Abe to return to work after 3-day break

But Mr Aso, Abe gets most of his shut eye in the Diet.

Any ship and crew can sail on calm seas like auto-pilot, but when faced with a once in a lifetime storm the captain needs to be on the bridge. Every decision the master makes could either sink or save the ship. Abe is in sickbay because of seasickness.

His one of the longest serving Prime Ministers in Japan's history. Before he came to power, his predecessors would quit every year or every other year.

The dommsday prophets on JT saying Japan would be destroyed by Covid with millions of death, never happend. Japan has done better than most countries with a dense population and one of the oldest population in the world as well, many over 80 and 90 yrs.

I disagree with the weak policy towards S. Korea by prime Minister Abe, I disagree with the apology given in 2015 as Final, many of us knew the Korean would back out of the agreement. The bet was how long would they wait. 2 years, 5 years, 8 years before they back out asking for more money new apology.

You pressure S. Korea recently with 2 or 3 items, they where feeling the pressure, started to question their anti-Japan policy..... What do you do then?? Take the foot off the gas, give S. Korea a break, remove items, give them time to build their own materials while not making them feel enough pressure enough to change, to go a different route, to have better relations with Japan, to make them keep a promise, an agreement signed, multiple times!

He has done nothing with his longevity at the top, child poverty increasing (nothing to be proud of), wages stagnate at best, increasing the legal overwork hours. Scandal after scandal, waistful spending of tax payer money, increasing tax for workers but lowering it for multinational companies. Hardly able to talk with neighbors. Cutting programs for the special needs, spending on weapons. Talking about a Japan that shines while doing absolutely nothing to make that happen. The bar has been set so low I doubt anything will improve. But if people are happy then vote on, gambatte.

Abe to return to work after 3-day break

Just 3 days? Been playing Solitaire in the gents longer than that.

expressed worries about his exhaustion from continuously working to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic

Don't make me laugh. My idea of exhaustion continuously fighting Covid-19 is the Nurses and Doctors who work 24/7 and risk their own health. Posting out mis-fitting cheap masks and lighting up rainbow bridge is not my idea of continuously fighting Covid-19.

The dommsday prophets on JT saying Japan would be destroyed by Covid with millions of death, never happend.

Nobody said that.

devoted one day to a hospital visit for what his aide called a regular health checkup.

A hospital source said Abe underwent additional tests on Monday after a regular health checkup on June 13,

will there be another follow up regular health checkup for the "regular" additional tests ?

Abe has told people around him that the virus has forced him to make changes to his routine summer visits

Good lawd. I think he's the only one in the world to have to do this.

and he is unable to play golf, his hobby.

ok.......a moment of silence here....................

Abe worked for nearly 150 days straight from late January through late June and took days off on July 23, 25 and 26, prior to the latest three-day break. He spent all of the six days off in Tokyo.

Doing what? Packing masks? Sleeping in meetings? NOT coming up with solutions to Japan's problems?

TigersTokyoDome

Seem you are not very smart comparing Prime minister and Doctors/nurse job. ..totally different working style and mind set. Every Job is hard no matter what you think shouldnt be compare and you should give every respect. Hopefully Abe-san take a good rest and recovery.

BrainGuy, he wanted to be prime minister, he wanted to lead his country, he failed.

You are quite right that you cannot compare Doctors and Nurses to Abe. No comparison in my book. On one hand hardworking diligent carers working all hours for very poor pay. On the other hand an elitist career politician (handed to by his grandparents) and nowhere to be seen at times of crisis.

Respect? How about some respect for the small to medium sized business owners who have received NO support during this pandemic?

TigersTokyoDomeAug. 19  04:19 pm JST

You are quite right that you cannot compare Doctors and Nurses to Abe. No comparison in my book. On one hand hardworking diligent carers working all hours for very poor pay. On the other hand an elitist career politician (handed to by his grandparents) and nowhere to be seen at times of crisis.

Like other senior politicians he also has subordinates to dump all the work on, whose mistakes he can avoid taking any responsibility for. Doctors and nurses have got to put in their own work.