Around the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, where former Prime Minister Abe’s “national funeral” will be held, a group of citizens opposed to the national funeral held a rally in the morning and appealed for the cancellation of the “national funeral”.
About 300 people gathered at a park in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, regarding 1 km away from Nippon Budokan, at the call of a citizen group from before 11:00 am on the 27th.
At the venue, the people who took the stage said, “The policies that the Abe administration has come up with are discarding minorities and cannot be accepted. ‘ was criticized for being implemented.
A male university student in his 20s who participated said, “I felt doubts regarding holding a state funeral as it is, and I participated in the demonstration for the first time because I wanted to show my opposition.According to public opinion polls, the opposition has exceeded the majority, and the nation continues to be divided. I think,” he said.
Also, a woman in her 60s said, “I don’t think it’s acceptable to force a state funeral without a clear legal basis. I don’t want taxpayers to invest in a situation where there are many people who are struggling to make ends meet.”
Citizens’ groups will march to the vicinity of Nippon Budokan, where former Prime Minister Abe’s “state funeral” will be held.
Several other opposition demonstrations and rallies are scheduled for the 27th.
