Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

Former PM Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
Former PM Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 - 08:35
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

A Japanese court has sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment.

The case has revealed decades of close ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church.

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