Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy
- Written by Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
ROBERT GILHOOLY/EPAJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended weeks of speculation about the state of his health by announcing his surprise resignation today.
The 65-year-old Abe was finally forced to concede to the ulcerative colitis intestinal disease that had brought his first brief term in office to an end in 2007.
After being treated with a new...
