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Man Who Assassinated Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Gets Life Sentence
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
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Japan Court To Rule Today In Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Assassination Case
A Japanese court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three and a half years after the assassination of the country's longest-serving premier stunned the nation.
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"Everything Is True": Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe's Killer Pleads Guilty
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, stood accused of murder and violations of arms control laws for allegedly using a handmade weapon to shoot dead Japan's longest-serving leader as he gave a speech in July 2022.
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Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Fit For Trial After Psychiatric Review: Report
Japanese authorities have found the man accused of killing former prime minister Shinzo Abe fit for trial after a lengthy psychiatric assessment, local media said Tuesday.
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Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe's Murder
The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination.
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Japan Police Head Resigns Over Lapses In Ex- PM Shinzo Abe's Security
The head of Japan's National Police Agency, Itaru Nakamura, announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation into security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinatedin July.
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Japan To Hold Shinzo Abe's State Funeral On September 27
Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend.
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The 2.5 Seconds Between 2 Shots That Could Have Saved Shinzo Abe
Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts
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"Not Applicable," Defibrillator Said: Doctor On Shinzo Abe's Last Moments
The moment he laid eyes on Shinzo Abe's ashen face, Shingo Nakaoka knew that any attempt to revive the former Japanese premier was likely to be in vain.
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Shinzo Abe Mourned At Wake As Party Secures Sombre Japan Poll Win
Family and friends of Japan's assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe paid their respects Monday at a wake in Tokyo as Washington's top diplomat hailed the ex-premier as a "man of vision".
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Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination
In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections.
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Shinzo Abe's Shooter Referred To YouTube To Make Firearms: Japan Police
The investigation into the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed on Sunday that the man behind the killing checked YouTube when making the firearm used in the attack, local media reported citing sources.
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Japan's Upper House Poll Today Under Shadow Of Ex PM Abe's Assassination
Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.
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Cops Guarding Shinzo Abe Did Not Notice Gunman Until 1st Shot: Report
Police officers on duty at the venue where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot didn't recognize a suspicious man in the crowd until hearing the first gunshot, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.
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"Brings Us Immense Pain": Mamata Banerjee On Shinzo Abe Assassination
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock on Saturday at the assassination of Shinzo Abe, saying the "relational depth" between West Bengal and Japan was personified by the former prime minister.
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Man Who Assassinated Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Gets Life Sentence
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
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Japan Court To Rule Today In Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Assassination Case
A Japanese court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three and a half years after the assassination of the country's longest-serving premier stunned the nation.
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"Everything Is True": Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe's Killer Pleads Guilty
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, stood accused of murder and violations of arms control laws for allegedly using a handmade weapon to shoot dead Japan's longest-serving leader as he gave a speech in July 2022.
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Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Fit For Trial After Psychiatric Review: Report
Japanese authorities have found the man accused of killing former prime minister Shinzo Abe fit for trial after a lengthy psychiatric assessment, local media said Tuesday.
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Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe's Murder
The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination.
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Japan Police Head Resigns Over Lapses In Ex- PM Shinzo Abe's Security
The head of Japan's National Police Agency, Itaru Nakamura, announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation into security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinatedin July.
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Japan To Hold Shinzo Abe's State Funeral On September 27
Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend.
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The 2.5 Seconds Between 2 Shots That Could Have Saved Shinzo Abe
Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts
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"Not Applicable," Defibrillator Said: Doctor On Shinzo Abe's Last Moments
The moment he laid eyes on Shinzo Abe's ashen face, Shingo Nakaoka knew that any attempt to revive the former Japanese premier was likely to be in vain.
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Shinzo Abe Mourned At Wake As Party Secures Sombre Japan Poll Win
Family and friends of Japan's assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe paid their respects Monday at a wake in Tokyo as Washington's top diplomat hailed the ex-premier as a "man of vision".
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Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination
In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections.
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Shinzo Abe's Shooter Referred To YouTube To Make Firearms: Japan Police
The investigation into the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed on Sunday that the man behind the killing checked YouTube when making the firearm used in the attack, local media reported citing sources.
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Japan's Upper House Poll Today Under Shadow Of Ex PM Abe's Assassination
Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.
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Cops Guarding Shinzo Abe Did Not Notice Gunman Until 1st Shot: Report
Police officers on duty at the venue where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot didn't recognize a suspicious man in the crowd until hearing the first gunshot, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.
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"Brings Us Immense Pain": Mamata Banerjee On Shinzo Abe Assassination
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock on Saturday at the assassination of Shinzo Abe, saying the "relational depth" between West Bengal and Japan was personified by the former prime minister.
