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.