Regarding former Prime Minister Abe's "national funeral", Prime Minister Kishida asked for understanding by explaining the reasons for implementation at the closing examination of the Diet held on the 8th.
On the other hand, the opposition parties have criticized that it is not enough just to repeat the conventional view, and it seems that the debate between the ruling and opposition parties will continue.
On the 8th, during the closing examination of the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe held by the House of Representatives Committee of the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Kishida stated that Mr. Abe had served as prime minister for the longest period in constitutional history. In addition to showing the reasons for this, he explained that the expected cost of about 1.66 billion yen is a reasonable level even when compared with past events.
On the other hand, he humbly accepted the point that the explanation so far was insufficient, and asked for his understanding by showing his intention to verify after carrying out a "state funeral".
On the opposition side, Izumi, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said, "Prime Minister Kishida's answer is a statement of the government's view so far, and I don't think the public is convinced." criticized.
And there is an opinion that the implementation will not be approved as it is, and that it will be a "cabinet funeral" following the example of many former prime ministers in the past.
However, with less than three weeks until the state funeral is held, the government plans to proceed with preparations as planned, saying that it is difficult to review the state of the funeral, and it is likely that discussions between the ruling and opposition parties will continue.