安倍氏通夜、しめやかに　岸田首相ら２５００人参列

　参院選の遊説中に銃撃を受けて亡くなった自民党の安倍晋三元首相の通夜が１１日夜、東京・芝公園の増上寺でしめやかに営まれた。喪主は妻の昭恵さん。岸田文雄首相や自民党の麻生太郎副総裁ら約２５００人が参列し、歴代最長の政権を築き上げた安倍氏との別れを惜しんだ。
　海外からは日米財務相会談のため来日したイエレン財務長官が、エマニュエル駐日大使とともに訪れた。
　通夜は家族葬として執り行われたが、国会議員やゆかりのある政府、財界関係者らの焼香は受け入れた。安倍政権を官房長官として支えた菅義偉前首相、党総裁の座を争った石破茂元幹事長も姿を見せた。
　参列者によると、遺影の安倍氏はノーネクタイのワイシャツ姿で笑顔だった。会場内では安倍氏のピアノ伴奏で昭恵さんが歌う様子などの映像が流れ、涙を浮かべる人もいたという。
　葬儀は１２日午後に増上寺で開かれる。後日、地元の山口県と東京でお別れの会を開催する予定だ。（2022/07/11-22:24）

A wake for the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held at Zojoji temple in the Shibakoen district of Tokyo's Minato Ward on Monday evening, with his wife, Akie, serving as chief mourner.
   Among those attending were Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as well as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who served as chief cabinet secretary in Abe's cabinet, and former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, who competed with Abe for LDP leadership.
   U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who had arrived in Japan for talks with her Japanese counterpart, also went to the wake, together with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.
   Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a chamberlain to convey their condolences, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
   According to attendees, a photo of a smiling Abe wearing a shirt with no tie was displayed at the venue, while a video of his wife singing accompanied by Abe on piano was played.