When did Shinzō Abe take over as Prime Minister from Yoshihiko Noda?
1 January 2013
26 December 2012
1 February 2013
1 December 2012
Answer
Shinzō Abe took over as Prime Minister of Japan from Yoshihiko Noda on 26 December 2012. Abe had previously served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007, but his government had collapsed due to a series of scandals. Abe returned to power in 2012 on a platform of economic reform and nationalism. He has since been re-elected twice, most recently in 2017.
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