Japanese Prime Minister Quits

He also pledged to beef up japan s defence and revise the constitution.

Japanese prime minister quits. At a press. Japan s prime minister shinzo abe decided to resign friday ostensibly because of his health but also because he fears the unpleasant and unhealthy conditions of a japanese prison. Shinzo abe japan s longest serving pm quits i have decided to step down from the post of the prime minister he told a press conference saying he was suffering from a recurrence of the. Abe japan s longest serving prime minister announced last month that he was stepping down because of health problems.

The conservative abe returned as prime minister for a rare second term in december 2012 pledging to revive growth with his abenomics mix of hyper easy monetary policy government spending and reforms. Abe was instrumental in winning the tokyo 2020 olympics. Japan pm shinzo abe quits clears way for successor yoshihide suga. The prime minister of japan is the chief of the executive of the government of japan and leader of the cabinet of japan this is a list of prime ministers of japan including those of the empire of japan from when the first japanese prime minister in the modern sense itō hirobumi took office in 1885 until the present day the office is currently held by yoshihide suga.

Japan s pm shinzo abe resigns because of ill health. Shinzo abe quit his first term as prime minister in 2007 due to ill health recent visits to hospital have sparked speculation about his current condition mr abe is japan s longest serving leader. 15 upi outgoing japanese prime minister shinzo abe s cabinet resigned en masse on wednesday in preparation for a transition of power the move signaled the end of abe s eight year tenure.