By KEISHI NISHIMURA/ Staff Writer
August 26, 2022 at 17:17 JST
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a May 2022 gathering. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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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