Topic: Yoshihide-Suga

Japanese PM Suga unlikely to call election this year

Japanese PM Suga unlikely to call election this year

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 01 10:07 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is unlikely to dissolve the House of Representatives for an election within this year, opting to keep his immediate focus on tackling the COVID-19 crisis, senior officials in his administration said Thursday.   Read more »

Bank of Japan upholds policies as economy slowly revives

Bank of Japan upholds policies as economy slowly revives

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 17 04:15 PM

Japan's central bank on Thursday said it would maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the virus-hit economy gradually picks up, with no big changes announced the day after new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took office. Read more »

Japan PM Abe bids farewell

Japan PM Abe bids farewell

Eugene Hoshiko, AP
Posted at Sep 16 01:13 PM

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves before leaving the prime minister's office Wednesday, in Tokyo, Japan. Read more »

Suga elected Japan PM by lower house amid virus, economic woes

Suga elected Japan PM by lower house amid virus, economic woes

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 16 01:04 PM

Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's prime minister by the powerful House of Representatives on Wednesday, with his immediate focus to be reviving the battered economy while keeping the novel coronavirus under control.   Read more »

Yoshihide Suga set to become Japan's next prime minister

Yoshihide Suga set to become Japan's next prime minister

Hiroshi Hiyama and Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 09:50 AM

Japan's parliament votes Wednesday for the country's next prime minister, with powerful cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga all but assured the top job, as Shinzo Abe ends his record-breaking tenure.   Read more »

Who is Yoshihide Suga, Japan's next prime minister?

Who is Yoshihide Suga, Japan's next prime minister?

Ryotaro Nakamaru, Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 15 12:30 PM

Yoshihide Suga has cultivated an image as a self-made man -- his motto is "Where there's a will, there's a way." His background is in sharp contrast to the man he will succeed as prime minister in an extraordinary Diet session on Wednesday. Abe, the scion of a political dynasty, was groomed for office from a young age. Read more »

Japan's ruling party votes next leader

Japan's ruling party votes next leader

Eugene Hoshiko, AFP/Pool
Posted at Sep 14 03:25 PM

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga reacts after being elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party at the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Monday. Read more »

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

Kyoko Hasegawa and Katie Forster, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 02 02:48 PM

Japan's ruling party will vote on September 14 on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's replacement, an official confirmed Wednesday, as powerful chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga consolidated his frontrunner status in the race. Read more »

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