Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the Japanese government for seven years and eight months from December 2012 until August 2020. Under the Abe administration, Japan experienced 71 months of consecutive growth from December 2012 and a consequent improvement in the country’s job market. This was the second-longest period of economic expansion in Japan’s post-war history. The Abe administration promoted free trade, signed agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) and the EU–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, while also advancing corporate governance reform and ... (full story)