A national day of mourning has been declared tomorrow (12) for the former Japanese Prime Minister the late Shinzo Abe.
Accordingly, all state institutions will hoist the national flag at half-mast.
The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government said tomorrow has not been declared a state holiday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in the southern city of Nara last Friday.
A gunman opened fire on Abe at a political campaign event – a crime that has profoundly shocked Japan.
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and died aged 67.
Abe was giving a speech on behalf of a political candidate at a road junction when he was shot from behind.
Abe was wounded in the neck and was bleeding profusely as he was airlifted to hospital.
Medics worked for hours to save him before he was pronounced dead
