TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday (Sept 3) said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the country's next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the country's next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister.
Mr Suga on Wednesday announced he would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election to pick a new leader, promising to stick to Mr Abe's policies. The winner is virtually assured of becoming prime minister because of the LDP's parliamentary majority.
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