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The funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed during an election campaign, will be held today (12th) as a family funeral home.
It is known that about 2,500 people, including US Treasury Secretary Yellen, attended the ceremony the night before the funeral last night.
Correspondent Kim Young-ah reports.
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The funeral of former Prime Minister Abe is scheduled to be held this afternoon as a family funeral home.
At Jojoji, a temple in Tokyo where the funeral will be held, a tsuya, a ceremony to stay up the night before the funeral, was held last night.
About 2,500 people from the political and business circles, foreigners and citizens visited Tsuya.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taro Aso, and Toyota President Akio Toyoda visited Tsuya to burn incense, and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also paid condolences.
Secretary Yellen visited Japan to attend a meeting of U.S.-Japan finance ministers, which was originally scheduled to arrive today, but he is said to have moved the schedule up by a day for condolences.
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The truck carrying the body of former Prime Minister Abe left his home in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo yesterday afternoon and arrived at Jojoji Temple.
After the funeral, the truck will go around the Prime Minister's Office and the National Assembly to say goodbye and then head to the crematorium.
Afterwards, a memorial service jointly hosted by the government and the LDP will be held.
A large number of foreign government condolences are also expected to attend the joint memorial service.
Earlier yesterday, US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln had a meeting with Prime Minister Kishida and offered his condolences, while Taiwan Vice President Rai Tsingde visited former Prime Minister Abe's home to comfort the bereaved family.
The Korean government plans to dispatch a condolence delegation to Japan, consisting of Prime Minister Han Duk-su, National Assembly Vice Chairman Jeong Jin-seok, and senior lawmakers.