Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pic) became Japan’s longest-serving prime minister since World War II, surpassing Eisaku Sato’s 2,798 days in office.
Saturday was his 2,799th day as prime minister, including a year in power that ended in September 2007.
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