Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign due to illness

Recent visits to hospital have sparked speculation about his current conditionSpeculation has been growing about the Prime Minister's health since he made several visits to a Tokyo hospital in the space of one week.

Mr Abe has acknowledged having ulcerative colitis since he was a teenager and has said the condition was controlled with treatment. He has not made clear if it is related to his recent health issues or hospital visits. On Monday, Mr Abe became Japan's longest-serving prime minister by consecutive days in office, eclipsing the record of Eisaku Sato, his great-uncle, who served 2,798 days from 1964 to 1972.

While he pulled Japan out of recession, the economy has been battered anew by the coronavirus pandemic and his unpopular measures sent sent his support ratings plummeting before his health issues.

Hope he hasn't upset Putin.

If incompetence was an illness we would have no politicians!

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Japan PM reportedly to resign over ongoing health issues | Sky News AustraliaJapan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly set to resign from his position as he fights ongoing health issues. \n\nHe suffers from a chronic inflammatory bowel condition which caused him to make two hospital visits in a week, with one lasting up to eight hours. \n\nThe prime minister's term was due to end in September 2021. \n\nHe is expected to reveal more information at a press conference later today. \n\nImage: AP
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