https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8e1b2683-2bb9-4125-b5a6-b16430e1611c A Japanese court has sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison, for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe three and a half years ago. Yamagami was arrested in July 2022 after firing at Abe ​with a homemade gun during a campaign speech in the city of Nara. Although Abe was no longer Japan's leader at the time, he remained a powerful force within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. His assassination also brought to light a deep link between the party and the Unification Church, an organization many consider a cult. Abe's protegee Sanae Takaichi now leads Japan and the LDP, but the party's grip on power has considerably diminished. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01-21/Japan-court-sentences-former-PM-Abe-s-assassin-to-life-in-prison-1K7g7qR2Pio/p.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:07:22 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8e1b2683-2bb9-4125-b5a6-b16430e1611c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.