Three years after the killing of Japan's ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , the accused, Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted his crime. During the trial, when questioned, he very calmly stated, “Everything is true.” The 45-year-old man appeared before the Nara District Court to face charges of murder and weapons violations for the fatal shooting that halted Japan in disbelief. His admission marked a dramatic moment in a trial that has reopened one of Japan’s most shocking incidents in recent decades. During an election stump speech on July 8, 2022, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, was struck by bullets from Yamagami’s handmade firearm while addressing voters in the western Japanese city, Nara. Yamagami was arrested on scene after the same, but Abe succumbed to his injuries shortly aft

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