An elderly man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo in apparent protest against the state funeral planned next week for former leader Shinzo Abe.
were also partly blamed for insufficient protection of Abe, who was shot to death by a gunman who approached him from behind as he was giving a campaign speech outdoors in July.
The planned state funeral for Abe has become increasingly unpopular among Japanese as more details emerge about the ruling party’s and Abe’s links to the Unification Church, which built close ties with Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers over their shared interests in conservative causes.The suspect in Abe’s assassination reportedly believed his mother’s donations to the church ruined his family.
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