In what seems like a celebration of Shinzo Abe’s death, several photos are doing the rounds on Chinese social media where the youths can be seen mimicking the killer of the Japanese leader and posting the pictures online to create a “trend”.

Chinese youth mimic Shinzo Abe’s killer, create ‘trend’ to hail assassination

Shinzo Abe, who put the country of Japan on the path of development, which was suffering from economic deprivation, is no more. He was shot. An era has ended in a long political reign.

Shinzo, the lost giant: An irreversible disaster for Japan

Shinzo Abe, a former Japanese prime minister, was killed today in a blatant assassination attempt. At the campaign gathering, police swiftly detained a man who appeared to be carrying a bizarre homemade firearm.

Shinzo Abe assassinated: ‘Handmade Gun’ used to kill Japan's longest-serving prime minister

Shinzo Abe, who was killed at a campaign rally in western Japan on Friday, was the nation's longest-serving prime minister and was born into a prominent political family.

Shinzo Abe: A timeline of the career of the assassinated former Japanese PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a one-day national mourning on July 9 for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, moments after he succumbed to gunshot wounds after being shot at in Nara, near Kyoto.