abstract:Old Abe (May 1861 – March 26, 1881), a female bald eagle, was the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. Later, her image was adopted as the eagle appearing on a globe in Case Corporation's logo and as the screaming eagle on the insignia of the U.
Early reports on the premiership of Japan's Shinzo Abe have him either furthering the liberalization thrust of Junichiro Koizumi or restoring the insular old guard of the Liberal Democratic Party--or both.