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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Akie Abe (C), widow of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Dec. 3, 2025, after attending for the first time the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Shinzo Abe Research Center at Taiwan university

Akie Abe (L), the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends the opening ceremony for the Shinzo Abe Research Center at National Chengchi University in Taipei on Sept. 21, 2025, with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

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Shinzo Abe Research Center at Taiwan university

Akie Abe (C, L), the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (C, R) attend the opening ceremony of the Shinzo Abe Research Center at National Chengchi University in Taipei on Sept. 21, 2025.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks during a memorial event in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in Nara Prefecture.

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Former PM Abe's widow visits Taipei

Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, makes a speech during a symposium in Taipei on April 19, 2025.

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Former PM Abe's widow visits Taipei

Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, walks with a cane during a symposium in Taipei on April 19, 2025. She suffered a broken pelvis when she fell at Tokyo's Haneda airport in February.

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Ex-PM Abe's widow

Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2024. She recently dined with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida but did not give details during the speech.

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Ex-PM Abe's widow

Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2024. She recently dined with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida but did not give details during the speech.

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Former Japan PM's widow Akie Abe

Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends a speaking event at the Tohoku Juvenile Training School in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Gathering for slain ex-Japan PM Abe

A gathering in memory of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is held in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 23, 2023, about a year after his assassination, with his widow Akie (L) attending.

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Gathering for slain ex-Japan PM Abe

A gathering in memory of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is held in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 23, 2023, about a year after his assassination, with his widow Akie (R) speaking.

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Gathering for slain ex-Japan PM Abe

A gathering in memory of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is held in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 23, 2023, about a year after his assassination, with his widow Akie (C) attending.

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Widow of ex-Japan PM Abe visits Taiwan

Akie Abe, widow of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends a press conference in Taipei on July 17, 2023. She arrived there earlier in the day, kicking off a four-day trip to Taiwan.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie speaks during a memorial gathering in Tokyo on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie speaks during a memorial gathering in Tokyo on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie sheds a tear during a memorial gathering in Tokyo on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination.

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie during a memorial gathering in Tokyo on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination.

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Closure of ex-Japan PM Abe's offices in his constituency

Akie Abe, widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, helps to take down a signboard at his office in Shimonoseki, his Yamaguchi Prefecture constituency, on Dec. 28, 2022, as the office was closed the same day. Another office in Nagato, also in his constituency, was closed the previous day.

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Closure of ex-Japan PM Abe's offices in his constituency

Akie Abe (L), widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, helps to take down a signboard at his office in Shimonoseki, his Yamaguchi Prefecture constituency, on Dec. 28, 2022, as the office was closed the same day. Another office in Nagato, also in his constituency, was closed the previous day.

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Prime Minister Abe admitted to Tokyo hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie arrives at Keio University in Tokyo on Sept. 13 where Abe went to receive a medical examination.

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Abe returns to Japan after attending APEC summit in Sydney

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie walk down from the government jetliner after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 10 from Sydney where he attended a two-day summit of APEC leaders.

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Abe arrives in Sydney to attend APEC, bilateral talks

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie arrive at Sydney International Airport on Sept. 7 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's summit over the weekend, where he hopes to gain support for Japan's proposal to tackle climate change. (Pool photo)

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Abe leaves for Sydney to attend APEC

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave to people as they depart for Sydney from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 7. In Sydney, the prime minister will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's summit, where he hopes to gain support for Japan's proposal to tackle climate change.

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Abe returns to Tokyo after 3-nation Asian tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 25 after a three-nation Asian tour.

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Abe, Yudhoyono set to sign FTA, agree to tackle climate change

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) and his wife Akie (2nd from L) are greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Merdeka presidential palace in Jakarta on Aug. 20. Abe arrived in Jakarta on Aug. 19 on the first leg of a three-country Asian tour.

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Abe starts weeklong tour of Indonesia, India, Malaysia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie are welcomed by Indonesian officials on arrival at Jakarta airport on April 19. Indonesia is the first leg of a weeklong tour that will also take them to India and Malaysia.

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Abe departs for weeklong tour of Indonesia, India, Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave to well-wishers at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 19 before they head to Indonesia on the first leg of a weeklong tour that will also take them to India and Malaysia.

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Japan PM Abe, wife

BEIJING, China, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2018, before boarding a flight home.

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Akie Abe

TOKYO, Japan, April 17 Kyodo - Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in this photo taken Dec. 15, 2016, lays flowers at a gravestone in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for Russian soldiers who died in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese war.

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Singapore president on state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Singapore President Tony Tan (2nd from L in front) and his wife Mary (far L) attend a welcome ceremony for the couple, alongside the Japanese imperial family, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2016.

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Japan's first lady promotes tradition of female pro divers

TSU, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie (C) attends a gathering of "ama" female professional divers from across Japan and South Korea on Nov. 7, 2015, in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. She expressed hope to introduce their culture at next year's summit of the Group of Seven economic powers in the prefecture's Ise-Shima region, which is the home to about half of Japan's female pro divers.

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Abe remembers Japanese-Americans at L.A. monument, museum

LOS ANGELES, May 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie lay a wreath in front of the Go For Broke Monument with the names of more than 16,000 American soldiers of Japanese descent inscribed on it in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles on May 1, 2015.

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PM Abe in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Israel - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), with his wife Akie next to him, visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, on Jan. 19, 2015.

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Japanese PM Abe arrives in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie are greeted by an honor guard at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan's capital Amman on Jan. 17, 2015, upon their arrival from Cairo as part of Abe's six-day Middle East trip.

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Abe leaves for Middle East tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie board an airplane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2015, to leave for a nearly weeklong tour of the Middle East. The prime minister seeks to boost Japan's engagement in the strategic region and contribute to peace and stability there.

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PM Abe plays golf in Chigasaki

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) plays golf with his wife Akie on Jan. 4, 2015, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Abe played golf for two consecutive days before returning to work on Jan. 5.

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U.N. school receives books donated by Japanese first lady

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa (3rd from R) poses with people associated with the U.N. International School in New York, the United States, on Nov. 17, 2014. In front of them is a display of Japanese books donated to the school by Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Abe arrives in Naypyitaw

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie arrive in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Nov. 12, 2014, to meet his ASEAN counterparts.

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Abe leaves for Myanmar from China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie wave at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 12, 2014, before their departure for Myanmar where Abe will attend meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Abe leaves for Myanmar from China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie (L) are seen at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 12, 2014, before their departure for Myanmar where Abe will attend meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his wife Akie (far L) are greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (far R) prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his wife Akie (far L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (far R) pose for photos prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie head for a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Beijing for APEC with eye on Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), accompanied by his wife Akie, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, the first leg of his three-nation tour, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from Nov. 10.

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Abe in Beijing for APEC with eye on Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), accompanied by his wife Akie, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, the first leg of his three-nation tour, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from Nov. 10.

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Abe in Beijing for APEC with eye on Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie walk by a Chinese guard of honor at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, upon arrival there. Abe will attend the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from Nov. 10 and fly to Myanmar and Australia.

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Abe in Beijing for APEC with eye on Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), accompanied by his wife Akie, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, the first leg of his three-nation tour, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from Nov. 10.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Dutch King Willem-Alexander

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Dutch Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie pose for photos before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. The Dutch royal couple arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 as state guests and will stay through Nov. 2. (Poop photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Emperor, empress host banquet for Dutch royal couple

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie (L) are welcomed by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for a state banquet held in honor of visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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New York college receives books donated by PM Abe's wife

NEW YORK, United States - Sumio Kusaka (C), the consul general of Japan in New York, attends a ceremony to present a collection of approximately 100 Japan-related books donated by Akie Abe, wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to the City University of New York's LaGuardia Community College on Oct. 8, 2014. The books range from novels such as Haruki Murakami's "Kafka on the Shore" to Japanese-English dictionaries.