Big business confidence up first time in four quarters

Plagued by scandals, gaffes and the LDP s defeat in the Upper House election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to step down Wednesday to take responsibility for general political confusion. Where do you think he truly went wrong? He couldn t recover from his party s loss of control over the Upper House. He should have quit after the LDP s defeat. His poorly chosen ministers were his undoing. He simply lacked the charisma necessary to win the public s trust and unify the Diet.

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