A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, ...

A Japanese court sentenced the man who shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison, NHK TV reports.

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Fred Mery NARA, Japan, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.

Tetsuya Yamagami told the court he targeted Abe for his ties to the group formerly known as the Unification Church ...

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and jailed for life Wednesday, more ...

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years ...

The Nara district court sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami on Wednesday to life in prison following his assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. He pleaded guilty to murder, having shot ...

A Japanese court has sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the killing of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime ...

Tetsuya Yamagami earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city ...

Al Jazeera reported that Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was convicted on Wednesday by a court in Nara, where Abe was killed during an election campaign speech in July 2022. The presiding judge, Shinichi Tanaka ...