Society
Crime & Courts
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Yamagami sent to prosecutors
A suspect in the fatal attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was sent to prosecutors on suspici...
July 10, 2022
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Suspect stood meters behind Abe during speech
NARA — In the final stages of campaigning for the House of Councillors election Friday, a stump eve...
July 10, 2022
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‘Shooter stalked Abe in Okayama’ before attack in Nara
NARA — A man arrested in Friday’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City ha...
July 9, 2022
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Security arrangements at murder site criticized
Despite the presence of police officers, a man was able to approach and fatally shoot former Prime M...
July 9, 2022
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Body of Japan ex-PM Abe returned to Tokyo
A car believed to be carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead Friday...
July 9, 2022
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More homemade guns found in home of Abe shooting suspect
The suspect apprehended in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Nara prefectu...
July 9, 2022
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Doctors announce Abe’s death
Doctors of the Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, announced the death o...
July 8, 2022
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Ex-PM Abe shot dead
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of a fatal gun attack while taking part in a campaig...
July 8, 2022
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Global reactions to attack on Abe
The attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was covered by media outlets around the world Friday,...
July 8, 2022
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Abe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge against political beliefs”
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Abe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge agains...
July 8, 2022
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Gun attack throws election campaign site into chaos
A gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threw an ordinary election campaign scene, where m...
July 8, 2022
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Abe shooting suspect an ‘ex-MSDF member’
Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Friday’s shooting of former P...
July 8, 2022
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A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene....
July 8, 2022
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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from behind with a shotgun
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from b...
July 8, 2022
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Matsuno: Such a barbaric act is unforgivable
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in T...
July 8, 2022
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