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Yoshihide Suga Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Personal Birth date: December 6, 1948 Birth place: Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan Father: Wasaburo Suga, strawberry farmer ... Read More

Trump praises Japan's new prime minister during visit

TOKYO — President Donald Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by warmly greeting the new Japanese prime minister, and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard ... Read More

S.Korea's Moon tells Japan's Suga they need to find solution on wartime issue -Yonhap

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday in a phone call with Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that their countries need to find the best solution on the wartime forced labour issue, ... Read More

Japan's Suga plans to keep Aso as deputy PM and finance minister - Nikkei

Yoshihide Suga, Japan's next Prime Minister, plans to re-appoint Taro Aso as his deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the same positions Aso currently holds, Nikkei business daily reported on ... Read More

Japan's Suga: decision to dissolve parliament must take into account pandemic

Any decision to dissolve the lower house of Japan's parliament for a snap election must heed the opinion of experts given the coronavirus pandemic, Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the ruling Liberal ... Read More

Japan next premier's hometown: demographic challenges by the numbers

Yoshihide Suga, expected to become Japan's prime minister this week, hails from Akita prefecture in the north, which leads the world's most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation. Read More