A Japanese court ruling that sentenced the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison denies that the man's ill-fated family background was a key factor that drove him to ...

The Nara District Court did not take into consideration Tetsuya Yamagami’s upbringing in its decision to sentence him to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

The man sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has reportedly said he expected the ruling and will discuss with his lawyers whether to appeal.

Tetsuya Yamagami did not seem to show any emotion as the Nara District Court on Wednesday sentenced him to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

The man who killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was given an indefinite prison term on Wednesday for the fatal shooting with a homemade gun in the western Japan city of Nara in 2022. Nara District ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, in addition to being charged with murder, was accused of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law, among other laws.

The gunman who shot dead Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister, has been sentenced to life in prison.

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

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

NARA, Japan - The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 was sentenced by a court to life imprisonment ...

TOKYO – A Japanese court on Wednesday will sentence a man who's admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...

TOKYO, January 21. /TASS/. Japan’s Nara District Court found Tetsuya Yamagami guilty of killing ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in July 2022 and sentenced him to life in prison.