Yoshihide Suga

Politics 09/03/21, 17:54

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, on Friday, Sept. 3, announced he is stepping down from his post over the struggle to control the new COVID-19 wave in the country. According to the Financial Times, Suga said he would not participate in the Liberal Democratic party's leadership race this September, ahead of ...

World 08/15/21, 20:07

Yoshihide Suga promised to do everything in his power to keep the horrors of war from ever happening again on Aug. 15. The prime minister made the remarks on the 76th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat. "Since the end of the war, Japan has consistently walked the path of ...

World 07/28/21, 03:27

On Tuesday, July 27, only days after the Olympics began, Tokyo announced the greatest number of new COVID-19 cases. Citizens were asked to stay away from non-essential activities, but the Games would not be suspended, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “There is no worry about that,” Suga said when asked if ...

Washington 04/17/21, 18:39

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday, April 16, raising controversy over President Joe Biden's. The Japanese leader arrived in the United States for his first in-person summit. “The president and I are very excited about the conversations we will have ...