Shinzo Abe's Assassination: Aftermath & Impact

This episode, we discuss the impact former Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe had on Japan and on the world, with a focus
on his national security and economic agendas. We discuss his
legacy, analyzing both his popularity and his divisiveness.


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First, Monica Hunter-Hart interviews Nikkei Asia diplomatic
correspondent Ken Moriyasu about how Abe reshaped Japan’s defense
policy (05:10), and then Tobias Harris, an Abe biographer
(23:19). Next, Jack Stone Truitt interviews Takuji Okubo about
the legacy of Abenomics (35:31). This episode of Asia Stream is
hosted by Jack Stone Truitt and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart.


Related to this episode:


Japan after Abe: Political stability under threat?, by Naoya
Yoshino


Abe forged unique conservative path for Japan in Asia diplomacy,
by Hiroshi Minegishi


Shinzo Abe made Japan an ever closer ally: ex-U.S. diplomats, by
Yukihiro Sakaguchi and Tomoko Ashizuka


Abe's assassination transforms Japan's political landscape, by
Shunsuke Shigeta and Rieko Miki


In pictures: Shinzo Abe, the scene of his assassination, by
Nikkei staff writers