Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe's Killer Pleads Guilty: Religious Grudge Behind Political Assassination

Oct 28, 2025 01:51 pm CST

Tetsuya Yamagami has pleaded guilty to assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, citing resentment over Abe's perceived ties to the Unification Church that financially ruined his family. The 2022 killing exposed connections between Japanese politicians and the controversial religious group, while prompting stricter gun control legislation in a country with minimal firearm violence.