The name of Koizumi, 39, now environment minister and the son of charismatic former premier Junichiro Koizumi, is often floated as a future premier, but many consider him too young. Abe has staunchly pursued a nationalist agenda. There will now be a leadership race in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party within the next few weeks. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down as the country’s leader due to chronic health issues. The 65-year-old has suffered from the disease ulcerative colitis, a chronic condition impacting the large intestine. ASO TARO (translated): Early on, if the W.H.O. PRESENTER 2: Speaking to Japanese lawmakers the deputy prime minister said the W.H.O. director-general Margaret Chan, charging her with inadequate accountability. NARRATOR: The Japan official took issue with former W.H.O. Speaking in Japan’s Parliament, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister leveled fresh criticism against China. 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Amid the pandemic, he’s turned to China with a critical eye, questioning its claim that the virus was contained and insisting on using the term ‘Wuhan virus’. MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday confirmed the nation’s first coronavirus death, Japan’s NHK broadcaster reported. It’s not the first time Abe’s health has forced him to step down. He said being excluded from the global health body Taiwan was driven to become a world leader in combating the coronavirus. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would resign to undergo treatment for a chronic illness, ending his run as the country’s longest serving premier in an … had not insisted to the world that China had no pneumonia epidemic, then everybody would have taken precautions,” Aso continued. "[C]" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Councillors. Abe sought to cultivate a close relationship with President Donald Trump. List of Special Advisors to the Prime Minister, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens, Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau. PRESENTER 1: Pro-Taiwan Japanese Politician Aso Taro blasted the World Health Organization for bowing to China and excluding Taiwan. The W.H.O., which is a global organization, does not even include Taiwan and then precisely because Taiwan is not a member of the W.H.O., it becomes a world leader in fighting the epidemic. had not insisted to the world that China had no pneumonia epidemic then everybody would have taken precautions. Taro Aso, who serves as Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister, blasted the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) should change its name to the C.H.O. “People think the World Health Organization should change its name. It shouldn’t be called the W.H.O., it should be renamed the C.H.O., this appeal is truly resonating with the people. In 2007, Abe’s condition forced him to resign as prime minister, after just one year in the role. People think the World Health Organization should change its name. NARRATOR: Aso had once said that Taiwan in various ways is a country that shares common values of a Japan. It shouldn’t be called the W.H.O., it should be renamed the C.H.O., this appeal is truly resonating with the people.”, “Early on, if the W.H.O. He said the current director-general was no better for giving into China’s spin about the coronavirus. PRESENTER 2: Speaking to Japanese lawmakers the deputy prime minister said the W.H.O. According to the broadcaster, the patient was a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa Prefecture. He had visited a hospital twice over the past weeks, fueling speculation that his days in office were numbered. or China Health Organization. During Friday’s press conference, Abe also apologized to the Japanese public for not completing his term at the end of September 2021, after the Summer Olympics, which were postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro Aso is expected to temporarily take over. “It is gut wrenching to have to leave my job before accomplishing my goals,” he said. or China Health Organization. He will stay on as a member of parliament, as long as his health allows for it. List of Ministers. The 65-year-old has suffered from the disease ulcerative colitis, a chronic condition impacting the large intestine. NARRATOR: The coronavirus pandemic has led to the postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Abe became Japan’s longest continuously serving leader on Monday, having stepped into the role in 2012. WOW: Japanese official blasts China, says the WHO should be renamed the CHO — China Health Organization, given the Chinese Communist Party's role in covering up the #coronavirus outbreak: pic.twitter.com/www1S2nRUu. ASO TARO (translated): Although the details are murky the W.H.O.’s previous director-general was a Chinese national and at the time there were complaints all around and now at least the petition has gathered 300,000 signatures or rather 500,000 signatures. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2020. for its soft stance toward communist China amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, saying that the organization should be renamed as the “China Health Organization.”, “Although the details are murky, the W.H.O.’s previous director-general was a Chinese national and at the time there were complaints all around, and now at least the petition has gathered 300,000 signatures or rather 500,000 signatures,” Aso said, according to Formosa TV. "[R]" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Representatives. “I cannot be prime minister if I cannot make the best decisions for the people,” Abe said at a news conference on Friday. The 71-year-old leader of … Yoshihide Suga secured a majority of votes in the Japanese parliament on Wednesday to become his country’s 99th prime minister. Five years later, he led the conservative Liberal Democratic Party back to power. “The W.H.O., which is a global organization, does not even include Taiwan, and then precisely because Taiwan is not a member of the W.H.O., it becomes a world leader in fighting the epidemic. The Cabinet >  He shares some of Abe’s conservative views and has paid his respects at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead. The publication also noted that Aso has repeatedly referred to the virus as the “Wuhan virus,” which has been documented in Japanese newspapers. Please activate JavaScript function on your browser, Home >  Then after that statement is made, the CCP jumps out to correct it, it says Taiwan is a region not a country.”. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? He is known for stimulating the country’s economy with his aggressive “Abenomics” policy and has ramped up Japan’s military might, despite the restrictions of a pacifist post-World War Two ban.