"Using the foundation you laid, I will do my utmost to build a Japan, region, and world that is sustainable and inclusive, where everyone shines." ーPM Kishida
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on the campaign trail last week, was awarded the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum by the Japanese Imperial Family.
The Japanese government on Monday honored former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down Friday in the western city of Nara, with the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, the nation's highest decoration. A wake was held later Monday for Abe, the longest-serving leader, at Zojoji Temple…