Lawmaker Kei Sato, who was at the scene of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared at the trial of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as a witness Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-trial-witness-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #keisato #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara
Tetsuya Yamagami — the man accused of the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — has pleaded guilty to the crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/crime-legal/yamagami-first-trial-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shinzoabe #nara #tetsuyayamagami
More than three years after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the trial of the man accused of the crime is set to begin following a lengthy psychiatric evaluation and pretrial proceedings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/crime-legal/yamagami-trial-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #nara
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will know his fate in January 2026, when the Nara District Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the case against him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/abe-shooter-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #japanesecourts
It’s been three years since the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and yet, the trial of the 44-year-old man accused of the crime still hasn’t begun. Here are where things stand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-three-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe#tetsuyayamagami #nara#unificationchurch #japanesecourts