Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front C) and his wife Akie Abe hold flowers as they preparing to participate for religious ceremony at Kelaniya Buddhist Temple in Kelaniya September 8, 2014. Abe on Sunday became the first Japanese prime minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years, on the second leg of a South Asian tour.REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)