The funeral of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was held in central Tokyo on Tuesday.

Abe was shot dead while delivering a speech last week.

Besides Abe’s wife Akie, Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida, some lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and business leaders attended the funeral.

Memorial services are scheduled to be held later in Tokyo and in his constituency in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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