Ministers from around the world are meeting in Japan to talk about collaborative efforts to cut carbon emissions.
Representatives from more than 20 countries attended a meeting on Monday, the first day of Tokyo Green Transformation Week.
Japan's longest-serving prime minister is being remembered for his life's work and his tragic death. Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was gunned down during an election campaign speech in July. Thousands gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday to mourn.
Members of the Imperial Family and lawmakers from across Japan joined the leaders of all three branches of government for the state funeral. About 700 foreign representatives also attended.
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Tuesday.
May was prime minister for three years from July 2016. Her tenure overlapped with that of Abe.
The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Tuesday.
In a message of condolences just after Abe's death, the Amir said Abe was a true friend of Qatar and supported the strong relationship between Qatar and Japan.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended Abe's state funeral on Tuesday.
Hun Sen posted a video on his social media account that includes pictures of him with Abe. He assigned flags to be flown at half-mast in July when Abe was shot and killed.
People in Japan are bidding a final farewell to the country's longest-serving prime minister at his state funeral. Abe Shinzo was shot and killed during a political rally in July.
More than 4,000 people have gathered at the Nippon Budokan arena in central Tokyo. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, along with the heads of the Upper and Lower Houses, as well as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, are attending. Former Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is due to deliver a eulogy on behalf of Abe's friends.
Abe's state funeral is expected to be an important one for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on the world stage. Some 700 foreign dignitaries and ambassadors are attending. The prime minister is meeting with about 40 of them.
Kishida met on Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said he will never forget Abe.
Police in Tokyo are on high alert on the day of the funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
About 20,000 officers have been deployed to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Tuesday's ceremony for Abe Shinzo is the second state funeral for a former prime minister in Japan's postwar history, following one for Yoshida Shigeru in 1967.
Yoshida's state funeral was held on October 31 of that year, 11 days after his death. It also took place at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, and was aired live on TV.
Russia's Federal Security Service says it has detained a diplomat from the Japanese Consulate General in the Russian Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok for alleged espionage and has ordered him to leave the country.
The security agency said the Russian government declared the Japanese diplomat persona non grata.
Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa says he has lodged a stern protest with Russia after a Japanese diplomat in Vladivostok was detained and ordered to leave the country for alleged espionage.
Russia's Federal Security Service said Monday the Russian government declared a diplomat at the Japanese Consulate General in the far eastern port city persona non grata.
Major fast food chains in Japan are raising their prices to deal with the yen's sharp depreciation and the soaring cost of ingredients.
McDonald's Japan will increase its prices across the board from September 30. The price of a plain hamburger will increase by 15 percent to 150 yen, the equivalent of about a dollar. It will be the second time this year that the company has raised prices.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said the Japanese diplomat alleged of espionage has never been engaged in what Russian authorities call illegal activities. He added that the diplomat will leave Russia for Japan on Wednesday at the latest.
The Russian government declared the diplomat with the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East as persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country. The diplomat had been detained at one time.
A private-sector estimate puts Japan's recent intervention in the currency market at more than 3 trillion yen, or over 20 billion dollars.
The government and the Bank of Japan stepped into the market last Thursday to buy the yen and sell the dollar in a bid to stop the rapid fall of the Japanese currency.