With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Abe September 27, 2022 With flowers and gun salutes, Japan bids farewell to Abe<br /> September 27 2022 Creation time: 11:33 AM Last update: 11:33 AM Views: 35 Tokyo, September 27 (BNA) Japan honored on Tuesday with flowers, prayers and a 19-shot salute to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the first state funeral for a former prime minister in 55 years. The ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT), as his widow Aki carried Abe’s ashes to the Nippon Budokan Hall in central Tokyo, to the tunes of music from a military band and a marvel of honor guard salutes that reverberated inside. the hall. Thousands of mourners flocked to designated places near the scene of the event from the early morning to pay their last respects, Reuters reported. And television showed that within hours, about 10 thousand people laid flowers in three-hour queues. Inside Budokan, known as the party venue, a large picture of Abe wrapped in black ribbon hung on a bank of green, white, and yellow flowers. Nearby, a wall of photos showed Abe walking around with G7 leaders holding children’s hands and visiting the affected areas. A moment of silence was followed by a retrospective review of Abe’s political life and speeches by prominent figures in the ruling party, including Kishida and Yoshihide Suga, Abe’s successor and Kishida’s predecessor as prime minister. In statements representing Abe’s friends, Suga noted that many people in their twenties and thirties came to deliver flowers. “You always said that you want to make Japan better, and that you want young people to have hope and pride,” Suga said in a trembling voice. About 4,300 people attended the funeral service itself, along with at least 48 current or former government figures, including US Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “It was he who coined the term freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific,” Harris told reporters after the funeral, referring to the concept that has become a cornerstone of Asian security. “We cherish and adhere to these principles. They are part of the bond that makes up the Alliance.” The Russian ambassador to Japan, Mikhail Galusin, was also present. About 20,000 police were deployed, nearby roads were closed, and some schools closed as Japan sought to avoid security blunders that led to Abe being shot by a suspect with a homemade pistol by a suspect who accused the Unification Church, police say, of impoverishing his family. The state funeral for Abe, who was given a private funeral days after his assassination, was the first by a former prime minister since 1967 for former prime minister Shigeru Yoshida. Source link Related READ MORE Boris Johnson hailed by his party
September 27 2022 Creation time: 11:33 AM Last update: 11:33 AM Views: 35 Tokyo, September 27 (BNA) Japan honored on Tuesday with flowers, prayers and a 19-shot salute to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the first state funeral for a former prime minister in 55 years. The ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT), as his widow Aki carried Abe’s ashes to the Nippon Budokan Hall in central Tokyo, to the tunes of music from a military band and a marvel of honor guard salutes that reverberated inside. the hall. Thousands of mourners flocked to designated places near the scene of the event from the early morning to pay their last respects, Reuters reported. And television showed that within hours, about 10 thousand people laid flowers in three-hour queues. Inside Budokan, known as the party venue, a large picture of Abe wrapped in black ribbon hung on a bank of green, white, and yellow flowers. Nearby, a wall of photos showed Abe walking around with G7 leaders holding children’s hands and visiting the affected areas. A moment of silence was followed by a retrospective review of Abe’s political life and speeches by prominent figures in the ruling party, including Kishida and Yoshihide Suga, Abe’s successor and Kishida’s predecessor as prime minister. In statements representing Abe’s friends, Suga noted that many people in their twenties and thirties came to deliver flowers. “You always said that you want to make Japan better, and that you want young people to have hope and pride,” Suga said in a trembling voice. About 4,300 people attended the funeral service itself, along with at least 48 current or former government figures, including US Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “It was he who coined the term freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific,” Harris told reporters after the funeral, referring to the concept that has become a cornerstone of Asian security. “We cherish and adhere to these principles. They are part of the bond that makes up the Alliance.” The Russian ambassador to Japan, Mikhail Galusin, was also present. About 20,000 police were deployed, nearby roads were closed, and some schools closed as Japan sought to avoid security blunders that led to Abe being shot by a suspect with a homemade pistol by a suspect who accused the Unification Church, police say, of impoverishing his family. The state funeral for Abe, who was given a private funeral days after his assassination, was the first by a former prime minister since 1967 for former prime minister Shigeru Yoshida.
