Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Tokyo to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe who was attacked on July 8 within the metropolis of Nara throughout a marketing campaign speech and died later that day.
Abe was shot at about 11:30 am native time in Nara on July 8, east of Osaka, as he gave an election marketing campaign speech on the road. He was taken to the hospital the place Abe was pronounced lifeless at 5:03 pm.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, “Arrived in Tokyo,” as he reached the nation to pay tributes to the late prime minister.
Japan has imposed tight safety measures within the capital metropolis Tokyo because it prepares to host overseas dignitaries for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which can be attended by a number of overseas dignitaries.
The state-funded occasion on Tuesday has encountered rising criticism as it’s anticipated to value greater than USD 11 million, with a big portion attributed to safety prices, Japan’s Kyodo news reported.
Top-level safety measures can be deployed, equal to these adopted throughout the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the police presence exceeding 18,000 personnel. According to Kyodo, Police are taking additional precautions to make sure there isn’t a hole in safety on condition that Abe was shot down regardless of the presence of police whereas he was giving a public tackle.
Abe’s funeral would be the second state funeral for a former prime minister since World War 2. The first one was held in 1967 for Shigeru Yoshida. Other deceased prime ministers obtained a joint Cabinet Office and Liberal Democratic Party service.
The funeral service will probably final for about one-and-a-half hours following which the nationwide anthem of the nation can be performed, in keeping with Japan Times. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will ship a commemorative speech adopted by addresses from different high-level delegates.
The state funeral ceremony would be the first main public occasion since new police safety pointers had been applied, together with sniffer canines at prepare stations and police patrols at Tokyo-area airports after Abe’s assassination on July 8.
Japan’s royal household will even pay tributes to Abe at his state funeral, nevertheless, sustaining the road of custom, Emperor Naruhito is not going to be attending the funeral, and their imperial envoys can pay their respects.
The funeral ceremony will end with sending off Abe’s stays and putting remembrance wreaths. Abe was shot on July 8 within the Japanese metropolis of Nara. Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, approached the politician from behind and fired two pictures from a distance of about 10 meters (33 toes).
The attacker reportedly plotted the assassination of the 67-year-old former head of presidency for almost a 12 months.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, stepped down in 2020 citing well being causes. He was Prime Minister of Japan twice, from 2006-07 and once more from 2012-20. He was succeeded by Yoshihide Suga and later by Fumio Kishida. (ANI)