Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at his official residence during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2021. Photo:Reuters
Politics

Japan's struggling PM Suga steps down, sets stage for new leader

Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September, citing ill health, has seen his support ratings sink to below 30% as the nation struggles with its worst wave of Covid-19 infections...

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2021.
World+Biz

Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan December 4, 2020. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Japan PM Suga urges Japanese to watch Olympics on TV to prevent spread of Covid-19

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Amid opposition, Japan PM says has “never put Olympics first”

Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga smiles during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020/ Reuters
World+Biz

Japan PM says he'll take ruling party's by-election defeats with humility

Japanese PM, Pfizer CEO discuss delivery of additional vaccine doses in 2021 to Japan
Coronavirus chronicle

Japanese PM, Pfizer CEO discuss delivery of additional vaccine doses in 2021 to Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
World+Biz

Biden and Japan's Suga project unity against China's assertiveness

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Photo: Kate Sullivan/ Twitter
World+Biz

US vice president Harris meets Japan's Suga ahead of White House summit

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan vaccine chief confirms PM Suga call with Pfizer CEO

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Thoughts

The summit that can’t fail

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan December 4, 2020. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS
Bangladesh

Bangabandhu made tremendous efforts to strengthen ties with Japan: Japanese PM

Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Japan's Suga to meet with US President Biden in first half of April