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Abe's Political Heritage Shaped Nationalist Views
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Shinzo Abe and the LDP won a landslide victory in Japan's Dec. 2012 elections. Shinzo Abe was the first prime minister of Japan born during the post war period when he became prime minister in 2006. He is less influenced by the legacy of the pre-war period and war period. Abe is the grandson of Nobusuke Kishi, Commerce and Industry minister during the war, and prime minister when Japan signed the security treaty with the U.S. in 1960. His father was foreign minister, making him one of the rare politicians with a deep family history in Japan's government. Their views also influenced his own. Kishi is committed to changing Article 9 in Japan's constitution which limits the role of the military, and renounces the right to wage war. His 2006 book "Toward a Beautiful Nation," describes some of his views.
Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister and nationalism in Japan
12/16/2012
Shinzo Abe's committment to change Article 9 in the consitution of Japan which limits Japan's military role. His maternal grandfather Nobusuke Kishi was commerce and industry minister during the war and was post war prime minister when the Japan-U.S. security treaty was signed. He was the first prime minister born in the postwar period when he became prime miister in 2006. He is less influenced by the legacy of the prewar and war period as described in his 2006 book "Toward a Beautiful Nation."
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