Japanese people vote for upper house elections amid the shocking assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe who was campaigning his ruling Liberal Democratic Party
The assassination rattled the nation and sent shockwaves around the world, prompting an outpouring of sympathy even from nations with which the hawkish Abe had sometimes difficult relations, like China and South Korea.
The election, which is expected to see Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party increase its majority, has been overshadowed by the murder. "We must never allow violence to suppress speech during elections, which are the foundation of democracy," he said Saturday, as he campaigned across the country. The man accused of his murder, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, is in custody and has told investigators he targeted Abe because he believed the politician was linke d to a unnamed organisation.
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