More than 70% of Japanese people said the government spent too much on Abe's state funeral.

(Reuters)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Many Japanese people are asking: "Why is Abe's funeral more expensive than the Queen's?" Although the actual cost of Elizabeth II's state funeral has not yet been disclosed, according to the "Daily Mirror" The reported figure of 8 million pounds (1.3 billion yen) puts the estimated cost of the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at about 1.66 billion yen.

Many Japanese have predicted that Abe's state funeral will actually cost much more than expected, with the Tokyo Olympics, for example, ultimately costing $13 billion, about double the initial estimate.

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Some people have questioned whether the difference in the cost of the two state funerals in the UK and Japan depends on the middleman company that hosts the major event in Japan. Tokyo-based Murayama (Murayama) was revealed as the sole bidder for the state funeral, winning the bid for 176 million yen. , this company once held the annual cherry blossom party during Abe's tenure, and was criticized by the outside world as Abe's appointment cron company.

A recent poll by Kyodo News found that more than 70 percent said the government was spending too much on funerals.

About half of the funds are expected to go to tight security and another third to host foreign tourists.

Ahead of the state funeral next Tuesday (27th), overseas guests will arrive in Japan to meet current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The 3-day event is called Funeral Diplomacy.

Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, died in a shocking assassination violence at the age of 67, the second prime minister to receive a state funeral.

With Japan battling inflation for the first time in decades, critics say the state funeral costs are best spent helping low-income families who have been hardest hit.

Dissatisfaction with Abe's state funeral is exacerbating the decline in support for the current Kishida government, which is now at its lowest level in polls since taking office.

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