Japan PM in hospital for more checks as health speculation grows

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to hospital on Monday for more medical checks, a government spokesman said, a week after a first visit that fueled growing speculation about his health.
“I’ve been told today he will receive additional testing after a check-up” last week, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters at a regular briefing.
“I see him every day and I don’t see any change in him,” Suga said, in response to questions about Abe’s health.