A Series of Visits to Japan and Condolences from Foreign Dignitaries; Wake Held for Abe’s Death, Home

Last Updated on 07/12/2022 by てんしょく飯

On July 11, the wake for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died in a shooting incident, was held, and a number of foreign dignitaries visited Japan and offered condolences.

Former U.S. President Trump is considering attending the funeral by July 10.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his official residence that morning and conveyed his condolences to Mr. Abe. According to Japanese government officials, a letter from U.S. President Biden to Mr. Abe’s family was handed to the bereaved family through the Secretariat.

According to Taiwanese media, Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-tsung visited Abe at his home on July 11, which ranks alongside the highest visit by a sitting vice president to Japan since the late then Vice President Lee Teng-hui stopped by on his way back to Taiwan in 1985, after the 1972 diplomatic ties between Japan and Taiwan.