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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to step down | South China Morning Post

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on September 3, 2021, that he will not run in the upcoming leadership race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The decision throws the election wide open, with Suga serving just one year in office. Suga said he wants to focus on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic duri…

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