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The current Shinzo Abe administration — the first in six years to benefit from a majority in both houses of the Diet — has been passing key legislation and pushing through long-delayed reforms.
Among the most notable achievements in its first year have been a return of business confidence, sparked by the "Abenomics" program of economic growth; institutional changes enabling Japan to make a more "proactive contribution to peace" in reaction to a vastly transformed security environment; and steps to encourage greater social diversity, such as through an expansion of women's career opportunities.
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