How will Shinzo Abe be remembered as Prime Minister?
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- Shinzo Abe stepped down as Japan's Prime Minister citing health issues (ulcerative colitis) at the age of 65.
- Abe, Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, served four terms as Prime Minister since 2012 and previously in 2006-2007. Shinzo Abe also served as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party, which currently controls a majority in the National Diet (the national legislature of Japan).
- Abe famously introduced "Abenomics" - an economic policy that aimed to spur growth in Japan through monetary and fiscal policy and corporate reform - with varied success.
- Abe's politics lean conservative and he has promoted policies that aimed to increase Japan's presence in the international arena and strengthen its national security.
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