Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls. Here’s why.

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

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Fred Mery NARA, Japan, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, three and a half years after the incident that stunned the nation.

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

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to dissolve parliament and call a general election today. The announcement of a snap election comes just three months after she became the nation’s first woman PM.