Former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, was shot by a gun and was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest, raising concerns from the business community and various parts of the country.

Keizai Doyukai Representative Secretary Sakurada "A Case That Shakes All Over Japan"

Sakurada, the secretary-general of the Keizai Doyukai, told reporters in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, "I would like to confirm the facts before making a comment, but it is an incident that shakes the whole of Japan. It's a shock. "

Former Chairman of Keidanren Mitarai "I just pray for safety"

Fujio Mitarai, the former chairman of Keidanren and the chairman and president of Canon, a major precision equipment manufacturer, commented, "It's completely unexpected and absolutely unforgivable. Now I just pray for safety." Did.

Suntory HD President Shinnami "Never Must Be"

Takeshi Niinami, president of Suntory Holdings, a private member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy of the government, told reporters in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, "Why did this happen to important Japanese leaders? I just hope. It's a challenge to democracy and should never be. "

Chairman of the sponsorship "I believe that he will recover because he is a strong person."

At the office of former Prime Minister Abe in Shimonoseki City, Akio Ito, the chairman of the support, responded to the press coverage after 2:00 pm.

In this, Chairman Ito said, "I only have information from the press, but I just want you to be safe. It is outrageous to take such a shooting during the election. I am a strong person, so I recovered. I believe they will do it. "

The local Yamaguchi people

We spoke with former Prime Minister Abe in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.


A man in his twenties said, "I want you to be safe. I thought that the former Prime Minister was well guarded, but it was shocking to be shot."


A woman in her 80s said, "Japan is scary too. I want you to get well soon."



In Yamaguchi City, an 18-year-old male student from Yamaguchi University said, "I didn't know I was shot. I'm sorry because I've worked hard so far."


A male civil servant in his 60s said, "I was surprised. I have a different political mindset from Mr. Abe, but violence is unacceptable."

Extra newspaper in Ginza

Newspaper extras were distributed in Ginza, Tokyo, about the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe, and salaried workers and shoppers who received them criticized the violence.



A man in his 60s living in Saitama Prefecture said, "It's a rebellion against Japanese politics, and it's definitely unforgivable. I just want you to help me."

A man in his 60s who lives in Tokyo said, "It is absolutely unacceptable to block speech with violence. I want you to recover somehow, how the security was, and what the background is, I want you to thoroughly investigate. I think the impact on the election is unavoidable, but I think it is necessary for the entire nation to take it calmly and think about what to do with this country through the election. "



A woman in her thirties who lives in Tokyo said, "I don't think violence is good for any reason. When this happens in an election support speech, it's scary and hard to see in the future. I think it's strange that some people have guns. "