Miyagi Governor Announces Cancellation of Burial Plan for Cemetery: "It's Not because of the Election": Asahi Shimbun

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On the 18th, Miyagi Prefecture Governor Yoshihiro Murai announced that the prefecture would scrap plans to develop a cemetery that would allow burials, which the prefecture had been considering since last year. The plan was abandoned after the mayors of the cities and towns that have the authority to grant permission for cemeteries expressed their reluctance. Criticism of the burial cemetery development has been heard on social media...

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Miyagi Prefecture's "Consideration of Establishing Burial Cemeteries" issue has attracted national attention, but Governor Murai has announced that the plan will be scrapped. As a Muslim born in Japan who has supported fellow Muslims in the prefecture, I spoke to him about his thoughts on the matter.