Assassination of Shinzo Abe

Bro History

News, Society & Culture, Politics, History

4 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in broad daylight with a homemade shotgun. But the real story? It wasn’t political extremism. It was personal. In this episode, we break down how Japan’s most influential modern leader was killed by a man with a vendetta against a powerful religious group—the Unification Church. We explore Japan’s eerie history of political assassinations, the cult's strange ties to government, and how loneliness and disillusionment are reshaping modern societies. This is the wildest story you've never heard—all 100% true. Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://brohistory.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #332 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	When a former Prime Minister has gone down at broad daylight in the middle of a campaign speech, using a homemade firearm,
0:39.8	it's a wild event.
0:41.5	Yeah.
0:42.4	The murder was committed by just one guy
0:44.8	who was acting on like a personal vendetta.
0:48.7	He had beef with him.
0:49.9	And it was a personal vendetta that was that was tied to this very strange religious group
0:59.0	that turns out being very influential in Japanese political society.
1:06.4	Yep.
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