Takatora Kobayashi, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the Mie prefectural assembly, holds a press conference in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2022. (Kyodo) 

TSU, Japan - A Liberal Democratic Party local assembly member has drawn a backlash after tweeting that 80 percent of social media posts against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral came from China, prompting him to retract his claims on Thursday.