Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laughs while speaking at a press conference in Washington in February 2013. Japan’s ruling LDP planned to eugolise the slain former prime minister this week, but have instead postponed the plan until the fall Photo: AP/File
Shinzo Abe assassination: Japan ruling party says parliamentary eulogy for ex-PM postponed
- Japan’s ruling LDP planned to eugolise the slain former prime minister this week, but have instead postponed the plan until the fall
- Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving former prime minister, was fatally shot by a lone gunman during a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan on July 10
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laughs while speaking at a press conference in Washington in February 2013. Japan’s ruling LDP planned to eugolise the slain former prime minister this week, but have instead postponed the plan until the fall Photo: AP/File