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“Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met, I have decided to stand down as prime minister,” said Abe at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday. “For almost eight years I controlled my chronic disease, however, this year in June I had a regular …

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resumed official duties on Wednesday after a three-day summer break. “I had a medical checkup to ensure that I can fulfill my duties in good health,” Abe told reporters at the prime minister’s office. “I want to go back to work and do my best.” The prime minister took …

North Korea called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an “idiot” and “political dwarf” Saturday in a row over Pyongyang’s latest rocket tests, warning that he “may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future.” The statement from the North Korean foreign ministry followed Pyongyang’s launch of two short-range projectiles into the ocean on Thursday. The test had prompted Abe to …

TOKYO — As polls closed in Japan on Sunday after lackluster turnout in national elections, voters appeared to have delivered a victory to the governing party of Shinzo Abe and its allies, according to the public broadcaster NHK, all but ensuring his place in history as the country’s longest-serving prime minister. It was not yet …