Thousands of Japanese have offered flowers and prayers in honour of Abe, even as the decision to hold a state funeral has provoked opposition and protests.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stresses that the current system paves way for competition rather than solidarity, saying such competition was evident during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the migration issue.
Shinzo Abe, assassinated in July, was Japan’s longest serving leader but his views for a stronger military and what some call cronyism have been unpopular among a section of the population.
Man sets himself alight in Tokyo after telling police he is opposed to plans for a state funeral for assassinated ex-PM Shinzo Abe, local media report.
Japan's 14th typhoon of the season has made landfall near Kagoshima city, before battering the western island of Kyushu and roaring into the main island of Honshu.
More than 60 people have been injured, including those who fell down in the rain or were hit by shards of glass, according to Japanese media reports.
National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura's announcement came as his agency released a report blaming flaws in police protection of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed on July 8.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds talks with Japanese officials during the last leg of her controversial tour to Asia that has drawn Beijing's fury and led to outsized military exercises around Taiwan.
Ties have been fraught for years over the bitter legacy of Japan's occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945, but officials on both sides hope talks between the foreign ministers will secure a breakthrough.
Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple for a private funeral as tributes have poured in from international leaders.
In Japan, the possession or import of firearms, as well as certain kinds of knives and other weapons, is illegal without a special licence.
Tokyo saw three successive days of temperatures topping 35C, marking the worst streak of hot weather in June in around 150 years.
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