Former Prime Minister Abe's state funeral will be held on the 27th.
About 3,600 of the approximately 4,300 people who attend the "state funeral" at the official invitation of the government are domestic attendees.
Main domestic participants
A total of seven members of the Imperial Family will attend, including Prince Akishino and his wife.
In addition, there are 19 incumbent heads of the three powers, including Prime Minister Kishida, who serves as chairman of the funeral committee, and 19 people who have experience, ▽ Diet members and more than 700 people who have experience, ▽ more than 40 prefectural governors. In addition, more than 1000 people from various fields including the business world will attend.
Looking at the main attendees, among those who have experience as the "chief of the three powers", those who have experience as prime ministers include former Prime Minister Mori, former Prime Minister Koizumi, former Prime Minister Fukuda, and ▽ from the opposition party. , Former Prime Minister Noda will attend.
Among Diet members, ▽ Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi and ▽ New Komeito leader Yamaguchi, and ▽ Japan Restoration Party leader Baba and ▽ Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki will attend on behalf of each party.
In addition, from local governments, ▽ Governor Koike of Tokyo and ▽ Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture will attend.
Attendees from overseas
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about 700 people from 218 countries and regions, as well as international organizations, will attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, of which 34 are current leaders.
We have announced the participants from countries and regions where consent has been obtained.
According to that, Vice President Harris of the United States will attend at the G7 = the leaders of the seven major countries.
▽ Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, who was the only incumbent G7 leader to attend, canceled his visit to Japan for disaster response.
In Asia, Prime Minister Modi of India, Prime Minister Han Duk Soo of South Korea, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, President Phuc of Vietnam, and Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia will attend.
▽ In China, Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of the National Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body for national affairs, will attend.
▽ Taiwan will be attended by Mr. Su Jia-chun, the incumbent chairman of the "Taiwan-Japan Relations Association", the window organization for Japan, and the former president of the Legislative Yuan.
Also attending from the Middle East will be King Abdullah of Jordan, Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain, and Emir Tamim of Qatar.
In addition, ▽ Australian Prime Minister Albany Zi, ▽ EU = European Union President Michel, ▽ IOC = International Olympic Committee President Bach will attend.
Among the dignitaries who served as leaders during the tenure of former Prime Minister Abe, ▽ former British Prime Minister May and ▽ former French President Sarkozy will attend.
On the other hand, the government has also issued a notice of a "state funeral" to ▽ Russia, and the president's special representative in charge of international cultural cooperation will attend.
What is the relationship between Mr. Abe and the main participants?
[Prime Minister Kishida]
Prime Minister Kishida, who is chairman of the funeral committee, was elected for the first time at the same time as Mr. Abe.
In the second Abe administration, he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs for more than four and a half years, supporting administration.
Abe supported Prime Minister Kishida in the run-off vote in last year's presidential election, and the two have held regular meetings since the start of his administration.
Although there was a difference in policy positions, it can be said that Prime Minister Kishida relied on him as a heavyweight within the party in the management of the administration.
[Wife Akie] Mr.
Abe's wife Akie departs from her home with Mr. Abe's remains prior to the start of the "state funeral" and enters the venue.
She has been with Mr. Abe for more than 30 years, and during his tenure as Prime Minister, she accompanied Mr. Abe on visits to various countries as First Lady. I have been politically active.
[Nobuo Kishi , Advisor
to the Prime Minister] Nobuo Kishi, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, is Mr. Abe's biological younger brother.
Until last month, he said that he would like to reflect his brother's thoughts in policy while serving as defense minister.
During his lifetime, Mr. Abe regularly attended dinner parties with Mr. Kishi and other relatives, and about three weeks before his death, Mr. Kishi, Mrs. Akie, and others attended the birth of his mother Yoko. was celebrating the day
[
Former Prime Minister Suga] Former Prime Minister Suga was the first to support Mr. Abe in the 2012 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, and became the driving force behind the launch of the second Abe administration.
During the second Abe administration, which lasted seven years and eight months, he consistently served as Chief Cabinet Secretary.
When Abe resigned as prime minister a year ago due to an aggravation of his chronic illness, he helped launch the Kan administration.
Even after Mr. Suga's resignation, he had a close relationship with Mr. Suga, such as having dinner with his wife.
[Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Aso]
Both of the Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Aso grew up in a politician family whose grandfather was the Prime Minister, so they had a close relationship such as drinking alcohol regularly and playing golf together.
Known as Mr. Abe's "ally", he continued to serve as the "skeleton" of the administration as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the second Abe administration.
At Mr. Abe's funeral held in July, he sent a condolence message, saying, "I was going to have Mr. Abe speak my condolences."
[
Former Prime Minister Koizumi] Former Prime Minister Koizumi selected Mr. Abe three times during his tenure as Prime Minister, selected Mr. Abe as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party at the young age of 49, and made him enter the Cabinet for the first time as Chief Cabinet Secretary, which is the cornerstone of the Cabinet. It is also said that Mr. Abe's "raising parent".
During his term as Prime Minister, Mr. Abe maintained a relationship of trust with Mr. Koizumi, such as having dinner with Mr. Koizumi in Yamanashi Prefecture, where he has a vacation home during summer vacation.
[Former Prime Minister Mori]
Former Prime Minister Mori also supported Mr. Abe's step up in the political world.
During the Mori administration, Abe was appointed as deputy chief cabinet secretary.
In the 2006 presidential election, he supported Mr. Abe as chairman of the Mori faction, the largest faction at the time, and was one of the people who paved the way to become the youngest post-war prime minister at the age of 52.
During Mr. Abe's tenure as Prime Minister, we worked together to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
[BoJ Governor Kuroda]
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda will also attend.
In the second Abe administration, Governor Kuroda promoted large-scale monetary easing, which is called a different dimension, and introduced the negative interest rate policy for the first time in history. .
[Prime Minister Modi of India]
In 2018, Prime Minister Modi of India was the first foreign dignitary to be invited to Mr. Abe's villa in Yamanashi Prefecture. We worked together on
[Former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull/Former Prime Minister Abbott] Former Prime Minister Turnbull and former Prime Minister Abbott
of Australia deepened cooperation with Mr. Abe, who advocated a "free and open Indo-Pacific," in areas such as security, and each visited Japan as prime ministers. At that time, I was invited to a special meeting of the Japanese government's NSC = National Security Council.
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May : Former British Prime Minister
Theresa May invited Mr. Abe to the official villa of the British Prime Minister called "Checkers" when he visited the United Kingdom in 2017.
In return, Mr. Abe invited Mrs. May to Kyoto during her visit to Japan and hosted a tea ceremony.
[IOC President Bach]
IOC = International Olympic Committee President Bach has worked together to make the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics successful, which was postponed due to the influence of the new corona.