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🦍 former prime minister abe's death

Ape of the Emerald City
Jul 17, 2022
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✔️ former prime minister of japan shot

photo via getty images

the former prime minister of japan, shinzo abe, was assassinated at a campaign speech in the streets of nara, japan

he was shot by a man wielding a homemade firearm

 

✔️ significance

  • the news put the country and the world in shock as:

    • abe was the longest serving prime minister in japanese history

    • japan does not allow possession of guns so shooting incidents are uncommon

    • one man was capable of murdering a high ranking political figure

this chain of thought, naturally, leads one to ask if the assassination was political

 

✔️ intention

  • the killer is tetsuya yamagami, a former member of the japanese maritime self defense force

  • his mother was a devoted believer of the unification church and made large donations, causing yamagami’s family to lead a hard life

  • it has been reported that he had a grudge against abe, who he says had affiliations to the church

    • based on the information so far, the assassination was due to a personal vendetta and not a political motive

 

that’s all for today

i’m trying not to be too political in the culture part of the newsletter but this was a news story that could have had more media coverage

always always feel free to email me (apeofomaha@substack.com) to ask any questions!


💡 something im thinking about

photo via the lego homepage

on a lighter note, for any sitcom fans, the lego group showed off their set for the office sitcom!

it’s set to release october 1st


🙏 closing comments

all of this is just one ape’s opinion, but I would love to hear what you think. until next week, happy trading - i’ll be back with a topic that ape-peals to you!


 

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