A group of medical frontline workers in the Philippines opposes the government’s decision to ease distancing rules in public transport, saying it will further increase coronavirus infections in the ... ( read original story ...)
Cloudy skies, rain expected over Philippines as PAGASA monitors 2 LPAs
State weather bureau PAGASA on Sunday said cloudy skies and rainshowers should be expected over the Philippines within the next 24 hours due to the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) and localized ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party elects Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Suga is seen as an efficient and ruthless political operator who promises policy continuity but a different style from his predecessor. ( read original story ...)
Party Insiders Put Yoshihide Suga on Brink of Being Japan’s Prime Minister
The governing party, in an emergency vote restricted to members of Parliament and select delegates, overwhelmingly backed the leading symbol of continuity from Shinzo Abe’s long premiership. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, coronavirus discrimination proves almost as hard to eradicate as the disease
Nearly nine months after the coronavirus first arrived in Japan, “korona sabetsu” (coronavirus discrimination) is proving almost as hard to eradicate as the virus itself. Japan does not release the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga: Given Pandemic, Political Vacuum Had to Be Avoided
Yoshihide Suga, the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said he had thought deeply about running for the position and decided that given the coronavirus pandemic, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga: Want to Try to Accomplish Constitutional Reform
Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said on Monday he wanted to try to reform the constitution, saying parts of it had become out of touch with reality. ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga to be Japan’s prime minister after winning party vote
Liberal Democratic party MPs vote to appoint Shinzo Abe loyalist as party leader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Next Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, Emerges From Behind the Curtain
Mr. Suga’s years as a shadow power in Japanese politics have made him a bit of a cipher. But his decisive victory in a party election demonstrated his formidable political skills. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga wins party leadership race, headed for premiership
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership election on Monday, paving the way for him to ... ( read original story ...)