Abe becomes the longest-tenured prime minister of Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became Japan's longest-tenured Prime Minister on Wednesday, beat record holder Taro Katsura by serving 2,887 days in total, and vowed to continue to counter deflation as well as deal with the nation's grey population for the rest of his term.

Abe's tenure is measured as a cumulative sum of his first, brief prime ministerial stint in 2006, followed by his time in top position since 2012, which is ....