Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Friday said he had decided to step down due to worsening health conditions, and said he apologized to citizens from the bottom of his heart for not being able to fulfill his duties.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the country's longest-serving leader, will resign due to health issues.
The Japanese prime minister stressed on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that these "tragedies" should not be repeated.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, as the cumulative number of infections topped 1,000 in Tokyo alone.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that military confrontation with Iran will impact global peace and stability.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran-Japan consultations are planned to continue closely.
The Prime Minister of Japan officially welcomed Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Friday at Prime Minister's Palace of Japan.
At the invitation of the Japanese Prime Minister, the Iranian president left Kuala Lumpur for Tokyo at the end of his three-day trip to Malaysia.
Tehran (IP) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi expressed hope that as Iran seeks a world free of violence and extremism, the other countries also help to achieve this important goal.
The Iranian vice president for legal affairs Laya Joneidi met and held talks with Japan's Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, emphasizing that both countries can cooperate in legal diplomacy through law faculties and Iran bar association.