Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world's third-largest economy. "I have ... ( read original story ...)
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Factbox: Tokyo Residents React to PM Abe’s Resignation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, said on Friday plans to resign, citing a worsening health problem. Here are the reactions of some people on the streets of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo lets group that used hate speech against Koreans use park
A women's group that broke the capital's hate speech by-law at a 2019 event contesting the number of Koreans massacred after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake has been approved to hold a similar event ... ( read original story ...)
Most Stocks Up On Fed Rates News, Tokyo Down On Abe Exit
Expectations that US interest rates will stay ultra low for as long as needed helped lift most Asian equities on Friday but Tokyo tumbled on reports that Japan's prime minister was set to resign for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to stand down, NHK reports
TOKYO — Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe announced his resignation on Friday, citing due to worsening health. Abe, who made the announcement during a live public broadcast to the ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, Will Resign Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Prime Minister to resign, according to public broadcaster
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, will resign Friday due to health reasons, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, citing sources close to Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe set to resign over worsening health: source
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving premier, is set to resign due to worsening health, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy during which he sought to revive ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stock market slumps and yen rises after Shinzo Abe resignation report – business live
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Abenomics fails to deliver as Japan braces for Abe resignation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's signature shock-and-awe 'Abenomics' stimulus strategy was already faltering even before Friday's news that he will be stepping down for health reasons. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How Does Japan’s PM Abe Score on His Policy Agenda?
Abe has cultivated warm personal ties with U.S. President Donald Trump, averting worst-case outcomes on trade. He has overseen a cautious improvement in ties with China, although ... ( read original story ...)
Japan automakers post 12% slide in July global vehicle sales
Global sales at Japanese automakers slipped 12.2% in July from last year ... Continue Reading Below GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE The country's seven major automakers, including Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
ASX falls; Japan PM Shinzo Abe to resign; Nikkei sinks
The sharemarket is selling off into the close as miners drag on the index. Harvey Norman net profit up 19.4 per cent to $480.5 million. Boral sinks to $1.1 billion loss. Pointsbet raises $300 million, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses intent to step down due to health
Concerns about Abe's chronic health issue, simmering since earlier this summer, intensified this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for unspecified health c ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, to Resign Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job. ( read original story ...)