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Members of the public lay flowers to honour assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, as thousands of Japanese and foreign dignitaries gather in Tokyo on Tuesday at a rare state funeral that has sparked controversy and protest. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo prefecture Japan to attend the funeral of assassinated premier Shinzo Abe and reinforce US diplomatic links in the region. Harris will head a delegation including the US ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the funeral on Tuesday. IMAGES
Thousands rally in Tokyo to protest the Japanese government's plan to hold a $12 million state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was shot dead on the campaign trail in July, and the government expects dozens of current and former heads of state to pay condolences at the September 27 service in Tokyo. IMAGES
The hearse carrying the body of Shinzo Abe stops outside PM's office in Tokyo as Japan mourns the former Japanese PM who was shot at close range in the city of Nara. IMAGES ++SEE ALSO 32E98R9++
Polls opened Sunday in Japan's upper house elections, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party increase its majority, has been overshadowed by the murder. But Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other politicians have insisted the shock killing would not halt the democratic process. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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