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The man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday as the country’s new prime minister hosted President Donald Trump.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, appeared in court as Trump was in the country to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is widely described as an ideological heir to Abe, someone Trump frequently praises. Takaichi aligns with the late former prime minister’s push to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution and boost the country’s defense capabilities.

On Monday, Trump said he heard that Takaichi was “a great ally and friend of Shinzo Abe, who was my friend.”

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Yamagami pleaded guilty to the charge

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