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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, source says

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the

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Japan to decide whether to partially end state of emergency on May 14

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wears a protective mask after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 17, 2020. /Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said the government wil

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Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he had decided to extend the country’s national state of emergency to May 31.Abe will consider lifting the state of eme

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Japan considers expanding areas covered by emergency declaration

Gion district is quiet in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on April 15, 2020. /AP The Japanese government is considering expanding the list of prefectures covered by Japan's state of emergency dec