The planned state funeral for Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated, has become increasingly unpopular.
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, The Associated Press
TOKYO — A man has set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo in an apparent protest of the planned state funeral forKyodo News agency says the man sustained extensive burns but was conscious and told police he set himself on fire. A note found with him said he opposed Abe’s state funeral.
Police and firefighters inspect the scene where a man is reported to set himself on fire, near the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The man was taken to a hospital Wednesday, in an apparent protest against a planned state funeral next week for the assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe, officials and media reports said.Police called it an attempted suicide and refused to give further details because the case involved no criminal intent.
It also is an embarrassment for police, who have stepped up security for an event expected to be attended by about 6,000 people, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and other dignitaries., who was shot to death by a gunman who approached him from behind as he was giving an outdoor campaign speech in July.
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