Analysts say that while Yoshihide Suga may shy away from golf outings with President Trump, he knows what matters, both to his people and his allies.
Yoshihide Suga elected Japan’s new prime minister succeeding Shinzo Abe
Mr Suga then easily won a poll for prime minister in the Diet, Japan’s lower house, receiving 314 out of 462 votes. Given that a coalition headed by his conservative Liberal Democ …
Yoshihide Suga Succeeds Shinzo Abe: What’s Next for Japan?
Yoshihide Suga was elected Japanese prime minister after Shinzo Abe stepped down, in the nation’s first leadership change since 2012. Here’s a look at the new leader and his challenges.
U.S. Versus China: Japan’s New Prime Minister’s Tough Balancing Act
Yoshihide Suga, who replaced Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister, will face the increasingly difficult challenge of balancing the country’s relationship with the U.S. and China as tensions between …
Japan’s new PM Yoshihide Suga, self-made and strong-willed
Before he got Japan’s top government job officially, Yoshihide Suga was known as a “shadow” prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor …
Yoshihide Suga: The unexpected rise of Japan’s new prime minister
So how is it that Mr Suga is now suddenly Japan’s new prime minister? According to economist and long-time Tokyo resident Jesper Koll, Mr Suga was chosen by (LDP) bosses, the faction leaders who wield …
Yoshihide Suga officially named as Japan’s new Prime Minister, replacing Shinzo Abe
Yoshihide Suga has been elected Japan’s new Prime Minister following a vote in the country’s Parliament on Wednesday, confirming the former cardboard factory worker and farmer’s son as leader of the …
Yoshihide Suga Elected Prime Minister of Japan, Replacing Shinzo Abe
The 71-year-old Suga, who previously served as Abe’s right-hand man, has pledged to keep in place his former boss’s flexible fiscal stance and ultra-easy monetary policy known as “Abenomics” …
Japan’s Suga Formally Voted in as PM, Readies ‘Continuity Cabinet’
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, resigned because of ill health after nearly eight years in office. Suga served under him in the pivotal post of chief cabinet secretary. Suga won 314 votes out of …
Yoshihide Suga elected as Japan’s first new prime minister in 8 years
Suga, who served as chief cabinet secretary to outgoing premier Shinzo Abe, was voted in by the lower house of parliament where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a majority.