FOCUS: Longest-serving Japan PM Abe was known for hawkish security stance

Japanese lawmaker Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot Friday, was the country's longest-serving prime minister and known for his hawkish security stance and economic policies dubbed "Abenomics."The 67-year-old was an influential politician even after stepping down as prime minister in 2020, having led the largest faction in the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Born to a prominent political family, Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi and great-uncle Eisaku Sato had also served as prime ministers. Abe worked as a secretary for his father, former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, before bei…READ FULL ARTICLE