Tokyo residents react to PM Abe's resignation


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  • Friday, 28 Aug 2020

People wearing protective face masks walk past a large screen broadcasting a news conference of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest-serving premier, said on Friday plans to resign, citing a worsening health problem.

Here are the reactions of some people on the streets of Tokyo.

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