The move does not represent a pull-back from Tokyo’s war drive, but is designed to deflect domestic tensions outwards while pursing Japanese imperialism’s interests on the Korean Peninsula.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has reiterated the need for a military pact with Japan that is similar to the Philippine-United States' Visiting Forces Agreement during a meeting with Japanese lawmakers at the National Diet on Tuesday.
The purpose of the state funeral was to glorify Abe and his right-wing record as prime minister in order to further plans for remilitarization and attacks on democratic rights.