A man who was arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 told investigators that he harbored a “grudge” against him, citing a religious organization, ...

OSAKA—Tetsuya Yamagami indicated that the suicide of his older brother was the catalyst for his plans to assassinate former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his connections to the Unification Church.

The man standing trial for the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday offered an apology in court to Abe's bereaved family for the first time, saying he harbored ...

The man standing trial for the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he could not bear the thought of the Unification Church gaining public recognition through ...

NARA, Japan—The shooting of ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had unexpected political blowback. The killer attacked Abe not for his political beliefs, but because he wanted to take revenge upon the ...

Abe is not the only LDP member with friendly relations with the Unification Church. According to the evening newspaper Nikkan Gendai, the church long provided free labor and secretaries to members of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Instead of rallying behind Abe, the Japanese people have followed the killer’s wishes and turned their attention to long-standing ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of assassinating Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday pled guilty, three years after the crime shocked the world. The 45-year-old was accused of ...

The scene in the city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot is seen in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on July 8, 2022. (Mainichi) NARA -- The man accused of ...

This is the horrifying moment ex-Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot dead while giving a speech in western Japan. The person filming the speech then scrambles to the ground in fear but ...