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 in tokyo and also in his home prefecture and yama, which was the popular, i mean, because we see all those people there and the streets just just walk us through how he's being remembered in the country and how he was as a leader. 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 big fol

let's get to our reporter i am tokyo -- in tokyo standing by.e seeing a visibly upset prime minister at the moment. >> yeah, absolutely. kishida seems visibly upset by the news. he remained remarkably calm, but you can see that he was very upset by the news and said that he was praying for abe's recovery and that all steps were being taken to preserve his life. dani: and he did say a few words on his condition. not a lot we know there, but what is it that we do know so far? >> kishida described his condition as being grave, serious. right now we do not know too much about his condition. at the time he was shot, he was described as being in cardiopulmonary arrest, language that is used by police to describe someone without vital signs. we will have to see how that goes from there. he was taken to hospital, he was airlifted nearby. kishida said all steps are being taken to preserve his life and we will have to wait for updates throughout the day i think. dani: he is now saying he will confirm whether security measures were sufficient. for those wh

why not put the water into tokyo bay? the water released from _ water into tokyo bay?d from fukushima will. water into tokyo bay? the water released from fukushima will be j water into tokyo bay? the water i released from fukushima will be no more radioactive than water released from nuclear plants all over the world, but the fishermen here have had their likelihoods ruined once before. they have no desire to risk it again. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima. that's it from me and the team. thanks for watching. hello there. so far, the weather story this week has been dominated by a lot of low, grey cloud for many. yes, at times, it's felt warm, but just take a look at suffolk yesterday afternoon. it was a fairly typical story right across the country. the cloud was widespread. this was the satellite picture from wednesday. in fact, there was some early morning rain in scotland. that cleared away and a brisk northwesterly wind dominated here. some brightness further south, some warmth, but over the next few days, it looks likely that we are going to see mor

what is the mood in tokyo? what are people saying on the street? it is still an utter shock because as we have been reporting about it, japan's gun crimes are really rare and political violence is almost unheard of. it was just pure shock at the moment. of course, shinzo abe what is a very divisive politician. his aborted lot employs nationalistic views but his critics say his relationships with china and south korea, important trading partners, with very frosty bull that you can see a lot of people trying to wait for him to return home here. this is where the current prime minister ofjapan, fumio kishida is expected to also pay a visit this afternoon. it is also been reported that shinzo abe's funeral is affected to take place on 12july. of course, japan holds an upper house of election tomorrow on sunday. house of election tomorrow on sunda . ., ., sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot _ sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was _ sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was detained - sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was detained q

underway for japan's longest serving prime minister. thousands of people gathered outside of a temple in tokyo to pay respect to ship the object after the premier was gone down at a campaign rally last week. also coming up in ukraine authorities ward of an intensification of the conflict. he says that russia is preparing a major push to take the key cities in the don boss for a gen plus to relock of government calls for call. but the chaos with fuel prices to pitting record highs. the government asked citizens to stay at home. meanwhile, opposition leaders are unable to agree will replace the president. ah i'm sarah kelly's welcome to the program. the funeral of former japanese prime minister sions. obey is underway in the capital tokyo. thousands of mourners have gathered outside of the temple where the private service is now being held. following the ceremony, abe's body will travel through the city passing important landmarks including parliament building. the 67 year old was assassinated on friday while making a speech in the city of norah, just days before a national election. and let's b

prosecutors on thursday searched the main office and a subsidiary office in tokyo. they suspect they may have given former games member large sums of money as a bribe. they are denying any wrongdoing. a company he headed allegedly received at least 330,000 dollars in consulting fees since september 28. they sold suits and other items with olympic raining on them a stormy sponsorship agreement. >>> japan's education ministry wants to boost the number of foreign students. the figure has dropped significantly since the start of the pandemic. a record 310,000 foreign students were studying in japan in 2019 and the number dropped by 20% in the following two years because of the coronavirus border restrictions. students are also finding it more difficult to land a job here in japan after finishing their studies. they want to reverse these trends over the next five years. they plan to include japanese language education and an insurance program to help students find work or start businesses. the number of students studying abroad has also clenched. the ministry says the go

greater tokyo is 35 million people. and central tokyo, some 12, 13 million. have no problem doing that. i'm not even -- i don't have any form of protection, because i know i'm safe. so, that's going to be a loss, but especially right now, my heart is breaking for the japanese people. and, of course, i'm waiting to hear what i hope will be the recovery of the former prime minister abe. i was just writing about him today as somebody who really helped to elevate the visibility of japan and its global communications. i give him a lot of credit for that. even when i was often a critic of his policies, i was never a critic of him personally. and that's why my heart is breaking for him, his family, but also for the entire nation. and i know that everywhere around the world we pray for the best outcome here. >> yeah, certainly a huge shock, the former prime minister of japan shinzo abe shot twice in the chest. nancy snow, international security industrial council, japan director, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> and we are getting some tweets in from world

tokyo 37 degrees, the hottest so far this year.e have the high pressure nearby bringing the southerly flow. it's going to stay hot as we go through the weekend. but we may see a little bit of cooloff, in places like tokyo and osaka as we go towards the first part of next week. mid-30s to low 30s by monday. and osaka seeing some rain. naha, you're going to deal with a lot more rainfall. we have a tropical storm that's nearby. and this is going to move in your general direction as we go through the weekend. and so, be on the lookout for that. meanwhile, another tropical system near southern areas of china will make its way north, make landfall and bring strong winds to heavy rain for that. this system continues to move towards the north. it will bring rainfall possibly into the western edge of japan in the first part of next week. meanwhile, we're still watching out for the heavy rain that's impacting a good portion of india. especially the northeastern corner of the country. here's some video to show you what resulted from the heavy

now some people in tokyo are questioning their own safety. take a listen. >> translator: i think people in japan were shocked by what happened to mr. abe. they never thought that something like that could happen here. people thought japan was safe. we never imagined he would lose his life in that way. what happened feels like an incident that shook the foundations of japan's safety. >> reporter: now in the wake of this tragedy, many questions have been raised about the security meant to protect the former prime minister, according to nhk, a security plan was drawn up to watch abe from all sides while he was in nara. it involved dozens of local main clothes officers, and one personal specially assigned from tokyo. it didn't stop the shooter from walking up and firing the two fatal shots. security arrangements will now be reviewed. >> and blake, abe's body was returned to tokyo earlier this afternoon, as i mentioned. and you were there. what was the reaction from people on the streets? >> reporter: yeah, earlier this afternoon the body of shinz

underway for japan's longest serving prime minister. thousands of people gather outside of a temple in tokyo to take respect to sions, obey. after the premier was gone down at a campaign rally last week. also coming up, despite a potential new russian push in the east of ukraine, western intelligence agencies are warning of the dangers on the countries porter with bella roost. we have a 1st hand account to the situation, their entry lock us government calls for call in mid the chaos with fuel prices hitting record highs. the government asked citizens to stay at home. the ball opposition leaders are unable to agree who will replace the president plus nasa releases the 1st full color image from the largest and most powerful space telescope ever launched. revolutionary jayden's web telescope designed to peer through the cosmos, to the dawn of the universe. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. 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

blake, live in tokyo. thank you very much. >>> we are getting new images from those that witnessed the attack on abe. have a look here. this video was posted online. you can see people running for help and trying to provide first aid and assistance. reaction is pouring in from world leaders. out going british prime minister boris johnson says he is utterly appalled. >> deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend abe. thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and the people of japan. the u.s. ambassador says that abe has been an outstanding leader of japan, unwaiverring ally with the u.s. government. top diplomat is attending the g- 20 spoke out a short while ago. here he is. >> i have to say before we meet. how deeply saddened and deeply concerned we are about the news coming from japan about the attempt on the life of former prime minister abe. we don't know his condition. we do know that apparently he has been shot. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, with his family, with the people of jap

police officers from the area and tokyo were there but officials have not provided details on the scale. for more let's go >> this area is usually crowded with shoppers and commuters but right now it's crowded with crews focusing on the area inside. police tell us that they believe he was delivering his speech in this area when he was shot. we have seen investigators here for most of the afternoon collecting evidence and as you can see residents have been gathering here to look at what's going on. they are standing on the stairs of the station and are trying to manage the traffic. the shooting happened in front of a large crowd a very close range and often they give speeches on top of the truck but shinzo abe was right here when he was shot. we don't know if the security was here before the shooting. and asked for the investigation police have been at the suspect's home trying to find out what they can about him in the motive. it is shocking to people hearing that and the rest of japan. guns are strictly controlled and there are very few she would beans only 10 gun incidents last year w

a convoy of cars escorting the body of sions obey arrives at his home in tokyo. japan's longer serve in government liter woods gun down yesterday at a clinical rally. also coming up, e one must dropped his $44000000000.00 bid to buy twitter. the world's richest man says the platform allows to many bots, and faith kept clos, say multi lateral, some, it becomes a diplomatic show down over the war in ukraine brushes. foreign minister is said to have walked out of a meeting of the g. 20 in bali delegates a survey lab rav clash with western counterparts over russia's invasion of ukraine . ah, a michael ok, welcome. the people of japan, or in deep morning following the assassination of former prime minister shinji, obey a motorcade carrying the body of the slain. former leader has arrived at his home in tokyo. ave was gun down yesterday at a campaign rally in japan, south. the killing in broad daylight has shocked japan. a country where gun related violence is extremely rare. oh, the moment shin, so aren't they? we shot twice. a suspect man handled to the ground, what appears to be a weapo

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 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 we

this is certainly not something we are used to seeing in tokyo. we never had this kind of gone violence, one of the lowest rates of homicide in the world. and also politicians usually politic. the political game in japan doesn't tend to be rife with any kind of violence. so this comes as a shock to everyone, especially considering the stature of the importance, the victim of operations, though one of the most important post war politicians for japan. so all these elements together and make this and all the more tragic and surprising events, the injuries seem to be extensive. apparently he was shot twice and is said to be under cardiopulmonary arrests, which is usually not a good sign for these kinds for these kinds of injuries. so obviously we're hoping for the best, i'm sure we're going to get some more information in the next few hours, but as of now and especially given how close range all of this happened, things do not look particularly good, but it's too early to, to tell that the real consequences, one of the things that we talk about in ja

on arriving back in tokyo at very tearful. cuz she, they're talking about this barbaric and malicious act. but interestingly, and significantly perhaps saying that efforts were still ongoing to save. sions or avi is life. and as we've heard, they have been administering or blood transfusions in these continuing efforts. robert, this will come up as a shock to the japanese people. violence against politicians is, is extremely where is good at least in the as certain in recent decades. yes. political violence has been of an extremely rare occurrence at japan has had, as it has had for decades, a very, a vibrant, mature democracy. people take their democracy, their civic responsibility of going out and campaigning and voting very seriously. indeed, it does at times get heated, does at times get angry, but certainly violence plays very little part so we will come as a shock. what also is shocking is the appearance of a firearm. there are so few weapons of firearms in circulation. in japan. we understand reports from the scene indi

tokyo gas says it will be raising rates in phases starting in october. about 8.4 million households will be affected. >>> major japanese mobile carrier kbdi has decided to pay compensation to users affected by network problems earlier this month. kbdi has set up a special team to investigate the cause of disruption. he found the millions of customers were unable to make voice calls or connect to data networks for many hours. the company has decided to compensate them a certain amount of money. kbdi's contract says that in case of services not being available for 24 hours or more, the company will calculate fees for the period of disruption and refund subscribers. kbdi says that 39 million users have been affected. it will also consider compensation to customers with data communication services. kbdi plans to submit a report that includes detailed costs of the problems and measures to prevent a disturbance to the medication measure next week. the president of the company then plans to hold a news conference. >>> endanger a major japanese travel company is

then the tokyo district court found 3 tapco executives not guilty of professional negligence. the criminal case has been appealed, and the tokyo high court is expected to rule on the case next year. in islamic school, near the city of yoga carta in indonesia is teaching death and hearing impaired children and young adults to recite the koran using sign language. for many, it is the 1st time they have been given at such an opportunity. until recently, students such as these with hearing impairments had almost no access to religious education in indonesia. now, with the help of this is lambing boarding school. they're learning to memorize and recite the koran in sign language. it just give them many, a new perspective on life. through an interpreter, this 20 year old student says, i decided to learn the qur'an in this boarding school, so that in the after life i can live in heaven. bringing along my parents with me. 7 year olds, ara says, the school has also given her a chance to get to know new people and she hopes one day to become a teacher herself. mama, i was 1st invited by

anyway that many, many thanks to sonya blash k in tokyo, you're welcome. you are a secretary of state or antony blinkin and his chinese counterpart wong league have held their 1st in person talk since october the to diplomat. some met on the side lines of the g. 20 foreign minister summit in bali, indonesia, the pear stress, the importance of maintaining relations between the world's 2 biggest economies. but the g 20 meeting was dominated by russians invasion of ukraine with russian foreign minister. so gay laughter are facing a storm of criticism from western diplomats. with sergei love, rod looked confident as he walked into the summit. the veteran russian diplomat smiled for cameras as he greeted his indonesian host, then almost immediately reporters began shouting questions asking when the war will be over. divisions over russia's invasion of ukraine dominated the discussions at the meeting of foreign ministers. several western countries refused to meet with love, rob, including united states, but ministers from other nations, such as india, china, tur

now, it's suddenly famous. —— of isesaki, 100km north of tokyo. week and, according to my thermometer, it's well above that out there in the sunshine today. this has never happened before injune anywhere injapan. this should be the middle of the rainy season and it's causing huge problems forjapan's electricity—generating system. it's just barely keeping up with demand and if it fails, people are going to die. these heatwaves are notjust a naturalfluctuation in weather. man—made climate change is making them more extreme and more dangerous. over the past 100 years, the average temperature forjapan has risen by about one degree, which is more than a world record. for tokyo, it was like three degrees higher, so temperatures have been rising. so, definitely, climate change is part of the reason. the increasingly frequent heatwaves are particularly dangerous for old people, of which japan has many. so, here in the north of tokyo, they've opened a cooling—down centre, where i find 86—year—old kiyoji saito taking refuge from the heat and playing japanes

he has not returned to tokyo. what's, what is a very grave time for japan politically. when he arrived in tokyo, he gave its 1st reactions to waiting media, a very tearful prime minister, talking about this barbaric unbelief. just at that but interesting lane, significantly stressing, but a doctor's we're still trying to save the life of sions. you've covered japan extensively, you know, the country very well briefly. this will come as a shock to the people of the country. violence against politicians is extremely rare. that was the absolutely, especially in recent decades, but active political violence, very unusual. the japan takes its politics very seriously. it is a very mature democracy. it is very respectful of the whole democratic process at times the politics that can be very, it can be quite angry, can be quite active and outspoken, but certainly the violence doesn't play much part of tool in the whole process. i think what will also shock people, it's the use of behind god. it is very rare to see any kind of file and use the toll given the very strict rules ab

abc's bob woodruff is in tokyo tonight. >> reporter: tonight, japan is in mourning. a motorcade carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister shinzo abe has taken him home. shortly after he lost his life, prime minister abe's body was driven here to tokyo to his very neighborhood, to his house. this is a tradition in japan. this street is now covered with police officers to make it secure. a lot of cars coming down for friends, family, those who want to respect him, pulling up in front of this house. this vicious murder has shocked the nation and the world. authorities say a lone gunman shot abe during a campaign speech friday in the city of nara with a homemade gun. shortly after, security tackled him to the ground. japan's longest-serving prime minister died at the hospital. an autopsy revealed that he died of blood loss. tonight, we're learning more about the investigation and the alleged assassin, 41-year-old tetsuya yamagami, charged with the killing. officials say he confessed. and now a top japanese police official acknowledges possible security laps

mariko oi in tokyo for us, thank you _ way. mariko oi in tokyo for us, thank you very _ way.f between the world's richest man and twitter as elon musk says he wants to pull out of his $40 billion deal to buy the company. president biden signs an executive order to help safeguard american women's access to abortion. russian forces are continuing their heavy shelling of towns and villages in eastern ukraine, in preparation for an expected new offensive to seize more territory. russia already occupies large areas of the south and east an of the country and are pushing forward in the donetsk region. the latest russian target is the city of slovyansk. from there, jonathan beale sent this report. near the front line, close to the city of slovyansk, ukrainian troops prepare to target russian positions. they know this next battle will be crucial. i think that slovyansk is the next big aim for russians. distant explosions do you think you can stop putin? sure. you can? we will, we will. blasts of artillery, the familiar sounds of this war, but there's also a quieter, harder—to—see bat

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mariko 0i reporting there in tokyo.ere the crisis appears to be deepening. after those extraordinary scenes we saw over the weekend with protestors storming the presidential palace, sri lanka's parliamentary speaker has said lawmakers will reconvene on friday, before electing a new president the following wednesday. 0ur south asia corespondent rajini vaidyanathan is in colombo and sent this report. "open to the public" reads the graffiti scrawled outside the prime minister's official residence. in colombo, the occupation continues. police powerless, as the people's movement picks up pace. well, things feel very different here to what they were a week ago when i was in the city, when you had armed police guarding the entrance to the prime minister's official residence. and now, as you look around, it feels like i'm in a public park, families here for a day out. as this nation tries to find a way out of an economic crisis, a moment to savour — the president they blame for their troubles expected to quit this week. i'll fe

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.y french sculptor rodin sold on thursday for almost $10 million. there are only 30 casts of this culture and only a head full in private ownership like this one. how long the new owner spent thinking about the new pricetag? one might ask. that's all for now on bbc news. hello again. well, thursday was a day of sunshine and showers. but the day's showers were a lot bigger, there were loads more thunderstorms around than we've seen over the past few days and whenever you see big cloud tearing upwards through the skies like these, well, you know someone is getting soaked. someone lived in south newington as those heavy downpours came through here. really hefty shower. the showers and thunderstorms that developed through the day have actually kept going for the first part of the night as well and they have tended to migrate towards the pennines, north—east england and will generally begin to fade away over the next few hours by the same time, will probably see some rain to spinning its way

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo.s a fresh—faced 52—year—old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan's youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is laying mr abe to rest. his life snuffed out in a way few here thought possible. the outpouring of grief that we're seeing here again today is in part because of the truly awful way in which mr abe died, but there's something more. it feels like japan has lost a truly significant historicalfigure. so, what is it that mr abe did that has left such an indelible mark onjapanese politics? those who admired mr abe say he dramatically changed the way this country deals with the world. he made new alliances with fellow democracies, from india to australia to great britain. he greatly deepened the alliance with united states. most significantly of all,

we go to tokyo for the latest.is bloomberg. ♪ tom: whatcom back to -- welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." we are now seeing games a little over 0.1% across the equities. you see the moves in the sovereign bond flows. we are up on german bund. let's get back to the sad news out of japan. former prime minister shinzo abe is in the hospital and unresponsive after he was shot while speaking at a political rally. current prime minister fumio kishida has described his condition as grave. security at the scene immediately tackled the suspect to the ground and the man is now in custody. risa is in tokyo. what is the latest on the former primer -- prime minister's condition? reporter: it has been a shocking date in japan. former prime minister shinzo abe was shot while giving a speech in the town of nara, close to kyoto. we know that he sustained a gunshot wound to the right side of his neck and had internal bleeding on the left side of his chest. while he was being transported to the hospital, he reportedly

cnn's joins us now live from tokyo. such a difficult time for the country as japan prepares to bid farewell to a beloved former leader and as more details emerge about the suspect what is the latest on this? >> yeah, before we get there, were moments away from the hearst carrying his body from arriving were behind me. keep an eye on that for you, hundreds of journalists, dozens of cameras fixated pointing down the street that way, there's a helicopter overhead signaling to us to his arrival could be imminent. as you are mentioning, we are learning a lot of details by the hour, by the day. nhk, the public broadcaster reports of the suspect targeted him because he held a grudge against a group he believed he had ties to and it was linked to his mother. cnn contacted local police but they would not name or provide any information on the group. as for the homemade weapon used to kill the former prime minister, police say the alleged gunman may have tested it and certain groups facility. they refused to name the group that s

the 2nd 1945 in tokyo bank, the board, the american battleship, u. s. s. missouri with representing the soviet union general did a gentle also signed the surrender documentable on the u. s. s. missouri general. macarthur and admiral nimitz signed on behalf of the usa with the tokyo tribunal soon follows the trial of japanese war criminals. america behaved as if it owned the courtroom after all, japan was in its hands with me hoa, america the unless she hi norma tanya. tara good there are amaica ganga toller summer. nealon jayla goes okay, america, debra new and you ah ah, the tokyo tribunal began on may the 3rd 1946. by this time, churchill had already delivered his sinews of peace speech that heralded the cold war. in the tokyo tribunal became an arena, prevailed, confrontation between the u. s. great britain and the u. s. s. l u s. representatives refused to review the topic of unit 731, and it's detachments despite soviet demands. the whereabouts of the unit 731 leaders are unknown to us. there are no grounds for charging the unit with wall crimes an

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.o round three. chethan partik was watching the action. the great champions have a habit ofjust finding a way to win. that's exactly what rafael nadal showed here on thursday on centre court. he hasn't played on grass for three years when you consider these championships were postponed in 2020 and he missed wimbledon entirely last year. but he's finding his feet underneath the grass. again, he may have dropped a set against ricardas berankis, but his hopes of winning a third wimbledon title continue in this extraordinary year, where he's already won the french open and, before that, the australian open. his biggest fan is the world number one, iga swiatek. she survived a big scare and also progressed to the third round. thursday's stand—out result here — for the british fans, at least — involved home favourite katie boulter. at 25 years old, her career plagued by injuries. she's now ranked outside the top 100. she knocked out last year's beaten finalist, karolina pliskova, the biggest w

he is in tokyo. thank you for coming on the program at this very difficult time.rsonal human level, what was your reaction, your feelings, when we got confirmation that he had died? >> i felt excruciating pain comi from within me. as you can well imagine, the nation is in total shock. i was able to see the prime minister's face when he was addressing the press yesterday afternoon, and i could see that our prime minister is suffering from the grave loss he is experiencing. he became prime minister the same year as prime minister abe. ever since, they have been very good friends. the prime minster was handpicked by prime minister abe in his second administration. and he spent eight and a half years as prime minister abe's foreign minister. you can see the congeniality between the two leaders here. lewis: on the incident itself, we are starting to see footage of what happened. does it raise security concerns for you? >> we are not fully aware of the background behind this terrible attack. and violence as such should not be tolerated. this is the exact words of the pr

we can go now to tokyo and speak with journalist michael pin there. michael, welcome to d w. news asia schanzer. our bay was japan's longer serving prime minister. how did he shape japan during his time in office? well, i would say that the 1st thing he certainly did was he provided a long period of stability, precisely because he was in office consecutively for over 8 years. and it's worth remembering that before him, there were actually 6 consecutive years with new prime ministers each year. so, you know, japan's sort of international profile, it's, it's ability to sort of take leadership in global affairs was, was very weak. and so he came along and he had this long premiership heap, travel very widely. i think that's a certainly among world leaders. and he was the japanese person. they knew the most . i saw the most. so you know, and for them he was essentially the symbol of japan for a long time. you've talked about stability, sions, or obey our city. and what we know is i been know, makes these are his policies to trying to revive japan's econom

so he has now returned to a tokyo waiting to see what the next development is. he was been asked about what happens with the political process of these elections. really, people are not really concerned very much about politics at the moment. it is the condition of the lobby. there is where the dominating the headlines in japan and elsewhere at the moment. and it also has been condemned by the chief cabinet secretary who has made a given a press conference saying that any kind of brutal act like this will not be be tolerated. so it's been around the condemned by the political establishment in japan. i'd rather stay with you because we're going to come back to you for some context about some of the man in the meantime, let's bring in benway hardy shopping. he's an a junk professor of political science and international affairs at temple university in japan. he joins us from tokyo been while good job you back. it does seem extraordinary, doesn't it? that a former japanese prime minister can be so vulnerable to get shot to get attacked at such close range. i mean,