Protests ahead of state funeral for former Japan PM Shinzo Abe - BBC News 

Very sad about 😥

BBC should correct some of the content of the interview. This mistake is misleading because there are major errors. The first professor, Koichi Nakano, is a well-known anti-Abe, communist professor. He stated that people think this way, but this was a fabricated statement of his own thoughts as people's thoughts. Next, Prof. Kazuto Suzuki, introduced as a former aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is a very neutral-minded professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School. This public division is the result of the anti-Abe communist groups and the media teaming up to broadcast the Abe discount campaign for the next two months after Prime Minister Abe was shot down. Did the BBC intentionally introduce Mr. Kazuto Suzuki as "a former aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe" only to find out that he was merely on Abe's side?

That's a long gap between death and the funeral.

Strange, can they just let things be he is dead already forgive and allow the procession to continue

umm kind of forgot to mention the whole "unification church" stuff... thats a serious matter

The video lacks an important fact that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had close relations with an emerging religious organisation, and that his political decisions were influenced by the organisation, which shaped negative opinions against the state funeral.

I am Japanese. Look at the opposition. Only old people. They are left-wing old people with the same mindset as they were 50 years ago. The latest political party approval rating is 36% for the Liberal Democratic Party and 5% for the Constitutional Democratic Party (left wing). The number of left-wing elderly people is decreasing, and the decline of the left-wing will not stop. This is the reality of Japan.

RIP Shinzo

Let’s respect Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He done an excellent Job in Japan and the rest of the world. During pandemic he helps a lot of Japanese and foreigners. I agree 100 % for the STATE FUNERAL 💖

why they need so much time to bury him ?

According to polls, about 60% of Japanese people don’t support Mr. Abe’s state funeral. This is because they are very concerned about his relationship with unification church and Japanese prime minister doesn’t explain why he decided to hold it, while he repeatedly says he will do so precisely.

R.I.P.

🇯🇵🤝🇬🇧

A major point that BBC has missed to report is Abe's close connection with Korean Unification Church. This is the reason why he was shot by someone seeking revenge on Unification Church, and it is also the reason why people think Abe does not deserve state funeral.

Even though only a very small number of people (mostly old people) are against Prime Minister Abe's state funeral, the BBC's focus on that part of the story makes me very distrustful as a Japanese.

In Japan, the body is incinerated and turned into bones about a week after death. a funeral include this celemony. The bones are placed in an "urn" and placed in the grave while still in the urn. This is called a burial ceremony. He had already be bones. some times, In the case of celebrities, we hold a farewell party in addition to the funeral. This time, the current prime minister decided on his own without going through the Diet to make this "farewell party" a "state funeral" and hold it entirely with tax money. We know the fact that the former Prime Minister has done a lot of good things, but he has also done bad things. He is neither a king nor an emperor. and there was no legal basis for this. so we expressed our opposition. Because we have the right to have an opinion on government policy.

Translator please//Português.

These people will always be followers and never will be rulers.

I want to send my condolences and congratulate all people involved in the majestic presentation of Queen Elizabeth's funeral

I like Abe because he was a friend of my country the USA

He just wanted to strengthen their defence

The Singapore government maintains a decades-long ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Unification Church. The government banned Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1972 on the grounds the religion was prejudicial to public welfare and order because it objected to military service, reciting the national pledge, or singing the national anthem. A 1996 decision by the Singapore Appeals Court upheld the ban and stated that individuals (including members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses) have the right to profess, practice, and propagate their own beliefs, but may not act as members of an unlawful society or attend meetings of such banned groups. In practice, the government does not arrest Jehovah’s Witnesses for attending or holding meetings in private homes; however, it does not allow them to hold public meetings or publish or import their literature. The government banned the Unification Church in 1982 on the grounds it was a “cult” that could have detrimental effects on society.

it's no doubt Most of japanese people have mourned his death. but Sinzo Abe's politics had some aspects both light and shadow. so some people think the state funeral by tax is not proper. the cost of funeral estimates over 11 million dollars.

The mood has changed not only because of the dicision to have the state funeral. Don't forget to mention it is also the reason that Abe supported and was supported by Unification Church.

Serve the people! We will resolutely defend the people's speak rights! Safeguard the National Constitution!

I think these pacifists are naive if they think their country doesn’t need to defend itself when a superpower threatening Taiwan is on their doorstep

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Not 'funeral' but 'memorial'. Shinzo Abe was doubtlessly the greatest and the most loved prime minster in the recent Japanese history. I wish BBC reported the long queue of the people who travelled from every corner of Japan to pay respect to Mr Abe. Someone even has voluntarily made an online page for the people who cannot travel, where any one can choose flowers and leave a short message to Mr Abe. I sadly witnessed the contrast between those who quietly stood in the queue for hours to join the memorial and the un-Japanese like, ugly behaviour of the protesters. They deliberately made loud noises. They have every right to express their opinions, however, they must respect other people’s feelings and had definitely no right to disturb the ceremony. I feel suspicious about the Media’s so called “poll”. Those protesters were in no doubt the “noisy minority”. Half of them were the elderly who still watch TV and believe in media's propaganda. Others were probably non-Japanese and some among them were likely to be paid to protest. Regarding the unification church issue, Mr Abe had no more connection with unification church than any other politicians of any political parties.

Most of people here are against the funeral not because of the defense policy he took but because of the tie with unification church. BBC not saying at all about it makes me doubt that there is any connection btw bbc and unification church. I believed BBC stays more independent from any specific organization to do fair reports, yet now I feel disappointed 😢

Funeral is just a abomination for me, Japanese. LDP and Japan govt ignoring democratic process. So disgusting.

Anyone surprised that he incomprehensible arabic once translated is incomprehensible?

Why protest against the funeral of a foreign leader? What’s the matter with people these days? I blame the fueling of social media platforms for these behaviors!

The crucial reason for the opposition is that giving an ex-PM a state funeral does not have a constitutional ground and that PM Kishida and the LDP ministers have made the decision by themselves without following the appropriate procedure.

Darn

Good news I form Bangladesh

A Japanese ultra right wing journalist said, "if the government holds Mr.Abe’s state funeral, Trump, Ts'ai Ing-wen, Zelensky, Putin, Biden, And Xi will definitely attend it." Unfortunately, they don't come.

Wow disgraceful! Be thankful you didn’t have bush!

you can cover protests in Japan, but where was your coverage of the anti-monarchy protests in your own UK?

They can criticize their leader freely in Japan, even during his funeral arrangements. Here holding a, "Not My King" sign can land you in a cell and heckling a paedophile will get you dragged off while the police allow people to throw punches at you freely, even having a blank piece of paper that you may write something on is enough to be harassed. Hmm.

#Mahsa Amini#

Beautiful Eve Country!

About 60% against.

waste of money!!

総務省は2022年8月9日、「住民基本台帳に基づく人口、人口動態および世帯数（2022年1月1日現在）」を公表した。 日本人の総人口は1億2,322万3,561人ですね。 ところで、一人100円香典を払うとしたらどうなるでしょう。120億円以上です。 葬儀へ出るとき、100円包む人がいるでしょうか？もっと入れますね。3000円ぐらいから5000円ぐらいじゃないでしょうか？ 安倍氏の国葬って、国民一人が20円以下の香典で足りています。これが高いという感覚を私は、全く理解できません。 あんなに取り乱して騒いでいる姿って、メディアが取り上げる必要があるのでしょうか？20円以下の問題を騒いでいるメディアって変じゃないですか？ もっと議論を重ねなければいけないことがある気がしてなりません。日本のメディアが騒ぎすぎて、みんなが振り回されてしまった気がしてなりません。

Funeral only now ????

It should be noted here that, in contrast, there were many members of the public who lined up for hours to offer flowers. I cannot see only a few noisy people being reported in many news outlets.

Tens of thousands of people formed long, long queues to offer flowers to Abe-san. They were very quiet and patient, very Japanese. The opposition groups were so small and they lost out completely.

Even Ukraine was pacifist towards Russia (They even gave away their Nukes and relied on US,UK and even Russia as guaranteers - aka "Budapest Memorandum" …..Then 2014 Russia Annexed Crimea ...2022 Russia Annexed 4 more Oblasts in Ukraine )...........Abe is Right in focusing on Défense and moving from Pacifist Policy.

They’re very Aged Asian activists since the anti-Vietnam war movement. Why don’t you listen under 40 aged people’s opinion.

まじでこんなの世界中に報道されて恥ずかしいわ笑

So his body still not yet buried?🤔

If the queen gets one, he should get one too

Japan is aged. Look there are so many older people in the protest.

It’s terrible when people have different political views.

Rest in Peace Mr Abe. We are not opposition. And We really appreciate those people who take part in this funeral ceremony!

Enough! There no longer is decorum, a semblance of honour, respect in even the most basic of life's events. Only 40% of ppl supported him? Name a World Leader that is loved by all their ppl, that is not a Dictator. My God!! I am, NY Toms very British future wife, America/Britain, Veteran, Middle East & Continent of Africa

I think people who do such demonstrations on the day are idiots. Most Japanese mourn the death of former Prime Minister Abe, with many people lining up early in the morning to pay their respects, and even laying flowers online.

So is about money, spite, legal matter of fact, need to feel control, difference in opinion?, seriously denying the state funeral cannot be viewed as anything positive. The man died let the negativity go.

Let the guy Rest In Peace. Japan is loved by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌️.

To me, as a Japanese, this video looks like a report that makes judgments based only on the superficial political situation in Japan. You should do a little more research into the depths of the Japanese political situation. There is a place called the Correspondents' Club of Japan where foreign journalists seem to gather information. There are many Japanese informants who hang out there with a purpose. They are often leftist, anti-regime, anti-Abe activists. Even if you try to write a new article with the material you gather information from here, it will only be an article that the informants have planned.

Wtf hes been on ice this long?

Unit 731

Support these protesters

Do these people have any backbone? He made Japan ready to fight again… so how it is a bad thing?

Shinzo Abe, his father, and grand father’s relationship with *Unification Church has been revealed for three generations…😢

His funeral was held in a big temple after he passed away. This state funeral is political.

暗めのネクタイで弔意を示します。

Ευχαριστούμε θερμά!!!Ο Χριστός μαζί μας!!!+++☦️🛐🌹🤍👏🙋💒🇬🇷👍

Wait not burried yet?

praise the lord hallelujah truth God Jesus Christ help protect tow country war Stop please all countries war Stop

SHINZO ABE ⛩🇯🇵🌎

“Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such a war as the present one. In practice, 'he that is not with me is against me'.” (George Orwell) As someone who agrees with much of what Orwell wrote, this one got me *really* thinking, and caused quite a bit of cognitive dissonance. 🤔🙄

I love japan.🗿

What he was trying to do was subordination to the United States by twisting the Constitution, not achieving self-defense.

Constitutional Revision is not a popular policy, yet Abe was Japan's longest serving PM through free and fair elections. The Japanese people are not mobilized in opposition, and the LDP is by far their largest and most successful party. If you are against revision, but still won't get out to vote for the CDPJ, then how legitimate is your opposition? It seems Japanese society casts a silent vote for maintaining conservative leadership.

Died weeks before the Queen did? This is strange as fxxk.

many ppl against it because the costs. it will be 14 millions.

He was shot ages ago?!!!

Why do so many Japanese people refuse to use tax money? Because, while singing patriotic songs, I was watching the flow of funds to a Korean religious organization. With his death, the giant media barrier began to collapse.

That's disgusting. They should just shut up and let the country grieve. They are completely beyond disrespect.

This is just a bad joke. If so, how many Japanese citizens will be saved? In the end, many Japanese people who were cornered by his politics and died could not be saved in the afterlife. Japan is no more than a declining developing country that has lost its sanity.

Abe ! THE BEST PM that JAPAN ever had ! 💯‼️👊💥 Never unaware of real needs and necessities !

BBCはマジで神

US losing influence in the Pacific

Wait am I in a alternate universe did they not bury him already.

😒

Abe was based, RIP

The day he died someone criticised my comment on him now it seems I was right.He was bad in more ways than this

Don't leak the sky net.

Long time running bad if people's desired not fulfill, china will have same issue.

Please stop 🛑complaining about nothing 🙄🙄🙄 PM SHINZO ABE NEED STATE FUNERAL ✌🏼 Japan 🇯🇵 ARE opening FOR TRAVEL 🧭 Again and it's will BRING tourism's TO Japan 🇯🇵 AND helping Japanese People economy and opportunity for Japan 🇯🇵 openness to World.

Shinzo Abe tried to militarize and make Japan self dependent from West,but look like these don't want that. Whatever I can't do anything the younger generation are more hooked with West. So let it be.

Japanese people absolutely right. Great demonstration about Abe Shin-Jo. Thank you people...... Kamisama willhelp you all. Hoping so.

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He died ages ago, so his corpse has just been rotting somewhere until now?

Why...?...📼🔙

Why now. ? He has been dead for months.

The man is dead and has to face his creator. The body is just that a body that was made from the dirt of the earth. Who cares what happens to the body, it’s the soul that we should care about. How childish of people to be concerned about a state funeral. He is not here and has bigger fish to fry.

彼等は憲法九条を日本が守れば、軍事力を持たなくても周辺国の侵略を受けないと信じています。