Jul 12 (NHK) - Officials of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party say about 1,000 people offered incense at Tuesday's funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
About 200 of them attended the service inside a Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, former Prime Minister Mori Yoshiro, Japan Business Federation Chairman Tokura Masakazu and Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te were among the participants.
LDP Vice President Aso Taro served as deputy prime minister for a long time in the Abe administration. He said in his eulogy that he and Abe both thought deeply about what is good for Japan.
He said Abe helped raise the country's international profile, and described him as the greatest politician in postwar Japan.
He said Abe can report his achievements proudly in heaven to his father Shintaro, a former foreign minister, and talk politics with his grandfather, former Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke.
Source: ANNnewsCH