THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 26, 2021 at 17:50 JST
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, center, leaves the Tokyo headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Aug. 25 after meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, the party secretary-general. (Koichi Ueda)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced it will hold its leadership poll on Sept. 29 and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, despite grim public approval ratings, is counting on a repeat of his strategy last year to win re-election. [Read More]
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