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Daily Rendezvous Source: Reuters By Satoshi Sugiyama and Chang-Ran Kim - PM  Kishida denounces attack on "foundation of democracy" - Police arrest suspect at the scene of attack. - Pokice say Attacker apparently used homemade gun  - NHPolitical violence rare, guns tightly controlled in Japan Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country wherepolitical violence had become almost unthinkable. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead around five and a half hours after the shooter opened fire on him from behind as he spoke to members of the public from a drab traffic island in the western city of Nara. Authorities arrested a 41-year-old man. Japanese media reported that the weapon appeared to be a homemade gun. A Statement by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson readss, "France expresses its deep shock and its full solidarity with J...

Daily Rendezvous The Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum has met and resolved to up commitment for the development of natural gas resources in an effort to boost boost Foreign Direct Investment. This is the outcome of the 9th Virtual Session of Nigeria-Japan held Wednesday. The forum in it virtual session agreed to strengthen commitment for the development of Nigeria's natural gas resources in the quest for Foreign Direct Investment. The meeting also resolved that all parties involved would work for better butcomes in the next TICAD session scheduled for Tunisia in August this Year. The Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum, ended in Abuja with a commitment to vigorously pursue the development of Nigeria's natural gas resources in the bid to attract Foreign Direct Investment in the sector. Participants at the forum also agreed to work ahead to achieve better outcomes in the next Tokyo International Conference on African Development ( TICAD) session...