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Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Prime Minister resigns due to health reasons
“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 …
North Korea calls Shinzo Abe an idiot, warns of future missile launch
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 …
Shinzo Abe Appears to Be Headed to Victory and Place in History as Polls Close in Japan
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 …
