Abe is remembered for pursuing economic policies aimed at ending years of deflation Critics say those measures also opened up an income gap.
gunned downThe death of Japan’s longest serving prime minister, which was caught on video, rattled a nation unused to gun violence.
Among them was Tsuu Ogawa, 49, a hotel worker, who celebrated her birthday the day that Abe was assassinated. Abe is remembered for pursuing economic policies aimed at ending years of deflation, including aggressive monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and deregulation. Critics said those measures also opened up an income gap.
“I will support politicians who carry on the work of Abe’s administration,” Atsuhiro Ueda, a 35-year-old office worker, said as he joined others at the temple.
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