Abe Among the Cherry Blossoms
The pink cherry-blossom petals have long fallen out of the trees, but the scandal (or mini scandal) surrounding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s springtime cherry blossom viewing party earlier this year continues to resonate in Japan, taking some of the shine off of Abe’s becoming on November 20 the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in the post-war era.
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