Earlier this week, a Japanese court 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 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.
The 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.
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Japan court sentences former PM Abe's assassin to life in prison
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