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Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上 徹也, Hepburn: Yamagami Tetsuya, born 10 September 1980) is a Japanese man who has admitted to assassinating Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022. A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. He was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was ...
- Arrested, psychiatric assessment completed, under indictment
- 10 September 1980 (age 43), Mie Prefecture, Japan
- 2002–2005
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Jul 9, 2022 · Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, has admitted to shooting Abe, Nara Nishi police said during a news conference on Friday. Ad Feedback. He was taken to the Nara District Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday...
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Tetsuya Yamagami. Charges. Murder. gun law violations. property damage. On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was shot to death while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
- 8 July 2022; 14 months ago, c. 11:30 am (JST)
- Shinzo Abe
- near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
By Kanako Takahara. Staff writer. Jul 6, 2023. It’s been nearly a year since Tetsuya Yamagami allegedly opened fire on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun, killing the...
Jan 13, 2023 · Yamagami, who allegedly shot Abe with a homemade gun in July, was charged with murder and violating a gun control law. He said he hated Abe for his links to a religious group that bankrupted his family and ruined his life.
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Jul 9, 2022 · Who is the suspect: Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, admitted to shooting Abe, Nara Nishi police said during a news conference on Friday. Yamagami, who is unemployed, told investigators he holds hatred ...
Jan 13, 2023 · Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting Abe with a handmade gun as the former leader was making a campaign speech in July outside a train station in Nara in western...