Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has died after being shot while delivering a campaign speech.
Public broadcaster NHK has confirmed his death following the attack in the western city of Nara overnight.
A 41-year-old man, who's a former member of the country's self-defence forces has been arrested.
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin says he's "deeply shocked" by the gun attack.
North Asia correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald, Eryk Bagshaw, says shootings in Japan aren't common:
