The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the assassination on Tuesday.

The high-profile trial opened on the day of a summit meeting of two of Abe's former allies, incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump.

"There is no doubt that I have done all this," Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country's ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region ...

Kurt Campbell, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state, is chairman and co-founder of the Asia Group.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is accused of assassinating Mr. Abe with a homemade gun during an election rally in 2022. By Yan Zhuang and Kiuko Notoya The man accused of assassinating former prime minister ...

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, appeared in court as U.S.

If new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was looking to make a connection with U.S. President Donald Trump, she ...

A man on trial accused of shooting dead Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to his murder. "It is true that ...

A man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to murder on the first day of his trial.