That vision received bipartisan praise in Washington, D.C., where he became the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint session of Congress in 2015. “He had a vision that is still being carried out today.” BILL HAGERTY (R-Tenn)., who served as the U.S. “He’s the most consequential leader in the history of modern Japan,” said Sen. He turned a pacifist nation constitutionally mandated to focus on self-defense into a global force, pioneering the idea of the Quad and hewing ever closer to the United States. His legacy will persist in the words “free and open Indo-Pacific,” a concept that rallied the world’s democracies to bolster their regional defenses with the aim of countering China. The country’s longest-serving prime minister, he bent economic and foreign policy to his will. It’s led to a massive outpouring of grief from Japanese citizens and world leaders alike.Ībe was, and will remain, a towering figure in Japan. “This is about as close to a JFK-style assassination as Japan has ever had,” JOSHUA WALKER, president and CEO of the U.S.-based Japan Society, told NatSec Daily. The killing of former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE is a historic shock to the country he once led. Send tips | Subscribe here | Email Alex | Email Quint Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister's office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept.

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