Abe Shooter's Ill-Fated Background Denied as Key Factor
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Nara, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court ruling that sentenced the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison denies that the man's ill-fated family background was a key factor that drove him to commit the act. In its ruling on Wednesday against defendant Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, Nara District Court made no mention of "abuse related to religion," which his defe...
