Shinzo Abe has become Japan's longest-serving prime minister in the constitutional era. As corporate earnings and the labor market have improved, he has built an administration marked by stability. Abe has also succeeded in raising Japan's prominence in the international community.
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Abe answers questions from reporters about the annual cherry blossom viewing party on Nov. 18. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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