Akie Abe remembers her husband, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, four years after his assassination in Nara

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated four years ago today, with his wife Akie Abe stating she misses him daily. Abe was fatally shot on July 8, 2022, while campaigning in Nara. A memorial site at the scene saw many citizens offering flowers and observing a moment of silence at the time of the attack. The assailant, Tetsuya Yamagami, was sentenced to life imprisonment in January and has appealed. Many supporters still find it difficult to accept Abe's death.