3 yrs marked in Japan since ex-PM Abe shot dead during campaigning

Tuesday marks three years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in western Japan while campaigning, with the suspect to go on trial in October in a case that shed light on ruling lawmakers' links to a controversial religious group.The anniversary of the attack, in which Abe, 67, was shot at close range while giving a campaign speech in Nara two days ahead of a House of Councillors election, comes as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the current leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is facing an uphill battle in the July 20 upper house contest.Tetsuya Yamagami, 44, indic…READ FULL ARTICLE