TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces growing controversy over his plan to hold a state funeral for assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe, as a brief session of the legislature opens on Wednesday.
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Shinzo Abe state funeral plan divides Japan as Diet convenes
PM Kishida faces strong pushback heading into short parliamentary session
A motorcade carrying the body of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passes the Diet in Tokyo on July 12. A plan to hold a state funeral for Abe in September has proved controversial. © Reuters
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