'Thank you for your work!': Japan bows in sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe

A vehicle carrying the body of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, leaves after his funeral at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan. [Reuters]

On Tuesday, with prayers, flowers, and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week.