Tokyo police have tightened security as many foreign dignitaries are arriving in Japan to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Tuesday.
Roughly 20,000 police officers will be deployed to ramp up security for the funeral at Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo.
About 4,300 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Some 700 of them will be government officials and other dignitaries from overseas and ambassadors based in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is scheduled to hold separate meetings with more than 30 foreign dignitaries from Monday through Wednesday.
He will meet US Vice President Kamala Harris and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday; and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.
Roughly 20,000 police officers will be deployed to ramp up security for the funeral at Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo.
About 4,300 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Some 700 of them will be government officials and other dignitaries from overseas and ambassadors based in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is scheduled to hold separate meetings with more than 30 foreign dignitaries from Monday through Wednesday.
He will meet US Vice President Kamala Harris and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday; and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.
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Increased security for Abe Shinzo's state funeral in Tokyo with over 20,000 police officers deployed. Approx. 4,300 attendees including foreign dignitaries and ambassadors based in Tokyo. Japanese PM Kishida to hold meetings with multiple international leaders from Monday-Wednesday, including US
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220925_22/
Date: Sept. 25, 2022
Created: 2022/09/26 10:11
Updated: 2025/12/09 13:23
Last Read: 2022/09/26 10:11