Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe to hold state funeral on September 27
TOKYO, July 22 – RIA Novosti. Japan’s Cabinet has approved September 27 as the date for the official funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. informs Kyodo agency.
Abe was mortally wounded while speaking at a campaign rally in Nara prefecture on July 8. His killer, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, shot Abe in the back twice with a makeshift gun. In the second shot, the politician was wounded in the neck and chest, and it was fatal. Abe’s body was cremated on 12 July.
The killer said that his mother entered the religious organization Sun Myung Moon Unification Church and soon went bankrupt after making large donations to that organization. Investments of about 100 million yen (currently about $740,000, then close to one million dollars) came from the sale of land and real estate. According to Yamagami, this destroyed his family. Yamagami allegedly believed that Abe was affiliated with the Church, as he sent a welcome message to a Church-friendly unification organization last year. Also, Abe’s grandfather stated that former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi helped attract the Unification Church from abroad to Japan, but there is no evidence for this.
Shinzo Abe served as the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan in the country’s recent history: On August 24, 2020, his tenure exceeded 2,799 days.
Coming from a family of high-ranking politicians, Abe was always ambitious and wanted to leave a mark on history.
The politician tried to improve relations with Russia and more than once expressed his intention to sign a peace agreement before the end of his term.
Unfortunately, despite numerous contacts with Vladimir Putin at the highest level, it was not possible to resolve the Kuril Islands issue.
The Japanese remembered the former prime minister as “abenomic”, designed to revive the stagnant economy of a country prone to deflation.
In addition, Shinzo Abe strengthened Japan’s defensive role and potential.
As prime minister, he made a deal with the United States to increase pressure on North Korea, which refuses to halt its nuclear program.
Abe saw the Vatican as a partner in giving up nuclear weapons.
Despite the difficult relationship between Tokyo and Beijing, Shinzo Abe tried to establish a dialogue with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The politician paid close attention to the Middle East and offered to help Saudi Arabia create an economy less dependent on oil.
In August 2020, Shinzo Abe announced to the ruling coalition that he had decided to resign as his health deteriorated.
On July 8, 2022, Abe was shot twice in the back by an attacker while giving a speech in the city of Nara. The wound turned out to be fatal.
Shinzo Abe served as the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan in the country’s recent history: On August 24, 2020, his tenure exceeded 2,799 days.
Coming from a family of high-ranking politicians, Abe was always ambitious and wanted to leave a mark on history.
The politician tried to improve relations with Russia and more than once expressed his intention to sign a peace agreement before the end of his term.
Unfortunately, despite numerous contacts with Vladimir Putin at the highest level, it was not possible to resolve the Kuril Islands issue.
The Japanese remembered the former prime minister as “abenomic”, designed to revive the stagnant economy of a country prone to deflation.
In addition, Shinzo Abe strengthened Japan’s defensive role and potential.
As prime minister, he made a deal with the United States to increase pressure on North Korea, which refuses to halt its nuclear program.
Abe saw the Vatican as a partner in giving up nuclear weapons.
Despite the difficult relationship between Tokyo and Beijing, Shinzo Abe tried to establish a dialogue with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The politician paid close attention to the Middle East and offered to help Saudi Arabia create an economy less dependent on oil.
In August 2020, Shinzo Abe announced to the ruling coalition that he had decided to resign as his health deteriorated.
On July 8, 2022, Abe was shot twice in the back by an attacker while giving a speech in the city of Nara. The wound turned out to be fatal.
Source: Ria
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