China News Service, Beijing, July 20. Tokyo News: According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV (NHK) report, the Japanese government is coordinating to hold a”state funeral” for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on September 27.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, has made great achievements in politics and diplomacy, so he is expected to hold a "state funeral" for him this fall.
The report said that considering the wishes of Abe’s survivors and the diplomatic schedule, the Japanese government has made final arrangements for Abe’s “state funeral”, which is scheduled to be held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on September 27.
According to Kyodo News, the Japanese cabinet is expected to make a "cabinet decision" on the venue and schedule of the "state funeral" within this week.
The cost of holding a "state funeral" will be borne by the state budget.
According to the report, since the end of World War II, Shinzo Abe will be the second former prime minister to receive "state funeral" treatment since former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida in 1967.
However, in response to the "state funeral" for Abe, Japanese people have mixed reactions.
Earlier, according to Kyodo News, the three opposition parties, the Communist Party of Japan, the Reiwa Shinsengumi, and the Social Democratic Party, each made a statement on the 15th, opposing the holding of a "state funeral" for the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The reasons cited for the objection include the lack of a legal basis for a "state funeral", Abe's political evaluation has great differences among the citizens, the issue of Moriyou Gakuen and Kake Gakuen, and doubts about the "cherry blossom viewing party" have not yet been clarified.
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