Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes off his mask at the start of a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2020. (Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters)Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigns: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 66, resigned Friday citing health concerns. During his first term as the country’s prime minister, Abe resigned in 2007, only a year after assuming the top job. (AP/PTI Photo) Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, resigned because a chronic illness has resurfaced. Also read | Who takes over now that Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned?

Source: Indian Express August 28, 2020 09:28 UTC