Sources say the suspect in the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo told investigators he decided to attack Abe in Nara City, western Japan, after abandoning plans to target him at a different location a day earlier.
Abe was shot last Friday as he was making a campaign speech in Nara. Police arrested 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, a resident of the city, at the scene.
Police sent around 50 investigators early Wednesday morning to the scene of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo to find bullets fired by the suspected shooter.
Abe was shot during a campaign speech on Friday in the city of Nara, western Japan. Police arrested 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya at the scene, and have been investigating the case on suspicion of murder.
Evacuation orders due to torrential rain in parts of Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, were lifted early Wednesday morning.
Tokigawa Town issued the order to all its residents on Tuesday evening. Its population is a little over 10,000.
Officials of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party say about 1,000 people offered incense at Tuesday's funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
About 200 of them attended the service inside a Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's benchmark stock index fell sharply on Tuesday, as investors acted on concerns that high inflation in the US and Europe may be prolonged. Many are also concerned that tightening measures by central banks could lead to a global economic slowdown.
The Nikkei Average ended the day at 26,336, down 475 points, or nearly 1.8 percent, from Monday's close. Investors unloaded shares almost across the board.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 11,511 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday. The number exceeded 10,000 for the first time since March 16.
The figure is up 6,209 from last Tuesday.
Many people in Japan are saying their goodbyes to former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. He was shot dead during a campaign event last Friday just days before the Upper House election. A funeral was held in Tokyo Tuesday.
Family members, close friends and allies commemorated Abe's life at Zojoji Temple. Mourners lined up to pay their respects to Japan's longest serving prime minister.
The funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was held in Tokyo on Tuesday, four days after he was shot and killed during a speech.
The funeral was held at Zojoji temple. There was also a wake there Monday night, drawing 2,500 mourners including Abe's political allies and adversaries, foreign dignitaries and business leaders.
Sources close to the investigation into the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo say two unfinished handmade guns have been confiscated from the suspect's home.
A 41-year-old unemployed resident of Nara City, Yamagami Tetsuya, was arrested at the scene of Friday's shooting. Police have been investigating on suspicion of murder.
Mourners gathered at a temple in Tokyo on Tuesday for the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was shot and killed while giving a speech last week.
After the funeral, his body will be driven to the prime minister's office and other places central to Japanese politics for a final farewell.
Japan's National Public Safety Commission Chairperson Ninoyu Satoshi has ordered police authorities to set up a panel to investigate the security lapses regarding the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
He says senior police officials admit that the security provided to Abe was inadequate.
The mayor of Kanoya in southern Japan says he has decided to accept the deployment of US unmanned military aircraft at a Self-Defense Forces' base in his city.
The Japanese and US governments plan to deploy eight MQ-9 drones to Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture this month to step up surveillance of China's increasing maritime activities.
Investigative officials say the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo told them that he had been looking for a chance to approach Abe.
NHK learned this by speaking to the officials.
Investigative sources say that the suspect in the shooting death of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo told them that he made up his mind to kill Abe one year ago.
Yamagami Tetsuya is being held on suspicion of shooting the former prime minister while he was giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara on Friday.