Akie abe biography of christopher

Former Prime Minister Abe was devoted to both the country he served and the extraordinary alliance between the United States and Japan.

Akie Abe, the spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, today visited Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank to learn about life in Palestine.

The daughter of a confectionery magnate, Akie Abe grew up in a wealthy and privileged family in Tokyo.

In a black kimono Shinzo Abe's widow Akie walked slowly, carrying her husband's ashes in a silk-covered funeral urn.

Japan's assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, was given a rare state funeral Tuesday full of military pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners.

The daughter of a confectionery magnate, Akie Abe grew up in a wealthy and privileged family in Tokyo..

Akie Abe

Widow of Shinzo Abe (born 1962)

The native form of this personal name is Abe Akie. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Akie Abe (安倍昭恵, Abe Akie; née Matsuzaki; born 10 June 1962) is a Japanese radio DJ and the widow of Shinzo Abe, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.

Early life

Akie was born Akie Matsuzaki (松崎昭恵, Matsuzaki Akie). She is from a wealthy Japanese family; her father is the former president of Morinaga & Co., one of Japan's largest confectionery companies.

Abe raised eyebrows after telling a Japanese magazine that she has considered becoming a hemp farmer to help revive the traditional culture.

She was educated at Sacred Heart School in Tokyo (or Seishin Joshi Gakuin), a Roman Catholic private elementary through high school, then graduated from Sacred Heart Professional Training College. Akie later worked for Dentsu Inc., the world's largest advertising agency, before marrying Shinzo Abe in 1987.

The couple had no children, having undergone unsuccessful fertility treatments earlier