Abe funeral draws crowd as Japan bids farewell to slain former PM

'It's as if I am still in a dream,' wife Akie says at ceremony

Mourners gather to offer condolences at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple, where the private funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held on July 12. © Reuters

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

July 12, 2022 15:07 JST

Updated on July 12, 2022 22:20 JST

TOKYO -- A black hearse carried Japan's assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe past Tokyo's halls of power one final time on Tuesday, after his funeral.