Tributes have poured in from international leaders , with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken creating a brief, unscheduled stop on Monday morning to pay for his respects. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Taiwan vice-president William Lai , on a private check out as a family friend, also joined mourners.
People from france leader Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences in footage published on the country’s standard presidential Twitter account after he stopped at the Japanese embassy in Paris.
“I remember all the meetings and interact, especially during my visit (to Japan) in 2019… I’ve lost a friend, ” said a solemn Macron.
“He offered his country with great courage, plus audacity. ”
The suspected fantastic, arrested at the picture and identified by police as 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, thought Abe had advertised a religious group to which his mom made a “huge donation”, Kyodo information agency has said, citing investigators.
The Unification Church, reputed for its mass wedding ceremonies and devoted subsequent, said on Monday the suspect’s mother had been one of its members . Reuters could not determine whether the mother belonged to any other religious organisations.