The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, is seen at the entrance of its Japan branch headquarters in Tokyo. The Japanese government has asked a court to remove the church's legal status. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A woman prays after offering a bouquet of flowers at the memorial area set up for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Hiro Komae/AP hide caption
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination resulted from an extremely rare act of gun violence in the country. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an event held before the party's annual convention on Feb. 10, 2019, in Tokyo. Abe was killed on July 8, 2022. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images hide caption
An employee of the Yomiuri Shimbun distributes extra editions of the newspaper in Tokyo with reporting on the shooting of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech before he was shot from behind by a man in Nara, a city in western Japan, on Friday. The Asahi Shimbun/Reuters hide caption