Japan’s Longest Serving Premier Faces 2020 Hobbled by Scandals

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads into 2020 hampered by scandals that have dragged his support to levels not seen in a year and tarnished his record as the country’s longest-serving premier.The latest poll by the Asahi newspaper found 38% of respondents surveyed Dec. 21-22 said they supported Abe, down for the third straight month and sagging below 40% for the first time in more than a year.Abe, 65, has a built a record of deflecting such problems since he took office