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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign this month, throwing wide open the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election -- a crucial race that could set the tone for an upcoming lower house campaign. (confirmed by 4 sources) [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 -- The July 23 opening ceremony of the delayed Tokyo Olympics is a day away, with most events set to be held in front of no spectators. [3]

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. [4]

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said the country is prepared to introduce vaccines and is looking at February as a key decision-making point. [5]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Follow the latest updates. Global cases have reached 57,441,503, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [6]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 197,270,918, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [7]

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, who belongs to neither a faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party nor a family of politicians, has become the country's 99th prime minister. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-03 · 75% match

Japan's Yoshihide Suga to resign as prime minister

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign this month, throwing wide open the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election -- a crucial race that could set the tone for an upcoming lower house campaign.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-09-14 · 75% 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 · 2021-07-22 · 75% match

Olympics: from June 1 to July 22, Jill Biden lands in Tokyo

TOKYO -- The July 23 opening ceremony of the delayed Tokyo Olympics is a day away, with most events set to be held in front of no spectators.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-09 · 75% 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.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-25 · 75% match

Japan primed for vaccinations, Suga says, eyeing February approval

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said the country is prepared to introduce vaccines and is looking at February as a key decision-making point.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-21 · 75% match

Coronavirus: Week of Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, First Americans to get vaccine by mid-December

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Follow the latest updates. Global cases have reached 57,441,503, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-31 · 75% match

Coronavirus: Week of July 25 to July 31, Sydney police cordon off downtown as cases surge

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 197,270,918, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-24 · 75% match

Rookie 'Ganesha' lawmakers propelled Suga to become Japan's PM

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, who belongs to neither a faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party nor a family of politicians, has become the country's 99th prime minister.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-16 · 75% match

Japan's new PM Suga fills cabinet with many familiar faces

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, Japan's new prime minister, on Wednesday unveiled a cabinet filled with many familiar faces, some significant tweaks, and only a sprinkling of women.

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