Show Notes
This episode, we discuss the impact former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had on Japan and on the world, with a focus on his national security and economic agendas. We discuss his legacy, analyzing both his popularity and his divisiveness.
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First, Monica Hunter-Hart interviews Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent Ken Moriyasu about how Abe reshaped Japan’s defense policy (05:10), and then Tobias Harris, an Abe biographer (23:19). Next, Jack Stone Truitt interviews Takuji Okubo about the legacy of Abenomics (35:31). This episode of Asia Stream is hosted by Jack Stone Truitt and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart.
Related to this episode:
Japan after Abe: Political stability under threat?, by Naoya Yoshino
Abe forged unique conservative path for Japan in Asia diplomacy, by Hiroshi Minegishi
Shinzo Abe made Japan an ever closer ally: ex-U.S. diplomats, by Yukihiro Sakaguchi and Tomoko Ashizuka
Abe's assassination transforms Japan's political landscape, by Shunsuke Shigeta and Rieko Miki
In pictures: Shinzo Abe, the scene of his assassination, by Nikkei staff writers
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