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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Jan. 21 Kyodo - A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. (Kyodo)

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

People protest outside the Nara District Court on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tetsuya Yamagami was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. Yamagami's defense sought a maximum 20-year term, citing harm from a religious group and his tragic upbringing.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

People protest outside the Nara District Court on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tetsuya Yamagami was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. Yamagami's defense sought a maximum 20-year term, citing harm from a religious group and his tragic upbringing.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Police officers stand on guard in front of the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Police officers stand on guard in front of the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. (Pool photo)

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. (Pool photo)

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People queue near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, to get courtroom seating lottery tickets ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People queue near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, to get courtroom seating lottery tickets ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Akie Abe (C), widow of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Dec. 3, 2025, after attending for the first time the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (C) meets the press during a visit to the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (L) and Takuya on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far R) visits the site in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, together with her younger twin brothers Tetsuya (2nd from R) and Takuya (2nd from L) on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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[Breaking News]Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - A car (white) apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. (Kyodo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A car (white) apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A car apparently carrying the man accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, before the first hearing of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for fatally shooting Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Next-generation biodiesel experience event

Next-generation biodiesel experience event. Photo shows, from left: Kazunari Furukawa, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Isuzu Motors; Kenichiro Hirano, Representative Director, Hirano Oil; Tetsuya Azuma, Director, Fuel Supply Infrastructure Development Division, Resources and Energy Agency; Nao Nitta, Senior Executive Officer, Company President, Euglena; and Takeji Kojima, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Mazda.=August 22,2025,Japan

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Japan Post Press Conference on MBO of Tonami HD

Press conference regarding MBO of Japan Post and Tonami HD. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President and Representative Director of Japan Post, and Kazuo Takada, President and Representative Director of Tonami Holdings.=April 16,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Post Press Conference on MBO of Tonami HD

Press conference on the MBO of Japan Post and Tonami Holdings. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President and Representative Director of Japan Post, Kazuo Takada, President and Representative Director of Tonami Holdings, Yusuke Watanuki, Representative of the founding family of Tonami Holdings, and others.=April 16,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Post Press Conference on MBO of Tonami HD

Press conference regarding MBO of Japan Post and Tonami HD. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President and Representative Director of Japan Post, and Kazuo Takada, President and Representative Director of Tonami Holdings.=April 16,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Post Press Conference on MBO of Tonami HD

Press conference regarding MBO of Japan Post and Tonami HD. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President and Representative Director of Japan Post, and Kazuo Takada, President and Representative Director of Tonami Holdings.=April 16,2025,Tokyo

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Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks on Nov. 16, 2024, at an event in the central Japan city of Niigata to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

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Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya (L) and Takuya Yokota, younger brothers of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters on Nov. 16, 2024, after attending an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

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Mister Donut operator chief

Tetsuya Wada, head of the Mister Donut doughnut store chain, owned by Japanese professional cleaning and fast food conglomerate Duskin Co., holds a doughnut during an interview in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, and Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Transport Co. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Yoshito Minami, Vice President of Japan Post, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Unyu, and Katsumasa Hirai, Executive Officer of Seino Unyu. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, and Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Transport Co. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, and Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Transport Co. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, and Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Transport Co. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo: Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Group and Seino Holdings

Press conference regarding the business alliance between the Japan Post Group and the Seino Holdings for joint trunk line transport operations. Photo shows, from right, Tetsuya Senda, President of Japan Post, and Satoshi Takahashi, President of Seino Transport Co. ＝May 9, 2024, in Tokyo.

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY RECURVE MIXED TEAM (CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aoshima Tetsuya of Japan competes during the Archery Recurve Mixed Team Gold Medal Match between Japan and South Korea at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY RECURVE MIXED TEAM (CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Sonoda Waka (L) and Aoshima Tetsuya of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Archery Recurve Mixed Team at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY RECURVE MIXED TEAM (CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aoshima Tetsuya of Japan competes during the Archery Recurve Mixed Team Gold Medal Match between Japan and South Korea at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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ART ALOFT

ART ALOFT, Edo kite painter, Tetsuya Kishida, kite making, Japanese kite, Japanese paper, bamboo, kite flying, traditional culture, Japanese culture=Date:January 5,1994, Place:Tokyo, JAPAN

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Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa

Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa gives an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa

Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa gives an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer and actor Tetsuya Takeda holds back his tears on Nov. 18, 2014 in Tokyo's Akasaka district while being interviewed on the death of actor Ken Takakura, with whom Takeda costarred in the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer and actor Tetsuya Takeda holds on Nov. 18, 2014 in Tokyo's Akasaka district a newspaper extra edition reporting on the death of actor Ken Takakura, with whom Takeda costarred in the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Tailor shop owner gives quilt to abductee's mother

NIIGATA, Japan - Matsuko Shiraishi (R), a tailor shop owner in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, hands an ornamental quilt to Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, a symbol in the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, in Niigata on Nov. 15, 2014, to cheer up Megumi's mother Sakie.

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Yokohama eliminated from Asian Champions League

GUANGZHOU, China - Players of Yokohama F Marinos of Japan - (from L) Seitaro Tomisawa, Tetsuya Enomoto (rear), Yuji Nakazawa and Kosuke Nakamichi (R) - look discouraged after their failure to reach the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League with a 2-1 loss to China's Guangzhou Evergrande in Guangzhou on April 22, 2014.

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Marinos sunk by Melbourne in ACL match

MELBOURNE, Australia - Tetsuya Enomoto (L) of Japanese football club Yokohama F Marinos is unable to prevent Kosta Barbarouses from scoring during the first half of an Asian Champions League match between Yokohama and Australia's Melbourne Victory in Melbourne on March 18, 2014. Melbourne won 1-0.

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Yokohama F. Marinos goalee makes save to shot

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F. Marinos goalkeeper Tetsuya Enomoto makes a save in the second half of an Asian Champions League Group G match against China's Guangzhou Evergrande at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on March 12, 2014. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Kintetsu to become holding company

OSAKA, Japan - Tetsuya Kobayashi, president of railway operator Kintetsu Corp., tells a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014, that Kintetsu will become a holding company, possibly in April 2015, to enhance group governance.