A photograph of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a makeshift memorial at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. - Bloomberg
TOKYO (Bloomberg): The Japanese government will announce that a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will cost more than 1 billion yen (US$7.1 million), Kyodo News said.
The government will make the estimate public as early as Tuesday (Sept 6), Kyodo reported, citing several people linked to the government.
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