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Shinzo Abe’s Shooter Given Life in Prison after Hundreds Line Up to Hear Verdict

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:52 JST, January 21, 2026

The Nara District Court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence.

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