With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Abe at state funeral

Tokyo: With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honored slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years – a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life. The ceremony started at 2:00 pm, with Abe’s ashes carried into the […]

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