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Protests Against Abe's State Funeral

September 27, 2022 16:12 IST

Glimpses of protests in Tokyo against the State funeral for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, September 27, 2022.

Japan's first State funeral for a former prime minister since 1967 comes more than two months after the country's longest-serving PM was assassinated on the campaign trail.

One reason for the anger was the cost of the State funeral, estimated to be approximately 1.7 billion yen ($12 million).

 

Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters

 

Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters

 

Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters

 

Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters

 

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