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Shinzo Abe, divisive, powerful former Japan PM, assassinated

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens to a question during a budget committee meeting at Parliament in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouyek, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, declares a state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the coronavirus at the his official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - Then Newly-appointed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, front row center, poses with his Cabinet members for the official group photo at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

FILE - Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves as he leaves the prime minister's office Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Tokyo. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - Shinzo Abe acknowledges applause from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers as he won a landslide victory Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 in Japan's ruling party presidential vote at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference on Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP at his official residence in Tokyo, Friday, March 15, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and Director of Japan Self-Defense Force Fumio Kyuma, 5th left, salute while assisting at the Fleet Review of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Sagami Bay, off south Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 29 2006. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Franck Robichon, File)

FILE - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, left, reaches out for his supporters during his public speeches at Shibuya railway station in Tokyo Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

FILE - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, bottom, walks near Fumio Kishida, rear center, who was elected as Japan's prime minister at the parliament's lower house Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Deputy Cabinet spokesman Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, announcing the results of a Japanese fact-finding mission investigating the kidnapping of more than a dozen Japanese by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe removes a face mask before speaking at a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo May 4, 2020. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

FILE - Then Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, center, leaves the Yasukuni Shrine after he paid homage to the war dead in Tokyo after he became the party leader on Oct. 17, 2012. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears as the Nintendo game character Super Mario during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 21, 2016. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP, File)

FILE - Then Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures during a news conference at the 125th International Olympic Committee session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sept. 7, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez, File)

FILE - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, at left walks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they inspect a guard of honor during the welcome ceremony held outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk in a hall to take part in a final news conference in Moscow's Kremlin, Monday, April 29, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

FILE - Then President Barack Obama and then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe depart Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their meeting at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2013. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

FILE - Newly elected President of the Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe smiles as he sits in the presidential seat at the party headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Kazuhiro Nogi, File)

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on March 20, 2014. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday, July 8, 2022, in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayash, File)

Shinzo Abe, divisive, powerful former Japan PM, assassinated