Former Japan Prime Minister Abe’s Killer Sentenced to Life

A Japanese court sentenced a man to life for the fatal 2022 shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a crime that horrified the nation and sparked controversy over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s ties to a fringe religious group.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was tried at the Nara District Court, in the area where Abe was killed at close range with a homemade gun while giving a roadside campaign speech ahead of an upper house election. Yamagami had pleaded guilty, according to NHK and other media.