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11-07-2022, 09:33 AM
Yamagami lived at a home in Nara with his parents, an older brother and a younger sister.
His father ran a construction company but died during Yamagami’s childhood.
The mother took over the company, but she became committed to religious activities and donated large amounts of money to the group.
The relative said the mother may have been looking for answers in life through the religious organization.
“She was a widow, and I suppose she felt insecure about the family’s future,” he said.
The relative said he soon started receiving phone calls from the three children, who said, “We don’t have anything to eat at home.”
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14665993
Yamagami entered a Nara prefectural high school that was considered “elite” because a high proportion of its graduates were accepted at high-ranking universities.
After graduation, Yamagami entered a technical school.
He joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2002, the year his mother was declared bankrupt by the Nara District Court, according to investigative sources.
The relative said he thinks Yamagami decided to become an MSDF member “because he had trouble making a living.”
After Yamagami’s arrest, he was quoted as telling investigators: “I couldn’t forgive (the group) because my mother continued to pay money to it even after she underwent bankruptcy.”
His father ran a construction company but died during Yamagami’s childhood.
The mother took over the company, but she became committed to religious activities and donated large amounts of money to the group.
The relative said the mother may have been looking for answers in life through the religious organization.
“She was a widow, and I suppose she felt insecure about the family’s future,” he said.
The relative said he soon started receiving phone calls from the three children, who said, “We don’t have anything to eat at home.”
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14665993
Yamagami entered a Nara prefectural high school that was considered “elite” because a high proportion of its graduates were accepted at high-ranking universities.
After graduation, Yamagami entered a technical school.
He joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2002, the year his mother was declared bankrupt by the Nara District Court, according to investigative sources.
The relative said he thinks Yamagami decided to become an MSDF member “because he had trouble making a living.”
After Yamagami’s arrest, he was quoted as telling investigators: “I couldn’t forgive (the group) because my mother continued to pay money to it even after she underwent bankruptcy.”
