The Japanese government finalized the "national funeral" fee of 250 million yen, and some people in Japan opposed it.

[Global Times special reporter strict] The Japanese government announced on the 26th that it intends to spend about 250 million yen (100 yen or about 5 yuan) to hold a "national funeral" for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

According to a report on Kyodo News Agency on the 26th, the Japanese cabinet official house chief Matsuno Matsuna announced at a press conference on the day that it would spend 249.4 million yen from the 2022 fiscal year budget for Abe's funeral. The expenses include the funeral venue of the Japanese martial arts (Tokyo), about 210 million yen, and the lease fee of about 30 million yen, excluding security costs of domestic and foreign politicians. Matsuno Boyi also revealed that the attendees are expected to reach about 6,000, and the cost also includes synonymous interpretation and vehicle rental costs. Kyodo Society said that former US President Obama, US Vice President Harris, Indian Prime Minister Modi, French President Macron and other foreign dignitaries attended. Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" said that the funeral cost of Abe Jinsan increased by about 57 million yen from the funeral of the Prime Minister Zeng Kanghong in 2020.

Taxpayer's money was held for Abe, which caused many people in Japan to oppose it. Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" quoted the history of the history of the history of Japanese political thought, and said that the epidemic of new crown pneumonia is still spreading and prices are still rising. In this context, why should the government invest 250 million yen hold a national funeral? Although some experts emphasize that by holding high -standard treatment such as national funerals, it can attract policies for all countries to come, and "hanging diplomacy" is beneficial to Japan, but the national funeral itself is a ritual of memorizing the deceased. People have a strong sense of violation.

Japanese media reports that the first prime minister funeral that was fully spent by national funds was the funeral of Yoshida Mao in 1967. Since then, the former Prime Minister's funeral was jointly paid by the government and the governing Liberal Democratic Party.

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