Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.

For all the heated arguments ahead of the controversial state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — both for and against — it was the images of Tuesday's ceremony that most clearly tell the story of a deeply divided nation still struggling to process the legacy of perhaps the most polarizing leader in its modern history.

Japan’s assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, has been honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests.

A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan.

Japanese have bid their final goodbye to assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as his funeral was held at a temple.