The Short, Unhappy Life of Shinzo Abe
If he had waited just two more weeks to resign, Shinzo Abe could at least have rounded out a full year as Japan’s prime minister. Instead, he seems destined to join the large number of premiers who served a few months and were then forgotten.
Remember Tsutomu Hata? He served for about three months in 1994 before resigning. And who can forget Sosuke Uno a…
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