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98: Prime Minister Suga's shock resignation w/ Satoshi Sugiyama
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The Japan Times’ political correspondent, Satoshi Sugiyama, discusses Suga’s sudden resignation and who might replace him as prime minister.
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- A behind-the-scenes look at Suga’s shocking decision to quit the LDP race (Satoshi Sugiyama, The Japan Times)
- Suga's abrupt exit throws LDP race wide open (Satoshi Sugiyama, The Japan Times)
- Vaccine czar Taro Kono tops opinion poll to be Japan's next leader (The Japan Times)
- Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender (Tomohiro Osaki, The Japan Times)
- For Suga, the pandemic proved to be his undoing (Osamu Tsukimori, The Japan Times)
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Photo: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives to meet with Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, in Tokyo on Friday. | POOL / VIA REUTERS
Photo: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives to meet with Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, in Tokyo on Friday. | POOL / VIA REUTERS
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