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Smart Take: The Assassination of Shinzo Abe and What it Means for Japan

Posted date/time:July 8, 2022

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Shihoko Goto, Deputy Director for the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, talks about Japan’s shock in the wake of Abe’s murder, what it means for the upcoming elections, and the legacy that Shinzo Abe left behind.

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