Wake for Suntory's Saji held in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A wake for Keizo Saji, chairman of Japan's largest whiskey maker Suntory Ltd., is held in Tsumura Betsuin in Osaka's Chuo Ward, on Nov. 4. Among those attending was Osaka Gov. Knock Yokoyama (L). Saji died of pneumonia Nov. 3.

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