Japan mourns death of Shinzo Abe
Sixty-seven-year-old former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara. Japan spent the weekend mourning the death of its longest-serving prime minister.
Mourners bow as vehicle arrives home
A black hearse carrying former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's body, accompanied by his wife, Akie, arrived at his home in Tokyo's upscale residential area of Shibuya on July 9, hours after he was fatally shot. Many mourners waited and lowered their heads as the vehicle passed.
Hearse leaves hospital, headed for Tokyo
The hearse carrying Abe's body left a hospital in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, western Japan, before it headed to the capital, Tokyo. Abe was assassinated on a street by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech.
Biden signs condolence book in Washington
President Joe Biden spoke with Koji Tomita, Japan's ambassador to the United States, after signing a condolence book at the ambassador's residence in Washington. Biden said he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened" by the assassination of Abe.
Japanese rugby team holds vigil
Tributes have been flooding in for Abe, who was prime minister when Japan staged a number of other major sporting events including the 2019 Rugby World Cup. In this image, the Japanese national team players pay their respects ahead of their match against France in Tokyo on Saturday.
Prime Minister Kishida says assassination is an attack on democracy
Fumio Kishida, a fellow member of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, is also his successor as prime minister. Speech must "never be slaughtered by violence during the elections that are the foundation of democracy," Kishida said on Saturday. "We must firmly show that our democracy never loses to such violence."