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The Japanese prime minister said he would resign Friday because of worsening health, ending the career of a politician who served two stints in office that reshaped modern Japan. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy in which he ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

As Japan's longest-serving PM, Shinzo Abe tried to stimulate its economy and drop a pacifist stance. ( read original story ...)

Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery shows the massive damage the storm caused as it tore ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in Japan slipped on Friday following local media reports the country's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to step down. Abe later confirmed his surprise resignation during a Friday press ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying ... ( read original story ...)

"President Moon Jae-in and Abe do not have good personal relationship, which contributed to adverse bilateral ties. When a new leader takes office in Japan, he can give momentum t ... ( read original story ...)