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...band's trip to Tokyo last week, U2 frontman and global do-gooder Bono visited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss Japan's work on development aid. After Abe donned a pair of the rock star's shades, Bono pronounced the new Prime Minister "very cool...
...only the Japanese public agreed. A survey by the Mainichi Shimbun last week found that Abe's popularity had dropped to 53%, down 14 points from when he took power at the end of September. Some deflation was to be expected after his quick start, but the steep dip is feeding the perception that as strong as Abe appears abroad, at home he seems disengaged and clueless about the real concerns of voters. Despite his insistence that Japan has no intention of developing nuclear weapons, Abe seems unwilling or unable to rein in cabinet ministers who keep raising the unpopular...
...Staff writer Abe J. Riesman can be reached at riesman@fas.harvard.edu...
...story that’s the bands of today’s “indie” explosion would do well to study, as well as anyone else who’s willing to break out their decoder rings and sort through the album.—Reviewer Abe J. Riesman can be reached at riesman@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Abe J. Riesman can be reached by e-mail at riesman@fas.harvard.edu...