Abe’s actions in the Diet come on the heels of his performance at the recent G-7 summit in Germany, where he broke with Japanese tradition. For the previous 39 years, Japanese representatives to the G-7 had focused on the economic discussions at such meetings, content to remain largely silent as the industrialized world’s other leaders surveyed the planet’s political hot spots and recommended action or, more often, inaction.
安倍在开完近期德国举行的七国集团首脑会议后在国内议会采取了行动，他在首脑会议上与日本的传统公开决裂。过去三十九年，日本代表甘愿在在七国集团首脑会议上重点探讨经济问题，而在其他工业化国家领导人讨论世界政治热点、行动方案或静观其变的时候保持沉默。