Japan bid a final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as his funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday as he delivered a campaign speech in Nara, Japan. He was 67.
About 1,000 people, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, governing party leaders and foreign officials, attended the funeral at the temple. Kishida and Cabinet members pressed their hands before their chests as they prayed and bowed toward the hearse heading to a crematorium. That could allow Kishida to govern uninterrupted until a scheduled election in 2025. But Abe's death also opens up a period of uncertainty for his party. Experts say a power struggle within Abe's party faction is certain and could affect Kishida's grip on power.Abe’s assassination has shaken Japan, one of the world's safest nations with some of the strictest gun laws.
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