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Japan sentences Shinzo Abe's assassin Tetsuya Yamagami

Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ruling concludes a yearslong trial over an assassination that shocked Japan – where gun violence is rare – and put the spotlight on an influential religious sect.

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Killer of Shinzo Abe, Former Leader of Japan, Gets Life in Prison

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Man who assassinated former Japanese leader Abe is sentenced to life in prison

Japan PM Calls Snap Election For Feb. 8

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Japan’s Leader Calls for Snap Election in Bid to Expand Power

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, said on Monday that she would dissolve Parliament and call a snap election, in a bid to strengthen her power and revive the sagging fortunes of her party.

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Why Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Risking Her Historic Leadership With a Snap Election

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Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi plans to dissolve Parliament and call early election to strengthen coalition

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Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to call for a snap election, less than three months after taking office, in a bid to shore up greater support.

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Japan’s Sanae Takaichi calls snap election next month: ‘Staking my own future as PM’

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to dissolve parliament and call snap election for February 8

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Bond-market backlash triggers reality check for Japan leader ahead of election

Sanae Takaichi’s plan to win over cost-of-living-conscious voters spooked investors, driving a bond selloff around the world.

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Japan's new leader faces diplomatic gauntlet with Trump, China and regional summits

TOKYO(AP) — Just days after taking office, Japan's new leader faces a series of back-to-back foreign policy tests, with a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo sandwiched between Asia-region summits in Malaysia and South Korea. Prime Minister ...

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Japan's leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn't go away

TOKYO(AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response, said Tuesday that she received a call from U.S. President Donald ...