FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe attends a news conference following a victory in the upper house elections by his ruling coalition, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, is set to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years, wanted to avoid causing problems for the government due to the worsening of his condition.[nL4N2FU0RW]
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