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15 quotes by Shinzo Abe

Shinzō Abe (安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō [abe ɕinzoː]; born September 21, 1954) is the Prime Minister of Japan, re-elected to the position in December 2012. Abe is also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and chairman of the Oyagaku propulsion parliamentary group. Abe served for a year as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007. Hailing from a politically prominent family, he became Japan's youngest post-war prime minister, and the first to be born...
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To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important... →

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The 20th century was a century in which human rights were infringed upon in numerous parts of the world, and Japan also bears responsibility in that... →

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The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni... →

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I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to... →

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I will aim to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan's strong diplomatic capabilities. Japan can't pursue a strong foreign policy without... →

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I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom and democracy... →

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The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.

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To protect people's lives and keep our children safe, we must implement public-works spending and do so proudly. If possible, I'd like to see... →

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I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.

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Japan's beautiful seas and its territory are under threat, and young people are having trouble finding hope in the future amid economic slump. I... →

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During the Koizumi administration, I served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary as well as the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

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The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing.

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I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in... →

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