The Shinzo Abe era of Japanese politics | The Hindu In Focus podcast
b'What is the legacy of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who just a couple of days ago on August 28 announced that he would be resigning from office because of health problems?\\nThe news came as something of a shock \\u2014 over the last eight years, Mr. Abe brought stability and continuity to a country that had grown used to political churn. In the five years in between Mr. Abe\\u2019s first stint as Prime Minister \\u2014 a short-lived one-year term in office that ended in 2007 and his coming to power in 2012, Japan had seen five different Prime Ministers. It\\u2019s that sense of stability now that may represent Mr. Abe\\u2019s greatest contribution to Japan\\u2019s politics \\u2014 both domestic and in the field of its international relations.\\nGuest: Ananth Krishnan, former Beijing Correspondent, The Hindu.\\nFind the In Focus podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Search for In Focus by The Hindu.'