China News Service, August 18-According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (65 years old) returned to his private home from Keio University Hospital in Shinano, Tokyo, on the evening of the 17th local time. When the media asked about his physical condition, he only responded by saying "Thank you guys." The official residence said that the "single-day physical examination" for the purpose of health management denied the view that the health condition was deteriorating.
Data map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
According to reports, Abe arrived at the hospital at around 10:30 am local time on the 17th. The residence time is about 7 and a half hours. He stopped handling official duties from the 16th, and the three days to the 18th are expected to be a summer vacation.
A source at the official residence said, “Because there is time all day in the working day, I checked all aspects” and emphasized that there is no problem with the body. On the other hand, government officials pointed out that the response to the new crown epidemic has been long-term, and "the prime minister cannot recover his energy and is very tired."
According to reports, Abe undergoes medical examinations twice a year. Affected by the new crown epidemic, Abe received his first medical examination of this year in June.
Abe was selected as the 21st president of the Democratic Party on September 20, 2006, and succeeded Junichiro Koizumi on September 26 of the same year, becoming the first and youngest postwar prime minister born after the war. Although he resigned in less than a year, he was re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan in 2012 and has been re-elected to this day.
On November 20, 2019, Abe’s cumulative number of days in office surpassed that of former Japanese Prime Minister Kataro, becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's constitutional history. By August 24, 2020, his number of consecutive days in office will exceed that of former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, and Abe is expected to become the Japanese prime minister with the longest consecutive term in office.