As Abe is Laid to Rest, Legacy of Political Stability and International Orientation

State funeral to attract world leaders

By: Rupakjyoti Borah

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is to be buried on September 27 in a state funeral following his July 8 assassination by a deranged killer, leaves Japan a markedly different nation, one more internationally oriented and aggressive in defending its interests at a time of growing tension over hegemony over Asian waters. …