Cabinet decision on the date of Shinzo Abe's state funeral. Shinzo Abe was only the head of the executive branch. He is not a head of state like the presidents of other countries. To do something without legal basis in the first place is a "challenge to democracy." It will be held as a national ceremony based on the Cabinet Office Establishment Act, but the legal basis is too vague to be a basis. It is the same as saying that a dog's funeral will be held as a national ceremony. What the law envisions is, for example, the funeral of the Emperor or a memorial service for the Great East Japan Earthquake. The cabinet decision to enforce something that the legislator did not envision as the intent of the law is reminiscent of the Shinzo Abe cabinet. In the first place, the only precedents under the new constitution are the Emperor and Yoshida Shigeru. Yoshida Shigeru had a state funeral, but the Socialist Party and affiliated labor unions at the time opposed this. In the first place, Yoshida Shigeru was the Prime Minister when the Japanese Constitution was created after Japan was defeated and "destroyed" in the war, and he was the Prime Minister under the peace treaty. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, it is not wrong to say that Yoshida Shigeru is the "founding father of the current Japanese nation." The outline of the country that Yoshida Shigeru created has not changed much even today. Yoshida and other politicians are in no way comparable. It would be completely disrespectful to Yoshida Shigeru to use him as a precedent for Shinzo Abe. And a "state funeral" forces all citizens to mourn the deceased. It also leads to the deification of the deceased, which in turn hinders proper investigation of events that occurred during the deceased's time in office and measures to prevent future recurrences. The following article was published by Rokusaisha Tsushin. Even if a state funeral is forced, I think it is important to unflinchingly investigate the deceased's achievements during his time in office. Four years since the 2018 Western Japan Flood: A look back at Abe Shinzo's actions, who prioritized "partying and casinos" Sato Shuichi On July 8, Abe Shinzo, who was the prime minister at the time of the flood, was shot dead while giving a speech in support of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in Nara City. We offer our condolences on this. However, we feel uncomfortable with the tone of the argument that the deceased is deified because of his death. If deification does not properly analyze the achievements of the deceased, especially in the case of a major politician like Abe, it is possible that improvements in crisis management will not be made and lives will be at stake. In particular, in the case of the 2018 Western Japan Flood, we need to properly examine how Abe Shinzo dealt with the disaster as prime minister at the time and the crisis management capabilities of the Abe Cabinet in order to serve as a lesson for future generations. On the 14th, Prime Minister Kishida unilaterally decided to hold a state funeral for Abe without any legal basis. We criticize this and call for not deifying the deceased for the sake of "future crisis management."



Cabinet decision on the date of Shinzo Abe's state funeral. Shinzo Abe was only the head of the executive branch. He is not a head of state like the presidents of other countries. To do something without legal basis in the first place is a "challenge to democracy." It will be held as a national ceremony based on the Cabinet Office Establishment Act, but the legal basis is too vague to be a basis. It is the same as saying that a dog's funeral will be held as a national ceremony. What the law envisions is, for example, the funeral of the Emperor or a memorial service for the Great East Japan Earthquake. The cabinet decision to enforce something that the legislator did not envision as the intent of the law is reminiscent of the Shinzo Abe cabinet. In the first place, the only precedents under the new constitution are the Emperor and Yoshida Shigeru. Yoshida Shigeru had a state funeral, but the Socialist Party and affiliated labor unions at the time opposed this. In the first place, Yoshida Shigeru was the Prime Minister when the Japanese Constitution was created after Japan was defeated and "destroyed" in the war, and he was the Prime Minister under the peace treaty. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, it is not wrong to say that Yoshida Shigeru is the "founding father of the current Japanese nation." The outline of the country that Yoshida Shigeru created has not changed much even today. Yoshida and other politicians are in no way comparable. It would be completely disrespectful to Yoshida Shigeru to use him as a precedent for Shinzo Abe. And a "state funeral" forces all citizens to mourn the deceased. It also leads to the deification of the deceased, which in turn hinders proper investigation of events that occurred during the deceased's time in office and measures to prevent future recurrences. The following article was published by Rokusaisha Tsushin. Even if a state funeral is forced, I think it is important to unflinchingly investigate the deceased's achievements during his time in office. Four years since the 2018 Western Japan Flood: A look back at Abe Shinzo's actions, who prioritized "partying and casinos" Sato Shuichi On July 8, Abe Shinzo, who was the prime minister at the time of the flood, was shot dead while giving a speech in support of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in Nara City. We offer our condolences on this. However, we feel uncomfortable with the tone of the argument that the deceased is deified because of his death. If deification does not properly analyze the achievements of the deceased, especially in the case of a major politician like Abe, it is possible that improvements in crisis management will not be made and lives will be at stake. In particular, in the case of the 2018 Western Japan Flood, we need to properly examine how Abe Shinzo dealt with the disaster as prime minister at the time and the crisis management capabilities of the Abe Cabinet in order to serve as a lesson for future generations. On the 14th, Prime Minister Kishida unilaterally decided to hold a state funeral for Abe without any legal basis. We criticize this and call for not deifying the deceased for the sake of "future crisis management."