Origins & Early Life

Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上 徹也, Hepburn: Yamagami Tetsuya; born 10 September 1980) is a Japanese Navy veteran who assassinated Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022, in Nara. A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. At the time of his arrest, he was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was unemployed. His criminal trial began in Nara on 28 October 2025.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Yamagami was sentenced to life imprisonment on 21 January 2026. Yamagami was born on 10 September 1980 in Mie Prefecture to affluent parents who ran a local construction business. Yamagami's family moved to Higashiosaka. Described as quiet and reserved in high school, he nonetheless joined the cheerleading team, which he described as a "manly" endeavor to a friend. Yamagami had been struggling since childhood with the Unification Church (UC), of which his mother had become a member since 1991.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

After the death of his maternal grandfather, his mother inherited ownership of the family properties and family business. She had donated more than 100 million yen to the UC and declared bankruptcy in 2002 when Yamagami was 21 years old. Yamagami graduated...

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