the earliest galaxies. it s 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zo joji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is laying mr abe to rest. his life snuffed out in a way few here thought po
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