By KEISHI NISHIMURA/ Staff Writer
July 23, 2022 at 17:30 JST
Demonstrators gather in front of the prime minister’s office on July 22 holding signs expressing opposition to holding a state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida moved quickly to lay the groundwork for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister gunned down July 8 while giving a campaign speech in Nara. [Read More]
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