THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 26, 2021 at 17:50 JST
Toshihiro Nikai, the powerful secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, heads for a meeting on Aug. 25 with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (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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