Why Japan Is Angry About a State Funeral for an Assassinated Leader – The New York Times

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1. If you hit a paywall, someone posted the [full article text here](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/xnct9z/japan_protests_shinzo_abes_state_funeral_killer/ipsvum2/).

2. One word
   Unconstitutional

3. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – Reuters (A+): [Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe’s state funeral](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/why-japan-is-divided-over-shinzo-abes-state-funeral-2022-09-24/)
   – Financial Times (A-): [Kishida’s popularity hit by decision to hold state funeral for Abe ](https://www.ft.com/content/de7b6866-63a4-494f-9498-78bdaac2c8c9)
   – National Post (B+): [Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe’s state funeral](https://nationalpost.com/news/world/explainer-why-japan-is-divided-over-shinzo-abes-state-funeral)
   – Mint (B-): [Japan: Why Shinzo Abe’s state funeral has become lightning rod for public anger | Mint](https://www.livemint.com/news/world/japan-why-shinzo-abe-s-state-funeral-has-become-lightning-rod-for-public-anger-11664030300807.html)

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4. What’s really disgusting is there was only one bidder for organizing the event so the contract automatically went to them. It just happens to be the same company Abe used for his infamous cherry blossom party.

5. There are more deaths by suicide in Japan than there are of Russian soldiers by fighting in Ukraine. The JP govt rules the country like a serfdom.

6. I’ve seen a couple of edifying English videos from a Japanese historian on Abe’s Top 5 historical revisionisms and Top 3 scandals (Mori, Kake, Sakura).

   Apparently he posts most of his stuff in Japanese. Dang I wish I knew his name.

7. But does all this supposed anger actually mean anything? Will it change anything at all?

8. Because the assassinated leader was pocket deep into a cult

9. It’s a waste of money.

10. 抗議に参加してる人が全て日本人とは限らない

11. I will boycott a state funeral of Viktor Orban too

12. It seems to me that it says that former Prime Minister Abe has rebuilt the Japanese economy, is that the perception abroad?