People in Japan are saying their goodbyes to former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
He was shot dead during a campaign event last Friday just days before the Upper House election. A funeral was held in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Family members, close friends, and allies commemorated Abe's life at Zojoji Temple. Mourners lined up to pay their respects to Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
After the funeral, a motorcade carrying Abe's body made a farewell trip. People waited on the sidewalks as it journeyed through the city.
The motorcade passed by places central to Japanese politics, including the Prime Minister's Office. 再生解説
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his Cabinet members made a farewell at the entrance of the office – Abe's workplace for more than eight years.再生解説
◆ally 味方、仲間、同志 someone who helps and supports you when other people are trying to oppose you
He was shot dead during a campaign event last Friday just days before the Upper House election. A funeral was held in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Family members, close friends, and allies commemorated Abe's life at Zojoji Temple. Mourners lined up to pay their respects to Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
After the funeral, a motorcade carrying Abe's body made a farewell trip. People waited on the sidewalks as it journeyed through the city.
The motorcade passed by places central to Japanese politics, including the Prime Minister's Office. 再生解説
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his Cabinet members made a farewell at the entrance of the office – Abe's workplace for more than eight years.再生解説
◆ally 味方、仲間、同志 someone who helps and supports you when other people are trying to oppose you
◆commemorate 心に深くとどめる、深く刻む to do something to show that you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past
◆mourner 弔問客、追悼する人々、葬儀の参列者 someone who attends a funeral
◆motorcade 味方、仲間、同志 a line of official cars, including a car carrying an important person, that is travelling somewhere