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The legacy of Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe

The policies of Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were highly controversial, both at home and throughout Asia. But that did not lesson the shock and mourning at his sudden death.

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Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea.
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