Japan's PM, Shinzo Abe to Resign over Worsening Health Condition
On August 28 Public broadcasters NHK and other local media reported that Japan's Prime Minister is set to announce his resignation due to his ill health. Shinzo Abe is going through an intestinal condition called ulcerative colitis. Speculations began on August 17, when he had spent almost eight hours at a Tokyo hospital. Shinzo recently visited the hospital, twice. The PM’s successor is yet to be decided.