When Akie Matsuzaki married Shinzo Abe, then a rising political aide, in 1987, she followed a path well trodden by Japanese wives and gave up her job at the country’s largest advertising agency.Read MoreCNN.com – RSS Channel – App International Edition
Akie Abe, widow of assassinated leader Shinzo Abe, set a new mold for Japanese first ladies
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