Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends a speaking event at the Tohoku Juvenile Training School in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TAIPEI - Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will attend Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te's inauguration ceremony next month, a ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker said Monday.