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Shinzo Abe, right, had been Japan's prime minister for 2,798 days in a row as of Aug. 23 -- as many consecutive days as great-uncle Eisaku Sato.

YUKI FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, already Japan's longest-serving leader, has reached another milestone by matching the record for consecutive days in office.

Abe held the post for 2,798 straight days as of Sunday -- as many as great-uncle Eisaku Sato, who served from November 1964 to July 1972.

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