Abe's will continues on even after his death. Also Korea and Taiwan are even lower, people just don't talk about it because there aren't as many memes and Korea is full of other crazy shit for people to fixate on.
The writing, story, and even art at certain points have been all over the place. Between the poor pacing and confusing paneling, it's confusing as hell if you try to actually piece shit together. I find it hard to find an emotional connection when we barely know anything about the characters...