A 17-year-old Canadian national used his fingernail to etch the name "Julian" into a wooden pillar supporting the roof of the Toshodaiji Kondo temple built in 759 AD in the city of Nara, Japan.
The Japanese media on Saturday reported that the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to authorities that his original intent was to assassinate a figurehead of a religious organisation. According to Kyodo News, which cited the police, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, claimed he had a vendetta against a "particular organisation" that he thought was associated with Shinzo Abe. This organisation may have been a religious organisation. The story did not name the religious figurehead.
Local media, citing police sources, said Yamagami told police he believed Abe was linked to a religious group he blamed for ruining his mother financially and breaking up the family.
The front pages of Japan’s national newspapers on July 9 make clear just how difficult it is for the nation as it grapples with the aftermath of Abe’s death.
Japanese police say Tetsuya Yamagami has admitted the killing and did so because he believed rumours about the former leader s connection to a certain organisation.