Possible successors to PM in Japan

By Linda Sieg
Updated August 28 2020 - 4:51pm, first published 4:44pm
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso is a likely contender for the prime ministership.
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso is a likely contender for the prime ministership.

Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to resign, saying he wants to avert problems for the government from a worsening health condition.

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