May 17, 2025

Trial of Shinzo Abe's Assassin May Begin in Oct.

Nara, May 17 (Jiji Press)--The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, may begin this October, it has been learned.

Man Rearrested for Alleged Murder after Body Found on Miyagi Coast

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)--Police in Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday rearrested a 21-year-old unemployed man for alleged murder, after the body of a 35-year-old female nursery school teacher was found on the coast of the northeastern Japan prefecture last month.

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