Abe resigns as Japanese prime minister and his policies largely stay
On Aug. 28, Japan's then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he would resign over health concerns. On Sept. 14, the then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and succeeded Abe as the new prime minister on Sept. 16, officially capping the Abe era that lasted for more than seven years, the longest of any Japanese prime minister.
Suga has made it clear that he would "carry forward what has been done under Prime Minister Abe." And his policies in the fields of diplomacy and security have also shown much consistency with the Abe administration.
Yoshihide Suga (C), the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, stands after being elected as Japan's new prime minister in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 16, 2020.(Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
