EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe's state funeral?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : But most of the nation's 47 prefectural governments will fly the flag at half-mast and observe a moment of silence, which could put pressure on public schools.
44% : Abe's opponents recall his attempts to whitewash Japan's wartime atrocities, his push for more military spending, his reactionary view of gender roles and a leadership seen as autocratic and supportive of cronyism.
44% : Opponents say tax money should be spent on more meaningful causes, such as to address widening economic disparities caused by Abe's policies.

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