By KEISHI NISHIMURA/ Staff Writer
August 26, 2022 at 17:17 JST
The Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward will serve as the site of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on Aug. 26 approved spending of 249.4 million yen ($1.8 million) from the reserve fund to hold a state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Read More]
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