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Kishida navigates around Abe’s foreign policy legacy
The Japanese PM claims that his disposition in foreign policy is essentially liberal. But in practice, he looks to have inherited the conservative agenda of the late prime minister.
Yoshihide SoeyaAs leader of the dovish faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claims that his disposition in foreign policy is essentially liberal. But in practice, Kishida looks to have inherited the conservative agenda of the late prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Abe divided Japanese politics and society more than any other leader in recent history. He had a steadfast devotion to a conservative domestic agenda, including education reform and constitutional revision.
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