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I 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
by soraminazuki 1y ago
I 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)