No preferential treatment given over bid for Abe state funeral: Matsuno

At least people are asking the questions, even if the answers are lies. It's a start.

Yeah, as if we were born yesterday!

@Rodney

Given Abe's history of vote buying, I think this would be an appropriate way to pay homage to him.

Preferential treatment was not given to the Japanese company that won the bid

was the only firm to participate in the tender for the Sept 27 state funeral

Yep nothing suspicious about that at all.

was the only firm to participate in the tender for the Sept 27 state funeral

What is this, North Korea?

Isn't it about time the Japanese voting public came out of their apathy and voted for some other party - ANY other party than the corrupt LDP/ Komeito coalition?

"No preferential treatment given" means "Preferential treatment was given".

Where there is smoke, there is a fire, etc. That is how these things work.

The opposition bloc has criticized Murayama after it was revealed that the company had held meetings with the Cabinet Office before the bidding process to host annual cherry blossom viewing parties held by Abe while in office.

A beautiful symmetry of corruption.

Who can forget PM Abe's cherry blossom parties full of LDP cronies?

Now back for the funeral.

The only thing that could make it more perfect would be if they could somehow work the crony company that made the Abenomasks into the state funeral.

Corruption and favoritism is so rampant in this country. This is an amazing sh*t show but this dude with a straight face tells us to look away, nothing to see here.

Like anyones gunna take ur word for it.

The entire LDP is in on everything together. You cant be in power for 70 years and not be.

They all loved the power and money the moonies brought them, and now it blew up in their faces and they dunno what to do.

Looks like even his death is still prospering his cronies...

Only fitting to send him off with a corruption scandal.... It perfectly mirrors his time as a politician.

Even after death ...... You have to respect that!

249 million yen of taxpayers

Only 2 yens per citizen. Not a big deal.

Until the increase

Out of interest what foreign dignitaries are confirmed as attending?

249 million yen of our money to see Abe off….sheesh!

Just unbelievable, can't get anything done these day without a kick back, a bribery, or a brown envelop.

The manner in which the decision to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minster Abe, has been a lesson in failure of government to formally consult the electorate on any level.

Taxpayers money allocated without oversight, or any formal parliamentary process or answerability.

A barefaced fragrant arrogant contempt for the people.

The haughty conceited Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu utter distain for J public sleazing his way through a press conference, without publishing any documented tender process, just a forked tongued rather sordid indifference to accountability.

Isn't it about time the Japanese voting public came out of their apathy and voted for some other party - ANY other party than the corrupt LDP/ Komeito coalition?

You do realize the other parties are cookie cut-outs of the LDP? Not to mention that the ONLY way to get the LDP out, is going to take grass roots efforts, because the infrastructure of the LDP is so deeply ingrained in prefectural politics, that even if the Diet changed tomorrow, the LDP would be back next week.

Things have to change locally, across the nation, before the LDP is gone.

And like it or not, Komeito has done more for the public and people, in general, than just about anyone else.

You just have to get over your ignorance about them and their policies first!

Kishida said late last month that the total cost will vary depending on the number of foreign guests attending the event, although his administration plans to present a figure as soon as possible.

i thought, according to the Japanese government, that foreign travelers must present itineraries and hotel reservations before entering the country?

this “event” is less than 3 weeks away babe. You telling us that plans for visitors aren’t finalized?

i mean how long does it take to figure out how much each guest will “cost” tax payers? It’s all BS numbers anyway. Just make a fake plan already and finalize it.

we all know it’s gonna run well over 750 million yen in the end.

Whether there are 20 or 5000 foreign guests, it’s going to be Abe’s swan song of screwing over the public and their tax money!

well done Abe, way to screw everyone, even after death.

The LDP would have done worse without the Komeito that pulled in the reins when needed. The Komeito made the payments happen during the covid.

Abe's legacy lives on, they are certainly carrying the flag.

Just follow the family tree and we will probably have our answer.

This is why Japan lagging behind, doing something for pointless meaning or unnecessarily purpose with huge efforts, monetary, time wasting..etc. I don't think people like keeping the memories of attend ing a funeral in mind.

I mean, corruption exists EVERYWHERE- don't get me wrong.

But the LDP just take it to levels unheard of before. And the brazen LYING with a completely straight face just tells you all you need to know about how little they think of the intellect of their constituents.

Breath fresh air

Tokyo-based event organizer Murayama Inc, which has been involved in some controversial government-sponsored events, was the only firm to participate in the tender for the Sept 27 state funeral

Only 2 yens per citizen. Not a big deal.

Until the increase

249 million yen of our money to see Abe off….sheesh!

It was announced earlier today that the government (the LDP) is spending an additional 1.4 billion yen of taxpayer money to pay for the security for Abe's state funeral which brings the total cost to the taxpayer to over 1.6 billion yen (+/- 10 million USD).

Oops. "tell it like it is post armor" is strong with this one.

Facts. "taxpayer to over 1.6 billion yen (+/- 10 million USD" With 1 party payday's like these… I gotta feel for the 10yen bandit.

Let's hope that for 1.6 BILLION JPY in taxpayer funds there is a small line-item to get this guy a decent toupe.

Basically no large scale governmental project happens in Japan without find kind of corruptionv happening. The Olympics scandals are just barely scratching the surface. Why would be this any better?

"There is no fact (to support claims) that we have tried to favor a specific firm"

Yeah, right. Same kind of denial when caught bribing for the Olympics. Then the goalposts shifted, and then some. A few years down the road and they'll stop denying it but make up new excuses.