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Abe Wins Party’s Leadership, Premiership Assured

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote Thursday, setting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the pacifist constitution. If Abe, who resigned abruptly after a troubled 2006-2007 term, stays in office through November 2019, he will have exceeded the 2,886 days marked by Taro Katsura in the early 20th century. “I want to tackle constitutional reform together with all of you,” Abe told his Liberal...

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