Approximately 4,300 people will attend the ``state funeral'' of former Prime Minister Abe, who was shot and died in July this year, and will begin at 2:00 pm.



After Prime Minister Kishida, who is chairman of the funeral committee, and former Prime Minister Suga, who is a representative of friends, give a memorial address, the attendees will offer flowers.

In July this year, former Prime Minister Abe, who was shot and died during a speech in support of the House of Councilors election in Nara City, will be held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo from 2:00 pm.



The state funeral includes Prime Minister Kishida, chairman of the funeral committee, the chairman of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, and the chief justice of the Supreme Court, as well as members of the Diet, prefectural governors, and representatives of various fields, as well as people from overseas. About 4,300 dignitaries are expected to attend.



A total of seven members of the Imperial Family will attend, including Prince Akishino and his wife.



At the national funeral, after the national anthem is played and a moment of silence is held, a video summarizing Mr. Abe's life will be screened.



Next, in addition to Prime Minister Kishida and other "chiefs of the three powers", former Prime Minister Suga, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary in the second Abe administration, will give a memorial address as a friend representative.



After the worship service by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and the Emperor and Empress, attendees lay flowers.



It was the first time in 55 years since Shigeru Yoshida in 1967 that a former prime minister had been given a state funeral after the war, and it was the second such event.

Strict security around the venue

Before the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe will start at the Nippon Budokan from the afternoon of the 27th, the Metropolitan Police Department will close the general road from the morning of the 27th, and conduct strict vigilance around the venue, and will reach the highest level. It is a policy to protect the dignitaries who attend with about 20,000 people.



For the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe, which will begin at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo from 2:00 pm, the Metropolitan Police Department has placed a large number of police officers around the venue with a maximum level of about 20,000 people. We are taking strict precautions.



At the entrance of Kitanomaru Park, where the Nippon Budokan is located, a fence was installed to prevent unauthorized persons from entering.



In addition, the public flower offering stand set up in Kudanzaka Park on the north side of the venue is visited by many people from the morning, and measures are taken to prevent suspicious items from being brought in, such as carrying out baggage inspections before offering flowers. is thorough.



On the afternoon of the 27th, the funeral procession and dignitaries are expected to start moving to the venue, and the Metropolitan Police Department will place many police officers along the road under the command of the "Supreme Security Headquarters" headed by the Superintendent General. With the policy of guarding important people in such ways, the "state funeral" will begin under strict security in Tokyo.