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People in Tokyo pay tribute to the former prime minister Shinzo Abe as Japan marks a year since the shocking assassination of the country's longest-serving leader and a towering political figure. IMAGES
Foreign dignitaries pay tribute to former Japanese PM Abe during state funeral in Tokyo. US Vice-President Kamala Harris, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese were among the attendees. IMAGES
The ashes of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carried by his widow Akie, arrive at Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo as controversial state funeral attended by Japanese and foreign dignitaries begins. IMAGES
Guests at the funeral of the assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo for his state funeral. IMAGES
Hundreds of protesters against the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gather in a street near the Nippon Budokan ahead of the state funeral. Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was shot dead on July 8 while campaigning, and a publicly funded state funeral honouring him will be held on September 27. IMAGES