Sayonara Shinzo-San: Japan's Longest-Serving PM Steps Down

This week on The Elucidators: Decoding Global News, we go to Japan, where Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Prime Minister in modern Japanese history, is stepping down after eight years in office. After Japan suffered through decades of economic stagnation and decline, Abe attempted to make major reforms in both the domestic and foreign policy arenas to get the country moving again. Has he succeeded in bringing America’s most important military ally, which is also still the world’s third-largest economy, into the 21st century? Let us elucidate!Episode Photo by Jezael Melgoza on UnsplashFurther Reading:Japan’s New Leader Will Likely Keep Big Stimulus RollingAbe Defied Expectations to Build a Better JapanHow Japan Could Go NuclearAlso, follow and like us on the social medias, or drop us a question via [email protected]://www.facebook.com/theelucidators/https://twitter.com/The_Elucidators