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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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[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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Abe shooter sent to prosecutors

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a police vehicle (C) carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaving a police station in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022, as he is sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder.

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Abe shooter sent to prosecutors

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a police vehicle (top R) carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arriving at the Nara District Public Prosecutors Office in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022. Yamagami was sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder.

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Abe shooter sent to prosecutors

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a police vehicle (C) carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaving a police station in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022, as he is sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder.

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Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being fatally shot in Nara

STORY: Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being fatally shot in Nara DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting scene 2. various of the hospital that received the former prime minister STORYLINE: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday after being shot twice by an ex-Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) worker while he was delivering a speech in the western prefecture of Nara. Abe, 67, died at 5:03 p.m. local time, the hospital that received the former prime minister said at a press conference in the afternoon. Abe, also former leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot twice from behind at 11:30 a.m. local time by Tetsuya Yamagami, a former worker for the MSDF and resident of the western city while speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station, ahead of Sunday's upper house election, local police and firefighters said. The 41-year-old Yamagami, who worked for MSDF for t