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NOTHING in Shinzo Abe's occupation of the Japanese prime minister'soffice became him like the leaving of it: he made a mess of that too.

But Japanese analysts said the next prime minister was likely to echo Mr Abe's pragmatic stance on China.

But Abe's words and actions have not always been this free, as he stated during the Indonesian occupation of Timorese territory.

As it was, Mr Abe's hatchet-men had to be restrained from the same heavy-handed methods that prevented a rate rise last time.

On top of that, Mr Abe's government, though short-lived, was dogged by a seemingly endless series of financial scandals.

Ill health may have precipitated the present crisis enforcing Mr Abe's final blunder: the poor timing of his resignation.

Mr Abe's stated aim was to put damaged relations on a "future-oriented path" .

Mr Abe's visit, the first by a Japanese prime minister in five years, was no easy diplomatic feat.

The studio did not even bother making masks of Abe's sombre successor, Yasuo Fukuda.

Mr Abe's office says that no pressure was put on Mr Fukui to hold rates when he was called in last week for a friendly chat.

Experts also believe that Japan's contentious special antiterrorism law was the direct cause of Abe's departure.

It is part of a drive by Mr Abe's government to raise Tokyo's competitiveness as a global financial centre.

Though the arc languishes as official policy on the foreign ministry's website, it has in practice been abandoned by Mr Abe's successor.

If the loss is big enough to force Mr Abe's resignation, though, things get interesting.

Opinion polls suggest Mr. Abe's party would have the edge in a general election, but would also need a coalition partner.

Abe's visit on Saturday is his second in a row, although he had avoided visiting the shrine while he was prime minister.

Yet even before North Korea's nuclear test on Monday, there were strong signs that Mr Abe's diplomatic initiative was bearing fruit.

Four years after they married, Abe's father died and Shinzo took over the family seat in distant Yamaguchi prefecture.

For his part, Mr Abe's nationalist credentials need no burnishing (though he has not publicly ruled out future shrine visits).

A: We have noted Prime Minister Abe's remarks over the "comfort women" issue in recent days.

B abe's first attempt to herd sheep just got him laughed at.

However, before his American visit Mr Abe's government announced a review of the interpretation.

Peter: Yeah. These days, everybody's shopping at our competition, Honest Abe's Furniture Store.

And that is something Mr Abe's government will have to get used to.

At Mr Abe's urging, a new education law passed in December requires schools to teach pupils about patriotism.

Abe's resignation will have little impact on Sino-Japanese relations, Liu said.

Not just the opposition but LDP heavyweights too began calling for Mr Abe's resignation.

The reign of Mr Abe's starrypredecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, helped disguise this failure.

This essay contains a brief introduction and analysis of Masao' Abe's theory on interfaith dialogue.

Mr Abe's offer of friendship with China was therefore long overdue.

Mr Abe's prescient summitry has gained him much respect in the region and at home, but China has been caught on the back foot.

Fukuda was elected Japan's prime minister last September after Shinzo Abe's sudden resignation because of "health problem" .

Surveys suggest that support for Mr Abe's government has slumped to little over 30%.

The yen has dropped 20 percent on the strength of Mr. Abe's promises to rethink Japan's priorities.

Abe's elder sister, Fanny was studying history.

Mr Abe's year in office was disastrous for the LDP.

In general it will have little if any effect on Abe's approval rate.

The 71-year-old was elected Japan's new prime minister on Tuesday after Shinzo Abe's sudden resignation because of "health problem" .

Taken together, steps such as these could take Japan a long way towards Mr Abe's goal of being "normal" .

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