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You mean in the land of the yakuza?
I don't know what you're trying to imply here? Yakuza aren't know for guns or political assassinations.
And Japan isn't known for accurate crime statistics
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody
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#112And after debating gun violence all week with my friends in the wake of the 4th of July shooting in Highland Park I made an example of Japan and it’s low gun violence. Now this happens. Crazy stuff still happens in Japan but it’s usually a knife or ax. But guns and Abe are on another level.
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#113According to local news, it seems he has died.
No post body was provided.
Re: Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody
#114This is really sad, he was a great leader of the world's top country Japan!
If the assailant had a reasoned motive, it might be Abe's relentless push to re-militarize Japan. I heard this voiced often. However, I found this mostly among elderly people with memory of the war. This guy too looks young.
Maybe he is just a nut.
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
Japan's justice system has it's flaws just like everywhere else, but they absolutely don't sweep crime under the rug.
You should talk to Zainichi Koreans that live there more. This may be a difficult point to take in a community that views most things based on numbers and data.
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#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are regular efforts to discredit Japan, and I think it has to do with them being the model for "done differently and to better success". Better birth rates, very very few cesarians. Far fewer health mandates, better health outcomes. Cash-based economy, fully functioning without being subject to mass surveillance. Even better litter outcomes despite no public trash cans. They're testament to the successes of a h…
I thought the birth rate was very low? Did I get that wrong?
Birth rates isn't the right word. Neonatal mortality
Re: Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody
#117From the picture the gun is homemade - https://twitter.com/bulletinletters/status/15452502106827325... https://twitter.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/15452494953987194... Standard pipe gun with I'd guess homemade ammunition, gunpowder and ball bearings.
Arent those illegal?
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#118The most surprising thing here is that he was shot. How does someone even get a gun in Japan? Number two is he’s the exPM, so what would shooting him gain?
> he’s the exPM, so what would shooting him gain?
He may be an exPM but he is the leader of the current mainstream faction (Hosoda faction) within the ruling party. So this is kinda huge.
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#119And after debating gun violence all week with my friends in the wake of the 4th of July shooting in Highland Park I made an example of Japan and it’s low gun violence. Now this happens. Crazy stuff still happens in Japan but it’s usually a knife or ax. But guns and Abe are on another level.
Looks like it was home made.
Guns are not complicated machines, anyone motivated with even basic household tools can make one if they want to do so.
And it looks like someone did.
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#120A good man? Do people here read anything non-tech related?
Shinzo Abe was a world-renown revisionist who tried to turn Japan back into a far-right, ultra-racist country. Look, you guys are super smart with computers, but stop this absolute nonsense.
https://jacobin.com/2017/03/abe-nippon-kaigi-japan-far-right