Crime & Courts
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Mother of suspected Abe shooter donated ¥100 mil. to Unification Church, sources say
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Ab...
July 13, 2022
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Suspected bullet holes found in parking lot near scene of Abe attack
Nara prefectural police found suspected bullet holes on Wednesday on the wall of a parking lot about...
July 13, 2022
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Suspect fired second shot at Abe from close range
The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fired his second shot at Abe f...
July 13, 2022
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4 former Tepco executives ordered to pay ¥13.32 trillion
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company...
July 13, 2022
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Sources: Suspect planned to follow Abe on campaign stop after Nara
NARA — According to police sources, the man suspected of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shin...
July 12, 2022
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Religious group says Abe was not member nor adviser but had sent messages
Late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not a member nor adviser of the religious group previously...
July 12, 2022
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Suspect learned how to make guns from YouTube
The man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told investigators he researche...
July 12, 2022
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News in pictures: Nation shocked by Abe’s fatal shooting during campaign
Friday’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City sent shockwaves across the ...
July 12, 2022
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Suspect may have targeted Abe since last autumn
NARA — The 41-year-old suspect in the fatal attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told poli...
July 12, 2022
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Mother of Abe shooting suspect went bankrupt, religious group confirms
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting former Prime Minis...
July 11, 2022
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Yamagami ‘caused problems’ at work
The suspect in the fatal attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had quit a job in May at a facto...
July 11, 2022
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Suspect in Abe killing made, test-fired guns
The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the handmade gun used...
July 10, 2022
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Nara police chief: Biggest regret during my career as a police officer
NARA — Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka expressed deep regret over Friday’s fatal shoot...
July 10, 2022
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Suspect in fatal shooting of former Japan PM quit job 2 months ago
The man arrested over Friday’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City quit ...
July 10, 2022
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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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