Japanese PM Shinzo Abe declines to name possible successor after resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe anunced his resignation on August 28 but declined to mention any specific names of his possible successor. Speaking at a press briefing, Abe stressed that he should t push his preference on party, declining to endorse any candidate for much-coveted position. 

However, Liberal Democratic Party leer said that he would like to see someone with a strong vision, sense of responsibility and passion. He ded that he hopes to continue as a lawmaker in Lower House and to continue working on issues he has been tackling for a long time.

“I would like to use all my experience as a lawmaker to continue to fulfil my duties as a member of Lower House,” he asserted.

65-year-old Japanese leer, who suffered from ulcerous colitis, said he h conquered illness but doctors told him in June that re were signs of a relapse. Abe revealed that his health deteriorated during mid-August and new drug has to be ministered on a continuous basis and monitored routinely.

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On timing of resignation

Apologising to Japanese citizens for t resolving rth Korea abduction issue and introducing constitutional reforms, Abe said that timing of his resignation is good since second wave of coronavirus pandemic is almost over. He said that though he has been trying to work, he’s concern over taking poor decision amid such medical condition. 

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister me two separate trips to a hospital recently for health checkups but Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, at a regular news conference, h brushed off worries about Abe's health. As reports of resignation emerged earlier in day, Nikkei, a stock market index for Tokyo Stock Exchange, dropped by 2.10 per cent. 

Japan was successful in containing coronavirus during first wave but started witnessing an exponential rise since last week of June. daily coronavirus cases are on a decline but country has been reporting deaths in double-digits for three consecutive days. Japan has reported over 64,000 total cases of COVID-19 and more than 1,200 related deaths so far.

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