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TETSUYA YAMAGAMI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2022
Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect’s mother is follower
The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, reportedly harbored a grudge against Abe over what he believed were the former prime minister's ties to the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2022
Abe shooter checked YouTube for how to make homemade guns
Multiple handmade weapons similar to the one used to kill the former prime minister were confiscated from Tetsuya Yamagami's home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2022
Abe shooting suspect claims to have test-fired guns ahead of attack
Several bullet-riddled 1-meter square wooden boards were found in a vehicle registered to the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2022
Protection of VIPs in Japan under scrutiny following Abe assassination
The broad daylight killing has prompted an investigation into why police officers and other armed security personnel guarding Abe could not prevent the shooting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2022
Former colleagues call Abe shooter 'totally ordinary'
Tetsuya Yamagami, who will face murder charges, recently worked at a Kyoto factory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022
The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind
Japan's longest-serving prime minister wasn't just any other leader — he was a towering figure whose death has completely changed the nation's political landscape.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2022
Abe murder suspect quit most recent job after he felt ‘tired’
The man, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, did not seem to be politically active, a source from his former dispatch company has said.

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