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According to Kyodo News on the 521st, the two former Japanese Prime Ministers Kan Naoto and Hatyama Yukio both expressed their intentions and would not attend the state funeral held by the Japanese government on September 27th for former Prime Minister Shizo Abe.
Japanese citizens protested the government's decision to hold a state funeral for Abe . (Data photo)
Kan's office, which belongs to the Constitutional Democratic Party, spoke out on the 20th, saying that it would not attend Abe's state funeral. On the same day, Naoto Kan said on the social media " Twitter " (Twitter ) that he received a notice of Abe's state funeral from the government on September 12. "This state funeral decision has not been fully discussed by the Congress. According to past cases, I don't think it is appropriate." He made it clear, "I personally will not attend the state funeral." Yukio Hatoyama, who belongs to the Democratic Party , has also stated to the Japanese government that he will not attend the Abe's state funeral. He had previously complained on Twitter, "Most people oppose state funerals, why does Liberal Democratic Party remain silent? Are you still considered a national MP?"
Senior editor of this issue Zhou Yuhua
