"Opposition to the state funeral without argument basis nor legal basis"
by Mr. Yoichi Takahashi, an economist and professor at Kaetsu University. Mr. Takahashi joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980, and served as Director of the Financial Planning Office, Financial Bureau, and Counselor to the Cabinet. He served in the Koizumi and Shinzo Abe cabinets as a "command tower" for reform.
In 2007, he disclosed "buried funds" hidden by the Ministry of Finance. He is the chairman of the policy think tank "Policy Workshop".
Gendai Business, September 19, 2022.
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