Shinzo Abe's assassination case: The former Prime Minister of Japan was shot dead when he was making a campaign speech outside a railway station in Nara in western Japan.
Year ender 2022: Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August.
PM Modi, who arrived here early in the morning, joined several global leaders to pay floral tribute to Abe who reshaped Japan's foreign policy, including setting out a bold vision for a quantum leap in ties with India.
Shinzo Abe funeral: Abe's widow, Akie Abe, in a black formal kimono, walked slowly into the Budokan hall venue carrying an urn containing her husband's ashes, placed in a wooden box and wrapped in a purple cloth with gold stripes.
PM Modi in Japan: Modi, who is here to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, met his Japanese counterpart ahead of the ceremony. Kishida visited India for the annual summit in March while Modi visited Japan for the Quad Leaders' Summit in May.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, 67, died in July after being shot while giving a campaign speech on a street in Nara, Japan.
Shinzo Abe murder: Details have emerged about an alleged assassin who was well-off until his mother’s huge donations to the controversial Unification Church left him poor, neglected and filled with rage.
Tokyo: More than 7,000 people have signed a petition requesting prosecutorial leniency for Yamagami, who told police that he killed Abe, one of Japan's most powerful and divisive politicians, because of his ties to an unnamed religious group widely believed to be the Unification Church.
The alleged gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested at the scene and is currently under mental evaluation until late November.
Shinzo Abe state funeral: Abe was attacked on July 8 in the Japanese city of Nara during a campaign speech. He passed away after his condition became critical while on his way to the hospital.
Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate. Photos and videos of the shooting show the gunman was able to come close to Abe.
Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, in western Japan shot Abe while he was delivering a campaign speech on Friday.
Shinzo Abe Assassination: Abe was gunned down in Nara city in western Japan on Friday, while he was delivering a campaign speech.
Japan election: Preliminary vote counts showed the governing Liberal Democratic Party on track to secure a coalition total of at least 143 seats in the 248-member upper house, the less powerful of the two chambers.
Handmade guns are practically impossible to trace, making investigations difficult. Such weapons are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a place with gasoline and setting it ablaze.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was murdered while he was addressing an election campaign rally. His shocking death left many emotional, including Indian PM Narendra Modi.
Abe’s assassination ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election shocked the nation and raised questions over whether security for the former prime minister was adequate.
The assassin stood metres behind Abe, took aim with his hand-made gun, made of two pipes and a board, and two bullets hit the Japanese leader on his neck and chest. Abe passed away six hours after the attack due to huge blood loss.
Shinzo Abe assassination: Modi, Biden and Albanese said Abe was a "transformative leader" for Japan and worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Quad comprised India, the US, Japan and Australia.
Shinzo Abe death: According to the White House, Abe played a formative role in the founding of the Quad partnership and worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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