Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit a hospital in Tokyo today, Yomiuri said daily, amid rising concerns about his ability to continue as prime minister due to health problems and fatigue due to treating the coronavirus crisis.
Yomiuri cited several government and coalition sources, saying Abe would get the results of a medical check-up a week ago, when he underwent an investigation that lasted seven-and-a-half hours, adding to concerns about his health .
Abe, already the longest-serving prime minister of the country, was set to set up a half-century-old order, set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato for the longest consecutive term as prime minister on Monday.
Abe, who has been in his second stint as prime minister since 2012, resigned his first term in 2007 due to battles with ulcerative colitis, which he now keeps under control with drugs that were not available before.
Akira Amari, an Abe confidant and chair of the LDP’s tax panel, said Abe, 65, may be suffering from fatigue due to his ongoing work on the response to the virus.
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