I was going to say it pails in comparison to JFK until I saw the words “chinese connection”.
I never heard that claim before. Oh boy another rabbit hole...
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220808/p2g/00m/0na/028000c
From five days ago.
Chinese, or, rather, China might be the wrong country. The assassin had a grudge against Abe related to the Unification Church, which is out of South Korea. The article has details if you scroll down.
Based on a quick search, a lot of the current Japanese interest is focused on the church angle of the criminal’s motivation and that’s where the reporting is focused as well.
You’ve got a hold in your bucket.