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Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

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Japan's last fully state-funded funeral for a prime minister was for Shigeru Yoshida in 1967. Abe's nationalist rhetoric and muscular defence policy riled many Japanese wary of any change to the country's pacifist constitution. Opposition fuelled by revelations of links Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had to the Unification Church.

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Times of India

Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

South Asia News: A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public backlash against the ruling party he led for y

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Reuters

Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public against the ruling party he led for years.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Explainer-Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

TOKYO (Reuters) - A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public backlash against the ruling party he led for years. Read full story

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News24

EXPLAINER | Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public backlash against the ruling party he led for years.

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Indian Express

Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe’s state funeral

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