TOKYO—A Paralympic skier who lost her leg in a car accident. A fisherman who became a community promoter after nearly drowning. A young business owner with a successful new factory that replaced its recession-ravaged predecessor.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, in a final campaign push on Saturday night ahead of Sunday's vote.
Those were among the handful of people Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invited to his residence in late June for a chat. The day's theme: "the second chance" and Mr. Abe's drive for Japan to revive its once-thriving economy by better tapping into the energy of people who have experienced failures or hardships—talent Japan's business and political culture has traditionally scorned.
