Japanese defy typhoon warnings to protest state funeral

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2 years ago

September 20, 2022

Thousands have defied typhoon warnings to protest against a state funeral for Japan’s former prime minister

Around 13,000 people, including some opposition MPs have marched through the rain in Tokyo.

The protesters want plans for Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe’s funeral to be scraped because of his links to the Unification Church and the use of taxpayer’s money.

Abe was gunned down at a public campaign event in July, with the suspected perpetrator telling investigators his life was ruined because of donations to the religious movement.

The funeral is expected to cost 1.65 billion yen with costs sky-rocketing because of the extra security needed.

Japanese polling shows 56 per cent of respondents were opposed to the plan, which is an increase from the month prior.

The state funeral will take place at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, with thousands of attendees and delegates from around the world expected to attend.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has confirmed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be in attendance.

The funeral is set to take place on 27 September.

U.S.-India pharmaceutical trade partnership?

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7 hours ago

May 8, 2024

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The United States wants to diversify its supply chain and achieve affordable medicine resilience.

The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance is urging a U.S.-India trade partnership to reduce reliance on foreign sources for both nations’ pharmaceutical supply chain.

The goal is to diversify both countries’ supply chain and achieve affordable medicine resilience.

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Boeing’s bad luck continues following Starliner malfunction

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22 hours ago

May 7, 2024

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Long-awaited first crewed test flight of the new Starliner space capsule was called off over a technical issue that launch teams could not resolve in time.

Originally scheduled for liftoff from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the mission aimed to demonstrate Starliner’s capabilities and certify it for regular crewed flights to the ISS, as reported by Reuters.