FILES) Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is transferred from the Nara Nishi police station for psychiatric examination in Nara on July 25, 2022. A man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe pled guilty on October 28, 2025, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT / JAPAN OUT
A Japanese court has sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the killing of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, bringing a grim chapter in modern Japanese history closer to an end.
Yamagami, 45, shot Abe dead at an outdoor election rally in the city of Nara in July 2022, u
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Faith Omoboye
Faith Omoboye is a foreign affairs correspondent with background in History and International relations. Her work focuses on African politics, diplomacy, and global governance.
