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

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Fred Mery NARA, Japan, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime ...

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier admitted to killing Abe in July 2022 as the former prime minister was giving a campaign speech ...

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

The man who killed Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, ...

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

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2025. Credit: Prime ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought on Thursday to ease market concerns over her expansionary fiscal policy, saying the government's draft budget maintains ...