A court in Nara sentenced Shinzo Abe’s killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, to life in prison for murder and firearms violations, more than three years after the 2022 assassination. Yamagami had admitted to shooting with a homemade gun.

Japan sentences Shinzo Abe’s assassin Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison

Shinzo Abe assassination: Tetsuya Yamagami pleads guilty to killing former Japan prime minister

Shinzo Abe assassination: Accused Yamagami indicted by Japan prosecutors after psych review

Shinzo Abe murderer fit to stand trial after psych review: Reports

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida intends to sack Internal Affairs Minister Minoru Terada for funding scandals 

Japanese PM mulls launching investigation into Unification Church

The Unification Church in Japan accepted that it received a huge donation from Shinzo Abe's murder suspect's mother and it would need to seriously consider if that led to the killing of the Japanese leader. Shinzo Abe was shot dead during an outdoor campaign speech, back in July.

Unification Church in Japan accepts it took huge donation from Shinzo Abe shooting suspect's mother

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling party will cut ties with the unification church. His statement came after a widening scandal triggered by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month.

Japan: Ruling party's church ties spark dissent

Members of Unification church accuse Japanese media of bias in Shinzo Abe murder case coverage

Chinese youth mimic Shinzo Abe’s killer, create ‘trend’ to hail assassination

Mourners streamed into a temple in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe on Monday, as his assassination overshadowed an election win for the ruling party he had dominated.

Japan: Mourners throng Shinzo Abe's wake as his party secures election win

Following Shinzo Abe’s death, Japan's ruling coalition party achieves significant victory

Shinzo Abe's assassination: Local police say there were 'undeniable flaws' in security