Biden honours Abe as others mourn – in pictures
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US President Joe Biden is embraced by Japan's ambassador to the US Tomita Koji on Saturday, a day after Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot. Reuters -
Mr Biden arrives at the Japanese embassy in Washington. EPA -
Mr Biden is embraced by Mr Koji. Reuters -
Mr Biden's signature in a condolence book for Mr Abe. Reuters -
Mr Biden ordered flags in the US to be flown at half mast. AP -
Mr Biden signs a book of condolence. Reuters -
Abe was president of Japan's Liberal Party and the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. AP -
Mr Biden at the Japanese ambassador's home in Washington. AFP -
Mr Biden's bouquet of lilies sits opposite the book of condolence. AP -
There were even mourners in the Russian capital Moscow. AP -
A woman lights joss sticks outside of Yamato-Saidaiji Station where Mr Abe was shot. Getty Images -
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador offers his condolences at the National Palace in Mexico City. AP -
Artists carry a painting of Mr Abe in Mumbai. AFP -
Angela Merkel, then Germany's chancellor, shakes hands with Mr Abe in Berlin in January 2007. Bloomberg
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