A tense Japan prepared Tuesday for a rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader in his nation's modern history and one of the most divisive.
TOKYO - A tensefor assassinated former Prime Minister ShinzoTokyo was under maximum security, with angry protests opposing theplanned around the capital and nation. Hours before the ceremony began, dozens of people carrying bouquets of flowers queued at public flower-laying stands at nearby Kudanzaka park.is being held, and at major train stations. Roads around the venue are closed throughout the day, and coin lockers at main stations were sealed for security. World leaders, including U.S.
Opponents say Kishida's one-sided decision, which was made without parliamentary approval, was undemocratic, and a reminder of how prewar imperialist governments used statelaw was abolished after World War II. The only postwar state“Spending our valuable tax money on a statewith no legal basis is an act that tramples on the constitution,” organizer Takakage Fujita said at a protest Monday.
About 1.7 billion yen is needed for the venue, security, transportation and accommodation for the guests, the government said.funeral . An elderly man last week set himself on fire near the prime minister's office in an apparent protest of the, Kishida has launched a series of meetings with visiting foreign leaders in what he calls “faces regional and global challenges, including threats from China, Russia and North Korea. He was to meet about 40 foreign leaders through Wednesday. No Group of Seven leaders are attending.
Kishida met about 10 dignitaries Monday, including Harris, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. He will meet with his Australian and Indian counterparts separately and host a reception Tuesday.funeralese troops will line the streets around the venue, and 20 of them will act as honor guards outside ofThe ceremony will start when, enters the hall carrying an urn containing her husband's ashes, placed in a wooden box and wrapped in white cloth.
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