Was Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe Religious? Gender Discussion As The Politician Has No Children

Shinzo Abe served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and once again from 2012 to 2020. He stepped down due to health reasons. 

His regime as a Prime Minister was very a important time for Japan. He helped the nation grow even more strong in its economy. His economic policies, dubbed “Abenomics,” which sought monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structural changes, made his premiership well-known on a global scale.

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The es-PM was a well-educated individual. He attended the Seikei Elementary School and Seikei Junior and Senior High School. He studied public administration at Seikei University. Likewise, in 1977, he received a bachelor’s degree in political science. Abe afterward moved to the US and studied public policy at the University of Southern California for three semesters.

Due to health reasons, he had to temporarily step down from politics. He had suffered a relapse of ulcerative colitis, an intestinal disease. 

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Shinzo Abe follows both the Buddhism and Shinto religion.  Nevertheless, he was a leader who supported all kinds of religions in his country.

As per Google, more than 84 million, or about 67 percent of people in Japan are Buddhist. Similarly, there is more than 69 percent follow the Shinto religion. Thus, he practiced and supported the teachings of both religions during his regime. 

For those who do not know about the Shinto religion, it is a Japanese belief system. Its teachings center on the kami, divine beings thought to reside in everything.

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ॐ शांति।

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Sharing his thoughts while traveling to India, the ex-PM has often said: ‘The Teachings of Buddha exist between India and Japan as a sutra’. At the same time, the ex-PM had always worked for the bright future of Japan’s Shinto myth.

Abe was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 21, 1954. He has Virgo as his birth sign.

Shinzo Abe was straight, he was married to his dear wife Akie Abe, a Japanese radio DJ and a socialite. 

Abe was not gay, as evidently showed by his marriage. He, however, supported same-sex marriage. In 2019, he called for discussion on revising Japan’s constitution to allow same-sex marriage. This had annoyed his colleagues in the ruling party.

Akie Abe, the wife of Shinzo Abe, arrived at the hospital where Japan’s former prime minister was being treated after he was shot, according to local media.

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There are no anti-LGBT laws in Japan, yet many LGBT persons still keep their sexuality a secret.

The ex-PM had tied the knot with Akie in the year 1987. The couple has no children. 

Akie was the first wife of any Prime Minister in Japan to use Facebook and Instagram. However, she had reduced her use of the media following the rise of the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.

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