Key Highlights
- Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, admitted to assassinating Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
- Abe was shot during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan.
- Yamagami pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nara District Court.
- The assassination revealed ties between Japan's ruling party and a controversial South Korean church.
- The incident shocked Japan, a country known for its strict gun control laws.
