Suspected Abe shooter Yamagami charged with murder

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20230112 Tetsuya Yamagami

Tetsuya Yamagami, right, is suspected of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July last year. (Source photos by Kyodo and Reuters)

SAYUMI TAKE and RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The man suspected of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July was charged with murder on Friday.

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