More than two months after his death, after Mr. Abe's "state funeral" at the Tokyo Budokan today, he was finally able to be truly buried.
In order to ensure the safety of domestic and foreign dignitaries, the Japanese National Police Agency set the security level of the state funeral as the "highest level".
Police were deployed throughout Japan to provide support
The moat outside the Budokan is full of lotus flowers and is extremely hidden. The diver goes down to the carpet to avoid hiding dangerous objects.
The manhole covers near the venue were opened one by one for inspection. After inspection, put on the seal.
Set up barricades
Extensive blockade of the capital highway
Carpet inspection of the venue
Check the station airport, etc
It really can't be an accident. Abe died of being shot, but the police department's bravado is not very relaxing.
In order to hold the state funeral, the National Police Agency has just announced that from September 20, it will raise the level of vigilance in Tokyo and strengthen its security. The next day, a self-immolation occurred right under the eyes of the Prime Minister's official residence.
The state funeral, which was opposed by more than 60% of the Japanese people, began in such an atmosphere.
The venue can accommodate up to 6,000 people
There is a flower table outside the venue
The real protagonist of this state funeral is Fumio Kishida, the president of the funeral committee. The funeral began, and the president appeared.
Although whether or not to be a state funeral needs to respect the wishes of himself and his family in principle, Abe's state funeral is not about what he might think, but how his widow's family wants to deal with it. Its main purpose was to serve the Kishida Fumio regime. It did not conform to the rules, did not follow the process, and forcibly decided to give Abe a state funeral.
From the beginning, Kishida proudly said that because of Abe's political achievements, many overseas politicians wanted to mourn. Later, he simply did not pretend, and nakedly stated that he would inherit the diplomatic assets created by Abe through "condolence diplomacy".
As long as the state funeral was proposed, how long Abe was roasted on the fire. He died of death, and after death, he could not enjoy the blessing of "the dead are greater".
Running a state funeral is equivalent to forcibly giving Abe a "lifter". Countries have to respect the Japanese government for hosting a state funeral, but they are quite confused about whether the state funeral is for Abe. Who to send?
None of the five permanent members of the United Nations is represented by a head of state. Of the G7 countries, only Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was participating. As a result, on September 24, he suddenly announced that he would not come to Japan and would stay in Japan to deal with the tornado.
Although Kishida is a little back, since he is also going to hold this state funeral despite the pressure of great opposition, let's do a good job of "condolence diplomacy."
During the three days of the state funeral, Kishida will meet with 40 foreign dignitaries, each averaging 15 minutes. In 15 minutes, cut out the greetings, take pictures, and the time you can talk about must be counted as a translator, and then a discount. How much effect does this really have?
At present, neither the Japanese media nor the Japanese people are optimistic about this marathon of fancy diplomacy.
However, after surviving the state funeral, Abe Shinzo was able to settle the dust and be really buried. After death, he will be roasted on the fire of public opinion for more than two months to squeeze out the last surplus value. Is he happy with this kind of beautiful burial? To be honest, blame the poor ones.