Tetsuya Yamagami
Tetsuya Yamagami | |
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山上 徹也 | |
| Born | 10 September 1980 Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Unemployed |
| Known for | Assassination of Shinzo Abe |
| Motive | Grudge toward the Unification Church over his family's financial ruin caused by his mother's donations, and from his belief that Abe had ties to the organization |
| Criminal charge |
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Capture status | Arrested and admitted to murder of Abe (2022), psychiatric assessment completed (2023), indictment issued (2023), first-instance trial (2025), convicted and appealing with a higher court (2026) |
| Details | |
| Killed | 1 (Shinzo Abe) |
| Imprisoned at | Osaka Detention House |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Service years | 2002–2005 |
| Rank | Leading seaman (Kaishichō) |
Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上 徹也, Hepburn: Yamagami Tetsuya; born 10 September 1980) is a Japanese Navy veteran who assassinated Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022, in Nara. A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. At the time of his arrest, he was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was unemployed. His criminal trial began in Nara on 28 October 2025. Yamagami was sentenced to life imprisonment on 21 January 2026.