Traces of the Abe Assassination Are Being Erased: A Tragedy Left to Be Forgotten in Nara

In Nara, Japan, the site where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated two years ago during an election rally bears no traces today.

The intersection where the incident occurred has been completely converted into a single lane as part of a pre-existing road rearrangement plan, leaving no sign to remind people of the tragedy. On the nearby…