Shinzo Abe’s Shooter ‘Deserves Life in Prison’; Japan Prosecutors Demand Nara Court to Put Tetsuya Yamagami in Prison for Good (UPDATE 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:14 JST,
December 18, 2025
Prosecutors on Thursday sought life in prison for the man charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City in July 2022.
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