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According to the report, the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering Abe, for the first time on Wednesday. The wife, Akie, sat behind the prosecutors and listened to the 13th court hearing of the lay judge trial at Nara District Court, using a system for victims' participation in trials. She did not ask questions herself.
The report said that Mrs. Abe entered the courtroom at 1 p.m. wearing a black jacket with a blue ribbon badge, which is a symbol of efforts to rescue Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.
The report said that during the hearing, prosecutors asked the defendant about why he changed his target from leaders of the Unification Church, whom he reportedly held a grudge against, to the former prime minister.
The criminal said that he believed his purpose in life was to get back at the religious group, and that Abe was not his primary target. However, he added that he rushed to attack Abe because he might become financially distressed if Unification Church leaders did not come to Japan soon.
In addition, the defendant said that the time and energy he spent making homemade guns would have been in vain if he did not use them to kill his target, Abe.
The verdict is still not declared, and court hearings will follow.
Source: Jiji Press
The courtroom at Nara District Court where the first hearing for Tetsuya Yamagami took place on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)
The report said that Mrs. Abe entered the courtroom at 1 p.m. wearing a black jacket with a blue ribbon badge, which is a symbol of efforts to rescue Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.
The report said that during the hearing, prosecutors asked the defendant about why he changed his target from leaders of the Unification Church, whom he reportedly held a grudge against, to the former prime minister.
The criminal said that he believed his purpose in life was to get back at the religious group, and that Abe was not his primary target. However, he added that he rushed to attack Abe because he might become financially distressed if Unification Church leaders did not come to Japan soon.
In addition, the defendant said that the time and energy he spent making homemade guns would have been in vain if he did not use them to kill his target, Abe.
The verdict is still not declared, and court hearings will follow.
Source: Jiji Press
The courtroom at Nara District Court where the first hearing for Tetsuya Yamagami took place on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)