Suga will hold Japan steady in short term only

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, has resigned; the race to succeed him has begun

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  • The process
  • Candidates
  • Fumio Kishida
  • Shigeru Ishiba
  • Yoshihide Suga
  • The coming year
  • General election due

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