Netanyahu expresses appreciation for friendship of departing Japanese PM
Abe's resignation will trigger a leadership race in the LDP, the winner of which must be formally elected in parliament.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers a silent prayer for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2020, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, August 6, 2020(photo credit: KYODO/VIA REUTERS)
