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Shinzo Abe
(あべしんぞう, September 21, 1954 - July 8, 2022)
Be born
Japan
Yamaguchi-ken
,
[105]
Japan
Politicians, 90th generation, 96-98 generation
Prime Minister of Japan
, was the president of
Japanese Liberal Democratic Party
President, Japan's 1st located
World War II
Born after the war, the youngest and longest serving prime minister.
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He graduated in 1977
Japan
Tokyo Prefecture
Seikei University
Political science; He was first elected in 1993
House of Representatives of Japan
A Member of Parliament; He was elected for the first time in Japan on 20 September 2006
Liberal Democratic Party
President; On September 26, 2006, he was elected the 90th generation
Prime Minister of Japan
He resigned on September 12 of the following year; On September 26, 2012, he was re-elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party. On December 16, 2012, he led the Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide victory in the 46th House of Representatives election, and on December 26, 2012, he became the 96th Prime Minister
Yoshida Shigeru
Then, the second politician to return; On December 24, 2014, he was re-elected as the 97th Prime Minister of Japan. On September 8, 2015, he was re-elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party without a vote. On November 1, 2017, he was elected Prime Minister for the fourth time. On September 20, 2018, he was re-elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party for the fourth time. On 28 August 2020, he announced his resignation as Prime Minister and officially stepped down and left the Prime Minister's residence on 16 September 2020.
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On July 8, 2022, Shinzo Abe
Japan
Nara-ken
Nara
Speaking in the street
Tetsuya Yamama
He was shot and died several hours later, aged 67.
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On July 12, Japan's Fuji TV news, Shinzo Abe's funeral is scheduled to be held at 1 PM (Beijing time 12) on the same day, only relatives to participate.
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- Chinese name
- Shinzo Abe
- Foreign name
- あべしんぞう [7]
- alias
- Abe
- gender
- male
- nationality
- Japan
- Ethnic group
- Yamato
- Place of Birth
- Yamaguchi-ken [105]
- Date of birth
- September 21, 1954
- Date of death
- July 8, 2022 [114]
- Graduate School
- Seikei University
- Representative works
- To the beautiful country
- occupation
- statesman
- Major achievement
-
He was elected president of the 21st and 25th Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Elected 90th, 96-98 Prime Minister of Japan - Political party
- Japanese Liberal Democratic Party
- Wife and son
- Akie Abe
catalogue
- 1biography
- ▪Early life
- ▪Enter politics
- ▪First prime minister
- ▪Transient phase
- ▪reworship
- ▪Retire into the background
- ▪Be assassinated
- 2Administrative measures
- ▪Economic aspect
- ▪Political aspect
- ▪Military aspect
- ▪diplomatically
- 3Personal life
Young Abe
In 1977, Shinzo Abe came from Japan
Seikei University
After graduating from the Political Science Department of the Department of Law, I went to Europe and the United States to study
University of Southern California
.
In 1979, he worked for Kobe Steel Corporation in New York.
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In November 1982, Abe became the father of Japan's foreign minister at the time
Shintaro Abe
Secretary, began politics, and was a former prime minister
Takeo Fukuda
and
Takeshita Nobori
In a big way.
In 1991, Shintaro Abe died of illness, and Shinzo Abe succeeded him
Yamaguchi-ken
The traditional electoral advantage, officially independent into politics.
Abe was first elected to Japan's lower house of Parliament in July 1993 and has since been elected several times.
In July 2000, Abe took office for the second time
Yoshiro Mori
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary to reorganize the cabinet.
In April 2001, he was reappointed for the first time
Junichiro Koizumi
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary.
In September 2002, he was reappointed as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of the second Koizumi Cabinet.
In September 2003, after Koizumi was re-elected as president of the LDP, Abe became the secretary-general of the LDP. Since 1980
Masayoshi Ohira
In 23 years since his death, he was the first LDP secretary general to belong to the same faction as the president.
In September 2004, after the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan lost the upper house election to the Democratic Party of Japan by one seat, Abe resigned as secretary-general, but because of the loss
New Komeito Party
The ruling coalition still controls the upper house, so Koizumi has only been demoted to acting LDP secretary-general and party reform promotion minister.
On October 31, 2005, he became the third Chief Cabinet Secretary of Koizumi.
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Shinzo Abe
On September 20, 2006, Shinzo Abe was elected the 21st president of the Liberal Democratic Party. On September 26, Shinzo Abe was elected as the 90th Prime Minister of Japan (Prime Minister of Japan), becoming the first post-war born and the youngest post-war prime minister.
Abe announces Candidacy for Prime Minister (2006)
Abe announces Candidacy for Prime Minister (2006)
On July 29, 2007, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Shinzo Abe
Upper house of Japan
It was the first time in 52 years that the LDP became the second largest party in the upper house and lost control of the upper house for the first time. On August 27, Abe reshuffled his cabinet, but a number of cabinet members still resigned due to scandals and gaffes, and the support rate of Abe's cabinet continued to decline; On September 12, Shinzo Abe announced his resignation as prime minister for personal health reasons and suspended his political activities.
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On August 30, 2009, Abe was re-elected to a second term in the House of Representatives.
On September 26, 2012, Abe defeated his rival in two rounds of party voting
Ishiba Shigeru
Elected the 25th president of the Liberal Democratic Party, becoming the first former president of the Liberal Democratic Party to return to office; On October 29, Shinzo Abe led the Liberal Democratic Party, which controls the upper house, to reject Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's policy speech in the Parliament, and personally united the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and other 7 opposition parties, forcing Noda to dissolve the lower house as soon as possible;
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On November 16, Abe said after a debate with then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda that he fully supported Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's proposal to reduce the number of lawmakers, and did his best to push the proposal through the 2013 regular diet (that is, the regular diet), because Noda had agreed to dissolve the lower house; On the evening of November 29, Shinzo Abe, as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, attended the meeting, including the then Prime Minister of Japan and the representative of the Democratic Party of Japan
Yoshihiko Noda
The debate, the first in Japanese history to be streamed live online, focused on nuclear power policy, the economy, a sales tax hike and foreign affairs.
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Shinzo Abe and then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2012)
Shinzo Abe and then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2012)
On December 16, 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the lower house election and Shinzo Abe was confirmed to be the Prime Minister of Japan again. On December 26, Shinzo Abe took office as Japan's 96th prime minister.
On July 21, 2013, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Shinzo Abe won the upper house election, and the LDP regained control of the upper house.
On November 21, 2014, Shinzo Abe announced the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament and called a general election two years ahead of schedule. On December 14, the Liberal Democratic Party and
New Komeito Party
The ruling coalition won Japan's lower house election; On December 24, the House and Senate of the Japanese Parliament held the election of the prime minister on the 24th, and Abe received 328 votes out of 470 valid votes. After that, the upper house also held the election of the prime minister, and out of 240 valid votes, Abe won 135 votes, Abe was elected as the 97th Prime Minister of Japan in the Prime Minister nomination election of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Shinzo Abe was elected as the third Prime Minister of Japan.
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On April 29, 2015, during his visit to the United States, Shinzo Abe addressed a joint session of the United States House of Representatives and Senate. On September 8, Shinzo Abe, as the only candidate, was re-elected as the president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party without a vote; On December 28, Shinzo Abe, as prime minister
Comfort woman
Deep apology to Korea and deep remorse for history.
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On August 3, 2016, Shinzo Abe reshuffled his cabinet;
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On August 21, Shinzo Abe appeared as Super Mario in the Tokyo Eight minutes during the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics. On November 17, Abe held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in New York, becoming the first prime minister to meet with Trump after the 2016 US presidential election
Donald Trump
Meeting of major heads of state; On Dec. 27, Shinzo Abe and then-U.S. President
Barack Hussein Obama
We visited Pearl Harbor together
Arizona Memorial
To be the first to visit
Pearl Harbor
The current Prime Minister of Japan.
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Abe visits the 2016 press fair [12]
Abe visits the 2016 press fair [12]
On February 9, 2017, Shinzo Abe visited the United States for the first time after the inauguration of new US President Donald Trump. On March 5, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party held a congress to raise the maximum term limit for its president from two to three, allowing Shinzo Abe to serve as prime minister until 2021;
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On August 3rd Mr Abe reshuffled his cabinet in an effort to undo the damage
Kaji School
Such as the exposure of scandals and serious decline in approval ratings;
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On September 25, Shinzo Abe announced that he would dissolve the lower house of Parliament on September 28 and call an early election.
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On October 22nd Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party won 283 seats in the general election, a majority alone, and its ally New Komeito won 29 seats, a total of 312 seats since the ruling coalition, more than two-thirds of the lower house of parliament;
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On November 1, Shinzo Abe was elected as the 98th Prime Minister of Japan, which is the fourth time he has been elected as the Prime Minister of Japan.
2017 Japanese Lower House general election
2017 Japanese Lower House general election
On September 20, 2018, Shinzo Abe was re-elected as president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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On July 22, 2019, Shinzo Abe led the Liberal Democratic Party to win 57 seats in the Upper House election, and New Komeito won 14 seats. Together with the 70 seats that were not re-elected, the ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito has a total of 141 seats in the upper House, more than half of them.
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On November 20, Abe's total number of days in office reached 2,887, more than previous prime ministers
Katsuraro
He became the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's constitutional history.
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On August 23, 2020, Shinzo Abe's total number of consecutive days in office reached 2,799, surpassing former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato to become the longest consecutive Japanese Prime Minister.
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On August 28, Shinzo Abe decided to resign as Prime minister in order to avoid affecting national affairs due to worsening of his old illness, but he will continue to serve until a new prime minister is elected.
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On August 31, Abe was invited to have telephone conversations with US President Trump and Russian President Putin respectively, and made statements on the Japan-US and Japan-Russia relations after leaving office.
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On September 1, Shinzo Abe attended the "Disaster Prevention Day" drill, the first time he attended a public government event after announcing his resignation;
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On September 16, Shinzo Abe officially stepped down as prime minister and took over as president of the new Liberal Democratic Party
Suga Yoshihide
And other official staff watched as they left the Prime minister's residence.
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On August 15, 2021, the day of Japan's defeat in World War II, Shinzo Abe visited the Yasukuni Shrine.
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On November 11, the largest faction of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party, the Hosoda faction (Seiwa Council), held a meeting and formally decided that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would rejoin the faction and take office
The head of the faction, Hosoda Pai, subsequently changed his name to Abe Pai.
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Case subject article:
July 8 Assassination of Shinzo Abe
July 8, 2022
(local time)
According to NHK
(NHK)
Reported that Abe was shot in the chest while giving a speech in Nara city, the suspect, Toru Mountain, also a former member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, has been taken under control. Mr. Abe was taken away in an ambulance after the incident. According to the Nara Fire Department, Abe is in a coma;
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It is reported that Abe was conscious when he got into the ambulance, and Abe has no vital signs.
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According to the fire Department of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's right neck was bleeding from a gunshot wound, and subcutaneous bleeding was also found in his left chest. In the hospital for emergency surgery, Japan's Kyoto Prefectural Medical University professor Ota Fan said that the hospital is considering the installation of artificial heart and lung devices and other treatment options. Because Abe has a blood clot around his heart, the hospital may consider removing the clot and performing cardiac massage to restart his heart.
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At around 18:00 on July 8, the hospital affiliated to Nara Medical University, where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rescued, held a press conference. A medical helicopter carrying Mr. Abe arrived at the hospital at about 12:50 a.m. local time, the hospital's president and rescue workers said. By the time he arrived at the hospital, Mr. Abe was in cardiopulmonary arrest. The hospital took measures to save Abe.
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At 17:03 on July 8, Abe succumbed to his injuries at the age of 67.
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The body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be taken out of the hospital around 1 am local time on the 9th (Beijing time at 0 am on the 9th), and is expected to be transported to Abe's home in Tokyo about 7 hours later, according to an official of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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According to the confession of the suspect in the shooting of Abe, Tetsuya Yamamoto, he believed that Abe was associated with a religious group, and then carried out the shooting of Abe. The report did not say which religious group the suspect was referring to.
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On July 8, local time, on the shooting death of Shinzo Abe, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres posted on the social networking site to express sadness and shock, and expressed condolences to Abe's family and the Japanese government.
President of China
Xi Jinping
President of the United States
Biden
,
Presidents of South Korea
Yin Xiyue
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and King of Jordan
King Abdullah II
Leaders of many countries also expressed condolences for Abe's death from gunshot wounds.
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According to TBS News late on July 8 local time, the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead on the same day, will be held on July 12.
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On July 11, Abe's vigil was held at the Masogami Temple in Tokyo's Minato ward.
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On July 14, according to NHK, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that the Japanese government will hold a "state funeral" for Abe in the autumn of 2022.
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On July 22, the Japanese government formally decided at a cabinet meeting that the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be held in the Budokan on September 27, and a number of senior Japanese government officials said that 6,400 people would be invited to attend.
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In August, the Japanese government said that the state funeral process of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be set as a form of ordinary people can also lay flowers, and the state funeral will cost about 250 million yen (about 12.53 million yuan). The related form and spending plan will be officially approved at the cabinet meeting on December 26.
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On August 25, 2022, the National Police Agency released a report on the shooting death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City, summarizing the results of the inspection of the police posture at the time and the improvement measures to prevent the recurrence of the incident. The report pointed out that because of the simple copy of the past security plan, the plan of Abe's speech was flawed, and the lack of organized response measures, which led to the incident. The report said that the results of the inspection showed that there were problems with the police deployment and security protection plan at the scene. The report noted that if measures had been taken, "there is a high probability that the outcome [of Mr Abe's assassination] could have been prevented".
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On August 26, 2022, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hiroichi Matsuno, said at a press conference that because there are voices in Japanese public opinion opposing the holding of a "state funeral" for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government decided not to ask administrative agencies to observe a moment of silence on the occasion of "Abe's state funeral", nor did it ask the Education Committee to provide assistance in mourning Abe
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. The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Monday that 249.4 million yen (about 12.5 million yuan) will be spent from the 2022 budget for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 27.
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On September 6, 2022, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said that the overall cost of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral will reach more than 1.4 billion yen, in addition to about 250 million yen that has been decided to be spent from the reserve fund of this year's fiscal budget. The total is expected to reach 1.66 billion yen (about 82 million yuan).
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On September 27, 2022, the Japanese government will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo
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Australian Prime Minister Peter Albanese and three former prime ministers will attend Abe's state funeral,
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About 700 delegations from more than 210 countries, regions and international organizations will attend Abe's state funeral, with a total of about 4,300 participants.
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During Shinzo Abe's first term as prime minister, he pushed
Japanese Defense Agency
Officially upgraded to the Ministry of Defense, improve relations with China and South Korea, and take historical issues seriously. After the second cabinet formation, Abe launched"
Abenomics
With the help of monetary easing and fiscal stimulus policies, promote the Japanese economy towards recovery; On trade, he pushed for a compromise between the Japan-EU Economic Cooperation Agreement (EPA) and the Trans-Pacific Economic Cooperation Agreement (TPP11), which excludes the United States. Diplomatically, it facilitated the 2+2 security meeting between the foreign and defense ministers of the United States and Japan, strengthened the Japan-US alliance, and launched "overlooking the globe diplomacy"; Politically, it seeks to revise the pacifist constitution written after World War II to make Japan a "normal country."
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● Abenomics
Abenomics
(English: Abenomics)
It refers to a series of economic stimulus policies implemented by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he came to power at the end of 2012. The core is the "three arrows" composed of ultra-loose monetary policy, expansion of fiscal expenditure and economic reform. Flexible fiscal policy, bold financial easing policy and economic growth strategy aimed at attracting private investment are its three main axes. Through these measures, Abe intends to restore corporate performance, increase employment and wage incomes, and eventually expand personal consumption, forming a virtuous circle in which personal consumption growth and corporate performance promote each other.
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Abe speaks at the Davos Economic Forum
Abe speaks at the Davos Economic Forum
The most notable of these measures has been the easing of monetary policy. He was appointed by Abe in early 2013
Haruhiko Kuroda
Governor of the Bank of Japan, which has launched "qualitative and quantitative" monetary easing,
yen
Exchange rate depreciation began to accelerate. On May 16, 2013, the Japanese Cabinet released a snapshot of GDP in the first quarter of 2013, indicating that a series of new stimulus policies launched by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not only injected vitality into financial markets, but also began to perk up businesses and consumers.
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However, in April 2014, Japan raised the consumption tax by 3 percentage points to 8%, and economic growth gradually stagnated or even contracted. Problems such as huge government fiscal deficit and unbalanced regional economic development became prominent, and the effect of the policy weakened.
On September 24, 2015, Abe said that "Abenomics" has entered the second phase, the core of which is to develop the economy, improve social security, and support the cultivation of children and other "new three arrows." Abe said he will strengthen economic policy measures to boost Japan's economy, and plans to increase the number of nursing homes that provide special care services to ease the burden on elderly people who cannot take care of themselves and young people who have given up work to care for elderly family members.
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Thanks to the large-scale financial easing measures implemented by the Bank of Japan, the depreciation of the yen and the appreciation of the dollar have brought about a remarkable recovery in the performance of Japanese export companies. The employment situation has also improved. As of July 2017, Japan's economic recovery has lasted 56 months, which is the third longest period of economic recovery in postwar Japan.
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●CPTPP agreement
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CPTPP
), formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (
TPP
). On the evening of March 15, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially announced that Japan would participate in the TPP negotiations. The Abe administration believes that as Japan faces a low fertility rate, aging population and chronic deflation, the TPP agreement can help Japan to revitalize its economy by taking advantage of the vitality of the Asia-Pacific market, promote economic structural reforms, guide rule-making as an important player, and increase exports in other areas and domestic private consumption can offset the negative impact of the TPP on agriculture. In addition, joining the TPP agreement is also a move by Japan to follow the strategic shift of the United States and expand its alliance with the United States.
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After Trump took office in January 2017, the United States withdrew from the negotiations on the TPP agreement, and Japan led the negotiation process.
TPP membership map
TPP membership map
On the afternoon of November 4, 2016, the Lower house of Japan's Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
(TPP)
The special committee passed the TPP ratification bill with the majority of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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On November 14 of the same year, Abe said that in
America
Japan should take the lead in bringing the TPP into force as soon as possible amid the transition period.
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In May 2017, Abe said he would work with other countries to bring the agreement into force under the 11-nation framework without the United States.
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On October 7, 2018, Shinzo Abe welcomed
Britain
Joining the TPP after Brexit.
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On December 30, 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) involving 11 countries came into effect, and the Abe government of Japan became the winner of free trade.
● Actively revise the constitution
Japan's post-war constitution, known as the "Peace Constitution," explicitly renounces war, does not maintain land, sea and air forces or other war forces, and does not recognize the country's right to belligerence. Shinzo Abe urges Japan to "transform"
Pacifist constitution
It was amended into a constitution that the Japanese opposition party called "a constitution that moves toward war," saying that "the deviation between our country's security guarantees and the Constitution has reached an intolerable point." He has publicly said that the "renunciation of war" clause in Article 9 of Japan's current constitution is a "roadblock" that must be removed on Japan's path to "normalization." On September 1, 2006, Abe made it clear that if he becomes the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, he will play a leading role in the political agenda of revising the constitution.
On January 30, 2013, Shinzo Abe, who became Prime minister again, made it clear at the plenary session of the House of Representatives that he would consider amending Article 96 of the Constitution, which stipulates the conditions for constitutional amendment. According to the draft constitutional amendment proposed by the Liberal Democratic Party, the conditions required for constitutional amendment stipulated in Article 96 will be relaxed from the approval of more than two-thirds of the members of both houses of parliament to the approval of a majority. On February 15, 2013, Abe attended a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters for the promotion of Constitutional amendment and said that he positioned constitutional amendment as a "major issue to be solved", showing his strong will to achieve constitutional amendment during his term in office.
On February 3, 2016, at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Abe mentioned the need to revise Article 9, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, which stipulates "non-maintenance of war power." "Seventy percent of constitutional scholars believe that the Self-Defense Forces are unconstitutional, and some believe that this situation should be changed," Abe said, adding that the LDP's draft revision of the constitution was published in the belief that it should be changed by ourselves. On the Japanese Self-Defense Force, Abe stressed that "since its creation, it has carried out various activities at home and abroad for 60 years, and now it has won the unwavering support of the people." Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party s draft, he said, It shows the future of the constitution, including revising Article 9 (2) to explicitly include the right to self-defense and establishing a new organization for self-defense.
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In March 2017, the proposed constitutional amendment was included in the LDP's campaign policy for the year.
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At the same time, there are different voices in Japanese society on constitutional amendment. Leader of the New Komeito Party of Japan
Natsuo Yamaguchi
It has publicly stated that the party firmly opposes the government's amendment to Article 9 of the Constitution and will play a "brake" role in the ruling coalition. He believes that the formation of the National Defense force cannot be "rushed." Considering the external doubts and falling support rate, Abe said on August 3, 2017, there is no timetable for revising the constitution, and the economy will still be the first priority in the future.
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Abe in Japan's parliament
Abe in Japan's parliament
● Abe talks
In December 2014, the Japanese government planned to release the "Abe Statement" in 2015, which will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Mr Abe himself has indicated he will inherit
Talisman Murayama
However, he also pointed out the contents of the statement, saying, I want to actively explain the post-war history and how Japan will contribute to the region and the world as a country.
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Shinzo Abe's statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
Shinzo Abe's statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
On August 14, 2015, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered the Prime Minister's statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Abe Statement
This represents the official position of the Japanese government. 'Japan has repeatedly expressed remorse and apology,' Mr. Abe said in a statement commemorating World War II. The position of the previous cabinet remains unwavering; Lessons must be learned from history; There should be no return to the horrors of war; The world should put colonial rule behind it; Japanese born after the war should not be condemned to apologize; Express sincere condolences to those who died in the war.
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● Lifting the ban on collective self-defense
The so-called right of collective self-defense means that when a country with close relations is attacked by another country, it has the right to use force to intervene and stop it, regardless of whether it is attacked or not. According to Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, Japan renounces the use of force as a means of settling international disputes, which prohibits the exercise of collective self-defense. The revision of the constitutional interpretation, which prohibits the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, is welcomed by Japan's right-wing political parties because it requires only the cabinet to make the interpretation without going through legal procedures. This is a military issue as well as a constitutional and diplomatic one.
In October 2015, under the strong push of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Parliament passed the"
New security bill
The law lifted the ban on collective self-defense and paved the way for Japan to send troops overseas in the future.
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Shinzo Abe visits Self-Defense forces
Shinzo Abe visits Self-Defense forces
● Abolish civil rule
In 1954, when Japan established the Defense Agency and the Self-Defense Force, it decided to establish a "civilian control system" to prevent military attaches from intervening in politics and allow civilian officials to participate in the management of military attaches in peacetime. As the status of the SDF increased, opposition from military attaches increased, and the "counselor system," which was the core of the "civilian control system," was abolished in 2009. The Abe government went further, revising the 2015 law
Ministry of Defense Act
The government abolished the "Operation Planning Bureau," the civilian department that was previously in charge of operations of the Self-Defense Forces, and put the unified Staff Supervision Department (equivalent to the General Staff Department) in charge, and will only belong to the "suit group" (civilian officials)
Minister of defense
This means that the "uniform group" will become the leading core of the SDF operations, including operations, and the "civilian control" system will be officially abolished.
Then Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani
Then Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani
● Review
In dealing with foreign relations, Abe has always strongly called for the exercise of collective self-defense, the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance, and stressed that in handling relations with neighboring countries, Japan's national interests should be fully considered and Japan should take a tough stance.
After Abe took office again in 2012, he pursued "overlooking the globe diplomacy" and frequently visited countries around the world, putting forward many new terms such as "positive pacifism" and "values diplomacy". In Asia, Abe focuses on the two cards of economy and security, hoping to exchange economic and security cooperation for political support, while attracting relevant countries to contain China. Regarding maritime issues, Japan has advocated the "China threat theory" and "freedom of navigation" in the South China Sea. He invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Japan to focus on the "free and open Indo-Pacific strategy." In Africa, the Abe government has stepped up aid to countries in the hope of winning support for issues such as territorial disputes and permanent membership.
Shinzo Abe addresses the United Nations General Assembly
Shinzo Abe addresses the United Nations General Assembly
Abe has placed the relationship between Japan and the United States at the top of his diplomatic agenda and made every effort to consolidate and strengthen the relationship. In addition, Mr. Abe has actively sought to improve relations with Russia, with a view to resolving the two countries' disputed territorial issues and then concluding a peace treaty.
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On the issue of South Korea, Abe apologized to the victims of South Korean comfort women in the name of prime minister, easing years of tension between the two countries.
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● Japan-US relations
On the morning of December 18, 2012, on the eve of his election as Prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe met with the President of the United States
Obama
They reaffirmed with Obama that "the Japan-US alliance is the cornerstone of peace and security in Northeast Asia" and expressed their wish to visit the US and hold talks with Obama at an early date. The rise of conservative forces in Japan has revived expectations in Washington for closer military cooperation with Japan, and Abe is seen as more supportive of a U.S. military presence in Japan. After speaking to Obama, Abe met with the chairman of Japan's Keidanren and said he would deepen ties with "Japan's only ally, the United States."
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On February 22, 2013, re-elected Shinzo Abe visited the United States for the first time and held talks with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, where the two discussed security and economic issues. On the security front, the main discussion is North Korea's nuclear test and Japan's and China's
Diaoyu Island
Disputes and other issues; Economic issues focus on Japan's participation in the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
(TPP)
Matters of negotiation. At the same time, both sides reaffirmed the importance of the alliance. After the meeting, the two sides issued a joint statement confirming that if Japan joined the negotiations, it would include all goods and would not have to commit to unilaterally removing all tariffs in advance. From April 26 to May 3, 2015, Abe visited the United States again, and the list of achievements of this visit included: Obama once again publicly reaffirmed the security coverage of the U.S.-Japan alliance
Diaoyu Island
; Mr Abe has made his pitch to the US through somewhat successful public diplomacy
high-speed railway
Technology; The meeting of the Security Consultative Committee (" 2+2 ") attended by the foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the United States was successfully held, and the new guidelines for Japan-US defense cooperation were reached
Asia-Pacific
To peace and stability in the Indian Ocean region; Regarding Abe's stance on historical issues, the United States has changed its previous cautious attitude and shown some form of historical understanding between the United States and Japan. U.S. and Japanese leaders reaffirm their commitment to"
The Trans-Pacific Partnership
"The political will to negotiate the TPP with a view to reaching an agreement as early as possible."
On December 27, 2016, Abe visited the United States for the third time and visited Pearl Harbor, where he and Obama paid flowers to the fallen American servicemen and women, and reviewed the past four years of U.S.-Japan cooperation in the areas of security, economy and addressing global challenges. In a later speech, Abe offered "heartfelt and permanent condolences" for the US soldiers killed in Pearl Harbor and other World War II victims, but stopped short of apologizing, saying the US-Japan alliance would "move to new heights".
On February 9, 2017, Shinzo Abe visited the United States for the first time after the inauguration of new US President Donald Trump, and the two sides issued a joint statement after talks, saying that the United States is committed to the use of all military capabilities, including conventional and nuclear weapons, to defend Japan, and this commitment is "unshakable". Given that the United States has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), it will be decided by Japan's deputy prime minister
Taro Aso
With the Vice President of the United States
Burns
Dialogue on bilateral economic and trade issues under a new framework to explore the best way for bilateral trade.
From May 25 to 28, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump paid a state visit to Japan and became the "President of Japan".
Ream Hoa
The first state guest of the era. Both Abe and Trump want to show strong national alliances and close personal ties between the two men. During this visit, the talks between the two sides covered such international hot topics as trade, the Korean nuclear issue and the Iranian nuclear issue.
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● Japan-Russia relations
After Abe returned to office as Prime minister in December 2012, he actively sought to improve Japan-Russia relations. He met with Putin several times and sought to establish a good personal relationship with him, with a view to resolving the disputed territorial issues between the two countries and then concluding a peace treaty. On the other hand,
Putin
He was scheduled to visit Japan in 2014. However, after the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, Japan followed the United States and joined the list of countries that imposed sanctions on Russia, resulting in the delay of Putin's visit to Japan. Relations between Japan and Russia are in an awkward situation, and a territorial resolution is further from sight.
Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin
In April 2013, Abe visited Russia, becoming the first Japanese prime minister to do so in 10 years. During the visit, Japan and Russia agreed to restart negotiations on a peace treaty that had been suspended for more than 40 years and decided to hold consultations on territorial issues. Some people believe that this visit is an "ice-breaking" trip in the relations between the two countries.
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On February 7, 2014, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, which was not attended by many European and American heads of state to protest Russia's human rights issues. On the 8th, he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the territorial issue between Japan and Russia, just the day before the Japanese"
Northern Territory Day
Before going to Russia, Abe also attended an event held in Tokyo to ask Russia to return the four northern Islands.
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After the outbreak of the crisis in eastern Ukraine, Japan followed the United States in adopting sanctions against Russia several times in 2014. The relationship between Japan and Russia fell into an awkward situation.
On May 6, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an informal meeting in Sochi, pledging to strengthen bilateral relations. Abe said he hoped to have a candid exchange of views with Putin on signing a peace treaty and important international affairs. Putin and Abe signed no documents after their meeting and did not meet with reporters jointly.
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On the afternoon of September 2, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Abe in Vladivostok. Abe said he will continue to meet with Putin on December 15 in his hometown of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin meet in Sochi, 2014
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin meet in Sochi, 2014
On October 19, 2016,
Kyodo News
According to government internal sources, the Abe government has made a major shift in territorial negotiations with Russia: it is no longer necessary to determine the sovereignty of the disputed territory as a precondition for concluding a peace treaty, even if Russia does not recognize it
Four northern islands
The Kuril Islands belong to Japan, which may also sign a peace treaty with Russia. This is seen as a huge concession by Japan in its territorial negotiations with Russia. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has long made it clear that Russia will not do any deal with Japan on the issue of the Southern Kuril Islands. Putin's bottom line is to settle the two islands first, in accordance with the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration.
Habomaido
,
Shikdando
This is predicated on economic cooperation. As a result, it is difficult for the two sides to reach an agreement on territorial issues.
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On the afternoon of December 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Ube Airport, located in Abe's hometown of Yamaguchi, for another visit to Japan after 11 years, which is also the 16th time for Abe to meet with Putin as Prime minister. Abe has been hoping that during the talks, Japan and Russia can sign a peace treaty, but Putin thinks that Japan wants to sign a peace treaty in a short time is too naive. During the talks, Japan and Russia mainly discussed the peace treaty and the four northern islands and other issues, but did not disclose whether the two sides made progress on the territorial issue.
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On April 27, 2017 and September 6-7 of the same year, Abe visited Russia twice. Abe is seeking to advance comprehensive economic cooperation with Russia in exchange for mutual trust and further efforts to resolve the territorial dispute.
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● Japan-China relations
On October 8, 2006, Shinzo Abe, who became Prime minister for the first time, set foot in China, which had not been visited by a Japanese prime minister for five years, and met with the then Chinese president
Hu Jintao
And premier
Wen Jiabao
They met and began a historic visit to China that has been hailed as an "ice-breaking trip". Previous visits by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the Yasukuni Shrine have stalled bilateral relations. Mr Abe's visit to China, less than two weeks after forming a cabinet, is rare in the history of Sino-Japanese relations and highlights his desire to improve ties. During Abe's visit to China, the two sides issued a joint press statement in Beijing on October 8. The two sides agreed to continue to abide by the principles of the three political documents between China and Japan, face up to history, look to the future, properly handle issues affecting the development of bilateral relations, let the two wheels of politics and economy work strongly, and push China-Japan relations to a higher level, the communique said.
On November 8, 2013, Shinzo Abe
Upper house of Japan
At the plenary meeting, the rare public criticism of China and North Korea is the main reason that Japan's security environment has become severe and complicated, so it is necessary to establish a national security Council to strengthen the security mechanism.
On September 29, 2014, Shinzo Abe delivered a policy speech at the plenary session of the House and Senate of the Diet, the first time in the Diet policy speech or foreign policy explanation, the statement of Sino-Japanese relations used the word "friendly relations".
November 10, 2014, President of China
Xi Jinping
He met with Shinzo Abe in Beijing for the first time since the two leaders took office. The two leaders met again on April 22, 2015
Jakarta
On September 5, 2016
Hangzhou
In November 2016
Lima
Meet or talk briefly.
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On May 15, 2017, Abe said he would not rule out joining the China-led alliance
Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank
.
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2017年7月8日，习近平应约在汉堡会见安倍晋三，
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Abe said he would cooperate with the "Belt and Road" Initiative, trying to use it as an opportunity to improve relations. The meeting was more formal than before, but Sino-Japanese relations still face numerous challenges such as historical issues and the Taiwan issue.
2018年10月25日至27日，安倍晋三对中国进行首次正式访问，与中国总理李克强一起在人民大会堂参观展览，并共同出席纪念中日和平友好条约缔结40周年招待会。
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Shinzo Abe meets with members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director General of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission in Tokyo, Feb. 28, 2020
Yang Jiechi
.
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● Japan-Korea relations
According to Japan's Nikkan Public magazine, in August 2012, the former president of South Korea
Lee Myung-bak
Went up
Takeshima Island
(Called Dokdo in South Korea)
To provoke the Japanese government. Soon, he became the most anti-Japanese of all South Korean presidents
Park Geun-hye
Came to power, causing a rift in the relationship between the two countries. South Korea has also carried out extensive international publicity, including setting up "comfort women monuments" and "comfort women statues" across the United States to revive historical issues. He has been President of South Korea since May 2012
Lee Myung-bak
Relations between the two countries reached a low point when the summit was suspended after a meeting with then-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
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On the morning of November 2, 2015, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye held their first talks at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, which was the first meeting between the two countries in three and a half years. During this talk, in
Comfort woman
South Korea's position is to demand a sincere apology and compensation from Japan before all of the women die, while Japan insists that all issues related to its 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula were settled in a 1965 treaty normalizing diplomatic relations. In the end, the Korea-Japan summit ended coldly without a luncheon, a joint press conference, or a joint statement between the two leaders.
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Shinzo Abe and then-South Korean President Park Geun-hye (2015)
On December 28, 2015, South Korea and Japan announced that they had reached a historic consensus on the "comfort women" issue. South Korean President Park Geun-hye had a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the same day, and Abe apologized and expressed remorse to the victims of the "comfort women" in the name of the Japanese Prime Minister, which began to warm relations between the two countries.
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On July 1, 2019, the Abe government announced that it would restrict exports to South Korea of three types of semiconductor materials used in the manufacture of televisions and smartphones. The move is seen as a tough countermeasure by the Japanese government to urge the South Korean government to come up with a solution to the 2018 workers' compensation lawsuit. As a result, a campaign to boycott Japanese goods has erupted in South Korea.
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At a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council on July 24, representatives of Japan and South Korea had a heated exchange over the semiconductor export issue, and South Korea claimed that Japan's measure was a politically motivated "trade retaliation" and violated WTO rules. The Japanese side criticized the Korean side should not raise the issue of strengthening control in the WTO and criticize Japan's export management system.
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Shinzo Abe and then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in (2019)
Shinzo Abe and then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in (2019)
The Abes
grandfather
Nobusuke Kishi
Known as the Showa Monster, he served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960.
father
Shintaro Abe
He aspires to be a pacifist politician and is a former prime minister
Takeo Fukuda
He was one of my favorite students
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who took over the Fukuda faction which was renamed the Abe faction
(Present Senpai)
He was one of three people in the "Anzhu Palace" era of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan after the Triangle Daifuku era, and failed to ascend the throne of Prime minister due to illness.
mother
Yoko Abe
,
Nobusuke Kishi
She is known by Japanese politicians as a "living witness of Japanese politics". At the age of 22, she married Shintaro Abe, who was a journalist at the time. She was convinced that she could make her husband prime minister, and after his death, "training my son to become the prime minister of Japan" became Yoko's only goal in life. Yoko is very sensitive to politics, and Abe is very filial, Japanese politicians call her a "shadow power."
Shinzo Abe and his father Shintaro Abe
uncle
Masao Nishimura
He served from 1996 to 2002
Industrial Bank of Japan
The chairman is the half-brother of Mr. Abe's father, Shintaro Abe.
A surname
Abe Hiroobu
President of China branch of Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan's largest general trading company. In late 2013, Mr. Abe's son, 23-year-old Hiroto Abe, was designated by Ms. Abe as the fourth generation of the political family.
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Brother
Nobuo Kishi
Abe Shintaro's three sons were adopted to Kishi Nobusuke's eldest son Shore Nobushi and adopted son. He is currently the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Abe Cabinet and the chairman of the "Japan-Taiwan Youth Council" of the Japanese Parliament, and has deep contacts in Taiwan.
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Abe and his wife Akie wedding photo
On December 21, 2020, the President of the United States
Trump
He was awarded "the Legion of Merit" for his "leadership and vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific."
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On July 11, 2022, at the Cabinet meeting, the Japanese government decided to award the highest national MEDALS of Japan, "Grand Order Chrysanthemum Neck Decoration" and "Grand Order Chrysanthemum Large Ribbon" to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and died in Nara City street speech, in recognition of Shinzo Abe's contribution to Japan.
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Mr Abe is in many ways a shadow of Mr Koizumi. He is stubborn and hard-talking, and until 2006 never wavered about his hawkish stance, was a loyal supporter of Koizumi Junichiro's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, defended Koizumi on various occasions, and visited the shrine many times as a politician himself. In terms of governing philosophy, Abe is also close to Koizumi, advocating strengthening the alliance between Japan and the United States, advocating amending Japan's pacifist constitution, adding the clause that Japan has the right to collective self-defense, and promoting Japan to the so-called "normal country".
(Beijing News Review)
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Others believe Mr. Abe has political genes from his grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi. "Jin SAN's policies are like his grandfather's, and his personality is like his father's."
(Comments by Yoko Abe)
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"
Shinzo Abe
"During his one year as prime minister, he really worked his butt off for everyone, passed a lot of bills, implemented a lot of positive policies, but he didn't get the credit he deserved."
(Comments by Akie Abe)
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"I appreciate the courage and determination of Prime Minister Abe," he said. "Thanks to the Prime minister's decision, the U.S.-Japan-ROK cooperation has made progress, can contribute greatly to peace and stability, and can further play a role in the United Nations." "Prime Minister Abe's Pearl Harbor visit is a historic act of reconciliation."
(
Obama
Review)
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"The Japanese people must be very proud of their prime minister." "Shinzo Abe will soon be recognized as the greatest prime minister in Japanese history, he has the best relationship with the United States ever, and is a special character!"
(
Trump
Review)
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"Australia thanks our true friend Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. His leadership, wisdom, generosity and vision have contributed to the cause of peace, freedom and prosperity in the region and beyond."
(
Morrison
Review)
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Mr. Abe is adept at using the mass media, often speaking eloquently on issues of national concern, and coming across as blunt and quick-talking, and the tougher he speaks, the higher his approval ratings.
(Eastday review)
Mr Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have a record on the economy and security that no other party has. Since his second term in office, Abe has won basic public recognition for his remarkable performance in stimulating economic recovery and promoting strategic diplomacy, especially diplomacy with the United States. Perhaps some public opinion in China does not like Abe himself, but from an objective and calm evaluation point of view, Abe is Japan's "most powerful" prime minister since the war, and one of the three prime ministers with the most outstanding achievements. Few have surpassed him in terms of how long he has been in office and what he has accomplished so far.
(Phoenix net review)
Shinzo Abe reviews the Self-Defense Forces
Shinzo Abe reviews the Self-Defense Forces
"It would be wrong for the party to silently follow the prime minister's decision before it is finalized." "I miss the lively atmosphere of discussion and diverse opinions in the ruling party."
(
Junichiro Koizumi
Comment on the political situation of "Abe's dominance")
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Shinzo Abe with former Japanese Prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Yasuo Fukuda
Shinzo Abe with former Japanese Prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Yasuo Fukuda
"The Abe administration's words and deeds are very worrying," he said. "The views of Prime Minister Abe and Governor Toru Hashimoto definitely do not represent the views of wise Japanese people."
(
Yukio Hatoyama
Review)
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"If you compare Japanese militarism to Voldemort, Yasukuni is undoubtedly one of its horcruxes, representing the darkest side of the nation's soul."
(Liu Xiaoming comments on Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine)
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Abe's worship of the murderous demons of the Yasukuni Shrine amounts to a barbaric rejection of universally accepted values in human society.
(
People's Daily
Review)
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Mr Abe has used only three types of people in his personnel appointments: friends, like-minded people and people who can only say yes. (
Seiichiro Murakami
Evaluation of
)
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Since becoming president of the Liberal Democratic Party and prime minister of Japan in 2012, Shinzo Abe has repeatedly made an appointment
Yasukuni Jinjia
He made an offering on October 17, 2012, as President of the Liberal Democratic Party, and on December 26, 2013 as Prime Minister
Yasukuni Jinjia
. Mr. Abe said it was "only right to express respect and pray for the blessings of those who gave their lives for the country." He said he did not visit the Yasukuni Shrine during his first cabinet term
"
Hate to the bone
"
. But critics saw the move as an attempt to pander to domestic conservatives who had demanded the visit. China and South Korea oppose visits by the Japanese prime minister and cabinet members to the Yasukuni Shrine, where Tokyo tried Class A war criminals, and are bound to condemn such visits.
Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine drew protests from China and South Korea. The South Korean government expressed deep regret and concern over Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. China's"
People's Daily
Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, in essence, is to beautify the history of Japanese militarism's foreign aggression and colonial rule and challenge the post-World War II international order. In the international public opinion, the media including the Nation of Thailand, The Straits Times of Singapore and the Star of Germany have also criticized Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. In addition, Abe's visit to the shrine was also met by the New Komeito Party and the opposition party within the ruling coalition
Party of life
, Social Democratic Party (
Social Democratic Party of Japan
) of discontent.
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From 2014 to 2020, under pressure from neighboring countries, Abe gave up the regular spring and autumn ceremonies at the Yasukuni Shrine for seven consecutive years
(21-23 April and 17-20 October each year)
During this period, he pays homage, but presents an offering called a Masakaki tree in the name of the "Prime Minister."
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In addition, since 2013, Abe did not visit the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the day of Japan's defeat and surrender, for five consecutive years, but he also offered a memorial to the Yasukuni Shrine on that day as president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Jade skewer
The sacrifice fee, not mentioning "harm" and "reflection" has also become the practice of his "memorial ceremony for war dead" speech.
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In addition, Abe's historical stance is also reflected in his series of speeches, especially the "Abe Statement". The "Abe Statement" has not surpassed the height of the "Murayama Statement" 20 years ago
Tomiichi Murayama
The four key words used by the Prime Minister in his statement: "aggression", "colonial rule", "self-reflection" and "apology", have received positive comments from both inside and outside Japan for his courage in facing up to the history of victimization and sincerity in apologizing, and have played a positive role in realizing historical reconciliation between Japan and victimized countries. This time, Abe only mentioned remorse and apology by indirect reference. Murayama pointed out that Abe's generic "apology" has no object, and "apology" has become an empty phrase. Abe's statement was also criticized by a large number of media as a veiled, ambiguous and insincere statement.
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On April 21, 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed
Yasukuni Jinjia
The offering is called"
mansakaki
"Of the offering. Yonhap said the South Korean government expressed deep regret and urged the Japanese side to face up to history.
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On the morning of September 19, 2020, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on social media that he visited the Yasukuni Shrine on the same day and reported to the "hero spirit" that he stepped down as Prime Minister of Japan on the 16th.
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On the morning of October 19, 2020, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the shrine
Yasukuni Jinjia
This is Abe stepping down
Prime Minister of Japan
He visited the Yasukuni Shrine for the second time.
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On December 14, 2021, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participated in a forum in Taiwan in the form of a video and once again made wrong remarks related to China. "China should be told not to pursue 'territorial expansion' and to reduce actions that 'provoke its neighbors'......," Abe said in a video address at the forum. .
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In March 2022, during a video call with Tsai Ing-wen, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe falsely claimed that "something is happening across the Taiwan Strait".
Japan is in trouble."
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Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine
Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine
In early 2017, Abe was involved in the Moritomo Gakuen and Kaji Gakuen scandals. First, it was revealed that Akie Abe had brokered deals for Moritomo Gakuen with local governments to buy state-owned land at low prices. It was later accused of passing a cabinet secretary official to
Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology
Inspired him to set up a new veterinary department for his old friend who served as the president of Kaji College, and customized the corresponding administrative rules. As a result, Calgary Academy receives corresponding subsidies from the local government.
Faced with the opposition party's parliamentary inquiry, Abe, with the advantage of seats, adopted a perfunctory or even mocking attitude in response. He refused the prime minister's wife's request to testify before parliament. On the Gakuen issue, he initially denied having anything to do with it, but later statements by former officials of the Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology and related documents showed that there was "the intention of the prime minister" and "the highest level of instruction."
On June 19, 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reflected on his performance in answering questions about Kaji Gakuen and Moritomo Gakuen at a regular press conference after the closing session of the Diet.
Moritomo Gakuen president questioned by parliament
Moritomo Gakuen president questioned by parliament
In the LDP's "one-party dominance", the "Abe dominance" within the LDP,
Unconstitutional review
It is difficult to realistically start, and Abe is full of confidence in his ability to govern, the Abe government has repeatedly pushed forward or even pushed some controversial bills, causing some people to worry about Japan's political democracy.
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● Privacy Protection Act
On October 25, 2013 and December 6, 2013, the Japanese Cabinet and the National Assembly successively passed the Special Secrets Protection Bill under the strong impetus of Shinzo Abe. The bill designates as "special secrets" information that needs to be kept secret in four areas: defense, diplomacy, counterintelligence, and counter-terrorism, and lists "special secrets" such as the number and performance of weapons, ammunition, and aircraft in the schedule. Public servants who leak secrets will be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, and conspirators and abetters will be sentenced to up to five years in prison. The law is seen as paving the way for greater intelligence sharing with Allies such as the United States and greater involvement of Japan's Self-Defense forces in overseas operations. The bill has sparked criticism from all sides and is thought to produce"
Back-room politics
"It violates the people's right to know and freedom of the press, posing a threat to Japanese democracy."
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● New security legislation
In September 2015, despite the opposition and doubts of the Japanese people, opposition parties, constitutional scholars and even neighboring countries, the Abe government still pushed and passed
New security bill
It includes 1 new legislation and 10 amendments. The new legislation is the
International Peace Support Act
Its essence is the "permanent overseas Dispatch Law". According to this law, Japan can send troops overseas and provide support to the armies of other countries whenever necessary. The 10 revised rules are unified into the"
Peace and Security Legal Improvement Act
". Most of the amendments to these laws involve exercising the right of collective self-defense and expanding the tasks and scope of overseas military operations of the Self-Defense Forces. The bill has been criticized as a "war bill" and a serious violation of the spirit of Japan's pacifist constitution. Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi also said that it was too hasty for Abe to exclude opposition opinions when he passed the security bill.
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● Conspiracy Act
On the morning of June 15, 2017, after an all-night meeting, the Japanese Parliament voted to pass the Organized Crime Punishment Law known as the "conspiracy crime" bill. The revised law includes premeditated criminal acts in the criminal law, changing the principle that the current criminal law only punishes crimes after they are carried out. The Abe government attaches great importance to the "conspiracy crime" bill, but due to the controversy of the new charges themselves, coupled with the interference of Moritomo Gakuen, Kaji Gakuen and other series of political scandals, the review of the bill in the Parliament is not smooth. To this end, the Japanese Parliament bypassed some relevant procedures, in order to self-people, public parties and
The Japanese Restoration Society
The revised Law on Punishment of Organized Crime was forcibly passed by a majority in favor.
Mr Abe's ruling party has stressed that the bill will help
Tokyo Olympic Games
Anti-terrorism needs; However, the opposition party criticized the law, saying that it could lead to the surveillance of the society by the search authorities, and worried that the search power could be abused. Even after the passage of the bill, some key issues remain unclear, and the opposition party and the public's concerns about the necessity of establishing a "conspiracy crime" and the ambiguity of the elements of the crime have not been eliminated, which has also exacerbated the public's distrust of Abe.
On December 16, 2020, a number of senior figures within the Liberal Democratic Party revealed that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been investigated by the special search Department of the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office over the cost of a dinner party held the night before the Cherry Blossom Festival. Abe publicly said that the prosecution is currently investigating, and after the results come out, he will be willing to explain the situation in the Parliament.
After former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office for the second time, from 2013 to 2019, he held a dinner party and provided meals at a hotel in Tokyo every year on the eve of the Sakura Viewing Festival. Each participant pays a membership fee of 5,000 yen (about 315 yuan). According to relevant sources, during the five years from 2015, two hotels became the venue, and the total amount of payments exceeded 20 million yen, which was not enough to cover the cost only by the membership fees of participants, and Abe was suspected of making up the difference. Japanese legal scholars and lawyers across the country have submitted a complaint against Abe and related personnel, saying that Abe's behavior of making up the difference for the dinner party is suspected of subsidizing food and beverage expenses to voters in disguise, which is prohibited by the Public Office Election Law and violates the Law on the regulation of political funds.
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