The Japanese government is finalizing arrangements to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on September 27 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, according to NHK World-Japan. Abe was fatally shot in Nara City, western Japan
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Analysis - Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him
The paper says the government must be aware that Japan's response to the attack has been attracting attention from the international community. Read more at straitstimes.com.