Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for a speedy recovery after the latter resigned today as Japan Prime Minister citing his health condition.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stepped down because of health reasons. His term was about to end in September 2021.
Updated: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned due to his worsening health condition.
Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, has resigned on Friday due to health issues. Concerns about Abe’s health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for unspecified health checkups.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday visited the hospital for another checkup amid concerns about his health. Earlier, Abe had brushed off lingering worries about his health during his previous visit, saying he went to the hospital only for a checkup.
Japenese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Keio University Hospital in Tokyo's Shinanomachi area on Monday morning. While there has been no official word on his visit so far, sources close to the leader said it was a "routine" health checkup.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe and political rival Yuriko Koike have agreed to come together to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, in order to safely hold the Olympics next year.
Japan is planning to extend the state of emergency after May 6 amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country as it feels there is still need to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Answering a question related to Olympics, Abe said it is important for all athletes and spectators to feel safe and for that to happen, the virus will have to be contained.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency in the country due to the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo and other major cities, government sources said on Monday.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe told the parliament that the decision to postpone the Olympics could become 'unavoidable' amid the deadly outbreak of COVID-19.
The annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe scheduled from December 15-17 in Guwahati has been cancelled in the wake of massive protests rocking the Assam capital city over the amended citizenship law.
In New Delhi on Thursday, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar when asked whether the government will go ahead with the India-Japan annual summit in Guwahati from December 15-17, said, "We don't have any update to share."
Abe, who in principle could remain in power until his third and final term as LDP party leader ends in September 2021, said he feels "great responsibility" for the rest of his tenure.
Modi said he was convinced of the success of the forthcoming annual Summit which will further deepen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
The two leaders held a meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit here during which China’s fast expanding military and economic expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region figured prominently among several other key issues, officials said
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