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FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates after the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on 20 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

Japanese prime minister shinzo abe

International reaction to resignation of Japan's PM Abe

By Reuters

Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would be stepping down due to health reasons, after he was admitted to hospital on Monday for a...

  • FILE: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Picture: AFP

    Japan PM Abe stepping down over health: local media

    The unexpected news of Abe's resignation sent Tokyo stocks plunging more than two percent, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index reversing earlier gains.

    672 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing a face mask amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, attends an upper house committee meeting at the parliament in Tokyo on 1 April 2020. Picture: AFP

    Japan PM Abe enters hospital for examination

    Government sources said it was not a worrying situation, Nippon TV reported, while Kyodo News cited people near to the prime minister as saying it was for a regular check-up.

    683 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on 25 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Japan PM warns Africa about debt as China grows presence

    The comment came as Shinzo Abe aims to boost Japan's presence in the promising African market but many businesses are wary of financial and other risks.

    1037 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on 25 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Japan's Abe claims victory in upper house election

    Final numbers were not expected until Monday at the earliest.

    1076 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    Dovish Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran

    Washington has decided to deploy 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East amid growing friction with Tehran after Trump pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal and later re-instated tough sanctions.

    1131 days ago
  • Japan's Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers during New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 2 January 2019. Picture: AFP

    Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne

    Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power.

    1158 days ago
  • British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) hold a joint press conference at 10 Downing Street in central London on 10 January 2019 following talks. Picture: AFP

    After meeting May, Japan's Abe says world does not want no-deal Brexit

    Some of Japan’s leading companies in Britain have warned that a no-deal Brexit could be a disaster. After meeting May in London, Abe said it was scenario no one wanted to see.

    1267 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Picture: AFP

    Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers

    The new five-year defence plan calls for the upgrade of two existing helicopter carriers so that they can launch fighters.

    1291 days ago
  • FILE: Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan. Picture: AFP.

    Japan's Abe makes rare China visit as relations thaw

    Japanese business is eager for increased access to China's massive market, while Beijing is interested in Japanese technology and corporate know-how.

    1345 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates after the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on 20 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Japan PM Abe to keep key ministers in posts in cabinet reshuffle

    Abe, who returned to office in December 2012, was re-elected as leader of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last month, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier.

    1368 days ago
  • An aerial view from a Jiji Press helicopter shows vehicles piled in a heap due to strong winds in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture on 5 September, 2018, after typhoon Jebi hit the west coast of Japan. Picture: AFP.

    Typhoon kills 9 in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport

    About 3,000 tourists stayed overnight at Kansai airport in the heavily populated south-central area of Japan’s main island, Honshu.

    1395 days ago
  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Picture: @AbeShinzo.

    Japanese PM Abe seen headed for extended term despite policy doubts

    The expected victory over ex-defense minister Shigeru Ishiba in the 20 September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) poll would put Abe on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier.

    1404 days ago
  • A picture shows cars trapped in the mud after floods in Saka, Hiroshima prefecture on 8 July, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Rescuers search for survivors after Japan floods kill 126

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled an overseas trip to deal with Japan’s worst flood disaster since 1982, with several million people forced from their homes.

    1452 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on 25 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Japan PM seeks Trump's assurances over North Korea in latest 2-way chat

    Shinzo Abe has spoken to Donald Trump 30 times since he became president and officials say Washington is well-aware of Tokyo’s stance towards Pyongyang.

    1486 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on 25 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Former Japan PM Koizumi says embattled Abe may quit in June: magazine

    A survey by broadcaster Nippon TV released on Sunday showed Abe’s support had sunk to 26.7%, the lowest since the conservative lawmaker took office in December 2012.

    1537 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Picture: AFP

    Japan's Abe sticks to denials as scandal doubts keep swirling

    Abe has denied that he ever instructed officials to give preferential treatment for the establishment of Japan’s first new veterinary school in more than 50 years.

    1542 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Picture: AFP

    Japan PM wife's name removed from documents in suspected cronyism scandal-media

    Abe, now in his sixth year in office, had tried to put behind him questions over the sale of state-owned land at a huge discount to a school operator with ties to his wife, Akie.

    1572 days ago
  • FILE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on 25 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Japan prime minister says North, South Korea nuclear talks could be ploy

    In his first public comments since an apparent diplomatic breakthrough between North and South Korea, Shinzo Abe has cautioned that talking for the sake of talking is 'meaningless'.

    1576 days ago
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