(FILES) This file photo taken on April 17, 2018 shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie (R) waving as they depart for the US from Tokyo's Haneda airport. - Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been confirmed dead after he was shot at a campaign event in the city of Nara on July 8, 2022, public broadcaster NHK and Jiji news agency reported. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)