Japanese Prime Minister To Resign

Shinzo abe japan s longest serving prime minister says he s resigning because a chronic illness has resurfaced.

Japanese prime minister to resign. One of his hospital visits lasted almost eight hours. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe eugene hoshiko pool afp getty hiroshige seko a party secretary general for the upper house of the parliament said earlier that abe had decided to resign so his. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe says he plans to resign because of declining health. Shinzo abe the longest serving japanese prime minister in history has resigned citing health reasons.

Japan s prime minister shinzo abe has been forced to resign due to ongoing poor health. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe and his cabinet resigned clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later wednesday. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe announced his plans to resign in a news conference friday due to a chronic illness that has resurfaced. Mr abe 65 has visited hospital twice in the past two weeks and told a news conference.

He had made two visits to hospital in the past week. Speaking to reporters friday in tokyo abe said he has decided to step down from the post since he is suffering from a recurrence of ulcerative colitis that ended his first term in office in 2007. He called the decision gut wrenching concerns.