The planned state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been criticized as more details emerge about his links to the Unification Church.
Police inspect the scene near the prime minister’s office in Tokyo where a man is reported to have set himself on fire on Wednesday.
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo early Wednesday in apparent protest against the state funeral planned next week for former leader Shinzo Abe, officials and media reports said.
The man, believed to be in his 70s, sustained burns on large parts of his body but was conscious and told police that he set himself on fire after pouring oil over himself, Kyodo News agency reported. The man was taken to a hospital.
A note apparently written by the man was found with him that said, “Personally, I am absolutely against” Abe’s funeral, Kyodo said.
A Tokyo Fire Department official confirmed a man set himself afire on the street in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki government district but declined to give further details, including the man’s identity, motive or condition, citing the sensitivity of what was a police matter.
Tokyo police declined to comment, including on a report that a police officer was caught in the fire.
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