THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 18, 2020 at 13:50 JST
Participants place flowers at a joint funeral held for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 17. (Pool)
A joint funeral that sparked criticism for its lavish cost to taxpayers and a government request to schools to show mourning was held on Oct. 17 for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. [Read More]
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