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YAMAGAMI REPLIES TO NHK IN WRITTEN INTERVIEW
The man sentenced to life in prison for killing former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo told NHK that the attack would not have happened without the influence of the religious group, widely known as the Unification Church.
Yamagami Tetsuya made the claim in a written interview earlier this month.
He received a life sentence in January for fatally shooting Abe with a handmade gun in July 2022 during an election speech. The defense has appealed.
During his trial, Yamagami apologized, but said his mother's devotion to the group and her large donations ruined his family.
Asked what support system might have prevented the situation, Yamagami said none currently exists.
He said the attack would not have occurred without the Unification Church, and if his circumstances had remained unchanged, the group would not have been seen as a problem.
The court ruled that Yamagami chose violence instead of legal options, and rejected the argument that his past experiences influenced his actions.
Yamagami said in his interview that it is unreasonable to expect one person to find a solution.
He also commented on the Tokyo High Court's recent order for the group to dissolve, saying he felt relieved and calling it a partial solution.
He wrote that moderate restrictions could prevent problems from escalating before authorities resort to extreme measures.
Professor Sakura Yoshihide spent more than 10 hours speaking with Yamagami.
He says what matters to him is whether the group can be held accountable not only for financial harm, but also for religion-related abuses and lost opportunities he could otherwise have.
Sakurai noted there are now lawsuits by children of religious group members, but such options were not available 10 years ago when Yamagami developed resentment.
Sakurai said Yamagami's comments are an emotional appeal for people to understand why he decided to go ahead with the assault, based on the situation at the time.
Sakurai says Yamagami appears to question why stronger measures were not taken sooner.
00:02:39 話者 2/Sakura Yoshihide
Yamagami should be asked again whether he truly had no alternative to taking a life.
I warn that without such reflection, others may resort to violence.
00:02:54 (Maria Sato)
Sakurai says society must examine the case and how Yamagami's problems should have been addressed.
SOURCES: TOKYO'S CHINESE EMBASSY INTRUDER 'SPOKE TO STAFFER'
Investigative sources say a ground Self-Defense Force officer who broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo talked to a staff member after hiding in shrubbery.
Second Lieutenant Murata Kodai was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of trespassing.
Murata had apparently traveled to Tokyo the previous day from the GSDF's Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Tokyo police searched the camp and several other locations on Sunday morning.
The sources say Murata entered the compound and hid in bushes there.
He then spoke to a staff member outside the embassy building.
He was reportedly not carrying a weapon when he talked to the official.
A kitchen knife with an 18-centimeter blade was later found in the shrubbery.
The sources say Murata wanted to meet the ambassador and tell him to refrain from using strong language against Japan.
They say he also told police he intended to kill himself if the ambassador did not heed his message.
US CENTRAL COMMAND ASSESSES DAMAGE TO IRAN
One month has passed since the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran, and now the US
Central Command says more than 11,000 military targets have been struck in the country.
These include facilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian ballistic missile sites.
The announcement on Saturday also says more than 150 Iranian vessels have been damaged or destroyed.
And in a social media post, it was announced that the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli arrived in the Central Command's Area of Responsibility on Friday.
The Tripoli's home base is in Sasebo City in southwestern Japan. On board the vessel are 3,500 sailors and marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa.
HOUTHI REBELS ATTACK ISRAEL
Meanwhile, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have fired a ballistic missile at Israel.
00:05:20 話者 3/Yahya Sarea/Houthi spokesperson
Our operations, with Allah's help, will continue until the declared objectives are achieved and until the aggression against all fronts of the resistance ceases.
00:05:34 (Maria Sato)
They have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea in the past, but this is reportedly the first time the group has struck at Israel since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began.
Casualties on both sides continue to increase.
A US-based human rights group put the civilian death toll in Iran at more than 1,400 as of Monday.
Separately, the US military says 13 of its personnel have been killed since the start of the operation.
US media outlets quote sources as saying an air base in Saudi Arabia was attacked and 10 US military personnel were wounded.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he expects the military operation will end within weeks.
00:06:19 話者 4/Marco Rubio
We are achieving all those objectives, we are ahead of schedule on most of them, and we can achieve them without any ground troops, without any.
00:06:27 (Maria Sato)
Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif had offered to help mediate negotiations between the US and Iran.
On Saturday, Sharif released a statement that said he had held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which lasted over an hour.
Sharif reportedly told Pezeshkian about Pakistan's ongoing diplomatic outreach to facilitate dialogue and de-escalation in coordination with the United States and Gulf countries.
US PROTESTS TARGET TRUMP'S ACTIONS ON IRAN
People across the United States have taken to the streets to protest President Donald Trump, with many voicing opposition to the attacks on Iran.
00:07:06 話者 5/Demonstrators
Donald Trump has got to go, hey hey! Ho ho.
00:07:12 (Maria Sato)
Organizers of the demonstrations, known as No Kings, say Saturday's rallies were the largest so far.
The day marked one month since the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran.
00:07:26 話者 6
It's wrong. Number one, it's wrong. Number two, he had no right to do that.
00:07:31 話者 7
Three days in and out, and he would be the big hero, the big savior, and he's finding out that the Iranians are fighting back. I went to war in Vietnam, and this is the same thing.
00:07:46 (Maria Sato)
Demonstrations were held in more than 3,000 locations across all 50 states.
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