A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/japan-ex-pm-shinzo-abe-dies-after-being-shot-during-a-campaign-speech-23234975" rel="nofollow">Japanese court</a> sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday.&nbsp;
The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan&rsquo;s governing party and a controversial South Korean church.&nbsp;
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.&nbsp;
Abe, one of Japan&rsquo;s most influential politicians, was serving as a regular lawmaker after leaving the prime minister&rsquo;s job when he was killed.&nbsp;
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