(LEAD) PM offers condolences at Abe's state funeral
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TOKYO, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday offered condolences to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a state funeral.
Han, along with foreign leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the funeral at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.
Han placed chrysanthemums on an altar of Abe.
Later in the day, Han will attend a reception hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
On Wednesday morning, Han is scheduled to hold a meeting with Kishida.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (L) shakes hands with South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yoon Duk-min after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 27, 2022, to attend the state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Yonhap)
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