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Visitors paid their respects to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a floral tribute stand in Nara as they marked four years since his fatal shooting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/08/japan/crime-legal/shinzo-abe-shooting-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #ldp #nara #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts #unificationchurch

Abe remembered four years after fatal shooting https://www.byteseu.com/2176944/ #Japan #JapaneseCourts #LDP #Nara #ShinzoAbe #ShinzoAbeAssassination #TetsuyaYamagami #UnificationChurch

The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to appeal his life imprisonment ruling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/crime-legal/yamagami-trial-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination

From his father's suicide and his mother's toxic devotion to a church, to his decision to seek revenge on that church, this is the path Tetsuya Yamagami walked before he assassinated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/tetsuya-yamagami-abe-assassin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination

Prosecutors demanded a 45-year-old man charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 be sentenced to life in prison, according to media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/prosecutors-yamagami-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #shinzoabeassassination #nara

Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Unification Church, resigned from his post on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/unification-church-japan-head-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts

The wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering Abe, for the first time on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/crime-legal/akie-abe-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #nara #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #akieabe

The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial in connection with the 2022 killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told a court she wants to keep her faith in the Unification Church, a controversial religious group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/yamagami-trial-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination #guns

The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, who is charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara, apologized for the crime committed by her second son as she appeared in court as a defense witness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/crime-legal/mother-abe-shooter-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nara #shinzoabe #shinzoabeassassination #tetsuyayamagami #guns #japanesecourts

Seven guns made by Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were all lethal, a police witness said at Nara District Court on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/crime-legal/abe-shooter-guns-lethal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination #nara

Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder

NARA – Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, has pleaded guilty to the crime. Yamagami, appearing in court for the first time since the shocking assassin…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1403014/abe-shooting-suspect-yamagami-pleads-guilty-to-murder/ Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseCourts #JapaneseNews #Nara #news #ShinzoAbe #SHINZOABEASSASSINATION #TetsuyaYamagami #UnificationChurch NARA – Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, has pleaded guilty to the crime. Yamagami, appearing in court for the first time since the shocking assassination of the former prime minister, on T

The trial of the man accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 is scheduled to begin on Oct. 28. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/crime-legal/first-hearing-abe-murder-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #nara #shinzoabeassassination

Opposition parties have demanded the ruling Liberal Democratic Party reinvestigate its members' ties with the Unification Church, following a court order to strip the group of its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/reinvestigation-urge-ties-moonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinzoabeassassination #unificationchurch #mext #ldp #japanesecourts

The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon fall even further from grace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/15/japan/society/unification-church-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #shinzoabe

The recent shooting of former U.S. President Donald Trump has sent shock waves throughout the U.S. while also reminding Japan of its own share of similarly violent — albeit extremely rare — attacks on high-profile politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/16/japan/politics/trump-shooting-japan-reax/ #japan #politics #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shinzoabeassassination #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #us #pennsylvania

Japan's parliament has enacted a bill to ban acts of explaining online ways to manufacture guns and encouraging unlawful possession of such weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/07/japan/gun-control-law/ #japan #guns #diet #shinzoabeassassination

One year after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was attacked, the National Police Agency is intensifying surveillance of potential lone offenders and urging politicians to meticulously inspect the the baggage of those watching politicians speak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/police-attacks-politicians-kishida/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fumiokishida #shinzoabeassassination #nationalpoliceagency #elections

The Unification Church said it is ready to set aside up to ¥10 billion in funds for future damages claims from former followers and their family members if the court revokes its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-10-billion-fund/?utm_content=buffer89215&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #religion #tomihirotanaka #shinzoabeassassination #shinzoabe

The Unification Church's headquarters has told its branches worldwide to manage their assets in accordance with the laws of their respective countries amid speculation the Japan branch may transfer its assets overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/23/japan/society/unification-church-assets-notification/?utm_content=bufferf252e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #shinzoabeassassination #ldp

The government sought a court order on Friday to strip the Unification Church of its religious corporation status. What’s next for the organization? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/explainer/unification-church-explainer/?utm_content=buffera48bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #explainer #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts #mext

Arata Oshima’s documentary about the official send-off for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a portrait of a nation adrift. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/14/film/abe-state-funeral-documentary/?utm_content=buffere354b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #shinzoabe #shinzoabeassassination #arataoshima

The widow of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Taiwan next week and is expected to meet with Tsai Ing-wen, the island's leader, and Vice President Lai Ching-te, who attended a funeral for Abe in Tokyo last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/national/akie-abe-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=bufferf2519&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations #shinzoabeassassination

Just over a year after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his foreign and defense policy legacies have been cemented, the impacts of which will likely be felt long into the future, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/09/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-security-legacy/?utm_content=buffer05b63&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #shinzoabe #defense #northkorea #russia #fumiokishida #ldp #budgets #shinzoabeassassination

Japan has made little progress in regulating online videos and websites showing how to make guns and explosives a year after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/09/national/crime-legal/online-gun-making-sites/?utm_content=buffer8f5f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #guns #meti #japanesepolice #shinzoabeassassination

Saturday marked a year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, with several controversial issues unresolved, including lawmakers' ties to the Unification Church and rules for state funerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/08/national/shinzo-abe-assassination-one-year-anniversary/?utm_content=buffer29595&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #guns #ldp #unificationchurch #nara #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination

It’s been nearly a year since Tetsuya Yamagami allegedly shot and killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. As Yamagami awaits trial, here's a closer look at where things stand now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/06/national/crime-legal/yamagami-trial-explainer/?utm_content=bufferc1fa1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination

A year after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a stump speech, Japanese ruling and opposition parties are still trying to find the best way to ensure safety during election campaigns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/election-campaign-security-safety/?utm_content=buffer12025&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #japanesepolice #shinzoabeassassination

Japanese police will in August begin testing a pilot program for compiling data on possibly dangerous persons to prevent future attacks by lone actors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/police-lone-actors-program/?utm_content=bufferd9884&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #npa #japanesepolice #shinzoabeassassination

In the aftermath of the attack against Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, debate has swirled within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the government over the practice of outdoor stump speeches during election campaigns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/19/national/kishida-attack-campaign-events/?utm_content=buffer34945&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #fumiokishida #shinzoabeassassination