Yet just as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe notched a record for the most consecutive days in office, it appears that fatigue has set in. Polls show support for his cabinet has been sagging for a while.
JAPAN has steadily churned through its share of premiers in the decades since World War II – one stint was little more than two months.
Yet just as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe notched a record for the most consecutive days in office, it appears that fatigue has set in. Polls show support for his cabinet has been sagging for a while. After spending hours at a hospital Monday – his second visit in about a week – Tokyo is rife with speculation that Abe is seriously ill and might step aside in coming months.
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