Sept 21, 1954
Born in Nagato, Yamaguchi province, at the western tip of Japan’s main island Honshu, into a political dynasty. His father, Shintaro Abe, rose to become foreign minister before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1991
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Published: September 19 2006 15:59 | Last updated: September 26 2006 09:11
Sept 21, 1954
Born in Nagato, Yamaguchi province, at the western tip of Japan’s main island Honshu, into a political dynasty. His father, Shintaro Abe, rose to become foreign minister before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1991