(11 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA AGENCY POOL Tokyo - 11 July 2022 1. Wide of Zojoji Temple HEADLINE: Mourning Japan's assassinated prime minister 2. Hearse with body of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arriving at temple ANNOTATION: The body of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple on Monday. ANNOTATION: Abe was assassinated Friday by a man emerging from a crowd, wielding a homemade firearm. 3. Wide of temple ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo - 11 July 2022 4. Various of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ANNOTATION: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Tokyo to offer condolences. 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State: "In his time in the office, Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between the United States and Japan to new heights." AUSTRALIA POOL - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Canberra 11 July 2022 6. Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arriving at Japanese Embassy in Australia ANNOTATION: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Japanese embassy in Australia to pay respect. 7. Various of Albanese signing condolence book on table in front of Shinzo Abe portrait ASSOCIATED PRESS Taipei 11 July 2022 8. Joggers running at entrance of Liberty Square 9. Close of flag flying at half-mast EBC POOL Taipei 11 July 2022 10. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen paying respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association mourning hall ANNOTATION: Taiwan flew its flag at half-mast as President Tsai Ing-wen paid tribute in Taipei. ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo - 11 July 2022 11. Pan from Liberal Democratic Party headquarters to people waiting ANNOTATION: Mourners waited in line outside Japan's Liberal Democratic Party headquarters to lay flowers. 12. Various of people laying flower, some carrying Taiwan flags and signing the guest book outside party headquarters ANNOTATION: Japan has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world, based on orders issued in 1946 by occupying U.S. forces. ANNOTATION: With a population of 125 million, it had only 21 gun-related criminal cases in 2020, according to the latest government crime paper. STORYLINE: The body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple, where a wake would be held on Monday night, with a funeral for family and close friends on Tuesday. Abe was assassinated on Friday by a man emerging from a crowd, wielding a homemade firearm. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Tokyo to offer condolences. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Japanese embassy in Australia to pay respect. Taiwan flew its flag at half-mast as President Tsai Ing-wen paid her tribute in Taipei. Mourners outside Japan's Liberal Democratic Party headquarters waiting in line to lay flowers. Japan has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world, based on orders issued in 1946 by occupying U.S. forces. With a population of 125 million, it had only 21 gun-related criminal cases in 2020, according to the latest government crime paper. ========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/35ce3c5445d441fe8fa0841c47916836