THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2022 at 18:56 JST
People pray and leave flowers on July 9 near the Kintetsu Line's Yamato-Saidaiji Station where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot the previous day. (Jin Nishioka)
A 72-year-old Nara resident was among the steady stream of mourners who placed flowers and watermelon juice that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe loved on a special stand set up in Nara on July 9. [Read More]
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