Shinzo Abe was loved by western foreign powers ... protest centers around his link to the Moonies and re-militarization of Japan.

Shinzo Abe's Killing Puts Unification Church Under Microscope

The Japanese ruling party's ties to the South Korean sect stir public anger

Protesters demonstrate against the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on September 27.

Polls show 60% of Japanese oppose the decision to give Abe a state funeral - only the second for a former premier in the post-war period pic.twitter.com/xpY1VjgMCk

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 27, 2022

My diaries ...

• PM Shinzo Abe Sees Opportunities in OBOR | July 14, 2017 |
• Imperial Criticism of Shinzo Abe

'Sapere aude'