According to Kyodo News, the Japanese government will hold the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on the 27th.

It is reported that after Abe's ashes arrived at the Budokan on the 27th, the Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroichi, who served as the funeral vice chairman, will make a speech at 2 pm to announce the funeral.

From the 26th to the 29th, the National Police Agency will invest up to about 20,000 people in the security posture for the state funeral.

In addition to the surrounding area of ​​the venue, a large area of ​​the central Tokyo metropolitan area has been strictly guarded by traffic control.


[Editor: Cao Miaoxin]