Memorial for slain ex-PM Abe held in his western Japan constituency

Some 2,000 mourners, including current and former lawmakers, attended a memorial service held Saturday for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, where his constituency was located."My husband loved Yamaguchi Prefecture, and (supporters here) let him do big work for Japan. It was a fruitful 67 years of life for him," the late leader's widow Akie said at the ceremony at a convention center in Shimonoseki. "He was sent off magnificently."A state funeral was held last month for Abe, the country's longest-serving leader, who was fatally shot during …READ FULL ARTICLE