Regarding the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe next month, the government assumes that the number of attendees will be about 6,400 at maximum, and is preparing for security measures, etc. policy to decide.
Former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral" is scheduled to be held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on the 27th of next month. , to understand the participants.
According to people involved, the government is preparing to officially invite about 6,400 people to the "national funeral", and is preparing for the final number by the beginning of next month. I want to let
If the number of attendees is as expected, it will exceed the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, which was held at the same Nippon Budokan 55 years ago and was attended by more than 6,200 people. We are going to rush to consider infection control and infection measures.
The government plans to pay the entire cost of this "national funeral" out of national funds.
The total cost of the "joint funeral" by the cabinet of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and the Liberal Democratic Party was about 200 million yen. We are working on it, and we plan to make a cabinet decision in the near future.