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Japanese former leader Abe honored at divisive state funeral
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Japan’s assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, has been honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests.
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As a state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe draws closer, revelations about his ties to a controversial church have further fueled widespread opposition. Critics say the decision to give Abe a state funeral has no legal basis.
Japan's longest-ruling leader since the end of World War II was slain in July, but plans for Tuesday's lavish, taxpayer-funded event in Shinzo Abe's honor have attracted protests and legal challenges. DW explains why.
Japan's longest-ruling leader since the end of World War II was killed in July, but plans for Tuesday's lavish, taxpayer-funded event in Shinzo Abe's honor have attracted protests and legal challenges. DW explains why.
Japan’s hawkish former leader Shinzo Abe was honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic presentation like soldiers carrying his ashes in a box brought
Japan’s assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, has been honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests.
Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and that drew angry protests.
Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe at a controversial state funeral on Tuesday, as long lines of people gathered to offer flowers and prayers.
A tense Japan prepared Tuesday for a rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader in his nation's modern history and one of the most divisive.
Japan has held a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world attended the event. But there was also widespread opposition to the funeral due to divisions over Abe's legacy.
The leadup to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial state funeral could seem like a never-ending exchange of heated words — both for and against. But it was the images of Tuesday's ceremony that most clearly told the story of a nation still deeply divided over the legacy of perha…
Tension, rather than sadness, is filling Japan as a rare state funeral for the assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe deeply splits the nation. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan's longest-serving
The commemoration for Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who was shot and killed while campaigning, takes place in a country deeply divided over the former leader’s legacy.
Japan held a rare state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. It could impact on the country's administration, as it grapples with political and economic challenges.
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN 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 legacy.
Foreign dignitaries on hand to pay last respects to the country's longest-serving premier, as small protests held against ceremony opposed by most Japanese
A rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began in tense Japan where the event for one of the country’s most divisive leader has deeply
Police officers surround protesters against a state funeral for Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. A tense Japan prepared Tuesday for the rare and
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