Opponents of the state-sponsored honor were to hold rallies elsewhere in Tokyo and around the country. They say tax money should be spent on more meaningful causes, such as to address widening economic disparities caused by Abe's policies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo and attended former PM Shinzo Abe's state funeral. Ahead of the funeral, he held a bilateral meeting with PM Fumio Kishida.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead on the morning of July 8. Abe was taken to a hospital after the attack, where he died. Former PM Shinzo Abe was delivering a speech for the elections in Nara city at the time of the incident.
PM Modi, who arrived here early in the morning, joined several global leaders to pay floral tribute to Abe who reshaped Japan s foreign policy, including setting out a bold vision for a quantum leap in ties with India.