Upper house candidates make final appeals as Abe's death grips Japan

Candidates made their last-ditch appeals Saturday across Japan for the House of Councillors election, as the country reels over the death of Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister who was gunned down during a campaign speech a day earlier.Under tighter security, major political leaders across party lines spoke of their resolve not to succumb to any act of violence intended to suppress freedom of speech, rallying support from voters who go to the polls on Sunday.Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister, was fatally shot during his stump speech in Nara, western Japan. The shooting sent s…READ FULL ARTICLE