Japan PM Abe to step down

Japan PM Abe to step down

File photo taken Oct. 22, 2017, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiling at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo as reports of House of Representative seat wins by LDP candidates continue to come in. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020.

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