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Abe's assassination shocks Japan, where gun control is strict and shootings are rare

Rachel Treisman

July 08, 2022

An employee of the Yomiuri Shimbun distributes extra editions of the newspaper in Tokyo with reporting on the shooting of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. (AP)

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