Statue of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura unveiled in Tokyo

A bronze statue of the late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura was unveiled Saturday in his hometown of Higashimurayama in Tokyo, in memory of the slapstick legend who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus last year.The statue showing Shimura's signature pose widely known as "Aiin" throughout the country was installed at an entrance of Seibu Railway's Higashimurayama Station after funds were raised through a crowdfunding project.The organizers of the crowdfunding campaign raised more than 27 million yen ($243,000) from about 6,500 people to make the statue of Shimura, who was also a …READ FULL ARTICLE