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Shinzo was recently appointed prime minister of Japan and it is just the 7th one in 6 years!
He has promised to restore growth to an economy that has been
struggling for 20 years. His new administration also faces souring
relations with China and a complex debate over whether resource-poor
Japan should wean itself off nuclear energy after last year's earthquake
and tsunami caused a meltdown at an atomic power plant.
He has pledged to shore up the economy, deal with a swelling national
debt and come up with a fresh recovery plan following the
tsunami disaster, which set off the worst nuclear crisis since
Chernobyl.
"I feel as fresh as the clear sky
today," Abe told reporters before Wednesday's parliamentary vote,
adding that he wanted to get right down to business.
His new Cabinet will feature another former prime minister, Taro Aso,
as finance minister. Heading the foreign ministry is Fumio Kishida, an
expert on the southern island of Okinawa, where many residents angry
over crime and overcrowding want a big reduction in the number of U.S.
troops they host — now at about 20,000. The new defense minister is
Itsunori Onodera, who was in Abe's previous administration.
Abe has already named a roster of top party executives that includes
two women — more than in previous LDP administrations — and is younger
than earlier ones, with three of the four in their 50s.
Besides generous promises to
boost public works spending — by as much as 10 trillion yen ($119
billion), according to party officials — Abe is forcing the central
bank to work closer with the government to reach the inflation
target(2%).
What do you think of the new prime minister? Would he prove to be crucial in Japan's success?
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