Japan jails ex-PM Shinzo Abe assassin for life after guilty verdict in 2022 killing

The gunman charged with killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, more than three years after the brazen daylight assassination shocked the country. Judge Shinichi Tanaka handed down the ruling at a court in the city of Nara.

Jan 21, 2026 - 06:00
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Japan jails ex-PM Shinzo Abe assassin for life after guilty verdict in 2022 killing
The gunman charged with killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, more than three years after the brazen daylight assassination shocked the country. Judge Shinichi Tanaka handed down the ruling at a court in the city of Nara.
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