Achievements by Abe Shinzo, Former Prime Minister of Japan

Abstract

Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Abe Shinzo was struck and killed by a bullet at 67 years of age on July 8, 2022. Several breakthrough policies, strategies, and principles in the fields of security and diplomacy were included in legislation enacted during his term as prime minister. This article discusses the background and effects of selected achievements of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, one of the postwar era’s most influential politicians who should be remembered for pushing Japan’s security and diplomacy policies beyond their traditional boundaries.