Accused assassin of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty in court

The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting to shooting the politician with a homemade firearm during a 2022 campaign speech in a case that stunned the nation and prompted scrutiny of political security.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, told the Nara District Court that “everything is true” regarding charges of murder and violating Japan’s strict arms control laws.

The admission…