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

The fallout from Shinzo Abe’s death has taken a number of unexpected turns, casting a critical light on both his long-governing party and a fringe religious group.

Former Japenese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8 while delivering a campaign speech in the city of Nara in western Japan.

Japan has become divided over the taxpayer-funded funeral for the longest-serving premier Shinzo Abe due to his stance on the Unification Church.

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, but ...

Controversy erupts over former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral set for Tuesday.

Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral Is as Controversial as He Was The ceremony for the assassinated former prime minister marks the end of an era. September 26, 2022, 3:20 PM ...

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 ...

Vice President Kamala Harris attended the Tokyo funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, along with Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Indian PM Narendra Modi.

TOKYO—The state funeral for Japan’s longest-reigning prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to take place on Tuesday. The majority of the public opposes having the lavish funeral and many in ...

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 ...

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests.