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.

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 ...

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

A man on trial accused of shooting dead Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to his murder. "It is true that I did it," said Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, who admitted the charges read by ...

Yamagami was taken into custody right after he shot former Prime Minister Abe with a homemade firearm near a train station in Nara, western Japan. He subsequently underwent a mental health assessment ...

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

Shinzo Abe's alleged assassin, Tetsuya Yamagami, pleads guilty as President Donald Trump meets Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pleaded guilty in court on ...

A man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world.

Three years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s shocking assassination, suspect Tetsuya Yamagami calmly confessed to the killing in court, reigniting scrutiny of Japan’s political ties with the ...