troops were deployed in the capital to control crowds, shall and concentration shortages of basic food goods from monks. foreign exchange reserves have run out, making it impossible to pay for impulse. alzheimer's been l fernandez. reports now from near the president's home in colombo. where just catching our breadth after getting caught in a complete volley of tea aghast, which happened literally about 10 or 15 minutes ago a essentially the university stude

the body or former japanese foreign minister sions. obey has arrived at a tokyo temple. his wake will take place at bazaar jo g temple on monday evening with a funeral for family and close friends on tuesday. ave was assassinated while campaigning for local elections on friday. police have acknowledged security lapses, foreign minister from la casita, his vow to continue working on. sions obeys, campaign promises. hey, abby model. so the no more you inheriting abe's legacy, especially the constitution amendment, which he put so much of as if it into i will work on challenges that are by could not solve on his own or on that he thought he mule smith. i'll continue working and bring a bright future to our beloved, comfortable hang, which are by a love to toe. we need to pass this legacy to the next generation. you know, cuz she does made that speech after japan's governing party. others coalition partner won a 2 thirds majority in sundays, parliamentary elections, a paved the way for possible changes to the pacifist constitution, which would strengthen the militaries roll

ah. japan's former prime minister sions. obey has died after being shot an event in the city of norah. please say they were arrested of 41 year old man who allegedly shot away for the home made gum. ah, on every foot again. this is l 0 alive from dough also coming up. former fee for president set flatter is cleared of corruption charges by swiss court in politics, no $1.00 is remotely indispensable britons private is devoris. johnson resigns, but wants to remain in power until his party elects a successor and ukraine's hospitals are filling up with war casualties. we'll visit a health center in keith that's being pushed to its limits. ah, we begin them with that breaking news from japan. former prime minister oceans obey has died after he was shot during a campaign event. in the city of nada. i'll de zeros florence louis report style of the assassination of japan's longest serving leader. good shims obey had been campaigning in the city of norah, a head of upper house elections this weekend. the former prime minister had been speaking for only a few minutes. when i witness reports say