I don’t have any commentary, just… interesting. Maybe ideologically motivated, but Japan’s left hasn’t done anything like this in a while afaik.

If there’s some context I’m missing here please let me know, I’ve been out of the loop on Japanese politics for a while now.

21 points

Probably ultra fascists mad he wasn’t fascist enough.

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As a Japanese-American who has long given up hope on Japanese politics, I’m fucking desperately hoping otherwise right now.

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10 points

isn’t it better for the left if it was fash infighting?

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7 points

I hope the goverment doesn’t use this as an excuse to crackdown on “radicals”. Which usually means arresting and banning leftist parties and organizations.

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3 points

:inshallah:

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According to some sources he’s dead.

GET FUCKED LOSER LMFAO

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9 points

“Firefighters report former PM showing no vital signs” here lol

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Wikipedia nerds called it already

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7 points

Let me guess, he got shot by some qanon/monarchist/cultist guy in his 30’s/40’s?

Also, didn’t Shinzo Abe complained about Zelensky recently? About how Zelensky was a moron who entered a war he couldn’t win. Maybe someone in the CIA didn’t like that :shrug-outta-hecks:

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The shooter has been ID’d (Buy the media so who fucking knows) as a former Japan Maritime Self Defense force guy. I haven’t seen any details beyond that and his name. so who knows what the motive is.

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4 points

Two shotgun blasts to the back?

That’s death.

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Love a good shotgun

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2 points

homemade even

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