TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the joint longest-serving prime minister along with Taro Katsura, having served at the helm for 2,886 days amid a number of setbacks including scandal-driven public mistrust, constitutional controversies and diplomatic impasses.
On Wednesday, Abe is set to become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, marking a new record in Japan’s political history, having held the top post for almost seven years after he won the premiership in 2012, having also held the position briefly between 2006 and 2007.
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