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Key FactsEXPLAINER-Why is Japan split over Abe Shinzo's state funeral?
Apr 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~0 sec.
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- A extravagant, taxpayer-funded burial for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has sparked popular outrage towards the ruling party he led for many years.
- Shigeru Yoshida's burial in 1967 was Japan's final totally state-funded funeral for a prime minister.
- WHAT HAS CHANGED IN OPINION?
- Six days after Abe's death, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revealed his decision to hold the state funeral.
- Polls at the time revealed that popular support for the event was mixed.
- However, when proof of linkages between the LDP and the Unification Church grew and the expected funeral costs grew, public opinion altered.
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