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Japan’s Ruthless New PM Is a Control Freak Who Muzzled the Press

UNDERWORLD BOSS

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is being replaced by his right-hand man, a politician so ruthless his nickname refers to one of the most brutal military rulers in Japanese history.

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