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Sure he was a right wing divisive figure and I'm not saying that wasn't a factor, but opposition to the state funeral had more to do with the use of taxpayer mo
by soraminazuki 1y ago
Sure he was a right wing divisive figure and I'm not saying that wasn't a factor, but opposition to the state funeral had more to do with the use of taxpayer money IMO.
- PaulHoule 1y agoIt was more than that. A remarkable number of Japanese came to the conclusion that the shooter was right about the relationship between the ruling party and the Moonies.
- vkou 1y agoHis public image took a nosedive after his death. I think that had far more to do with it than saving a few yen.
- soraminazuki 1y agoI know, but there would've been opposition to a state funeral regardless. The Japanese public perceived the state funeral and the decision-making process behind it as corrupt. Here's a Japanese article from when the decision was made. Note that the scandal leading to his assassination, which was a significant issue in its own right, isn't even mentioned. That's because the decision to hold a state funeral was itself very scandalous. https://www.nhk.or.jp/politics/articles/feature/89302.html https://www.nhk.or.jp/politics/articles/feature/89302.html
- soraminazuki 1y agoAlso the cost of the funeral was 1.6 billion yen, which is definitely not "a few yen." It's crazy to think that taxpayers would be just fine with that. https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20220921-OYT1T50164/ https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20220921-OYT1T50164/
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agoI put it down to the diverging opinion between gov and people on the effectiveness of Abe's policies (Abenomics, defense, etc)