Thousands of Japanese and international dignitaries collect in Tokyo on Tuesday to honour assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, at a uncommon state funeral that has sparked controversy and protest.
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and one of many nation’s most recognisable political figures, recognized for cultivating worldwide alliances and his “Abenomics” financial technique.
He resigned in 2020 over recurring well being issues, however remained a key political voice and was campaigning for his ruling occasion when a lone gunman killed him on July 8.
The capturing despatched shockwaves by means of a rustic with famously low gun crime and prompted worldwide condemnation.
But the choice to present him a state funeral — solely the second for a former premier within the post-war interval — has provoked rising opposition, with round 60 % of Japanese towards the occasion in latest polls.
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