6 Stories to Read This Weekend: December 19 – 21
The week is over, time to catch up on the stories you may have missed.
December 17, 2025
Bloomberg Photo Service 'Best of the Week': Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), leaves a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed a mandate for his economic program after his gamble on early elections paid off with a sweeping victory that forced the leader of the opposition to resign. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Shinzo Abe
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