Author Description

Is he an extremist or a moderate? The question asked of Shinzo Abe, Japan's 90th Prime Minister, by the Japanese public, the international press and foreign governments has received a full-on answer in his first substantial book. In addition to reasoned positions on social security and educational reform that have reached beyond Japan, Abe, an avid student of political history, offers in this engaging memoir the detailed story of the making of a proud conservative.