Jul 8, 2022

JASH Mourns the Death of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Former PM Abe paid his respects at the Ehime Maru Memorial in Kakaʻako Waterfront Park on Dec. 26, 2016.

JASH serves as the administrator for the Ehime Maru Memorial Association.

(Source: Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

The Japan-America Society of Hawaii is shocked and saddened by the news of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination.

With diplomacy as one of his many strengths, Mr. Abe did much to strengthen the friendship between the U.S. and Japan, as well as with many other nations. In his visit to Hawaii in 2016, Mr. Abe met with former President Barack Obama and visited Pearl Harbor, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the Ehime Maru Memorial, and other key locations commemorating our shared histories.

JASH joins the global community in sending our heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Abe and family and the people of Japan.

The world has lost a great leader.

ハワイ日米協会は、安倍晋三元首相が凶弾に斃れられたとの訃報に接して、大きな衝撃と深い悲しみを抱いています。

安倍氏はその卓越した外交手腕で、日本と多くの国々、とりわけ米国との友好関係の強化にご尽力されました。2016年にハワイを訪問された際には、バラク・オバマ元大統領と共に真珠湾を訪れ、さらに国立太平洋記念墓地やえひめ丸慰霊碑など、日本に所縁のある各所にも出向かれました。

ハワイ日米協会は世界の皆様と共に、謹んで哀悼の意を捧げ、ご家族、そして日本の皆様に心よりお悔み申し上げます。

ご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。