Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slain at 67: a look back (36 images)

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was assassinated in a shooting on July 8, 2022. Abe had resigned as prime minister on August 28, 2020, citing health reasons. He was killed while delivering a campaign speech for a parliamentary candidate in Nara, Japan. Here's a look back at his political career.

Abe waves during his annual party convention in Tokyo on March 25, 2018. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Netanyahu (R) and Abe attend a meeting with business officials in Jerusalem on May 2, 2018. Pool Photo by Abir Sultan/UPI

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Abe shake hands with Trump during their joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 7, 2018. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Abe holds a brief press conference before his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on October 17, 2018. Photo by David Silpa/UPI

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