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Ideologies / Conservative / Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1954–2022 · Japan · Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe

Nationalist moderniser

Economic revival and a more assertive Japan.

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Governance+30
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Social−52
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Japan's longest-serving prime minister, who pursued aggressive monetary stimulus and a more assertive, nationalist foreign and defence policy.

social

Conservative nationalist — tradition, patriotism, historical pride.

economic

'Abenomics' — stimulus and reform to break deflation, pro-business.

governance

Strong executive; sought to revise the pacifist constitution.

Notable for
  • 'Abenomics' economic program
  • Longest-serving Japanese PM
  • Strengthened the US–Japan alliance
nationalismabenomicssecurity
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