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TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, the right-hand man to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, says 2018 provides an "excellent" opportunity to improve Sino-Japan relations and that Japan is ready to cooperate in China's Belt and Road Initiative if it contribute... [1]

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday is set to elect Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new president and ultimately Japan’s new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [2]

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, now leading the race for Japan's next prime minister, has signaled that he wants more competition in the mobile services sector, sending shudders through the country's top three carriers. [3]

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga promised on Saturday to stand his ground with Beijing, saying he will not be afraid to express Japan's claims to China should he become prime minister. [4]

The Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 88,589,250, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 1,907,608. [5]

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the powerful right-hand man to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has quickly emerged as the front-runner in the race to succeed him after Abe gave a silent nod to Suga's candidacy. [6]

The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Follow the latest updates here. [7]

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo here Tuesday in the new Japanese leader's first cabinet-level meeting with a foreign official since taking office last month. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-29 · 100% match

Japan serious about improving China relations: Chief Secretary Suga

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, the right-hand man to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, says 2018 provides an "excellent" opportunity to improve Sino-Japan relations and that Japan is ready to cooperate in China's Belt and Road Initiative if it contribute

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-09-14 · 100% match

Japan’s Ruling Party Set to Elect Yoshihide Suga as Abe’s Successor

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday is set to elect Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new president and ultimately Japan’s new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-04 · 100% match

Japan phone carriers fear rate cuts under a Prime Minister Suga

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, now leading the race for Japan's next prime minister, has signaled that he wants more competition in the mobile services sector, sending shudders through the country's top three carriers.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-13 · 100% match

Japan PM front-runner Suga vows to not back down from China

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga promised on Saturday to stand his ground with Beijing, saying he will not be afraid to express Japan's claims to China should he become prime minister.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-09 · 100% match

Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 3 to Jan. 9, Capital of Hebei Province in China halts subway

The Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 88,589,250, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 1,907,608.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-01 · 100% match

Abe's silent nod opened floodgates of support for longtime aide

TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the powerful right-hand man to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has quickly emerged as the front-runner in the race to succeed him after Abe gave a silent nod to Suga's candidacy.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-08 · 100% match

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 1 to Feb. 8 brings supply chain strain

The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Follow the latest updates here.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-10-07 · 100% match

Japan's Suga makes in-person diplomatic debut with Pompeo talks

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo here Tuesday in the new Japanese leader's first cabinet-level meeting with a foreign official since taking office last month.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-04-24 · 100% match

Abe's right-hand man wants a Japan less reliant on China

TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has taught Japan a crucial lesson on the perils of relying too much on China for key supplies from masks to car parts, says Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-05-12 · 100% match

How Abe's deputy Suga grew to power broker and possible successor

NEW YORK -- Like John Lennon, who wrote the 1967 Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" about his childhood stamping grounds, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has strawberry fields in his past -- real ones.

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