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Akie Abe, widow of assassinated leader Shinzo Abe, set a new mold for Japanese first ladies

CNN · Nectar Gan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN · last updated
When Akie Matsuzaki married a rising political aide by the name of Shinzo Abe in 1987, she followed a path well trodden by Japanese wives and gave up her job at the country’s largest advertising agency.