A memorial service funded by the state and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is held at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 17, 2020, for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who died in November 2019 at 101. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) 

TOKYO - A state-funded memorial service for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who died at the age of 101 in November last year, was held on Saturday, with some universities flying Japanese flags following a government request to do so.