THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 17, 2020 at 17:14 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to the podium to give a speech during a memorial service for the war dead held in Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15. (Tatsuya Shimada)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 17 for a checkup to gauge his physical health during his summer holiday, according to sources close to Abe. [Read More]
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