IN PHOTOS: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government

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- Aug 28, 2020 - 16:41 All,Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pictured on Sept. 27, 2006.

File photo taken in December 2012 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, front row) and members of his Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in September 2013 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) celebrating in Buenos Aires after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in December 2013 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in June 2014 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) posing for a photo with the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13 at a photo exhibition featuring their daughter in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in September 2015 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gesturing at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after being re-elected as president of the party. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a LDP source said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in April 2016 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (c) posing with guests invited to a cherry blossom-viewing party at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken May 26, 2016, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) visiting Ise Jingu shrine in the central Japan city of Ise with other leaders of the Group of Seven major economies. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken Oct. 22, 2017, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiling at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo as reports of House of Representative seat wins by LDP candidates continue to come in. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken June 28, 2019, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands during the Group of 20 summit in Osaka. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

File photo taken in August 2019 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie preparing to board a plane in Bordeaux, France, after Abe attended a Group of Seven summit. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) waves alongside Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida during a House of Councillors election campaign in Hiroshima on July 14, 2019. (Kyodo) Oct. 1 -- Japan's consumption tax rate is raised to 10 percent from 8 percent, after twice being delayed. File photo taken Oct. 22, 2019, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) giving banzai cheers after Emperor Naruhito (facing camera) proclaimed his enthronement in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo) March 24, 2020 -- Abe and the International Olympic Committee agree to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for one year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2020. Abe revisited the hospital where a week ago he underwent what an aide called "a regular health checkup" amid speculation about his health. (Kyodo)

The following is a photo collection on major events related to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government.Sept. 20, 2006 -- Abe becomes president of the Liberal Democratic Party after its leadership election.Sept. 26 -- Abe appointed Japan's 90th prime minister.July 29, 2007 -- Abe presides over the LDP's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election.Sept. 12 -- Abe announces his intention to resign as prime minister.Sept. 26, 2012 -- Abe returns to the LDP presidency after its leadership election.Dec. 16 -- LDP regains majority in the House of Representatives election.Dec. 26 -- Abe bec…READ FULL ARTICLE

IN PHOTOS: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government

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