Abe Shooter Sentencing
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Crime & CourtsShinzo Abe’s Shooter Given Life in Prison after Hundreds Line Up to Hear Verdict
The Nara District Court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for fatally sho...
January 21, 2026
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Crime & CourtsCourt Rules Life in Prison for Tetsuya Yamagami, Defendant in Fatal Shooting of PM Shinzo Abe (UPDATE1)
The indictment stated that on July 8, 2022, the defendant, Yamagami, shot and killed Abe with a f...
January 21, 2026
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Crime & Courts
Online Posts Divided Over Defendant in Abe Shooting Trial; Those Seeking Harsh Punishment Outnumber Sympathetic Observers
Both sympathy and criticism can be seen on the X social media site for Tetsuya Yamagami, currentl...
January 20, 2026
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Crime & CourtsCourt Hears Arguments on Weight of Yamagami’s Background in Sentencing; Will Rule on Whether Defendant Should Serve 20 Years or Life
How much weight should be given to a defendant’s upbringing and background when deciding on their...
December 19, 2025
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Crime & CourtsShinzo Abe’s Shooter ‘Deserves Life in Prison’; Japan Prosecutors Demand Nara Court to Put Tetsuya Yamagami in Prison for Good (UPDATE 1)
Prosecutors on Thursday sought life in prison for the man charged with fatally shooting former Pr...
December 18, 2025
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Crime & CourtsAbe Shooting Defendant Yamagami Apologizes to Slain PM’s Family for 1st Time
Tetsuya Yamagami, who has been charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in ...
December 4, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Charged with Fatally Shooting Former Japan PM Abe Says Targeting Other Politicians ‘Would Not Have Had as Much Meaning’
NARA – The man charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday during...
December 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsWidow of Slain Former PM Shinzo Abe Appears in Court at Trial of Husband’s Shooter
NARA — Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared in court for the first t...
December 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsYamagami Viewed Abe as Center of Politics-Church Relations
Nara, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)—Tetsuya Yamagami, who is standing trial for murdering former Prime Mini...
December 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsShinzo Abe Shooting Defendant Yamagami Says Mother’s Religion Harmed Family
NARA — The man charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 stated in h...
November 21, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFirst Questioning of Tetsuya Yamagami, Former Prime Minister Abe’s Shooter, Begins in Nara Court; Over 300 Line Up for 33 Seats
The 10th hearing in the trial of defendant Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, charged with murder and other co...
November 20, 2025
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Crime & CourtsYamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe i...
November 14, 2025
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Crime & CourtsAbe Shooting Witness Expresses Anger, Sorrow; Sato Recounts Seeing Murder at Second Hearing for Suspect Yamagami
NARA — House of Councillors lawmaker Kei Sato expressed his deep anger and sorrow over the 2022 f...
October 30, 2025
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Crime & CourtsYamagami Pleads Guilty to Murder of Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
A man charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022, among other offen...
October 28, 2025
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Crime & CourtsAs Yamagami Case Heads to Court, Focus Turns to Motive, Defense
The case involving suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murder and related charges in the fatal sh...
January 15, 2023
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As Yamagami Case Heads to Court, Focus Turns to Motive, Defense
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Shinzo Abe’s Shooter ‘Deserves Life in Prison’; Japan Prosecutors Demand Nara Court to Put Tetsuya Yamagami in Prison for Good (UPDATE 1)
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Man Charged with Fatally Shooting Former Japan PM Abe Says Targeting Other Politicians ‘Would Not Have Had as Much Meaning’
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Abe Shooting Defendant Yamagami Apologizes to Slain PM’s Family for 1st Time
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Yamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church