The state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will cost an estimated 1.66 billion yen ($11.9 million), including security expenses, in taxpayer money, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu ...

Tuesday, Sep 27 10:00 (JST) What to expect from the state funeral Thousands are gathering in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan's longest-serving leader, slain former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ...

Two months after he announced a state funeral would be held for Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida belatedly stated his case for the decision at the Diet on Sept. 8. His remarks were ...

Shinzo Abe was the longest-serving prime minister ... In a break with tradition, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to hold a state funeral for Abe this autumn. But from his explanations to ...

In a black kimono Shinzo Abe's widow Akie walked slowly ... in Japan's post-war history has a politician been given a state funeral - and Tuesday's event to honour Abe has stirred huge controversy.

As former PM Abe Shinzo’s state funeral – Japan’s first in 55 years – inches closer, more and more Japanese are turning against the idea. Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Abe ...

WASHINGTON--Japan and the United States are preparing to have Vice President Kamala Harris attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September, according to diplomatic ...

Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty was one of many that attended Japan’s assassinated former leader, Shinzo Abe's, state funeral. Man charged with chasing tow truck driver News / Jan 17, 2025 / 06 ...

The public was not “sharply divided” over the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but the issue did highlight a deep problem for democracy in Japan, filmmaker Arata Oshima said.

27 to ensure the safety of the children during the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ward’s education board issued a notice to all 19 public schools and kindergartens in ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida broke with security protocols and named some of the foreign leaders who will attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27. Although the ...

Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.