Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41yo accused of assassinating Shinzo Abe in an attack on Friday, is said to have targeted the former PM because he believed Abe to be linked to a religious group that ruined his mother financially. Yamagami also “stalked” Abe to other cities where he made campaign appearances in the lead-up to yesterday’s Upper House election, reports say. Police have shared little information but say there were security flaws in Nara. And in a country where gun violence is a rarity, it’s been confirmed that the weapon used to kill Abe was crudely made with metal and wood, wrapped in heavy-duty black tape. The Abe family will hold a wake today and a small funeral tomorrow. Former Aussie PM Malcolm Turnbull remembered him as a determined and fun guy. “Shinzo was unflappable, always calm, good-humoured but firm and always coming back to the issue he wanted to pursue,” he said yesterday.