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Japan honors Abe at controversial funeral
By Agence France-Presse
Sep 28, 2022 12:29 am

TOKYO: Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe at a controversial state funeral on Tuesday, as long lines of people gathered to offer flowers and prayers.

Abe's ashes, carried by his widow Akie, arrived at the storied Nippon Budokan venue in the capital Tokyo, where a 19-gun salute sounded in honor of the slain ex-leader.

STATE OF SORROW The state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan in the capital Tokyo on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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