'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino On July 8, 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in the streets of Nara, Japan. I was deeply saddened by the passing of a strong and admirable leader. I had the opportunity to meet him before and to this day, I still remember his...
TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant involved in the 2011 disaster to pay around 13 trillion yen ($94.8 billion) in damages, local media said. Four ex-bosses of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were ordered to pay the...
On behalf of the Philippine Senate, acting Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Miguel Zubiri expressed condolences for the tragic passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ‘’I had visited the Residence of Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko this morning to sign the Book of...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 11, sent her condolences to the Japanese government and people for the demise of the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and condemned what she called the “senseless violence” that led to it. In a Facebook post, Duterte shared...
The world reeled from the shock of the news of the assassination, and after a few hours, the passing of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was 67. It was indeed a shock as gun violence is rare in Japan and the manner the crime was done was an aberration in a society that reveres its elders....
Former NorthPort big man Greg Slaughter is taking his act to the Japan B.League after signing a two-year deal with Division II team Rizing Zephy Fukuoka. Greg Slaughter (PBA Images) The 7-foot center and the Rizing Zephyr made the announcement on Saturday, July 9 through their respective social...
TOKYO, Japan -- The suspected killer of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe admitted targeting the politician and said he held a grudge against an organisation he believed Abe was connected to, police said Friday. Senior police officers in the western region of Nara, where the murder took...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte is saddened by the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, a leader whom he described as instrumental in the Philippines' robust ties with Japan. File photo of former President Rodrigo Duterte greeting former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo when the...
A dear friend of the Filipino people. Leyte 1st district Rep Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) That's how presumptive House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez described the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was slain via assassination on Friday, July 8. "I extend...
KASHIHARA, Japan -- Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech. The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and...
TOKYO, Japan -- Leaders and envoys from Asia and beyond reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to the media during a press conference in Tokyo. Former...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday it is praying for the early recovery of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe after reportedly being shot at. In a separate statement, DFA Sec. Enrique Manalo also said "it is with great shock and dismay" that he learned of Abe's supposed...
