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Episode 448 - Abe, Part 5

History of Japan

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The Gun He Used to Shoot Abbe Cenzo

The gun he used to shoot the prime minister was a home made weapon composed of pipe and wood blocks held together with tape. Yamagami is from mia prefecture, not too far from nara, and comes from a decently affluent blue collar family that made its money in construction. He eventually joined the maritime self defense forces for a few years before going back to civilian life and taking odd jobs. His mother continued to work in the construction industry after his father's death.

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