1 “Confluence of the Two Seas Speech by HE Mr Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan at the Parliament of the Republic of India”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, August 22, 2007, https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/pmv0708/speech-2.html.
2 Teesta Prakash, “Abe Shinzo: the Quad stands as his Indo-Pacific legacy”, The Lowy Institute, July 9, 2022, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/abe-shinzo-quad-stands-his-indo-pacific-legacy.
3 “Speech by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Occasion of the Japan Institute of International Affairs Seminar “Arc of Freedom and Prosperity: Japan’s Expanding Diplomatic Horizons””, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, November 30, 2006, https://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/fm/aso/speech0611.html.
4 Tunchinmang Langel, “The Indo-Pacific Legacy of Abe Shinzo”, National Maritime Foundation, July 16, 2022, https://maritimeindia.org/the-indo-pacific-legacy-of-abe-shinzo/.
5 Brad Lendon and Andrew Raine, “’A free and open Indo-Pacific’: With a single phrase, Shinzo Abe changed America’s view of Asia and China”, CNN online, July 21, 2022, https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/20/asia/shinzo-abe-legacy-china-japan-indo-pacific-intl-hnk/index.html.
6 Motoko Rich, “TPP, the Trade Deal Trump Killed, Is Back in Talks Without U.S.”, The New York Times, July 14, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/business/trans-pacific-partnership-trade-japan-china-globalization.html.
7 “Abenomics”, The Government of Japan, updated June 2020, https://www.japan.go.jp/abenomics/index.html
8 Kaya Keiichi, “Abenomics: The Reasons It Fell Short as Economic Policy”, NIPPON, January 19, 2022, https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01236/#:~:text=Viewed%20from%20the%20discipline%20of,not%20change%20the%20real%20economy.
9 Ibid.
10 Takatoshi Ito, “An Assessment of Abenomics: Evolution and Achievements”, Wiley Online Library, July 18, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1111/aepr.12353.
11 “Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems”, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, December 16, 2015, https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/statement/201512/1215006_9934.html.
12 Bill Gates, “Shinzo Abe’s legacy of saving lives”, GatesNotes, August 09, 2022, https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Remembering-Shinzo-Abe.
13 “Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems”, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, December 16, 2015, https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/statement/201512/1215006_9934.html.
14 “Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s participation in the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC)”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, September 23, 2019, https://www.mofa.go.jp/ic/ghp/page6e_000218.html.
15 “Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems”, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, December 16, 2015, https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/statement/201512/1215006_9934.html.
16 Ibid.
17 “Cyber Security Strategy Headquarters”, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, February 10, 2015, https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/actions/201502/10article4.html.
18 Mihoko Matsubara, “Japan’s New Cybersecurity Strategy: Security Without Thwarting Economic Growth”, Council on Foreign Relations, November 2, 2015, https://www.cfr.org/blog/japans-new-cybersecurity-strategy-security-without-thwarting-economic-growth.
19 “Cyber Security Strategy Headquarters”, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, February 10, 2015, https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/actions/201502/10article4.html.
20 “About 450M cyberattacks prevented during Tokyo Olympics”, Anadolu Agency, June 10, 2021, https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/about-450m-cyberattacks-prevented-during-tokyo-olympics/2383969.
21 Shinzo Abe, “Prime Minister Abe is honored World Leader in Cybersecurity Award!”, Boston Global Forum, December 12, 2015, the America-Japan Society, Tokyo, Video, 2:12, https://bostonglobalforum.org/world-leaders-in-aiws-award-updates/prime-minister-shinzo-abes-award-acceptance-speech-and-message-to-the-global-cybersecurity-day/.
22 “Creating “A Society Where Women Shine””, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, October 22, 2015, https://www.gender.go.jp/international/int_kaigi/int_acw3/pdf/contry_presentation_japan_07.pdf.
23 “The World Assembly for Women in Tokyo: WAW! 2015”, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America, October 2015, https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000105035.pdf.
24 Hiroshi Sakurai, “World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2017”, Public Relations Office of Government of Japan, accessed September 20, 2022, https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/201712/201712_02_en.html.
25 Ibid.