The Latest Breaking News from Tetsuya Yamagami

Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was born into an affluent but troubled family

Itaru Nakamura says fresh start needed after assassination ‘to ensure this never happens again’

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead just over a month ago on July 8. Since that time, Nara prefectural police investigations have revealed that the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, acted calmly and with purpose in the days leading up to the incident.

Details emerge showing Unification church’s political ties go further than Japan’s longest-serving prime minister

A group of lawyers said Friday that the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of many victims of the Unification Church

The assassination, allegedly motivated by a grudge Abe's suspected killer held against the Unification Church, has put the relationship between Japan and the church under a new spotlight.

The alleged assassin of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be detained until late November for mental evaluation so prosecutors can determine whether to formally press charges and sent him to trial for murder

The suspected assassin of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will undergo psychiatric evaluation until later this year, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

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. The ceremony will be held at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, a large venue that has hosted concerts and sports events, and was used for Japan's…