A man in his 70s set himself on fire. this Wednesday, near Kantei, the official residence and office of the Prime Minister of Japan, to protest the celebration of the state funeral for former president Shinzo Abe Which will happen on the 27th.
Police arrived at the scene around 07:00 local time (Tuesday 22:00 GMT). extinguished the fire and took the unconscious man to the hospital.As government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno confirmed at a press conference. According to local Asahi newspaper details, the man was carrying a note that read “I strongly oppose a state funeral” and told police he was the one who poured gasoline on him and set himself on fire. In the images reflected in various media, some grasses were burned in the area where the fire broke out and burns occurred on the right arm of a firefighter. According to the information received from the authorities, there was no damage to the surrounding buildings. Security forces continue to examine the footage of security cameras in the area and question witnesses.
Demonstrations against holding a state funeral for Abe intensify as the date approaches. this monday 13 thousand people took to the streets He claimed that the event brought by Typhoon Nanmadol did not happen despite heavy rains in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park. Members of the opposition also participated in the demonstration. The population is divided by the celebration of the action. According to polls by various local media, about half of Japanese people oppose the celebration.
Abe’s state funeral will be held on September 27 at the iconic Nippon Budokan stadium in Tokyo. cost at least 1.649 million yen (approximately 11.8 million euros), according to figures released by the Japanese government. Abe’s funeral will be the second such burial in post-war Japan since the one dedicated to Shigeru Yoshida in 1967. The former president’s family held a private funeral at the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo in July, which brought together members of his party, the opposition and diplomats, along with thousands of others from the region.
Abe died at the age of 67 after being shot while speaking in front of a train station in the western city of Nara on July 8 during an election campaign.