PM Modi Leaves For Japan To Attend Shinzo Abe's State Funeral Tomorrow

Prime Minister Modi will also hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Tokyo on Monday evening to attend the state funeral of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who reshaped Japan's foreign policy including setting out a bold vision for a quantum leap in its ties with India.

Representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 heads of state and governments, are expected to attend Abe's funeral on Tuesday at the Budokan, an indoor sporting facility.

Prime Minister Modi will also hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Abe was shot dead while making a campaign speech three months ago in the southern Japanese city of Nara.