The Thing That Killed Shinzo Abe / The Contraption

The Thing That Killed Shinzo Aberefers to the homemade weapon that on July 8th, 2022, was used by a Japanese man toassassinate the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Due to the elaborate and extravagant design of the weapon, it has become a subject ofmemesand references online, and has been humorously described as The Contraption,Thingamajigand other similar terms.