Japan bids farewell to Shinzo Abe, who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week
Police investigating Abe's suspected killer have said he targeted Abe because he believed the former PM was linked to a particular religious group.
Amid a heavy police presence, men in black suits and black ties joined women in black dresses and pearl necklaces entering central Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the private funeral service on Tuesday.
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