Japan Prepares To Bid Farewell To Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving PM

 Japan on Tuesday prepares to say goodbye to Shinzo Abe, a polarization figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the longest prime minister in the country, before being shot dead in a campaign rally last week.The long line of people dressed in black, mixed with other people in informal clothes with backpacks, formed outside the temple of Zojoji Tokyo Tengah, Abe Cemetery Site, in the morning. The 1:00 P.M. (0400 GMT) The ceremony itself is only open to family and close friends.

Hundreds of mourners have entered the temple in the summer that is steaming on Monday night to ...