Tokyo:Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was hospitalized on Saturday for a planned nose surgery to treat chronic sinusitis, Japanese media report.
Kishida entered a hospital in Tokyo’s Shinagawa City on Saturday morning, the NHK broadcaster reported. The prime minister will be given a general anesthetic during the endoscopic surgery and his duties will be temporarily performed by Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the report said.
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If the surgery goes well, Kishida will return to his official residence later in the day and will fully resume his duties from February 13.
