Abe Shinzo and his wife during their marriage ceremony in Tokyo in 1987. Standing next to them are former Japanese PM Takeo Fukuda and his wife. (Photo: Kyodo/AP)
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo reaches out for his supporters during his public speeches at Shibuya station in Tokyo on September 16, 2006. (Photo: AP)
Abe Shinzo acknowledges applause from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers as he won a landslide victory on September 20, 2006 in Japan's ruling party presidential vote. (Photo: AP)
Newly elected President of the Liberal Democratic Party Abe Shinzo smiles as he sits in the presidential seat at the party headquarters in Tokyo on September 20, 2006. (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo poses with his Cabinet members at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on September 26, 2006. (Photo: AP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo inspect a guard of honour during the welcome ceremony held outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 8, 2006. (Photo: AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo walk in a hall to take part in a news conference in the Kremlin on April 29, 2013. (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo gestures during a news conference at the 125th International Olympic Committee session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 7, 2013. (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo depart Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo appears as the Nintendo game character Super Mario during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 21, 2016. (Photo: Kyodo/AP)
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo speaks before the UN General Assembly in New York in 2018. (Photo: The New York Times)
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his wife Akie congratulate Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on the 60th anniversary of their marriage in 2019. (Photo: Kyodo/AP)
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo pose for a photo prior to their meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declares a state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the coronavirus in Tokyo on April 7, 2020. (Photo: AP)
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Abe Shinzo waves as he leaves the prime minister's office on September 16, 2020. (Photo: AP)
Abe Shinzo campaigns for a candidate of the LDP in Nara before being shot on July 8, 2022. (Photo: Asahi Shimbun)
