According to TASS with reference to Kyodo data, the burial will take place in the hometown of the Japanese politician Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Earlier it became known that Abe died in the hospital after an attempt was made on him during a speech during the election campaign in the city of Nara. 

The shooter fully admitted his guilt.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the wife and mother of the ex-Prime Minister of Japan who died in the assassination attempt.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the Russian side was stunned by the assassination attempt on Shinzo Abe and considered the incident an act of terrorism.