The man, in his 70s, was unconscious when first found but later told police that he had deliberately doused himself in oil, media said.
Police declined to confirm the incident, which took place on what would have been Abe’s 68th birthday.
Unidentified officials check the site where the man set himself on fire near Prime Minster Fumio Kishida’s official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2022.Abe, Japan’s longest serving premier who stepped down in 2020 citing ill-health, was gunned down at a campaign rally on July 8. His state funeral is set for Sept. 27, with some 6,000 people from Japan and overseas set to take part.
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