故中曽根氏に最後の別れ　菅首相「改革受け継ぐ」―内閣・自民合同葬

　昨年１１月に死去した中曽根康弘元首相の内閣・自民党合同葬が１７日、東京都内のホテルで厳かに営まれた。葬儀委員長の菅義偉首相（党総裁）、衆参両院議長、歴代党総裁、各党代表らが参列。日米同盟強化や国鉄民営化など行政改革に取り組んだ元首相に最後の別れを告げた。
　黙とうの後、菅首相は追悼の辞で「次世代のわが国の姿を見据え、必要な改革を実行され、国際社会の平和と繁栄に貢献された。先生が推し進められた改革の精神を受け継ぎ、国政に全力を傾けることを誓う」と述べた。
　友人代表の渡辺恒雄読売新聞グループ本社代表取締役主筆も弔辞を寄せ、代理人が代読。「今あなたのいる星輝く天界で、近くお目にかかるのを楽しみにしている」と盟友を悼んだ。
　天皇皇后両陛下、上皇ご夫妻それぞれの使者の拝礼、秋篠宮ご夫妻ら皇族方の供花に続き、参列者が献花した。（2020/10/17-16:59）

The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party jointly held a funeral on Saturday for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who is known for strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance and privatizing national railways in the 1980s.
   Nakasone "contributed to the international community's peace and prosperity by carrying out necessary reforms while looking ahead to our country's shape in the next generation," Suga, also LDP president, said in a speech during the funeral at a Tokyo hotel.
   The sitting prime minister vowed to "inherit (Nakasone's) reformist spirit and devote all my energy to running the government."
   The funeral's participants included the heads of both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, past LDP presidents and representatives from other parties.
   The funeral was also attended by Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, as well as envoys of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako and Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko.