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Movie about Shinzo Abe assassination reportedly in the works

• Master Blaster
  Sep 4, 2026
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Too soon?

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• (assassination • crime • Masaki Suda • movies • Shinzo Abe • Unification Church)

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead, doctors reveal details of his treatment

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2022

Assassination has shocked the nation. 

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• (assassination • guns • Nara • politics • Shinzo Abe • shooting • violence)

Japanese police say former prime minister shot with pistol, weapon may have been made by shooter

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2022

Private ownership of pistols is completely prohibited in Japan.

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• Japan
• (crime • guns • Nara • politicians • politics • Shinzo Abe • shooting)

[Breaking] Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot in chest, reportedly suffers cardiac arrest

• Master Blaster
  Jul 8, 2022

Suspect is in custody and Abe’s condition is unclear.

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• (assassination • guns • Nara • politics • Shinzo Abe • shooting • violence)

Former PM Shinzo Abe surprises with a peek at his sweet gaming laptop

• Master Blaster
  Mar 17, 2022

I bet he zergs…

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• (gaming laptop • Shinzo Abe • streaming • twitter • video games • YouTube)

Former Prime Minister Abe tickles the ivories on his latest YouTube video【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Dec 27, 2021

He’s really settling into his new YouTuber gig.

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• Japan
• (Japan Spirit Concert • piano • politics • Prime Minister Abe • Shinzo Abe • videos • YouTube)

Government announces it will throw away useless “Abenomasks,” triggers surge in demand

• Master Blaster
  Dec 24, 2021

One person’s trash mask is another’s treasure mask.

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• Japan
• (Abenomask • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • Fumio Kishida • politics • Shinzo Abe)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe becomes YouTuber

• Master Blaster
  Oct 22, 2021

Hopefully he’ll do some game streams too.

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• Internet, Japan
• (election • Japanese Prime Minister • politics • Shinzo Abe • YouTube • YouTubers)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a stealth cameo in Cyberpunk 2077, gamers say【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2020

Cyber Abe?

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• Japan
• (cyberpunk • Cyberpunk 2077 • funny • politicians • politics • Shinzo Abe • video games • weird)

Tokyo Olympic chairman’s Super Mario reference isn’t as heartwarming as he thought it would be

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 18, 2020

Following former prime minister’s Super Mario cosplay, says he wants to be like Nintendo star’s in-game “partner,” but doesn’t fully understand the relationship.

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• (2020 Olympics • 2021 Olympics • funny • nintendo • Olympics • Shinzo Abe • Super Mario • Tokyo Olympics • video games • Yoshi • Yoshiro Mori)

Japan’s Prime Minister says he didn’t want to cosplay as Mario at the 2016 Olympics

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2020

Shinzo Abe had to be talked into the biggest crowd-pleasing moment of the Rio de Janeiro closing ceremony.

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• Japan
• (2016 Olympics • 2020 Olympics • cosplay • nintendo • Olympics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • sports • Super Mario • Tokyo Olympics • video games)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces resignation

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 28, 2020

Longest serving prime minster in Japan’s history has been in office since 2012.

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• Japan
• (government • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe)

Breaking: Japanese Prime Minister finally takes a day off after 148-day work streak

• Dale Roll
  Jun 24, 2020

“Socio-economic activity has gone up a level,” he said cheerfully on TV, “So I’m pretty free now.”

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• Japan
• (Abe Shinzo • coronavirus • Japanese politics • Japanese Prime Minister • news • Shinzo Abe)

New conspiracy theory emerges that Shinzo Abe is legendary yokai Amabie

• Master Blaster
  May 29, 2020

Alright, now hear me out on this one…

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• Japan
• (Amabie • anagrams • conspiracy theories • coronavirus • COVID-19 • politics • Shinzo Abe • yokai)

Japanese Prime Minister appears with Gen Hoshino in awkward “stay home” video

• Oona McGee
  Apr 13, 2020

Abe joins a viral trend, makes people cringe around the country. 

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• (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Gen Hoshino • government • music • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • Tokyo • twitter • videos • viral)

Japan’s prime minster to declare state of emergency for Tokyo over coronavirus infections

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Increasing rate of infections expected to prompt other major Japanese cities also being part of designated emergency areas.

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• Japan
• (COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • government • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • Tokyo)

Anime memes appear on Twitter as PM says two masks will be sent to all Japanese households

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2020

Really, Prime Minister? Only two?

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• (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • face masks • government • masks • memes • news • Shinzo Abe • twitter)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposes postponing Tokyo Olympics for up to one year

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 24, 2020

Reported conference call asks IOC to change Tokyo 2020 to Tokyo 2021.

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• (2020 Olympics • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • IOC • Olympics • Shinzo Abe • sports • Tokyo Olympics)

Prime Minister Abe undergoes a spectrum of emotions in eight seconds flat

• Master Blaster
  Aug 5, 2019

A brief moment of vulnerability in the normally stone-faced PM.

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• (bad mood • facial expressions • Japanese Prime Minister • pokerface • politics • Shinzo Abe)

Japan’s prime minister asks men cheating on their wives, and their girlfriends to vote for him

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2019

Votes are votes, right?

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• Japan
• (COK • elections • funny • government • Liberal Democratic Party • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • weird)

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