For Japan’s Shinzo Abe, the Tough Work Is Just Starting
In wake of election victory, prime minister aims to tackle structural issues that have bedeviled his predecessors.
Anthony Rowley
July 31, 2013
Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a news conference following a victory in the upper house elections at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, July 22, 2013. Abe's ruling coalition faces the challenge of maintaining unity and public support after cementing control of both houses of parliament on a platform of economic revival. Photographer: Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Shinzo Abe
Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg
