On the 26th of December of last year, I took office for my second term as prime minister. And it is the first time ever since then-Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, during the occupation period, that a prime minister is taking this position for the second time with a number of years in between.

It was in the first Abe administration that we started the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests between Japan and China.

In Japan, usually, once you become prime minister, you do not have a second chance.

Shinzo Abe Quotes