Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe

A man pleaded guilty to killing Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe using a homemade gun during a political campaign event in Nara. The assassination shed light on links between Abe's ruling party and the Unification Church, with the assailant blaming Abe for his family's financial troubles due to alleged donations to the church. The trial is ongoing with the defendant denying arms control law violation charges and Japan has since tightened laws on homemade guns following the incident.