Shinzō and MeOn the evening of Thursday, 7 July, I was reading some of the coverage of the House of Councillors campaign and winding down for the evening when I saw the news flash on Twitter. I don’t remember the exact tweet I saw, I just remember the words, “Abe Shinzō,” “collapse,” “blood,” “sound of gunshots.” I immediately opened up the streaming service I use to watch Japanese TV, and so began a sleepless
