Madison Flags Will Be Flown At Half Staff Through Weekend

MADISON, NJ — As per Presidential Proclamation, the Borough of Madison ordered that flags remain flown at half-staff through Sunday, July 10, as a mark of respect for the memory of Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan after he was assassinated at a campaign event.

Flags are currently flying at half-staff in remembrance of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park Illinois. Flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, July 10th in remembrance of Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.

Abe served Japan as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.

“The longest-serving Prime Minister in Japan’s history, Abe Shinzo was a proud servant of the Japanese people and a faithful friend to the United States,” read the proclamation signed by Biden on Friday. “He worked with American Presidents of both parties to deepen the alliance between our nations and advance a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.”