Arthur Pereira, edited by Ophélie Artaud 08:01, July 09, 2022
On Friday, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot twice in the neck.
A 41-year-old suspect, a former member of the Japanese navy, whose motives are still unclear, has been arrested.
Valérie Niquet, specialist in Southeast Asia, returned to the microphone of Europe 1 on the "shock" felt by Japanese society.
Japan is in mourning after the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
The former Japanese Prime Minister was shot twice in the neck on Friday while delivering a speech ahead of senatorial elections scheduled for Sunday.
A suspect has been arrested, a 41-year-old man believed to have belonged to the Japanese Navy.
And, if his motives are quite vague, he admitted to having deliberately targeted Shinzo Abe.
On the spot, the assassination of the one who remained Prime Minister in Japan the longest shocked part of the population.
“It is difficult for the moment to see what the consequences will be”
"The assassination of Shinzo Abe is an extremely significant shock. Japan is a country that is extremely safe and much less accustomed to public violence than, for example, the United States or even our societies which have experienced numerous terrorist attacks", explains Valérie Niquet, specialist in Southeast Asia.
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"For the moment, it is difficult to see what the concrete consequences will be, it will depend on the motivations behind the act of this man. The reactions will be different if it is a blow of madness that strikes a personality very well known, but an act like this has already happened several times in Japan, including recently. Behind this act, there is also a political discourse which could have consequences in terms of mobilization", adds -she.
The assassination of Shinzo Abe also made the international community react.
For Emmanuel Macron, Japan loses "a great Prime Minister".
"It's a tragedy," said Joe Biden.