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Japan’s outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe bids farewell | South China Morning Post

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Shinzo Abe, Japan's outgoing and longest-serving prime minister, left his office in Tokyo for the last time on September 16, 2020. Abe had announced his plans to resign in August, citing health problems related to ulcerative colitis. Japan’s parliament formally elected Abe’s right-hand man, Yoshihide Suga, to take o…

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