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Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother attends meetings, says Unification church, after he told investigators of grudge

A police investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe prompted the head of the country's branch the Unification Church to confirm on Monday that the mother of the suspect in the killing is a member.

Twitter, Facebook parent Meta and other social media companies scrambled Friday to police videos on their platforms of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that break rules on harmful content. Multiple videos of the attack by a gunman who fired a homemade, double-barreled weapon twice at Abe…

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare.

NHK and Kyodo announce Abe’s death, hours after the 67-year-old was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara.

Suspect arrested after Shinzo Abe fatally wounded in a gun attack in the western city of Nara.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region earlier in the day.

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been shot, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported the ex-premier was showing no vital signs. "Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am," in the country's western region of Nara, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. "One…

TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech.