The high-profile trial opened on the day of a summit meeting of two of Abe's former allies, incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump.

TOKYO: A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to go on trial on Tuesday, three years after the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving premier…

A trial has begun in the city of Nara for the man accused of shooting Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.

The high-profile trial opened on the day of a summit meeting of two of Abe's former allies, incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump.

As trial opens, Tetsuya Yamagami admits murdering Japan's longest serving leader three years ago.

The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the assassination on Tuesday.