Why Shinzo Abe’s state-funded funeral has triggered a backlash Japan is divided over the funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Reuters. Published September 26, 2022 4:32pm EDT.

Hawkish former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was honored with a rare — and divisive — state funeral that featured military-like elements.

TOKYO — A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan. The hawkish Abe was one of the nation’s most divisive postwar leaders, ...

A vehicle carrying the remains of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a state funeral at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022.

A protest against the planned state funeral for Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, in Tokyo on Monday. Many are voicing their critique of his actions in life by opposing the effort to ...

Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an elaborate state funeral Tuesday, despite public opposition to the cost of the event as the country grapples with their late leader’s ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, 2022 at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Akie Abe (left), widow of former Japan Minister Shinzo Abe, receives flowers to lay on the altar during the state funeral on Sept. 27, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images TOKYO — Japan’s ...

President Biden’s decision not to attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral on Tuesday sends a weak message to China as tensions rise in the region, Japanese political ...

Shinzo Abe's Funeral: Crowds Gather to Say Goodbye to Former Prime Minister After Assassination. Thousands of mourners lined Tokyo's streets Tuesday morning to pay their respects to Japan's ...