U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris departs for travel to Japan and South Korea from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris departs for travel to Japan and South Korea from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 25, 2022. 👉 Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are expected to attend Tuesday’s state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a reflection of his broad popularity overseas. But Abe, who was assassinated in July, leaves a more divided legacy at home. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, won respect, especially among right-leaning nationalists, for making his country stronger amid increasing threats from China and North Korea. He also brought relative stability, ending a six-year period during which Japan averaged a new prime minister every year. Abe’s conservative policies also angered many Japanese, though, who say he brought the country closer to war – something unimaginable for a country with a technically pacifist defense architecture. While his signature “Abenomics” strategy was ambitious, it ultimately failed...