`` The economy is at the bottom . Since assuming power last year , the outgoing prime minister struggled to contend with the country 's economic struggles . It's not a matter of if, but when. Abe , 58 , is the nation 's seventh prime minister in six years . He faces a major task of reviving the economy and making a decision on nuclear power .
`` The economy is at the bottom . It's not a matter of if, but when. Abe , 58 , is the nation 's seventh prime minister in six years . He faces a major task of reviving the economy and making a decision on nuclear power .