End Of An Abe Era For Japan
Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, 65, announced his resignation on Friday. Citing ill health, he told a press conference in Tokyo that as he “cannot make any mistake in terms of important decision making,” he was not “ready to respond to the mandate by the public.” Due to this, “I made a judgment I should not continue my job as prime minister,” Abe said.