Kishida meets foreign leaders on final day of 'condolence diplomacy'

To pay for this, Japan will need to make some cut-backs, they've already mentioned cutting off support payments for Foreigners - which will be a good thing, a lot of Chinese are quite literally milking the system here, registering as resident, whilst actually living and working overseas, and receiving COVID payments just like those of us who actually live here. Thankfully, the Government seems to have gotten wise to that, and is going to cut back on such payments. Although this cut-back will probably cover the funeral and more, its an example of just how wasteful/inefficient Japanese government has become at the tax payers expense.

So the best time for diplomacy is when a family connected politician is shot in the back. Ok, don’t claim to understand the unique culture but if it works… hazzza. There are a plethora of politicians that fill the bill.

On mask,off mask Kishida!

Can’t he make up his mind?

This is not about make Japan close with other countries! this was not necessary using our money for a second funeral! why the politicians they did not use their on private money, instead to use money from our taxes?Abe passed away cause of something that he did with the church and also all the Abe polticians groups! if a normal citizen fo the same it will be arrested! why this politicians are having the courage of foing this funeral? after all what happens to the poor people who soffred for money losses with that evil Church!

That’s the real expensive part of that funeral, those talkings with cheques for many of the ‘dignitaries’. The costs of 18mio for that state funeral ceremony are probably an insignificant lump sum in comparison.