China News Service, August 28. According to the news from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) and Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has basically decided to resign as prime minister. The reason may be related to his own health problems.
Data map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
According to reports, on August 17 and August 24, Abe visited Keio University Hospital in Shinano-cho, Tokyo twice for medical treatment. The examination results showed that Abe’s own disease "ulcerative colitis" had worsened. Abe himself In order to avoid the impact of the illness on national politics, he basically decided to resign.
According to reports, Abe plans to hold a press conference at the Prime Minister’s residence at 5 pm local time on the 28th to explain the detailed reasons for his resignation.
Abe was born in 1954 and was elected Prime Minister of Japan twice in 2006 and 2012. On August 24, 2020, he became the prime minister of Japan for the longest time in power.