A tribute to Shinzo Abe: The leader who returned stability to Japan - special focus by The Straits Times

Police officers stand guard in front of the residence of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Tokyo. The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan a day earlier. - AP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who died on Friday (July 8) after being shot during a rally, was a political princeling who further cemented his family’s legacy by becoming the country’s longest-serving leader.

Mr Abe’s grandfather was the late prime minister Nobusuke Kishi; his great-uncle was late premier Eisaku Sato; and his father, late foreign minister Shintaro Abe.