Cost of state funeral for Japan’s Abe about 12 million USD
(VOVWORLD) -The state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will cost about 12 million USD, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Tuesday.
 Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe (Photo: Bloomberg) |
The guests will include more than 190 foreign delegations and about 50 heads of state, according to Matsuno.
The funeral will be held at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, a venue used for concerts and sports events that also hosted Japan's last state funeral for a former prime minister in 1967. Abe was shot to death during an election rally in July.