Japan PM Kishida to return to office Monday after sinus surgery - govt

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks on during a joint news conference with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not seen) following their meeting at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, Japan January 30, 2023. Richard A. Brooks/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will return to work on Monday afternoon after successful sinus surgery, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.

Kishida had the surgery in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday to treat a chronic sinus condition.