Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, long seen as Mr Abe’s right-hand man, has been named as his successor.

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said: ‘This is a historic moment for the UK and Japan as our first major post-Brexit trade deal.’

UK agrees first major post-Brexit trade deal while EU talks hang in the balance

Satellite pictures showed Typhoon Haishen barreling toward the Okinawa islands in southern Japan on Saturday.

Typhoon Haishen: Japan braced for potential record-breaking storm

A survivor from the ship told the Japanese coast guard the Gulf Livestock 1 fell victim to rough weather during Typhoon Maysak.

Ship feared sunk with 42 crew and almost 6,000 cows on board

The prime minister made a hospital visit for the second week in a row on Monday

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigning for health reasons

The Prime Minister's aides insist it was a regular check-up.

Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe taken to hospital for 'check-up’

The city was bombed on August 9, 1945, leaving more than 70,000 people dead.

Nagasaki urges nuclear ban on 75th anniversary of US bombing

75 years ago US President Harry Truman gave the order to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what happened to the survivors?

Hiroshima: What happened to the survivors of the atomic bomb?

Not only is it a stark and powerful symbol of the most destructive force ever created in history, it also expresses the hope for world peace and the ultimate elimination of all nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima 75 years on: The last structure standing after the atomic bomb blast

Survivors, their relatives and other participants marked the 8.15am blast anniversary on Thursday with a minute of silence.

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

The world’s first nuclear bomb attack struck the Japanese city in 1945.

In pictures: Hiroshima pays respects on 75th anniversary of bombing

The country’s hospital system is buckling amid warnings Covid-19 cases could skyrocket.

Japan facing catastrophe in virus fight

The new dates are exactly a year after those originally planned for 2020 in order to minimalise disruption to the sporting calendar.

New 2021 dates confirmed for Tokyo Olympic Games

In a statement following another emergency Executive Board meeting the IOC recognised the scale of the problem ahead.

Pressure grows on Japan to postpone Olympics as IOC insists decision in a month

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has asked schools to remain closed until spring holidays begin in late March.

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