Prime Minister Abe's Illness

Prime Minister Abe's illness

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has had a chronic condition called ulcerative colitis since his teens. People with the disease suffer severe abdominal pain and persistent diarrhea, due to inflamed linings of the large intestine.

Abe first became prime minister in 2006 at age 52 -- the youngest in postwar Japan. But he left office after about one year as he began to suffer severe symptoms.

Illness Caused By New Virus To Be Listed In Japan

Illness caused by new virus to be listed in Japan

Japan's government is to add pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus to the list of designated infectious diseases on Tuesday.

Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet will approve an ordinance giving the illness designations under the country's infectious disease and quarantine laws.

Abe To Designate Coronavirus Illness As Infectious

Abe to designate coronavirus illness as infectious

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government plans to add infections of the new coronavirus to the list of designated infectious diseases.

Abe told a Lower House committee on Monday that his government has instructed relevant ministers to do all they can to prevent the virus from spreading in Japan.