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Japan's new Prime Minister to take office, form Cabinet Monday

Kyodo News
Updated as of Oct 03 09:25 PM

(UPDATE) Prospective Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday finalized the lineup of a new Cabinet he will launch the following day. Read more »

Fumio Kishida to become Japan's next Prime Minister

Katie Forster, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 03:39 PM

Fumio Kishida, Japan's former foreign Minister, is poised to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after winning the ruling party's leadership vote. Read more »

Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency this month

Kantaro Komiya, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 05:29 PM

Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions as the number of new cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases. Read more »

Japan to up worldwide vaccine donations to 60M doses

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 05:38 AM

Of the first 30 million, Japan has already provided about 23 million doses mostly to Asian countries including Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia. Read more »

Japan upgrades Q2 GDP on stronger business spending

Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kantaro Komiya, Reuters
Posted at Sep 08 01:02 PM

Japan's economy grew faster than the initially estimated in the April-June quarter, helped by solid capital expenditure. Read more »

Kono tops opinion poll as most fit to become Japan's next PM

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 05 06:53 PM

Japan's administrative reform minister Taro Kono who is also in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations is the most popular pick to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who has announced his intention to resign, according to the result of a Kyodo News poll released Sunday. Read more »

Japan's Prime Minister Suga steps down

Antoni Slodkowski and Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 04:42 PM

Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September citing ill health, has seen his support ratings sink to below 30 percent as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections ahead of a general election this year. Read more »

Japanese shares gain on Suga's resignation

Alun John, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 02:29 PM

Japanese shares jumped on Friday after officials said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down. Read more »

Olympics fail to boost Japan PM Suga's ratings

Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 13 06:44 PM

Support for Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid further below 30% in August in a survey by Jiji news agency. Read more »

Biden commends Japan's Suga for successful Olympics

Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 06:02 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden commended Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the successful hosting of the Olympic Games. Read more »

PM Suga: Japan fulfilled responsibility as Olympics host

Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 09 09:26 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday that Japan has fulfilled its responsibility as host of the Tokyo Olympics and thanked the people for their cooperation. Read more »

US, Japan, China leaders to attend virtual APEC summit

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 06:36 PM

SYDNEY — US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend an informal meeting of APEC leaders held virtually on Friday, their respective governments confirmed Thursday. Read more »

Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town

Shingo Ito and Quentin Tyberghien, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 07:23 AM

Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.   Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on spectators

Yuka Obayashi and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:46 AM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the virus. Read more »

Biden says he supports Suga's plan to hold safe Tokyo Olympics

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 13 08:59 AM

PLYMOUTH, England - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday reiterated his support for Japan's plan to hold a safe Tokyo Olympics next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, as he briefly talked with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Read more »

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga angers China after he refers to Taiwan as a country

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 11 07:21 AM

Self-governed Taiwan is usually called a "region" in Japan, with the Communist-led Chinese government claiming the island is an "inalienable part" of its territory. Read more »

Olympics: Japan's Suga regrets having to take all the heat for hosting Games in pandemic

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Junko Fujita, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:09 PM

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he regretted having to take all the flak for holding the Summer Olympics during a pandemic as his government was reported to favour allowing domestic spectators into stadiums to watch. Read more »

Japanese stock investors talk up benefits of shelving Olympics

Hideyuki Sano, Reuters
Updated as of May 25 04:06 PM

For any country, hosting the Olympics is a major deal, both politically and economically. Yet, in a world ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, going ahead with the Tokyo Games is starting to look like a dangerous gamble on both counts.   Read more »

Japan, Vietnam leaders oppose China's maritime actions in phone talks

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 17 09:15 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed their opposition to China's growing maritime assertiveness during phone talks Monday, the first between the two leaders since Chinh was elected last month. Read more »

Japan extends COVID emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says Olympics still going ahead

Reuters
Posted at May 08 12:04 AM

TOKYO - Japan extended on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that it is still possible to host Tokyo Olympics this summer. Read more »